roraka

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Ternate[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Said by Hayami-Allen to be a partial reduplication of raka (“to be funny”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

roraka

  1. (stative) to be reluctant
  2. (stative) to be ticklish

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of roraka
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tororaka fororaka miroraka
2nd nororaka niroraka
3rd Masculine ororaka iroraka, yororaka†
Feminine mororaka
Neuter iroraka
† - archaic

References[edit]

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