sangaji

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Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Tidore songaji.

Pronunciation

Noun

sangaji (Jawi سڠاج)

  1. (historical) A vassal chief subordinate to the sultan, held by noblemen in the Ternate and Tidore sultanates and kingdoms in their periphery

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

West Makian

Etymology

From Ternate sangaji.

Pronunciation

Noun

sangaji

  1. (historical) sangaji
  2. district head, camat

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics