OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Pinto (2004): Makalero

Page number: 4

a'amader

•  to sit and sing (?) and speak; but not think about xxx; so their friends scold (?) them and say why are you xxx.

Literally: a'a 'mouth'; xxx

Note: CHECK

a''amasul

•  to really want to eat xxx; for instance having been ill and then getting better; some people's mouths only want to have meat.

Literally: a'a 'mouth'; xxx

Note: CHECK masul

a'amasul

•  xxx if someone doesn't eat something but then starts to eat it again.

Literally: a'a 'mouth'; xxx

Note: CHECK nifotini

a'ameen

•  to be able to call out against; to be able to forbid; to be able to speak against (?).

Literally: a'a 'mouth'; meen 'to be able to'

Note: CHECK

a'ameraa

•  to speak fiercely or angrily; with a hard voice.

Literally: a'a 'mouth'; meraa 'sharp'

a'amo'lo

•  xxx inside a child's mouth; a bad (?) smell inside a child's mouth.

Literally: a'a 'mouth'; xxx

Note: CHECK mo'lo