OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

hɔ²¹

Variants: hɔ¹²

•  particle. politeness marker.

(ya²¹k) ko²¹ hɔ²¹I am going.

mi²¹n ma³p la²¹ hɔ²¹Where are you going?

gata³ i do³¹ hɔ¹²where is the bowl?

Phonological note: can have tone /12/ in questions – tone /21/ otherwise