OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

lmi[lˈmi]

(1) n. man; human male(eng).laki-laki(ind).

Lmi no gwelak, lmi no gdir.A man turns and sees another man.(eng), Seorang laki-laki membalik dan lihat seorang laki-laki lain.(ind)

(2) n. male (human or animal)(eng).jantan; laki-laki(ind).

se lmirooster (male chicken)(eng), ayam jantan(ind)

nekaku lmimy younger brother(eng), adik laki-laki saya(ind)

Grammatical note: This sense is found in NN compounds, where lmi is the second noun.