OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

tamu[-ˈtamu]

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

Netamu gpang kana.My grandparent is already dead., Nenek saya sudah mati.

(2) n. grandchild.cucu.

Netamu yoku kana.I have two grandchildren., Cucu saya sudah dua tahun.

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