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Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attested in Encarnacion's Diccionario Bisaya-Español—3rd Edition, 1885
Noun
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Tok Pisin
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Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]bilong
Etymology 2
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Preposition
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- of, belonging to
- sista bilong mi - my sister
- James Leach and Porer Nombo, Reite Plants, p. 10
ol bai kisim retpela plaua bilong en
they gather the red flowers of this [shrub]
- having a tendency to, known for
- for the purpose of
- James Leach and Porer Nombo, Reite Plants, p. 38
Skin diwai bilong rausim tewel
Bark for banishing spirits