Entry record from Mead (1998a): Proto-Bungku-Tolaki
Page number: 425
*ala
• to take(eng).
Note: MRN (Muthalib, Pattiasina, et al. 1983:43): mo'ala; BNGₕ: moala; WAW: umala-o; MRBₕ: mo'ala, ala-o; PAD (Lara, Larobu, et al. 1991:2): mo'alo ‘take’; MRA (Esser 1927:24): pompoko'alo ‘to seize, capture’; TOL: mo'alo, umale-i. [PAN *ala ‘get, fetch’ (dsj. *alaq, dbl. *alap) (Blust 1983/1984 4)]