OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Reesink (2002a): Mansim

dir

•  v. come.datang.

Kwa ne nanu nir.Dog, you come., Anjing datang kesini.

Nanu bwodir!Come in!, Silahkan masuk!

Note: Hatam comparisons: kwei

Note: Numfor comparisons: rama; iyei ‘enter’; dirap ‘go’

Etymology: ma(R)i > mari > mai > ma