OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

-u²¹n

Inflection/class: cl. I

(1) v. to know; to understand.

ya²¹w mu²¹n hedɛ³¹?Do you already understand (how the camera works)?

(2) particle. sentence-final marker of ability.

ya²¹w ma³p fara²¹w mu²¹nɛ³¹?can you row fast?

ya²¹k ha⁴¹l wa³ŋ k-u²¹noI can carve out a canoe

Note: -u²¹n is in sentence-final position

Synonyms: sa²¹m

-ɛ³ŋ/nɔ⁴¹ŋ -u²¹n

•  v. tr. to recognize (visually / from the voice).

ya²¹k nɔ⁴¹ŋ ku²¹n iŋa²¹(o)I recognize his voice