OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

anekol[aˈnɛkol]

•  n. termite; whiteant; insect that eats wood in houses.anai-anai.

Anekol gai tla ba gpai boli lai.The whiteants have completely ruined the posts of the house., Anai-anai sudah bikin tiang rumah rusak.

Etymology: First element ane- possible Austronesian borrowing, cf. PMP *anay 'termite, white ant' (ACD). The origin of the second element is unknown, but is also found in other Alor languages, e.g., Abui |fn{anakaai} 'termite, white ant'.

Etymology: bibref R003