OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

pa²¹n

(1) n. halve.

ya²¹k k-e²¹-w mɔ⁴¹n pa²¹n di⁴¹ha (ma²¹y)I give you (over) half of an areca nut

i-fi³t pa²¹noseven and a halve (=number of leaves ritually picked of plant used in giving birth)

(2) n. slice; ‘finger’.

ni¹² pa²¹na finger of sago cake

Synonyms: kate¹tɛ³l

See also: tamtɛ¹²m