OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Pinto (2004): Makalero

Page number: 3

a'ahi'a

•  cannot do (things); cannot speak.

Literally: a'a 'mouth'; hi'a 'only'

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a'ahuma'a

•  we breathe against it and sing; and if we breathe inside we are strong and alive.

Literally: a'a 'mouth'; huma'a 'spirit, soul, ghost'

a'ahu'lu

•  to have a strong mouth.

Literally: a'a 'mouth'; hu'lu 'to be able'

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