OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  downward; southward; go down(eng).naar beneden; zuidwaarts(nld).

jou kolano sudo upas tarah ginadothe ruler sent a guard down (i.e. to the fort, thus to the south of the palace) to inquire(eng)

tarahthey go down(eng)

Note: opposite of, i.e. West Halmahera, on the other hand, northward. In colloquial speech it means in the direction of the palace of the Sultan, and tarah in the direction away from the palace

See also: sarah