OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

sari[ˈsari]

•  n. dugong; seacow.duyung.

Omina sari minaung.There are no dugongs here., Di sini tidak ada duyung.

Scientific name: Dugong dugon

Etymology: Alorese sari 'sea wife'.

Source: Hans Retebana