OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

du³

(1) attr. hard (antonym of soft).

(2) attr. physically straining.

sakɔ⁴¹m ha³y do¹ka du³cassava roots are hard to pull out [of the ground]

ya²¹k ka²¹ lɛ⁴¹n ba²¹l ta du³a fi³I like to eat sago porridge that has becom solid

(3) attr. ripe (re. breadfruit, banana).

ya³wino du³ dothis banana is ripe

(4) attr. dark shade of (re. color term).

flu¹²ŋ du³

•  attr. orange (dark shade of yellow).