OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

-ali[ˈali]

(1) n. price (of something encoded as possessor of noun).harga (sesuatu).

Keng badu ba neta gali ledus lai.I have negotiated a price for the clothes., Saya sudah tawar harga pakaian.

(2) n. bride price.belis; harga perempuan.

Naida nalia ssau klal bal borong.My brideprice contains drums and gongs., Belis saya banyak sekali gong-moko.

Etymology: Austronesian, cf. PMP *beli 'buy, value, price; marriage prestations, brideprice; purchase' (ACD). Probably a South or Southeast Sulawesi language, e.g., Layolo |fn{ali} 'price'.

Etymology: bibref R003

See also: -ali -damu; -ali kir