OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from de Clercq (1890): Ternate

Page number: 313

ni

(1) you.gij; gijlieden, mann. en vrouw. meerv..

ngoni ni wajéyou say

(2)

ni tagigo away

ni té gosit down

(3)

ngana ni falahyour house

Note: masculine and feminine plural, seldom used alone; usually combined with ngoni

Note: Used alone it implies an order

Note: Before a noun it indicates a singular form, masculine as well as feminine, then usually with

Note: ngana

Note: Like no it is sometimes used for the third person; see the example under no