Ecclesia reformata semper reformanda secundum verbum Dei

NON-ENGLISH TERMS AND EXPRESSIONS



Term/Expression
Language
Meaning
adat-istiadat
Bahasa/Manado Malay
traditions, customs
alifuru
Moluccas
native, indigenous
Amang Kasuruan Wangko'
Minahasa
The Great Father Source of Life
apar
Minahasa
to tend and cultivate a piece of land
apo' also opo'*
Minahasa
ancestor; God
assa
Minahasa
local plant (saccharum spontaneum)
awahat
Minahasa
west wind
bangsa
Bahasa/Manado Malay
nation
Bhineka Tunggal Ika
Sanskrit
unity in diversity; various yet one; diverse, but united
borgo
Manado Malay
multi-ethnic descendants, usually of European and local origin
conquistador
Spanish
conqueror; conquering (adj.)
cultuurstelsel
Dutch
compulsory coffee cultivation
dikaiosune
Greek
righteousness and justice
dewa-dewi
Bahasa/Manado Malay
male and female deities
dotu-dotu
Manado Malay
forebears
empung
Minahasa
ancestor, lord; Lord
Empung Renga-rengan
Minahasa
the Ever-Present Lord
Empung Wa'ilan Wangko'
Minahasa
the Great and Abundant Lord
endo also edo
Minahasa
sun
esa
Minahasa
one
eschaton (tou chronou)
Greek
the end of time
ethnos
Greek
a nation or people associated with common ancestry or descent, shared homeland, culture, etc.
euangelion
Greek
gospel, good news
fetor or petor
Manado Malay
Spanish official
Gereja Masehi Injili di Minahasa (GMIM)
Bahasa/Manado Malay
The Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa
guru jemaat
Bahasa/Manado Malay
local church leader and teacher of the congregation
hodegeo
Greek
to guide
hodegesis
(technical term) adopted into Bahasa
cross-cultural, christocentric, hermeneutical approach to the Scripture, utilizing methods of interpretation, but primarily focusing on theological aspects, with technical apparatus in the margin, aimed at connecting the local traditions, the context, and the community of believers
hulptroepen
Dutch
Minahasan personnel in the Dutch army
identitas
Bahasa
(technical term)

Idiosyncratic characteristics” that represent one's belonging to a categorical ethnic group
Indische Kerk
Dutch
The Protestant Church of the East Indies
Injil
Bahasa/Manado Malay
Gospel
Kaendoan
Minahasa
the Morning Star; Venus
kalewo'an
Minahasa
evildoing (Bahasa, kejahatan)
Karema
Minahasa
A priest figure in Zazanian ni Karema*
kaselokan
Minahasa
wrongdoing (Bahasa, pelanggaran)
kasuat tou
Minahasa
fellow neighbor, fellow human being
kasuruan
Minahasa
ancestor, lord; Lord
kawanua
Minahasa
compatriots
kawengian
Minahasa
the darkness of the night or dark moon; the name of Lumimuut's father
kenaramen
Minahasa
traditions, customs
keter
Minahasa
see mawai*
Kerapatan Gereja Protestan Minahasa (KGPM)
Bahasa
Minahasa Protestant Church Assemblies
Kongres Minahasa Raya
Bahasa/Manado Malay
The Pan-Minahasa Congress
Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (KNIL)
Dutch
The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
kotulus
Minahasa
traditional doctor
kumuru e Minaesa!
Minahasa
get down Minaesa!
laïcité
French
French secularism
Levensverzekering Maatschappij Indonesia
Dutch
Indonesia Life Insurance Company (might be the first public use of the word “Indonesia” in the Netherlands East Indies)
lisung
Minahasa
mortar, carved wood/stone to pound rice
Lokon Telu
Minahasa
the three peaks of the sacred mountains: Empung, Tatawiran, and Kasehe
maesa or maasa
Minahasa
to unite, to become one
Maengket
Minahasa
Minahasan traditional dance
Malesung
Minahasa
a name for ancient Minahasa
mangasin
Minahasa
making salt; se mangasin: salt maker
Mangorai
Minahasa
a posan* associated with land fertility and ancestry
manguni
Minahasa
owl
Makarua Siouw
Minahasa
the Two Times Nine: 18 ancestors regarded as the children of Toar and Lumimuut, also symbolizing the office of walian*
Makatelu Pitu
Minahasa
the Three Times Seven: 21 ancestors regarded as the grandchildren of Toar and Lumimuut, also symbolizing the office of tona'as*
mapalus
Minahasa
mutual cooperation
Mapalus Mesiani
Minahasa/Manado Malay
Messianic Mapalus
mapendang
Minahasa
teacher in the Minahasan traditional education system
masuat peleng
Minahasa
all are the same, equal
mawai also keter*
Minahasa
physical strength to overcome challenges, also connotes economic strength
mengelot
Minahasa
traditional doctor
mengundam
Minahasa
traditional doctor
meniwo
Minahasa
one who uses one's knowledge to impinge others with misfortune such as sickness, failure, etc.
metetamberan or metetaberan
Minahasa
freely giving to one another
minaesa or minaasa
Minahasa
have become one, united
Minawanua
Minahasa
once a dwelling place; the capital of the Tondano people, demolished by the Dutch army and local allies in 1809
mythos
Greek
(1) a speech, word, saying; (2) a narrative, story: a) a true narrative, b) a fiction, a fable; universally, an invention, falsehood. In this thesis: a fiction or fable
nama Sarani
Manado Malay
Christian name given at baptism
Nederlandsch Zendelinggenootschap (NZG)
Dutch
Netherlands Missionary Society
nenek moyang
Bahasa
ancestors
neumanen
Minahasa
a bed-time story with animal or human characters
Ngaasan also sigha'*
Minahasa
the capability to take care of the ro'ong*/wanua*; managerial skill/leadership
niatean
Minahasa
to have conscience, courage to lead, perseverance and tenacity in dealing with the challenges faced by ro'ong*/wanua*
opo' also apo',*
Minahasa
ancestors; God
Opo' Mana en Atas also Opo' Wana en Atas
Minahasa
God in the Above/Sky/Heaven
pahayoan
Minahasa
student in the Minahasan traditional school
pahasaan or paasaan
Minahasa
union; a group of walaks* of the same group
pakasaan
Minahasa
entirety; a group of walaks* of the same group
Pancasila
Bahasa/Sanskrit
the Five Principles, Nation-state philosophy of the Republic of Indonesia
papendangan
Minahasa
the traditional school in Minahasan society
paradosis
Greek
tradition
paraklete
Greek
comforter (Bahasa, penghibur); a title for the Holy Spirit
paripurna
Bahasa
complete, perfect
paopo'on
Minahasa
to revere one as an ancestor
Pasiouwan Telu
Minahasa
the Ninth Three: the third order of the offspring of To'ar Lumimuut, symbolizing the people of Minahasa
Patu'usan or potu'usan
Minahasa
the advisory council in the community
peli'i
Minahasa
rituals; see posan*
pemanuaan
Minahasa
traditional school subject pertaining to land/territory
pemosanan
Minahasa
traditional school subject pertaining to Minahasan ethnic religion
pengucapan syukur
Bahasa/Manado Malay
festivals of thanksgiving following the harvest time in Minahasa
pengumaan
Minahasa
traditional school subject pertaining to agriculture
pengundaman
Minahasa
traditional school subject pertaining to medicine
Permesta (Perjuangan Rakyat Semesta)
Indonesia/Manado Malay
All People Struggle Movement 1958-1961 in East Indonesia
pinawetengan e nuwu wo pinawetengan um posan
Minahasa
the allotment of languages and rituals
posan
Minahasa
rituals in Minahasan ethnic religion
poso also foso
Manado Malay
see posan*
puyun
Minahasa
grand children; offspring
puyun im puyun or puyun-makapuyun
Minahasa
children and the children of their children
ra'ar
Minahasa
sunny, solar heat
ro'ong also wanua*
Minahasa
village
rumaghes
Minahasa
a posan* in Minahasan ethnic religion accompanied with sacrifice such as food, drink, and betel nut.
rumopa
Minahasa
sago maker
sago-sago
Minahasa
a kind of spear
sapientia
Latin
wisdom
scientia
Latin
science
si apo' nimema' in tana'
Minahasa
the ancestor who made the land (of Minahasa); reference to Lumimuut
Si Empung Wa'ilan
Minahasa
The Almighty; Lord of Abundance
Si Mapiara
Minahasa
The Care-giver of Life
si tou timou tumou tou
Minahasa
a person lives to give life to others; or a human lives to humanize others
Sola Scriptura
Latin
by Scripture alone (one of the basic teachings of the Reformation)
sumungkul wo sumampet mauri
Minahasa
a posan* that requires the obtaining of a human head as a symbol of bravery, which later due to colonial government's prohibition was substituted with an object smeared with animal blood
tamber or taber
Minahasa
to give something without any expectation in return or reciprocity
tanam paksa
Bahasa
see cultuurstelsel*
Tasikela
Minahasa
local designation for the Spaniards
teterusan
Minahasa
commander-in-chief in war
teto'uan makatana'
Minahasa
the knowledge of the owner of the land; indigenous knowledge
Toar and Lumimuut
Minahasa
two symbolic Minahasan ancestral figures as sung in the Zazanian ni Karema*
tona'as
Minahasa
community leaders and experts (civil or military)
torang samua basudara
Manado Malay
we all are brothers and sisters
to'tok
Minahasa
cutting something into small pieces
tou
Minahasa
Noun: a person (sg.); people, ethnic group (pl.)
Verb: grow, live
Adverb: like, similar to
tou Minahasa
Minahasa
people of Minahasa
tu'is
Minahasa
local plant (amomum album)
ukung
Minahasa
head of a village
ukung wangko'
Minahasa
walak* leader, chief
Si Urang ni Empung
Minahasa
The Child of God
Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (V. O. C.)
Dutch
United East India Company
wangelei
Minahasa
ginger
wanua
Minahasa
village; dwelling place
walak
Minahasa
cluster of ro’ong*/wanua* of the same sub-ethnic group
waraney
Minahasa
warriors
walian
Minahasa
priest/priestess
Watu Pinawetengan
Minahasa
Stone of Allotment
wa'ilan
Minahasa
rich, wealthy, abundant
wengi
Minahasa
evening; the name of Lumimuut's mother
Zazanian ni Karema
Minahasa
the Song of Karema

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