OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

geti[ˈgɛti]

•  vt. put; place (particularly into standing position)(eng).taruh; dirikan(ind).

Nal-nal deina ami geti.Put the things there.(eng), Taruh barang di situ.(ind)

Neta nal-nal medi ong gwai geti mona.I bring the things over and put them there.(eng), Saya membawa barang-barang dan taruh di sana.(ind)

Grammatical note: Medi is only required with this verb to introduce the placed item when the agent is explictly coded in the clause.