OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

-ormang[-ˈormaŋ]

(1) n. shadow; area of shade.bayangan; wujud hitam yg tampak di balik benda yg kena sinar.

Wdia geate, tormang lot kana.When the sun goes down, our shadows get long., Kalau matahari sudah turun, bayangan panjang.

(2) n. soul; spirit; ghost of an ancestor.jiwa.

Netamu gormang de mna mi lailol gko.The ghost of my grandmother still walks the village., Jiwa nenek saya masih jalan-jalan di kampung.

See also: sob gapa