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.saya punya.

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

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

Naida nailalangte neyok.When I was sick, I was shivering., Saya sakit jadi gementar.

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