West Makian

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Etymology

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Said by Voorhoeve to be a vowel-varying reduplication of an unattested root *longi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /l̪a.ŋa.ˈl̪o.ŋi/

Noun

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langalongi

  1. rope

References

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