OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

aluli[aˈluli]

•  vi. holy; sacred; taboo.pemali; angker.

Bong bal mona alulite ang twai boli.That big tree over there is sacred, so we can't go over there., Pohon besar di sana itu pemali, jadi kita jangan ke sana.

Etymology: Austronesian Timor, cf. Tokodede |fn{luli}, Erai |fn{luli}. Initial /a/ could be prosthetic or might suggest borrowing of a causative marked form reflecting *pa-luli.