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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
''[[ban(a)]]'' means "half", and ''[[-kil]]'' is an ending meaning "person"
''[[ban(a)]]'' means "half", and ''[[-kil]]'' is an ending meaning "person"
==Cognates==
*[[Sindarin]] ''[[Perian]]''
*[[Quenya]] ''[[Periando]]''
[[category:Westron words]]
[[category:Westron words]]
[[fi:Banakil]]
[[fi:Banakil]]

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Banakil is the Westron name for the Hobbits, meaning literally 'halfling'.

Etymology

ban(a) means "half", and -kil is an ending meaning "person"

Cognates