OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

sob -mai[ˈsob -ˈmaj]

•  vi S [C/a-]. enter; come inside (a house).masuk (rumah).

De sobo nmai nauna, newaka lesi lmang.Before coming inside the house, I wash my feet first., Sebelum masuk rumah, saya mencuci kaki saya dulu.

Literally: come house

Grammatical note: This is a compound verb with sob 'house'.

See also: sob; -mai