tofahe
Ternate
Etymology
Likely from fahe (“to leak”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [to.ˈfa.he]
Verb
tofahe
- (stative) to have insufficient water
Conjugation
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | totofahe | fotofahe | mitofahe | |
| 2nd person | notofahe | nitofahe | ||
| 3rd person |
masculine | otofahe | itofahe yotofahe (archaic) | |
| feminine | motofahe | |||
| neuter | itofahe | |||
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh