OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Roesler (2011): Central Asmat

betiw

•  older sibling (in comparison); term of address for other sibling; older plant or animal (in comparison).

Encyclopedic info: Kinship term of reference for older brother or sister when compared with younger aykun. Also used to compare plants and animals.

Reference: 1.6337; 2.1164; 4.7; 6.710; 9.803