Sahu

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Etymology

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From Ternate koltidi.

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Noun

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koltidi

  1. worm
    Synonym: kuluḇati

References

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  • Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill

Ternate

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Etymology

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From the older kolotidi, with vowel elision preceding the stressed syllable.

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Noun

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koltidi

  1. Alternative form of kolotidi (worm)

References

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