malamoli

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West Makian

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Etymology

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Likely a vowel-varying reduplication of an unattested root *moli.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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malamoli

  1. plug, bung, stopper

References

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  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics