The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*qali- prefix for words with a sensitive reference to the spirit world (cf. *kali-)

PAN qali- prefix for words with a sensitive reference to the spirit world (cf. *kali-)

Form.
Thao qariwazwaz rainbow
Rukai (Tanan) ʔaLibaubaŋ butterfly
Rukai ʔaLibaubaŋ butterfly
WMP
Isneg alipatpát firefly
Kankanaey alipuŋdan malicious spirit
Tagalog aliŋawŋáw echoing sound
Cebuano alibaŋbáŋ butterfly
alibusbús winged large red house ants that come in swarms, esp. during rainy days, and hover around bright lights
Maranao alimekat spirit, god of the water
Manobo (Sarangani) eliwati earthworm
Murut (Timugon) limumuod kind of black carpenter bee
Singhi Land Dayak rimotah leech
Banjarese halimatak jungle leech
Mongondow olibobag rainbow
olimaŋow kind of large crab
Gorontalo alinua butterfly
Bikol alipúros whirlwind
OC
Puluwat likáhenwan echo; to echo
Chuukese nipwisipwis butterfly
Gilbertese nikanebu large moth