OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  gv. to beat; to hit; to strike; to kill(eng).

piri a yew aw-af-merawos!At the yew below they are killing us!(eng)

manam --to like, be in love with, have an affair with(eng)

mi --to throw lime from bamboo containers (as done during ceremonies, or when attacking an enemy)(eng)

minip --to think of/about(eng)

namir --to die(eng)

now --to kill someone in order to take his/her head(eng)

omop --to beat(eng)

uwku fa -; yis --to blow the fire(eng)

yu -(af- can occur by itself, as in wow, or af wut! "watch out! you kill very", i.e. Watch out, or we'll kill you!, manam ucinak af in)(eng)

af.por: amer manam m-af.por pow!Je moet geen verhouding met een slang willen hebben!(eng)