xiux'oltexʃʲo̠⁴⁴-ʔo⁵⁵tʰə̠⁴⁴n.名white head wrap worn when grieving孝布/xiàobù/Ngua mermi ca si a, oldde leil ddexr dae xiux'oltex ddei mel piulpiu ar ddei a. 我们地方人死了，头上戴的孝布是白色的。When someone where we are from dies, the head wrap worn on the head is a white one.The /xiux/ part of this phrase is probably from the Mandarin Chinese 孝 xiào (relating to children or offspring). The /oltex/ 'cloth head wrap' is Loxrlavu and can also be pronounced /eltex/. It is possible to say /xiux oltex ddexr/ or just /xiux ddexr/ 'wear the headwrap'.Compare 另见oltexxiux'eltexxiuxpiaxiux'oltux ʃʲo̠⁴⁴-ʔo⁵⁵tʰɤ̠⁴⁴

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