OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

lekwali[lɛkˈwali]

Morphological form: le-kwali

•  vt. be in a circle around; in a ring around; encircle (something)(eng).mengelilingi; ada (bergerak, berjalan, terbang) di sekitar sesuatu (tempat dsb);(ind).

Ymaisi teta meda lekwali tmita.Come and sit around the table.(eng), Mari supaya kita duduk keliling meja.(ind)

Nymai lekwali nytatisi gmur sning.We come and form a ring around (him) so that he can't run away.(eng), Kami datang mengelilingi (dia), supaya dia tidak bisa lari.(ind)

See also: kwali