sangaji
Ternate
Etymology
Cognate with Tidore songaji.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.ˈŋa.d͡ʒi/
Noun
sangaji (Jawi سڠاج)
- (historical) A vassal chief subordinate to the sultan, held by noblemen in the Ternate and Tidore sultanates and kingdoms in their periphery
References
- Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
West Makian
Etymology
From Ternate sangaji.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̪a.ˈŋa.d͡ʒi/
Noun
sangaji
- (historical) sangaji
- district head, camat
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics