OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

miseli[miˈsɛli]

Morphological form: mi-seli

(1) vt. float in.terapung di.

Wor so tma miseli.A volcanic stone is floating on the sea., Batu apung terapung di atas laut.

(2) vt. harbour at, in; be moored out at.berlabuh di.

Lpong balte spir ba gmidi duli miseli.There was a strong wind and so the canoe came landwards and harboured in the bay., Aning besar jadi perahu pergi ke darat berlabuh di teluk.

See also: seli