balle-balle lele

== Makasar == === Etymology === From balle-balle (“lie”) +‎ lele (“to move; to spread”). === Noun === balle-balle lele (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨙᨅᨒᨙ ᨒᨙᨒᨙ or 𑻤𑻮𑻵𑻤𑻮𑻵𑻵𑻮𑻵, definite balle-balle lelea) fabrications or deceitful lies meant to mislead people for personal gain; deceit === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN