OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

hɔ²¹

Variants: hɔ¹²

•  particle. politeness marker(eng).

(ya²¹k) k-o²¹ hɔ²¹I am going.(eng)

mi²¹n m-a³p la²¹ hɔ²¹Where are you going?(eng)

gata³ i do³¹ hɔ¹²where is the bowl?(eng)

Phonological note: can have tone /12/ in questions – tone /21/ otherwise