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lanum

lanum

Basay

Noun

lanum

  1. water

References

  • P. J. Li, Origins of the East Formosans: Basay, Kavalan, Amis, and Siraya: "Bas. lanum"
  • Jose Eugenio Borao, The Spanish Experience in Taiwan 1626-1642 (2009, ISBN 9622090834): "(in amis language “water” is nanom)"; "[...] Li's lexicon, in which he identifies the Basay word for water as nanum.
  • Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary has nanom

Sambali

Noun

lánum

  1. water

References

  • Comparative Austronesian Dictionary