Entry record from Voorhoeve (nd c): Asmat Flamingo Bay
cem
• house; dwelling(eng).
emak cem
• house in which the mis poles are carved (in Amanamkay this was an extension at the back of the yew)(eng).
yisow cem
(1) small houses built by children on the river bank; in which they play. There is a special season for this(eng).
(2) small houses built along the river inside the village when the villagers move away because many deaths have occurred - the name yisow suggests a link with the ghosts(eng).
yiwis cem
• a new house; built after having moved to a new dwelling place(eng).
ow cem
• large house; in form similar to a yew; built at the mouth of the river on which the village is situated. It is used as a watch house in which the men are looking out for enemies; or guard the women when they are fishing in the neighbourhood(eng).
pok cem
• a storehouse(eng).
usi cem
• a temporary dwelling erected when people stay outside the village for some time to make sago; to fish or to make canoes(eng).
wasen cem
• annex behind the main house; kitchen(eng).
cem mino
• large house in which several families live(eng).
cem picin cowak
• (house-skin-only) empty house(s)(eng).