ele-bele

Salar

Etymology

From Salar ele and bele.

Pronunciation

• (Xunhua, Qinghai; Gansu; Ili, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): /elepele/

Adverb

ele-bele

1. back-and-forth, backwards and towards

   Ele-bele sür.

   Sweep back and forth.

2. out of line

Conjunction

ele ... bele ...

1. here and there, on every hand, around

   ele yanşa bele yanşa

   talk on every hand

Noun

ele-bele

1. cause and affect, full story

Related terms

• beliği (“like this”)
• eliği (“like that”)

References

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “ele-bele”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow: Nauka, page 324
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002), “ele-bele”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[1], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 156
• Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “ele-bele”, in 米娜瓦尔·艾比布拉 [Minavar Abibra], editor, 撒维汉词典 [Sā-Wéi-Hàn cídiǎn, Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 100
• 马伟 [Ma Wei] (2016), “ele-bele”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 [Qīnghǎi, Qinghai]: 青海师范大学 [Qinghai Normal University], unpublished finalized project manuscript (国家社会科学基金项目结项稿, 定稿; National Social Science Fund of China), page 164