OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

de⁴¹

Inflection/class: cl. II

•  v. tr. to throw (towards).

ya²¹k de⁴¹ wa³w ba lɔ¹²ŋI throw towards the pig with a spear

ya²¹w de⁴¹ ya²¹k ba ba³lYou throw towards me with a ball

ya²¹k de⁴¹ yi¹n ba lɛ¹²¹nI spear fish with a fishing spear

Grammatical note: the target is in the direct object position

de⁴¹ lɛ⁴¹n

•  v. to plant sago (involves digging a hole).

la¹²¹ de⁴¹

•  v. the sun shines.