Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
mam[ˈmam]
• vt. chew; bite and gnash without swallowing the substance.kunya (sesuatu) tapi tidak telan.
Eta upa tuk no medi ol pok mamte.Give the child a piece of sugarcane to chew., Kasi anak sepotong tebu untuk kunyah.
Etymology: Tetun |fn{mama} ‘chew without swallowing’ < PMP *mamaq ‘chew without intending to swallow, as betel nut; premasticate food to give to an infant; premasticated food’ (ACD).
Etymology: bibref R003