OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

sikeng[siˈkɛŋ]

•  vi. be half rotten; be whittled down; be eaten away (of fruit, tree).busuk; rusak dan berbau tidak sedap (tt buah, pohon).

Adol gai pisa atokte sikena.Birds are pecking the mangoes such that they are eaten away., Burung totok mangga sehingga sebagian rusak.

Bong ba sikeng, aning gewe gpai.The tree is whittled down to a twig, people caused it., Pohon itu rusuk, orang yang bikin.