ragaraga

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Ternate[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of raga (“to open one's hand”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɾa.ɡa.ˈɾa.ɡa/

Noun[edit]

ragaraga

  1. a digit (a finger or toe)

Usage notes[edit]

Used chiefly in the construction gia maragaraga (“finger”, literally “finger of the hand”), said altogether.

References[edit]

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

West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ternate ragaraga (“finger”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ragaraga

  1. finger
    Synonym: kamama

References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[1], Pacific linguistics
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