OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

pɔ³n

(1) pron. it(eng).

pɔ³n sado²¹The issue is solved(eng)

pɔ³n do³ sado²¹The item is no longer there (e.g. it has sold out)(eng)

(2) pron. something(eng).

i tu¹m pɔ³n(S)He is talking about something(eng)

pɔ³n-ino saksa¹²This thing (game of chess) is difficult.’(eng)

(3) pron. somebody(eng).

pɔ³n di¹n-awaSomeone is calling you.(eng)

mo¹f na³ / pɔ³n ta kɛ¹²sDon’t make a noise, somebody is writing(eng)

be²¹ mɔ⁴¹n be-pɔ³n-in ta hɔ¹²¹l le²¹yoGive tobacco to the one that is sitting there (landward).(eng)