OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

atep

atep ma-yit

•  to call out to somebody who is returning from his fishing/hunting trip, asking if he is bringing sth back; to shout for joy when a kinsman returns safely from abroad (eg. when Eremnet returned from Miwar together with a canoe from that village, Lime is thrown, men plunge into the water, all as a sign of joy about his safe return.)(eng).