fanyira
Ternate
Etymology
A shortening of ngofamanyira (“village chief”, literally “eldest child”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fa.ˈɲi.ɾa]
Noun
fanyira
- a village or kampung chief
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh