OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

amuw

•  kind of reeds growing in and along rivers where there is little or no current. The roots intertwine; forming a floating layer so that a river can be totally overgrown by this plant (this is the place where ghost-children are thought to play)(eng).

Scientific name: Hanguana malayana