OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

baniak[baˈniak]

•  n. guest; visitor(eng).tamu(ind).

Baniak gmai kana.The guests have already arrived.(eng), Tamu sudah datang.(ind)

Origin: Tetun |fn{bainaka} 'guest'. Unexplained metathesis /i/ and /n/ in Wersing.