gunange

Ternate

gunange

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.ˈna.ŋe/

Noun

gunange

1. the green tree ant (Oecophylla smaragdina)

References

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

West Makian

Etymology

Perhaps from Ternate gunange.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.ˈna.ŋe/

Noun

gunange

1. the green tree ant (Oecophylla smaragdina)

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics