oliwowah

Ponosakan

Alternative forms

  • oliwowach (Old Ponosakan)

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qali- (“prefix for words with a sensitive reference to the spirit world”) + Proto-Austronesian *-waʀwaʀ (“rainbow”). Compare Bunun qanivalval with PAN prefix *qani-. Cognate with Mongondow olibobag, Thao qariwazwaz.

Noun

oliwowah

  1. rainbow

Further reading

  • "oliwowach" as "Regenboog" in Niemann, G. K. (1870), “Mededeelingen Omtrent de Alfoersche Taal van Noord-Oost Celebes. I. Vergelijkende Woordenlijst (Vervolg)”, in Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië‎[1], volume 17, →JSTOR, pages 69–214
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