Entry record from Voorhoeve (nd c): Asmat Flamingo Bay
aw
(1) to be covered in sth; be soiled(eng).
se'n --to be covered in mud(eng)
nam es --a body soiled by blood(eng)
(2) to roast; cook; boil(eng).
amas --to roast sago(eng)
yis --to roast over the fire(eng)
meras --to boil rice(eng)
mu --to boil water(eng)
(3) to scrape; sharpen; scoop; bail out(eng).
amas --to scrape out/pound sago(eng)
moco/mu --to bail water(eng)
sen --to fish with a small scoop net(eng)
umuc --to scoop fish from stagnant pools(eng)
yene umuc, cacaka umuc eme-aw-es-mokom-a!you have already caught your fish in shallow and deep pools, this night! (= you have had enough love-making this night!)(eng)
men aw
• to sharpen a point or edge(eng).
sis men --to grind one's teeth(eng)
minaf --to be absorbed in thought, be thinking about sth all the time(eng)