OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

-ete boli[-ˈɛtɛ ˈboli]

•  vt. not know how to do (something)(eng).tidak tahu membuat sesuatu(ind).

Ulung nete boli.I don't know how to steer with a rudder.(eng), Saya tidak tahu mengemudi.(ind)

Ol pok ba sai gete bolite, udina.Because the child didn't know how to swim, he drowned.(eng), Karena anak kecil tidak tahu berenang, dia tenggelam.(ind)

Grammatical note: The P argument refers to the action that the A cannot do and may be coded with a noun or verb.

See also: boli