OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Fricke (2013): Hewa

êkak

•  v. giving some food to the ancesters before eating or drinking.sesajen.

êkak 'otioffering first

Usage: This phrase is used when describing the offering of some food or drink to the ancestors before eating. People take a few rice grains or a drip of their drink and put it on the table before starting to eat.

Analyst’s question: Is this (English and Indonesian) an appropriate translation?