OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

he³

(1) particle. marker of completion; already.

ya²¹w hi¹²p he³dɛ³¹? – he³dɔ²¹Have you washed yourself already? – Yes (lit. already)

i²¹ hi¹²p he³ / ga²¹ i²¹ na²¹pɔ³nhe washes, and then he eats

hi¹²p he³ / amlu¹² ho³yAfter washing we returned

ya²¹k ko²¹ kaya²¹y he³ / k-so³y kɛ⁴¹nI will go for a walk, and then I’ll return to go to bed.

(2) particle. describing a future state.

ya²¹k ku²¹nhedoI already know it

sakɔ⁴¹mha³y ma¹²hadɛ³¹?Is the cassava already done (i.e. han-buy)?