OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

bayas

Inflection/class: cl. II

•  v. to be expert at.

tobi³a³s bayas ha⁴¹l wa³ŋTobias is expert at carving out canoes

Phonological note: tone to be determined

Etymology: Probably from Malay biasa