OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

=sa[=sa]

(1) conj. if; in the event that; clause-final conjunction marking a conditional clause on the condition or supposition that.kalau; kata penghubung untuk menandai syarat.

Eta mede ba lededesa, ira ba wuli lai.If you upset the table, the water will spill all over., Kalau engkau menggangu meja, lalu semua air tumpah.

Eta nanal medi mongsa, ilemel kang-kangte.If you go get stuff from there, choose carefully., Kamu ambil barang di sana, pilih baik-baik dulu.

Nea kibilko gpai inalisa gwai ditok minate.If my mother wants to clean thread, she goes to a cave., Kalau mama saya membersihkan benang, pergi ke goa dulu.

Saku pok ayang kidite, gwai kamarsa lkukte.The person is very tall, so he has to bend over before going into a room., Orang itu tinggi sekali, jadi dia harus tunduk sebelum masuk kamar.

(2) conj. on the occasion of; at the time of; optionally used on temporal nouns/adverbs to denote the time at which the event denoted by the clause takes place.pada waktu.

Mdalisa saku idem gdai ge.Yesterday an important person arrive., Besok orang besar datang.

Ptar mlengsa teta pter diari.Later tonight we will fry corn., Sebentar malam kita goreng jagung.

Idenglesa teta saliat gmekeng.We raise the flag in the morning., Pagi kita naikkan bendera.