bokoboko

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Reduplicated borrowing from Dutch bok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bokoˈboko/, [bʊ̞kʊ̞ˈbʊ̞kʊ̞], [bɔ̝kɔ̝ˈbɔ̝kɔ̝]

Noun

bokoboko

1. buck, billy goat

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ko.ˈbo.ko/

Noun

bokoboko

1. a dish prepared by baking sago in bamboo

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo.ko.ˈbo.ko/

Verb

bokoboko

1. (stative) to be round and flat

Conjugation

Conjugation of bokoboko (stative verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tibokoboko	mibokoboko	abokoboko
2nd person		nibokoboko	fibokoboko
3rd person	inanimate	ibokoboko	dibokoboko
	animate	mabokoboko
imperative		—, bokoboko	—, bokoboko

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics