OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

-mekeng[-ˈmɛkɛŋ]

(1) vt. pull; tug.tarik.

Ante neta kuli ira kowali mi amekeng adai ge?So do I have to pull you out of the pond?, Apakah saya harus menarikmu dari kolam?

Neta nespir be gmekeng gdai leser.I pull the canoe up onto dry land., Saya menarik perahuku ke darat.

(2) vt. raise; hoist.naikkan.

Idenglesa teta saliat gmekeng.We raise the flag in the morning., Pagi kita naikkan bendera.