Electronics

1. dengua

   Telephone

   Usage

   Borrowed from Japanese "denwa"; a utility pole is "dengkibasira", from "denki-bashira"

2. razio

   Radio

   Usage

   The main way typhoon information gets around

3. tibi

   Television

   Usage

   Borrowed from English "TV"

4. dengki

   Electricity

   Usage

   Borrowed from Japanese "denki"; the word for talking about blackouts

5. batteri

   Battery

   Usage

   Came in from both English and Japanese; battery acid is "cheki"

6. otoel

   Flashlight

   Usage

   A native word, not a loan; worth carrying for blackouts and night walks

7. tuich

   Torch / lamp

   Usage

   Originally the torch used for night fishing

8. baror

   Table lamp

   Usage

   A loanword of Spanish origin

9. sembuki

   Electric fan

   Usage

   Borrowed from Japanese "senpuki"; the native word is "ongeluut"

10. ongeluut

    Electric fan

    Usage

    The native word for an electric fan, coexisting with "sembuki"

11. siasingki

    Camera

    Usage

    Borrowed from Japanese "shashinki"; the native word is "olechukl"

12. olechukl

    Camera

    Usage

    The native word for a camera; always ask before photographing

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