OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  n. crocodile.

Ra'é gena kobu bele'ẽ tou lali watãThey saw a big crocodille on the beach

Note: Solor dialect speakers regard crocodile as sacred animal, and therefore it is regarded improper to mention the word kobu. When they see one, they would call it néné (grand father/mother). They will never disturb a crocodile, because they believe, once it has been distrubed or annoyed, it will seek revenge on the person who has disturbed it, and when the person goes to sea, the crocodile may catch him/her