OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from de Clercq (1890): Ternate

Page number: 265

cakah

•  a kind of evil spirit (suwanggi), who appears in all manner of shapes to harm people.een soort kwade geest (soewanggi), die zich in allerlei gedaanten vertoont om stervelingen leed te doen.