OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

ase

•  the sides of the small of the back; waist(eng).

-- pisuadagger carried on the back(eng)

o --the loins of a pig; to the side, side­ways(eng)

apin --the legs wide apart; (genealog­ically) collateral, co-(eng)

ase yipin wut! / ase eme-sakay.a-mimy back is broken/hurting me! (after sitting for a long time)(eng)

See also: asecepes, asecowuc, isipis, ofew