OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

klesi[kˈlɛsi]

•  n. digit; finger; toe; small appendage at end of limb(eng).jari(ind).

nteng klesimy finger (hand digit)(eng), jari tangan saya(ind)

Gewak klesi ba krup lai.The toes of his feet are completely (covered in) sores.(eng), Jari kaki berkoreng habis.(ind)

Grammatical note: This item is always compounded appears in a compound with either -teng 'hand, arm' or -wak 'foot, leg'.