OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Voorhoeve (nd c): Asmat Flamingo Bay

amun

•  smoke; steam; vapour; haze(eng).

yis --smoke(eng)

mu –fog, steam(eng)

amun op nim eme-temet.ap-marthe fog has already risen(eng)

te --"a curtain of rain" - a local shower as seen from a distance(eng)

amun pupu.temet-mait (the ground) is steaming (in the early morning when heated by the first sun rays)(eng)

amun pu“in the smoke” = being very busy around the fire, roasting food or charring canoes(eng)