OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

cenam

(1) soft slimy; or fluid; substance which forms the core of sth; contents(eng).

kus --the brains(eng)

manmak --the eye-ball(eng)

os --phlegm(eng)

muruf susu – apcoma bottle containing milk(eng)

-- opak!there is nothing in it (e.g. in a bottle)(eng)

(2) of shellfish: the animal itself; within the shell: thus(eng).

sin --, yupuk --, umi –of ants: the larvae(eng)

eg. penam --, namin --

(3) of people: full-blooded; 100%(eng).

Kayè -- emem-er inhe was a real full-blooded Kayè man(eng)

(4) of a song: the words(eng).