OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

ol tuk-tuk[ˈol tuk~ˈtuk]

(1) n. little people; person belonging to a race of short people who in myth were once believed to be present in Alor(eng).orang pendek; manusia bangsa pendek yang dulu tinggal di Alor(ind).

(2) n. (fig.) frog species that sometimes is seen standing on its back legs making it look like a person from the short race(eng).sejenis katak yang berdiri di kaki belakang seperti orang pendek(ind).

See also: ol; tuk

Source: Hans Retebana