OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat

sabɛ¹²¹mta²¹

(1) n. chest; breast (upper part of front side of body trunk)(eng).

(2) post. in front of; ahead(eng).

gata³ do bu³k sabɛ¹²¹mtathe bowl is lying in front of the book(eng)

gata³ do k-si³ŋbɛ¹²¹mtathe bowl is lying in front of me(eng)

mi³ŋgu³ ta si³ŋbɛ¹²¹mta²¹next week(eng)

Grammatical note: (inal. si³ŋbɛ¹²¹mta²¹, si³mbɛ¹²¹mta²¹, si³nbɛ²¹mta²¹)