OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

ya¹w

pɔ³n-ya¹w

Variants: pɔ³n-faya¹w

•  n. k.o. trap.

Note: used to hunt wild pigs; involves a pointed piece of bamboo, released by the animal; dangerous for people

See also: faya¹w; flɛ¹²¹mpo; hɔ⁴¹l; ma⁴¹