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Ternate
Etymology
Compare Fordata Yabun, Muna Ambo, Malay Ambon.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Yaba (Jawi يابة)
- Ambon
- kaha Yaba ― the land (of) Ambon
- gura mangofa Yaba ― the island (of) Ambon
References
- 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