balabalat

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West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Regarded as a partial reduplication of balat (“wave”). However, compare also East Makian balbolat (“roller”), from East Makian bolat (“to roll up, to curl, to turn”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ba.l̪a.ˈba.l̪at̪/

Noun[edit]

balabalat

  1. a roller (for beaching a boat)

References[edit]

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎[1], Pacific linguistics
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