OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

basar[ˈbasar]

•  n. market; place where goods are bought and sold.basar.

Mademang basar mi nymita, nal-nal gnaingle wai taing lai.We stay at the market in Mademang until we have sold all the things., Kami duduk di pasar Mademang, sampai semua barang dijual habis.

Etymology: Malay |fn{pasar} 'market' via Tetun |fn{basar} 'market'.

Source: Hans Retebana