OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

mialar[miˈalar]

Morphological form: mi-alar

•  vi. sail.berlayar.

Spir ba borong mialar gwai Kolana.The canoe is only sailing to Kolana, Perahu itu hanya berlayar ke Kolana.

Etymology: Wersing root of -alar < Austronesian, cf. PMP *layaR 'sail' (ACD). Initial /a/ suggests borrowing of a causative marked form reflecting *pa-layaR, e.g., Kisar |fn{walara} 'sail', but may be prothetic.

Etymology: bibref R003