Tabaru

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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surugogo

  1. (stative, temporary) to be choking

References

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  • Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Ternate

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Etymology

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Said by Hayami-Allen to be from suru (to slip something in) +‎ gogo (body hair).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˌsu.ɾu.ˈɡo.ɡo]

Verb

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surugogo

  1. (intransitive) to swallow the wrong way
  2. (intransitive) to choke

Conjugation

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Conjugation of surugogo
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tosurugogo fosurugogo misurugogo
2nd nosurugogo nisurugogo
3rd Masculine osurugogo isurugogo, yosurugogo
Feminine mosurugogo
Neuter isurugogo
- archaic

Alternative forms

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References

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