OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  to wrap (around).

Note: MRN (Muthalib, Pattiasina, et al. 1983:36): mowalu ‘to wrap’ (as a corpse); TOL (Muthalib, Alimuddin, Chalik, et al. 1985:153): walu ‘to wrap’ (as a wound). Cmp. Malay balun. [PMP *balun ‘roll up (together)’ (Dempwolff, INL, in Zorc 1971 0800), PPH *ba:lut ‘wrap’ (Zorc 1978:107)]