OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

la³w

(1) adv. a long time.

ksɔ¹²¹l la³w / ksi³ŋbo²¹m de¹²¹I have been sitting for a long time, and now my back hurts

i²¹ ho³y la³wHe comes back after a long time

(2) adv. rarely; seldom.

i²¹ bo²¹ do¹²m teru³sHe rarely goes to Sorong

(3) adv. slow.