OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

ne-[nɛ-]

(1) prefix. 1st person singular for possessors of alienably and obligatory possessed nouns(eng).saya punya(ind).

Nepa dagang gko po, ino murika.My father is usually a trade, but at the moment he is bankrupt.(eng), Bapak saya biasa dagang, tetapi sekarang bangkrut.(ind)

(2) prefix. 1st person singular prefix of the "second" (II) agreement series on verbs(eng).saya; orang pertama tungal awalan dari pola "genitif"(ind).

Naida nailalangte neyok.When I was sick, I was shivering.(eng), Saya sakit jadi gementar.(ind)

Grammatical note: Only a small number of verbs take this series.