OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

ba

(1) prep. with.

ma¹li³m ha¹n ba yi¹nbasil is cooked with fish

yak k-ani¹²¹m te³ ba go¹l po²¹wI drink tea without sugar

(2) prep. with (instrumental).

ya²¹k tɔ¹² wa³w ba yu⁴¹I hack the pig with a chopper

(3) prep. at (marker of time).

bɔ³t ba³¹ – k-ɔ³t ba wu²¹yoWhen did you come? I came earlier on [same day].

(4) prep. derives adverbial.

ya²¹k k-a³p ba-li¹w / ba-wa³yI row a little / a lot

Note: non-animate accompaniment

Note: also as question word, with tone ³¹