wowasu
Ternate
Alternative forms
- wuwasu, wiwasu
Etymology
Partial reduplication of wasu (“to request; to order; to insist on”).
Noun
wowasu
- request, demand (the act or an instance of asking for something)
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001). A Descriptive Study of the Language of Ternate, the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia. University of Pittsburgh