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This dictionary contains only those words that differ from standard Indonesian, following the lists compiled by Takaria & Pieter (1998), Devin, and Pattiasina, with orthography standardised between the three. Stress tends to be noticeably on the penultimate syllable, which plays a significant part in producing the distinctive Ambon accent. Many words are derived from Indonesian by applying the following substitutions:

• Initial -e, -er syllables in grammatical prefixes become -a

  • berdiri → badiri, terbakar → tabakar

• Final -n, -m modifiers become -ng

  • teman → tamang, asam → asang

• Final -k, -h modifiers are dropped

  • anak → ana, bersih → barsi

• Final -u syllable becomes -o

  • arus → aros, mabuk → mabo

• Initial -e, -er syllables more generally become -a

  • mesin → masing, lentera → lanterna

fader   catholic priest   noun

fakansi   vacation   noun

falander   [see parmak₂]   verb

falef   valve (on a mechanical device)   noun

falungku₁   fist   noun

falungku₂   punch   verb

falur   [see flur]   noun

fam   surname (specifically, traditional maluku surname)   noun

famili   family   noun

faneti   [see panet]]   noun

faranda   veranda   noun

fardeis   paradise   noun

fardipeng   multi-storied   adjective

farek   “forget it!”   interjection

farlak   plastic sheet   noun

farmak   [see parmak]   verb

farsuk   visit   verb

fas   vase   noun

felbet   field bed, camping cot   noun

felem₁   film (for a camera)   noun

felem₂   movie   noun

ferban   bandage   noun

feref   artist’s paint   noun

feref   paint with water colors or other artist’s paint materials   verb

fiol   violin   noun

firkan   rectangular   adjective

fitsin   monosodium glutamate   noun

flek   stain, spot   noun

floit   whistle   verb

flur   concrete floor   noun

fol   volt   noun

foris   [see poris]   noun

forlope   meanwhile (as a temporary measure)   adverb

forok   fork (cutlery)   noun

forsa   with forceful energy   adverb

forsneleng₁   gear (mechanism)   noun

forstefer   diesel fuel injector   noun

forsterket   (electronic) amplifier   noun

fort   fort   noun

frikadel   the dutch frikadel, or equivalently the indonesian perkedel: minced meat and mashed potato fritters   noun

fronk   decorate   verb

fufu₁   use black magic against   verb

fufu₂   smoked   adjective

futbal   [see bol]   noun