OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from de Clercq (1890): Ternate

Page number: 246

afah

•  not (vetative)(eng).niet (vetatief)(nld).

afah waje minado not(eng)

riafah

•  not (vetative)(eng).niet (vetatief)(nld).

Note: The prefix ri does not seem to have a special meaning but appears to be added only for the sake of euphony, unless it is used for superiors and equals to make the

Note: interdiction sound less strong.