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.mengoreksi; membetulkan; memperbaiki kesalahan.

Neta nis legpai.I righted my wrongs., Saya mengoreksi diri.

Eta is legpaite!Make amends for your mistakes!, Mengoreksi diri dulu!

Literally: extend one's body

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

See also: -is; legpai