Urak Lawoi'

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *pilih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq, from Proto-Austronesian *piliq (to choose). Cognate with Malay pilih, Tagalog pili, Malagasy fidy.

Verb

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ปีเลฮ (pilëh)

  1. to choose; to select

Further reading

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  • Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 143