Entry record from Voorhoeve (nd c): Asmat Flamingo Bay
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• gv. the action usually implies a motion along a curved surface; or a curving motion: to chop or strip off along a curved surface; to shave; to scoop up(eng).
anuk --to cut the growth off a tree > anuk;(eng)
ci --to hew out a canoe(eng)
pe --to catch crabs in the mud(eng)
se --to dig, scoop up mud(eng)
sis --to bite(eng)
wakan --to shave(eng)
fakan --to utter a cry(eng)
mow --to peel off(eng)
camuw ci --to go on foot instead of by canoe(eng)
yisin --to pick coconuts(eng)