OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

ba

(1) prep. with (non-animate accompaniment).

ma¹li³m ha¹n ba yi¹nbasil is cooked with fish

yak kani¹²¹m te³ ba go¹l po²¹wI drink tea without sugar

(2) prep. with (instrumental).

ya²¹k tɔ¹² wa³w ba yu⁴¹I hack the pig with a chopper

(3) prep. at (marker of time).

bɔ³t ba³¹ – kɔ³t ba wu²¹yoWhen did you come? I came earlier on [same day].

(4) prep. derives adverbial.

ya²¹k ka³p bali¹w / bawa³yI row a little / a lot

Note: also as question word, with tone ³¹