OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Sulistyono (2021): Alorese

behe

•  Verb. pound; hit.pukul; tumbuk.

Mo belajar lahe na go behe.kamu belajar sana kalau tidak saya pukul., go study or I will hit you.

Note: Kata behe ini lebih banyak digunakan di Baranusa. Di Pandai, kata boa 'pukul' lebih sering digunakan.

Note: The word behe is more often used in Baranua. In Pandai, the word boa for 'to hit' is more often used.

Semantic domain: Memukul atau menabrak; Hit