OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

lɛ⁴¹n

•  n. sago (palm); processed sago before cooking.

Scientific name: Metroxylon spp.

Note: main source of carbohydrate

See also: ba²¹l; bi³ga²¹; bi³na²¹s

ma³tma¹n lɛ⁴¹n

•  k.o. unit of uncooked sago.

lɛ⁴¹n ma³tma¹n ha-lu¹²two binas units of uncooked sago

Grammatical note: takes animate classifier

Note: the type of tuman produced by the people of Magey

See also: bi³ga²¹; ba²¹l; bi³na²¹s