belebele

Rukai

Etymology

From Proto-RukaiCategory:Rukai terms inherited from Proto-Rukai#BELEBELECategory:Rukai terms derived from Proto-Rukai#BELEBELE *bələbələ, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Rukai terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#BELEBELECategory:Rukai terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#BELEBELE *bəNbəN.[1]

Noun

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  1. banana

References

  1. ↑ Li, Paul Jen-kuei (July 2022), “Some notes on animals and plants for Proto-Austronesian speakers”, in Language and Linguistics, →DOI, page 266

West Makian

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. (stativeCategory:West Makian stative verbs#BELEBELE) to be soft
  2. (stativeCategory:West Makian stative verbs#BELEBELE) to be weak
    Synonym: berebere
  3. (stativeCategory:West Makian stative verbs#BELEBELE) to be going or moving slowly

Conjugation

Conjugation of belebele (stative verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tibelebele mibelebele abelebele
2nd person nibelebele fibelebele
3rd person inanimate ibelebele dibelebele
animate mabelebele
imperative —, belebele —, belebele

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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