OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

kang[ˈkaŋ]

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

klal kanggood gong(eng), gong baik(ind)

gma kangnice voice(eng), suara baik(ind)

(2) vi. right-hand(eng).kanan(ind).

tbutil kang glolturn to the right(eng), belok ke kanan(ind)

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

Naida sai kang.I know how to swim.(eng), Saya tahu berenang.(ind)

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

See also: boli