OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

apo

apo at-

•  feel sad about(eng).

apo yi-

•  feel sorry for; to be longing for(eng).

nucur apo

•  to be longing for the good old times (this happens when one watches a red sunset)(eng).

aw-ápo

•  Said to someone who is sneezing: there is s.o. thinking of you!(eng).

cen apo wut am nak aw

•  You really are obsessed with sex! (said to a man)(eng).