Entry record from Kroon (2016): Lamaholot Solor
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ba'a[baʔa]
Variants: ba'at
• adj. heavy(eng).
Wato wé ba'a - ba'aThe stone is very heavy(eng)
Antonyms: kedié'ẽ
mena'at[mənaʔat]
• heavy(eng).
Yaga, wato mena'at wé akénẽ goloKeep that heavy stone in order that it does not roll down(eng)
Note: The base form ba'a is used only in reduplication to express intensifation and in comparison, whereas mena'at is used as a modifier only. The latter is derived by an infix <en>.