OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Kroon (2016): Lamaholot Solor

Page number: 304

bala[bala]

•  n. ivory; elephant tusk used as a dowry.

Kewaé na'ē wé wélĩ bala lémaHe provided five pieces of ivory to his wife's family as a dowry

Synonyms: olakẽ