OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

du³

(1) attr. hard (antonym of soft)(eng).

(2) attr. physically straining(eng).

sakɔ⁴¹m ha³y do¹k-a du³cassava roots are hard to pull out [of the ground](eng)

ya²¹k k-a²¹ lɛ⁴¹n ba²¹l ta du³-a fi³I like to eat sago porridge that has becom solid(eng)

(3) attr. ripe (re. breadfruit, banana)(eng).

ya³w-ino du³ dothis banana is ripe(eng)

(4) attr. dark shade of (re. color term)(eng).

flu¹²ŋ du³

•  attr. orange (dark shade of yellow)(eng).