roraka

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Ternate

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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roraka

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

Conjugation

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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

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