abali

See also: Abali

Gallurese

Etymology

From an adverbial use of Classical Latin aequālis (“equal; comparable; coeval”). Compare Old Italian avale, aguale (“now”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈβali/

Adverb

abali

1. now
2. just now

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Sassarese

Pronunciation

• (Sedini) IPA^(key): /aˈβali/

Adverb

abali

1. (obsolete except dialectal) Alternative form of abà
   • c. 19^th century, anonymous author, “[untitled song]”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese‎^[1], volume 2 (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Cagliari, published 1873, song 61, page 153:

     Abali no zelcu più
     Nè felti nè altri ilpassi

     [Abari no zerchu più
     Nè festhi nè althri ippassi]

     Now I no longer seek parties, or other leisures

References

• Mauro Maxia (2014) “abáli”, in Piccolo dizionario castellanese e sedinese‎^[2] (in Sassarese), page 8