Tabaru edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

surugogo

  1. (stative, temporary) to be choking

References edit

  • Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Ternate edit

Etymology edit

Said by Hayami-Allen to be from suru (to slip something in) +‎ gogo (body hair).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˌsu.ɾu.ˈɡo.ɡo]

Verb edit

surugogo

  1. (intransitive) to swallow the wrong way
  2. (intransitive) to choke

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of surugogo
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tosurugogo fosurugogo misurugogo
2nd nosurugogo nisurugogo
3rd Masculine osurugogo isurugogo, yosurugogo
Feminine mosurugogo
Neuter isurugogo
- archaic

Alternative forms edit

References edit

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh