sonyinga

Ternate

Etymology

From so- +‎ nyinga (“heart, liver”).

Verb

sonyinga

1. (transitive) to remember, to keep in mind (to recall from one's memory)

   Ngori tosonyinga moju ngana na demo se ngori. ― I still remember your words to me.

2. (transitive) to ponder, to think about, to care about (to wonder, to be deeply concerned about)
3. (transitive) to miss (to feel the absence of someone or something)
4. (transitive) to love (to care deeply about, to be dedicated to)

Conjugation

Conjugation of sonyinga
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tosonyinga	fosonyinga	misonyinga
2nd	nosonyinga	nisonyinga
3rd	Masculine	osonyinga	isonyinga, yosonyinga†
Feminine	mosonyinga
Neuter	isonyinga
† - archaic

Alternative forms

• sosonyinga

Derived terms

• haka sonyinga

References

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