ofungu

Tobelo

Etymology

Cognate with Ternate ofu.

Noun

ofungu

  1. (Boeng) alternative form of ohungu (“bee, wasp”) wasp,[1] bee[2]

References
  1. Paul Michael Taylor (1990) The folk biology of the Tobelo people: a study in folk classification‎, Smithsonian Institution Press, page 140
  2. World's Largest Bee Is Spotted For First Time In Decades, NPR
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