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.susu; air susu.

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

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