tupam

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West Makian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Ternate tufa (sky) and possibly Loloda diwama.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tupam

  1. the sky

Alternative forms

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References

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  • Dick Teljeur (1982) Short Wordlists from South Halmahera, Kayoa, Makian, Ternate, Tidore, and Bacan[1], Pacific linguistics (tipam from Tagono village)
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics