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