sifutu

Ternate

Etymology

From earlier sofutu, possibly with a change in prefix from the obsolete so to the still-productive si.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [si.ˈfu.tu]

Adverb

sifutu

1. Alternative form of sofutu (“at night”)

References

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