OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

ol -leuli[ˈol -lɛˈuli]

Morphological form: ol le-uli

•  vt. miscarry a pregnancy.miskram; mengalami keguguran kandungan.

Naida ol naleuli.I miscarried., Saya miskam.

Mei poko ba ol galeuli.The young woman had a micarriage., Perempuan itu mengalami miskram.

Literally: spill a child

Grammatical note: The prefix on the verb coindexes the person who experiences the miscarriage.

See also: wuli