Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
-wari[-ˈwari]
(1) vi. return; go back along the same path(eng).kembali(ind).
Deingte awari ge?When are you coming back?(eng), Kapan engkau kembali?(ind)
Naida lailol nwai laite, nwari nmai.I went for a walk and then came back.(eng), Saya jalan pergi, baru datang kembali.(ind)
(2) vi. be facing; directed towards(eng).berhadapan(ind).
Twari tmit.We sit facing each other.(eng), Kita duduk berhadapan.(ind)
Origin: Austronesian, PMP *balik ‘reverse, turn around’ (ACD). Certainly a seperate borrowing event from that of -wari 'return, go back'.
Origin: bibref R003