OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

borong[ˈboroŋ]

•  adv. just; do without constraint(eng).hanya; saja(ind).

Markus nal-nal borong medi ba, dai alaku kida.Markus takes things by means of trickery only.(eng), Markus ambil barang saja dengan putar-balik.(ind)

Spir ba borong mialar gwai Kolana.The canoe is only sailing to Kolana(eng), Perahu itu hanya berlayar ke Kolana.(ind)

Borong lomu!Just say it!(eng), Omong saja!(ind)

Grammatical note: Occurs prepredicatively.

Source: Hans Retebana