North Moluccan Malay

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Etymology

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From Ternate ofu, from Proto-North Halmahera.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ofu

  1. bee, honeybee

References

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  • Betty Litamahuputty (2012) Ternate Malay: Grammar and Texts

Ternate

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Etymology

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Cognate with Tobelo ofungu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ofu (Jawi ؤفو)

  1. bee, wasp, honeybee

References

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  • 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

Volapük

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Pronoun

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ofu

  1. predicative singular of of

Yoruba

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Òfú

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Noun

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òfú

  1. pelican, specifically the Great white pelican and Pink-backed pelican
    Synonym: ẹyẹ-òfú