OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

tuki[ˈtuki]

•  vt. cut off; cut up into short pieces.potong supaya sepotong putus; potong pendek-pendek.

Bona tuki meter no-no.Cut up the wood into pieces of one metre., Potong katu satu meter demi satu meter.

Mei poko kinai medi gwai bong kilar tuki.The girl brings the knife and cuts the branch., Perempuan ambil pisau pergi potong ranting kayu.

Grammatical note: Historically, this item is derived by the verbalizer -i from tuk 'short', but this suffix is not productive in Wersing.

See also: tuk