elieli

Ternate

Etymology

Reduplication of eli (“to remember”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌ(ʔ)e.li.ˈ(ʔ)e.li]

Noun

elieli

1. a souvenir

Alternative forms

• elel

References

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