OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

-mra[mˈra]

•  vi. want; like; desire(eng).mau(ind).

Namrate nal-nal ong lailol.I first want to take this stuff away.(eng), Saya mau bawa barang ini dulu.(ind)

Amra?Do you want to?(eng), Engkau mau?(ind)

Phonological note: This verb can take a complement clause expressing the desired action.

See also: -mlosi