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Gallurese
Etymology
From an adverbial use of Classical Latin aequālis (“equal; comparable; coeval”). Compare Old Italian avale, aguale (“now”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
abali
- now
- just now
References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
Sassarese
Pronunciation
Adverb
abali
- (obsolete except dialectal) Alternative form of abà
c. 19th century, anonymous author, “”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese, 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 (in Sassarese), page 8