OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Inflection/class: cl. II

•  v. to draw (water – e.g. from well or deep container).

matlo³w da¹y yi⁴¹ he³doThe [people in the] Ma`ya [village] already draw water

ya²¹k k-o²¹ da¹y yi⁴¹I am going to draw water

Note: cf. Malay timbang

Note: as the dry season progresses, people go upriver to draw water from sources