rofu

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾo.fu/

Verb

rofu

1. (transitive) to pull out, remove, extract

Conjugation

Conjugation of rofu
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	torofu	forofu	mirofu
2nd	norofu	nirofu
3rd	Masculine	orofu	irofu, yorofu†
Feminine	morofu
Neuter	irofu
† - archaic

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾo.fu/

Verb

rofu

1. (transitive) to slam down

Conjugation

Conjugation of rofu
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	torofu	forofu	mirofu
2nd	norofu	nirofu
3rd	Masculine	orofu	irofu, yorofu†
Feminine	morofu
Neuter	irofu
† - archaic

References

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

Tooro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾófu/

Adjective

-rofu (declinable)

1. dirty

   Antonym: -ecumi

Declension

Inflected forms of -rofu

Noun class	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1/2	murofu	barofu	omurofu	abarofu
3/4	murofu	mirofu	omurofu	emirofu
5/6	lirofu	marofu	erirofu	amarofu
7/8	kirofu	birofu	ekirofu	ebirofu
9/10	ndofu	ndofu	endofu	endofu
11/10	rurofu		orurofu
12/14	karofu	burofu	akarofu	oburofu
13		turofu		oturofu
14/6	burofu	marofu	oburofu	amarofu
15/6	kurofu		okurofu
16	harofu		aharofu

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 380