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(eng).angkat(ind).

Ateng gyakal!Lift your arm!(eng), Angkat tanganmu!(ind)

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

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