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(eng).miskram; mengalami keguguran kandungan(ind).

Naida ol naleuli.I miscarried.(eng), Saya miskam.(ind)

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

Literally: spill a child

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

See also: wuli