belebele

Rukai

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *beNbeN[1]

Noun

belebele

  1. banana

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

West Makian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /be.l̪eˈbe.l̪e/

Verb

belebele

  1. (stative) to be soft
  2. (stative) to be weak
    Synonym: berebere
  3. (stative) 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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