OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from de Josselin de Jong (1937): Woirata

Page number: 246

keles

•  nail; claw(eng).

kelese

•  clutch (of a bird of prey)(eng).

timin kelese

•  persevere; stand; hold out(eng).

Literally: keep hold of strongly

See also: mani