OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

-dir leng[-ˈdir lɛŋ]

(1) vt. appreciate; esteem; value.menghargai; menghormati.

Neta aning ba deina gdir leng.I value those people., Saya menghargai orang itu.

Teta tepa gdir leng.We will pay our respects to father., Kita menghormati bapak.

(2) vt. be polite to; be respectful of.sopan.

Ol pok tdir leng borong.The child is very polite., Anak itu sopan sekali.

Aning tdir leng naung.The person does not respect us., Orang tidak menghormati kita.