Cali

  • usually refers to inability to catch fish or threat to safety. Example: a tenget situation in which a fisherman who catches lemading (barred spanish mackerel) may not eat it
  • he may sell it
  • and someone else may eat it
  • but, he may not
  • if he does, he will never catch lemading again - ever. Cali applies to other curse-like situations as well
  • unlucky or unfortunate because of some unexplainable (niskala) cause, probably because of having broken a taboo
Andap
cali
Kasar
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Alus sor
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Alus mider
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Alus madya
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Alus singgih
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Mider
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Bali dataran dialect
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Bali aga dialect
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TIang sering cali ring penyantokan
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