OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

amira[aˈmira]

Morphological form: ami+ira

•  n. milk, esp. breast milk(eng).susu; air susu(ind).

Nea gailalangte, amira kuruna.Mother is sick, thus her milk is insufficient (in quantity).(eng), Mama sakit, jadi air susu kurang.(ind)

Phonological note: Crasis of ami 'breast' and ira 'water'.