toteo

Ternate

Etymology 1

Partial reduplication of teo (“seawater”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to.ˈte.o]

Verb

toteo

1. (stative) Alternative form of teoteo (“to be salty”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of toteo
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tototeo	fototeo	mitoteo
2nd	nototeo	nitoteo
3rd	Masculine	ototeo	itoteo, yototeo†
Feminine	mototeo
Neuter	itoteo
† - archaic

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to.ˈte.o]

Noun

toteo

1. Alternative form of teoteo (“Cordia Myxa, Cordia blancoi, Cordia dichotoma”)

References

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