OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Kroon (2016): Lamaholot Solor

Page number: 309

ema[ˀəma]

•  n. mother.

Synonyms: ina

ema léra wulã bapa tana ékã[əma lɛra wulã bapa tana ɛkã]

•  mother of the sun and the moon, father of the earth and universe.

Note: This expression is used to name the God in Lamaholot in traditional believes