OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Pinto (2004): Makalero

Page number: 23

atu

•  when you have eaten something then you defecate the waste.

atuafalasa

•  a wild vine's leaves which smell like feces.

Literally: atu 'feces'; afalasa 'leaf, foliage'

atuhu

•  feces which pass through the anus and is discarded (?) is called this.

atumata'r

•  a person's or animal's small intestines which are inside are called this.

Literally: atu 'intestines/feces'; mata 'child'; r 'PL'

atepere

•  a person's or animal's large intestines which are next to the small intestines are called this.

Literally: atu 'intestines/feces'; pere 'big' (SG subject)

Note: Typo: the headword should be "atupere"

atupusi

•  a person's or animal's belly or stomach is called this.

Literally: atu 'intestines/feces'; pusi 'pot/pan'