OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Pinto (2004): Makalero

Page number: 5

a'apoke'r

•  when asking something; to not say it fully.

Literally: a'a 'mouth'; poke'r 'blunt' (?)

Note: CHECK

a'apoku-poku

•  put rice into one's mouth so that it is bulging (?).

Literally: a'a 'mouth'; xxx

Note: CHECK poku-poku; takofuhisi; do'ro; dokaha

a'apue-pue

•  a buffalo that is resting (?) constantly....

Literally: a'a 'mouth'; xxx

Note: CHECK pue-pue, debu. The Makalero definition is incomplete; another verb is expected after "teba"

a'arau-raun

•  someone's mouth is fast when saying something or when calling out to people.

Literally: a'a 'mouth'; raun 'quick, fast'