OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

kang[ˈkaŋ]

(1) vi. good; nice.baik; bagus.

klal kanggood gong, gong baik

gma kangnice voice, suara baik

(2) vi. right-hand.kanan.

tbutil kang glolturn to the right, belok ke kanan

(3) vi. know how to; be able to (do something); be good at (doing something).mampu; bisa (membuat sesuatu).

Naida sai kang.I know how to swim., Saya tahu berenang.

Grammatical note: In this sense kang follows a verb denoting the action.

See also: boli