OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Reesink (2002a): Mansim

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•  v. come(eng).datang(ind).

Kwa ne nanu nir.Dog, you come.(eng), Anjing datang kesini.(ind)

Nanu bwodir!Come in!(eng), Silahkan masuk!(ind)

Note: Hatam comparisons: kwei

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

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