rorebe

Ternate

Etymology

Likely a partial reduplication. Compare Sahu rebe (“to bet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾo.ˈɾe.be]

Verb

rorebe

1. (intransitive) to compete
2. (intransitive) to race

Conjugation

Conjugation of rorebe
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tororebe	fororebe	mirorebe
2nd	nororebe	nirorebe
3rd	Masculine	ororebe	irorebe, yororebe†
Feminine	mororebe
Neuter	irorebe
† - archaic

References

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