OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

tamu[-ˈtamu]

(1) n. grandparent (male or female)(eng).nenek; tete(ind).

Netamu gpang kana.My grandparent is already dead.(eng), Nenek saya sudah mati.(ind)

(2) n. grandchild(eng).cucu(ind).

Netamu yoku kana.I have two grandchildren.(eng), Cucu saya sudah dua tahun.(ind)

Encyclopedic info: This is a reciprocal kin term whose reference can be clarified by means the expression ol tamu 'child grandparent/child' which exclusively refers to grandchild.

See also: ol tamu