OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

gewengpo[ˈgɛwɛŋpo]

Morphological form: geweng-po

•  conj. but; clause-final sentence connector denoting that the following clause is in contrast or impossible in relation to the previous one(eng).tetapi; tapi(ind).

Ol ba no lailol gewengpo, de ante pante.The child has been going to go, but keeps putting it off.(eng), Anak harus jalan, tetapi dia mengemudiankan terus.(ind)

See also: geweng; =po

Source: Hans Retebana