OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Visser (2020): Kalamang

barala[baˈrala]

•  Noun. a certain group of illnesses, possibly those that disappear by themselves, such as food poisoning. Excluded are illnesses inflicted upon us by others by means of a spell, as well as malaria.(eng).penyakit badan(ind).

Som yumene barala mat paruo.That person, barala-illness is disturbing him.(eng), Orang itu penyakit badan bikin dia.(ind)

Semantic domain: body