OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  seed; classfier.

Note: MRN (D. Andersen 1995), KUL: boto ‘classifier used when counting’; WAW (Manyambeang, Mahmoed, et al. 1982/1983:68, 114), TOL (Muthalib, Alimuddin, Chalik, et al. 1985:21): boto ‘seed, fruit’ (also a classifier used when counting certain objects); MEK: botoboto ‘seed’. [PPH *beteŋ ‘young coconut’ (Zorc, in Zorc 1971 0976)]