Ternate edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-North Halmahera *siniŋa (heart). Cognates include Tidore nyinga and Galela sininga.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nyinga

  1. heart
    Synonym: gate
  2. liver
    Synonym: gate

Verb edit

nyinga

  1. (transitive) to remember
    Synonym: eli
  2. (transitive) to like
    Synonym: suka

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of nyinga
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tonyinga fonyinga minyinga
2nd nonyinga ninyinga
3rd Masculine onyinga inyinga, yonyinga
Feminine monyinga
Neuter inyinga
- archaic

Derived terms edit

References edit

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