OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

bias[biˈas]

•  adv. usually; typically.biasa.

Saku pok deing Timur mina, bias gelokmang keng ik medi pas.Timorese people typically take a cloth and tie it to the head., Orang di Timor, biasanya ambil kaen mera ikat di kepala.

Etymology: Malay |fn{biasa} 'usually'.