Yaba

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Ternate

Etymology

Compare Fordata Yabun, Muna Ambo, Malay Ambon.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Yaba (Jawi يابة)

  1. Ambon
    kaha Yabathe land (of) Ambon
    gura mangofa Yabathe 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