OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Veloso (2016a): Naueti Uatolari

kai

•  n. wood; tree.

kai-bara

•  n. thatch.

kai-boe

•  n. peg-top.

See also: boe

kai-bira

•  n. traditional totem pole used in ritual ceremonies with two curved branches, one on each side, where certain objects are hung.

kai-dawa

•  n. Macassar oil tree.

Scientific name: Schleichera oleosa

kai-dila

•  n. papaya tree.

Scientific name: Carica papaya

kaidila-watu

•  n. Indian bael.

Scientific name: Aegle marmelos

See also: watu

kai-haku

•  n. quinine tree.

Scientific name: Cinchona sp.)

Note: Its wood is used to make plates and its bark is used to prepare a very bitter infusion that is drunk to prevent and fight malaria.

See also: haku

kai-ho'o

•  n. tree; tree trunk.

kai-kaphé

•  n. white leadtree.

Scientific name: Leucaena leucocephala

Note: It is called this way because coffee is grown under their shade.

See also: kaphé

kai-kata

•  n. parallel wooden sticks used as a flat surface.

See also: kata

kai-kia

•  n. canarium tree.

Scientific name: Canarium indicum

kai-kobi

•  n. Indian jujube.

Scientific name: Ziziphus mauritiana

kai-kulu

•  n. soursop.

Scientific name: Annona muricata

See also: kulu

kai-kuri

•  n. poison.

kai-laha

•  n. plant.

kai-leba

•  n. wooden structure joining the pillars; rafter.

kai-lelete

•  n. bridge.

kai-lolo

•  n. log.

kai-malae

•  n. manioc.

Scientific name: Manihot esculenta

See also: malae

kai-mali

•  n. tamarind tree.

Scientific name: Tamarindus indica

kaimaliwua-kroki

•  n. sweetsop.

Scientific name: Annona squamosa

Note: used in Uatolari.

See also: wua; kroki

kai-oka

•  n. root.

See also: oka

kai-rae

(1) n. leaf.

(2) n. medicine.

See also: rae

kai-ria

•  n. tree shade.

kai rui

•  n. thorn.

See also: rui

kai-satu

•  n. frangipani tree.

Scientific name: Plumeria sp.

Etymology: Port.uguese Santo (António) ‘Saint (Anthony)’

kai-tae

•  n. bush.

kai-wua

•  n. fruit.

See also: wua

kai-whoumuni

•  n. sandalwood.

Scientific name: Santalum sp.

See also: whou-muni