OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

-yakal[-ˈjakal]

(1) vt. lift; raise; move (something) to a higher position or level.angkat.

Ateng gyakal!Lift your arm!, Angkat tanganmu!

(2) vt. build up; construct (a structure).menyusun batu; membuat kota.

Nakara Mademang kot gyakal blebel.In the past, Mademang had a stone wall built up around it., Dulu Mademang membuat kota keliling.