OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

pangsi[ˈpaŋsi]

Morphological form: pang-si

•  conn. so that; in order that; used clause-intially to introduce a purpose clause.supaya; agar.

Nepa gepede medi abeli suaka pangsi, ol pok deing gkawai sning.My father stores his machete in the pleats of the wall so that the children can't play with it., Bapak saya menyimpan parangnya di dinding supaya anak-anak jangan ganggu.

See also: pang; =si