waje

Ternate

Etymology

May be related to Sahu ajele (“to say”).

Verb

waje

1. (transitive) to say

Conjugation

Conjugation of waje
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	towaje	fowaje	miwaje
2nd	nowaje	niwaje
3rd	Masculine	owaje	iwaje, yowaje†
Feminine	mowaje
Neuter	iwaje
† - archaic

Conjunction

waje

1. relative complementizer, that

   ana iwaje waje kolano osone ― they say that the king is dead

Alternative forms

• je

References

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