OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Roesler (2011): Central Asmat

boweromtam

•  v. redeem.

amos boweomtamsago for redeeming someone..

Encyclopedic info: sago given to evil spirit possessed man so that he contacts the evil spirit to redeem a victim.whose personal spirit has been taken by the evil spirit He would be killed by a crocodile soon if not redeemed.

Reference: 7.145