Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
bali[ˈbali]
• vt. look after; care for in the sense of feed and provide the essential for (human or animal).pelihara, misalnya memberi makan dan minum (manusia atau bintang).
Pei ba deina bali kane?Have the pigs been feed?, Babinya sudah diberi makan?
Ol mrung poko deina balisi gtaidu.Give the little children food so that they will all sleep., Anak-anak diberi makan supaya mereka tidur.
Etymology: Tetun |fn{bali} 'to treat , to cure , to give or apply a remedy, to take care of (including to keep animals)'