OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

cenwis

Synonyms: ceniwis

cenwis cowuc

•  one's betrothed; one's future wife(eng).

-- atan-make arrangements for a marriage: the girl’s parents present food to a man as a sign that they want him to marry their daughter(eng)