OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Ray (2003b): Kala Lagaw Ya Mabuiag

Page number: 68

malu

•  n. the sea; deep water.

Etymology comment: Otati malo, ocean, Kunini malu-niie, salt water

malud

•  n. green leaf of coconut Probably anything green.

malud-gamul

•  adj. green: blue.

maluld gamul prak

•  n. the blue coral.

Scientific name: Heliopora coerulea

malulaig

Plural: malulgal

•  n. a native of Badu or Mabuiag.