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Japanese
Romanization
burei
- Rōmaji transcription of ぶれい
West Makian
Etymology
Possibly related to bure (“ginger”).
Pronunciation
Verb
burei
- (stative) to be yellow
Conjugation
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics (as buréy)
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics