OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

sake¹w

•  n. sugar glider.

Scientific name: Petaurus breviceps;

Note: adult head-body length 15-16 cms.; tree-dwelling mammal; flies from tree to tree by means of fold of the skin; not eaten (taboo)