-welak turn oneself around, move oneself in a circular direction wholly [...]

Part of Speech	vi
Inflection Class	I_S
Pronunciation	[C/a-]ˈwɛlak
Borrowed Word	Austronesian, PMP *balik ‘reverse, turn around’ (ACD). Certainly a seperate borrowing event from that of -wari 'return, go back'. [Blust and Trussel ongoing]

• • turn oneself around, move oneself in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point.

  • • Example 753:
      

      Lèmi no gèwelak, lèmi no gèdir.

      A man turns and sees another man.

    • Example 1277:
      

      Awelak!

      Turn around!

    • Example 1278:
      

      Neta geemte gèwelaka.

      I call him and he turns.

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• See also:
  • le- -welak pay attention to, be attentive to (someone); not ignore (someone)