OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

ko[ˈko]

•  vi. cry; weep(eng).menangis(ind).

Ol pok deing ko.The children are crying.(eng), Anak-anak menangis.(ind)

Nea ko gpai lemker.My mother cried in mourning.(eng), Mama saya nangis tersedih.(ind)

Grammatical note: Ko contrasts with -tko, denoting less specific crying.

See also: ko sui; leko; -tko