OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Sulistyono (2021): Alorese

bapa

(1) Noun. crocodile; aligator.buaya.

Go seru bapa klou wata.saya lihat buaya di bawah sana., I saw a crocodile down there.

(2) Noun. father.ayah; bapak.

Go bapa nai Kalabahiayah saya pergi ke Kalabahi, My father was going to Kalabahi

Semantic domain: Buaya; Crocodile; Bapak, ibu; Father, mother