OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

asi

•  share; portion; group; division(eng).

map --the group in front(eng)

asep --the group at the rear(eng)

asermat --the people in the middle(eng)

yicop ci ar asi-a, ar asi-a ar asi-a, tosow mer arawcanoes with men, here a group, here a group, here a group, went looking for(eng)

tosow; car amas asi ewamis ara!your share of the sago is lying over there!(eng)