See also: wasú and wašu

Kavalan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu (compare Amis waco, Tagalog aso, Malay asu).

Noun

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wasu

  1. dog

Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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wasu

  1. (transitive) to request, to order

Conjugation

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Conjugation of wasu
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st towasu fowasu miwasu
2nd nowasu niwasu
3rd Masculine owasu iwasu, yowasu
Feminine mowasu
Neuter iwasu
- archaic

References

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