OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

be²¹

Variants: bɛ⁴¹

•  prep. for.

i dɛ³n mɔ⁴¹n bɛ⁴¹ka/ bɛya²¹wahe divides (into pieces) an areca nut for me/you

ya²¹k ke²¹ gala¹²s be²¹ way³ i²¹noI give a glass to this child

Phonological note: with E. High Fall when prefixing to a personal pronoun

See also: bɛ³¹