Ternate

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Etymology

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Recorded first by Filet as fokki-fokki, which de Clercq labels "minder goed" (not as good). Cognate with Tobelo woki-woki (eggplant).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fokifoki

  1. the eggplant, aubergine

Alternative forms

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  • fofoki (with haplology, de Clercq)

Descendants

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  • Manado Malay: foki-foki
  • North Moluccan Malay: foki-foki

References

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  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh