soseba

== Ternate == === Etymology === Partial reduplication of seba (“to be near”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [so.ˈse.ba] === Noun === soseba (Jawi سسيب) the Sultan's retinue; those who carry his sword, stick, sauba, and spittoon === References === 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