OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

ptar[pˈtar]

•  adv. shortly.sebentar.

pok ptarjust in a moment; in a little bit, sebentar sedikit

Ptar mleng sa teta api dali.This evening we will roast fish., Sebentar malam kita membakar ikan.

Naida ptarte nnai.Shortly I will eat., Sebentar saya makan.

Naida nnai ba pok ptara.I will eat very soon., Sebentar sedikit saya makan.

Source: Hans Retebana