Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
latal[ˈlatal]
• n. god (Christian or Muslim)(eng).alah; tuhan (kristen atau Muslim)(ind).
Nepa latal, naitulungte!Help me, lord father!(eng), Bapak tuhan, membantu saya!(ind)
Origin: Reduction of Arabic |fn{allah taʔala} likely via a South Sulawesi language, e.g., Makasar |fn{alla taʔala} 'god'.