OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

-is legpai[-ˈis lɛgˈpaj]

•  n+vt. right one's wrongs; make amends for one's mistakes(eng).mengoreksi; membetulkan; memperbaiki kesalahan(ind).

Neta nis legpai.I righted my wrongs.(eng), Saya mengoreksi diri.(ind)

Eta is legpaite!Make amends for your mistakes!(eng), Mengoreksi diri dulu!(ind)

Literally: extend one's body

Grammatical note: The noun -is agrees with the A.

See also: -is; legpai