OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

he³

(1) particle. marker of completion; already.

ya²¹w hi¹²p he³-d-ɛ³¹ – he³-dɔ²¹Have you washed yourself already? – Yes (lit. already)

i²¹ hi¹²p he³ / ga²¹ i²¹ n-a²¹-pɔ³nhe washes, and then he eats

hi¹²p he³ / am-lu¹² ho³yAfter washing we returned

ya²¹k k-o²¹ k-aya²¹y he³ / k-so³y k-ɛ⁴¹nI will go for a walk, and then I’ll return to go to bed.

(2) particle. describing a future state.

ya²¹k k-u²¹n-hedoI already know it

sakɔ⁴¹m-ha³y ma¹²-had-ɛ³¹Is the cassave already done (i.e. han-buy)?’