OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Kroon (2016): Lamaholot Solor

Page number: 300

alé[ˀalɛ]

•  n. stomach(eng).

Na' alē béle-béleHe has a big belly(eng)

Note: This form is an inalienably possessed noun which requires possessive clitics

alē blara[ˀalɛ̃ blara]

•  he/she has a stomachace(eng).

alē bohu[ˀalɛ̃ bohu]

•  he/she is full(eng).

alē malu[ˀalɛ̃ malu]

•  he/she is hungry(eng).

alē gele[ˀalɛ̃ gələ]

•  he/she has the need to defecate(eng).