sangaji

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Ternate

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Etymology

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Cognate with Tidore songaji.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sangaji (Jawi سڠاج)

  1. (historical) A vassal chief subordinate to the sultan, held by noblemen in the Ternate and Tidore sultanates and kingdoms in their periphery

References

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  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

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Etymology

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From Ternate sangaji.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sangaji

  1. (historical) sangaji
  2. district head, camat

References

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