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Where does “bili-bili” come from?

bili-bili (Maranao) comes from Malay biri-biri, from Classical Malay biri-biri — sheep.

bili-bili (Maranao): sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep

Ancestry of “bili-bili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybiri-birisheep
2Classical Malaybiri-birisheep
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