OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

-weri mang[-ˈwɛri ˈmaŋ]

•  vi. listen up; pay attention(eng).mendengar baik-baik; memasang telinga baik-baik untuk mendengar(ind).

Neta asing no laar geina, yinuk yeta yweri mana.I'm going to tell you a story, so the two of you should pay attention.(eng), Saya akan mencerita, jadi kalian dua dengar baik-baik.(ind)

Literally: put on (one's) ears

Grammatical note: Compound verb with -weri.

See also: -weri