OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Reesink (2002a): Mansim

tone

Variants: tonen

•  n. descendant.keturunan.

Syewap tnun mansinam tonen nu, prap bwem nu.They all are still like that, descendants of Mansinam, mention their names., Mereka semua begitu, mansinam putus, sebut mereka punya nama.

Note: Translated as putus ‘broken’, probably referring to the fact that Mansinam was broken off from the mainland