OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

do²¹

(1) existential marker.

do²¹It/He/She/… exists / is available / is here.

do²¹ po²¹w.It/He/She/… does not exist/ is not available / is not here.

(2) possession marker.

ya²¹k lɔ³ŋ do²¹ lɔ¹²ŋI want to have a spear

(3) marker. location marker; on; in; at.

ya²¹k hi²¹p mni¹²k da¹ga³ŋ dokwɛ³ŋaI am rubbing eucalyptus oil on my leg

do³ i do²¹just leave it

(4) interj. where; expression of apology.

ya²¹k pɔ³n ma¹n do³¹Where are my arrows?

hi²¹ do³¹Where is he?

mi²¹ndo²¹ / akkɛ¹²s aknɔ⁴¹ŋ pomi²¹naExcuse me, I am writing down what I hear from you.

Grammatical note: with mi²¹n(a)(-) or ya²¹w(a)

See also: ni²¹