OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  finish; already.

Note: MRN (Muthalib, Pattiasina, et al. 1983:54), KUL: ari; WAW (Manyambeang, Mahmoed, et al. 1982/1983:120): umari ‘already’; BNGₕ: ari; MRB, PAD (Vuorinen 1995:115): umari ‘finish’; TOL, MEK: ari. The form ari is used throughout the Bungku-Tolaki area as an auxiliary verb to indicate completed action.