Rukai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *beNbeN[1]

Noun

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belebele

  1. banana

References

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  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

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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belebele

  1. (stative) to be soft
  2. (stative) to be weak
    Synonym: berebere
  3. (stative) to be going or moving slowly

Conjugation

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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

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