ðə bælˈoʊmə ɪz ðæt spˈɪɹɪt əvə dᵻsˈiːst lˈɪnɪɪdʒ mˈɛmbɚ wˌɪtʃ ɪmpɹˈɛɡneɪts ðə wˈɪmɪn wˌaɪl bˈeɪðɪŋ ɪnðə sˈiː, pɚpˈɛtʃuːˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə mˈætɹɪlˌɪniːdʒ ˌɪntɹədʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃənəli.
The baloma is that spirit of a deceased lineage member which impregnates the women while bathing in the sea, perpetuating the matrilineage intragenerationally.