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Bahasa Ambon - English Dictionary
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Adapted from Bahasa Ambon - English Dictionary - edited by Chaumont B. Devin
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For this dictionary, the letter, 'x', is used to symbolize the glottal stop. Bahasa Ambon has no short 'e' or schwa.
Note that the doubled vowel in the ultima of many words contracts to a single vowel when followed by another word.
For example, 'taloor' means 'egg,' whereas 'talor ayang' means 'hen's egg.'
Note: In Bahasa Ambon, the vowels, 'o' and 'u' are often freely interchangeable, but not always, the rules, as far as I know, as yet still undetermined.
Note: In Bahasa Ambon, there appears to be no distinction between the diphthongs, 'ae' and 'ai.'
To convert a word from standard Bahasa to Bahasa Ambon, in general one might employ the following shaky rules:
1. change short 'e' to 'a'. Examples: sendiri -> sandiri, sengaja -> sangaja, tempurung -> tampurung.
2. Redouble the vowels of stressed ultimate syllables. Examples: senang -> sanaang, betul -> batuul, tendang -> tandaang.
3. Drop terminal 'h' and 'k'. Examples: sungguh -> sunggu, pendek -> pende, lebih -> labee.
4. Change some 'ai' to 'e'. Examples: bagaimana -> bagemana, sampai -> sampe.
5. Convert some terminal 'u' to 'o': Example: burung -> burong, tempurung -> tampurong, sumur -> sumor, campur -> campor, sejuk -> sajoo.
6. Change some 'ai' to 'ae'. Examples: baik -> bae, naik -> nae, air -> aer.
7. Change some penultimate short 'e' to 'o'. Examples: tepuk -> topu, penuh -> ponu, sepuh -> sopu.
8. Change some penultimate short 'e' to 'i'. Example: pecah -> pica.
9. Change some penultimate short 'e' to long 'e'. Examples: berak -> bera, bengkok -> bengko.
Esoteric Abbreviations: PAN = Proto Austronesian, the reconstructed parent language of many peoples found in the region between eastern Africa and western South America.
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| tar bisa |
adj. unacceptable as an argument. |
| tar laku |
adj. worthless. Os manusia tar laku! = You worthless person! |
| tar pake |
adj. completely unattractive, having no appeal. |
| tar pung muka di modeblaat |
adj. unattractive, unimportant, and unpopular (of females). |
| tar tahu |
adv. never. Beta tar tau pi di sana, I never go there. |
| tar taku mati |
adj. not afraid to die. |
| tar tau malu |
adj. shameless. |
| tar ujung tar pohong |
adj. without purpose or meaning. |
| taraang |
n. 1. light. 2. lamp. adj. 1. light. 2. clear of vegetation. 3. clear, as of water or glass. 4. clear, plain. |
| taraap |
v. pedal. Taraap speda kuat = Pedal (the) bicycle hard. n. pedal. |
| tarabe |
v. and adj. 1. be or become ripped or torn. 2. (of tree branches) be or become completely severed from the trunk by breaking off suddenly as a result of some force. Jaga kayu tarabe lalu ontua jatu, The tree limbe broke off and he fell.
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| tarampa |
adj (not yet defined meaning). Setang tarampa = Prince of devils. --Roy Sekewael |
| tarangka |
v. rise. adj. slightly raised. |
| tarasi |
see balacang. |
| taree |
adj. tight, taught. Poro taree = full from eating. |
| taresel |
v. to saw planks from tree trunks (involving at least two men. working with a two-handled saw). cf. gargaji taresel. |
| tari |
adj. at a particular stage in areng sugar manufacture (gula tare). |
| tarigu |
n. flour. Also tapoong. |
| tarika |
vi. and adj. be or become tangled. |
| tarima |
v. accept, acquiesce. |
| tarima kasi |
n. gratitude, thanks. itj. thank you. |
| taripang |
n. beche de mer, sea-cucumber, Holothuroidea. |
| taro |
v. 1. put it down. Taro capaat! = Put it down NOW! 2. place. Taro akang di para-para. = Place it on the smoke rack. 3. estimate. 4. predict. Beta taro tiga hari lae. = I predict it will happen in three days time. 5. bet, wager. Ontua taro saribu rupia. = He bet 1,000 rupiahs. |
| taro kira |
v. pay attention. |
| tarobe |
v. and adj. be or become ripped or torn. |
| tarompa |
n. see tarupa. |
| tarompong |
n. 1. funnel (as of a ship). 2. pipe through which to blow air upon a fire. |
| taroong |
n. 1. eggplant. 2. male hernia. |
| tarpaal |
n. tarpaulin. |
| tarupa |
n. Moluccan sandal made of sago bark and rattan thongs to protect the feet during work in sago swamps. |
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