tupam
West Makian
Etymology
Cognate with Ternate tufa (“sky”) and possibly Loloda diwama.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt̪u.pam/
Noun
tupam
- the sky
Alternative forms
- tipam
References
- Dick Teljeur (1982) Short Wordlists from South Halmahera, Kayoa, Makian, Ternate, Tidore, and Bacan, Pacific linguistics (tipam from Tagono village)
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics