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Makasar
Etymology
agama + aʼ-
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʔaˈɡama/,
- Hyphenation: aʼ‧a‧ga‧ma
Verb
aʼagama (Lontara spelling ᨕᨕᨁᨆ)
- to fulfill one's religious duties
Appakaramulatommi kutjiniʼ aʼagama i Ali- I see that Ali is beginning to fulfill his religious duties (e.g., prayer, fasting)
Tena naʼagama- he is irreligious; he doesn't fulfill his religious duties
Further reading
- Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN