OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

mita[miˈta]

Morphological form: mi-ta

(1) vt. replant; plant again.menanam lagi.

Pur ba ta kangpo, tme de kur naungte nea gea war mitaa.My garden was planted, but some (plants) didn't grow so my mother went and planted them again., Kebun saya sudah ditanami, tetapi ada yang tidak tumbuh, jadi ibu pergi tanam lagi.

(2) vt. pierce into; stick in.tikam dalam (sesuatu).

Ameng topol tewak mita.The shoots of kunai grass pierce the feet., Tunas alang-alang tikam kaki.

See also: ta