OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

aluli[aˈluli]

•  vi. holy; sacred; taboo(eng).pemali; angker(ind).

Bong bal mona alulite ang twai boli.That big tree over there is sacred, so we can't go over there.(eng),Pohon besar di sana itu pemali, jadi kita jangan ke sana.(ind)

Origin: Austronesian Timor, cf. Tokodede |fn{luli}, Erai |fn{luli}. Initial /a/ could be prosthetic or might suggest borrowing of a causative marked form reflecting *pa-luli.