Entry record from Mead (1998a): Proto-Bungku-Tolaki
Page number: 487
*wali
• spouse; companion.
Note: WAW, MEN, TOR, TOL, LAN, MRA: wali ‘spouse’. In addition, wali or a derived form of it means ‘companion’ in the following isolects: KUL: wali; WAW, TOR: pewali; MEN: pefali; BNG, TOM: fali; BAH: fali-fali; MRB: wali, pewali; MRA: pokowali; PAD, WIW, MEK, RAH, KOD: wali; TOL: wali-wali, pewali. [PAN *bali ‘equal, equivalent’ (Blust 1989 58)] Doublet: *bali ‘enemy’.