nyonyifi
Ternate
editEtymology
editPartial reduplication of nyifi (“to sharpen”). Cognate with Tabaru niniwiti (“whetstone”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
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References
edit- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tidore
editPronunciation
editNoun
editnyonyifi
References
edit- Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill, page 72 (as njonjifi)