OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

dɔ¹²n

Inflection/class: cl. II

•  v. to take out of (refers to taking out something that is stuck).

ya²¹k dɔ¹²n sta³rte³r po ni³o³nI take the starter out of the fluorescent lamp

ya²¹k dɔ¹²n sakɔ⁴¹mha³yI am harvesting cassave roots

Note: different from -a³l ‘to take’; does not involve forceful pulling, unlike dɔ²¹k.

See also: tɔ¹²¹m; lɔ¹p