OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Fricke (2019a): Atadei Demon

bélu

Inflection/class: Set I

(1) Verb. to cut, usually with a machete.memotong, kebanyakan memakai parang.

(2) Verb. to start to throw a seed when playing klubu, a game for boys using Balam seeds.melempar biji balam untuk memulai permainan klubu, yaitu salah satu permainan untuk anak laki-laki.

Grammatical note: tr

Note: stress on the penultimate syllable

Semantic domain: Cut; Memotong; Memotong; Game; Permainan; Permainan

Lexical functions: cf

bélu bakat