West Makian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Sawai kaleboben, Matbat bi3mbɔ121mpu, both meaning butterfly.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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beebom

  1. a butterfly
    Synonym: kalbo

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics (as beebóm)