OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  kind of tree used for making canoes; dugout canoe(eng).

atow --toy canoe(eng)

yicop --war canoe, group of men who go out in a canoe e.g. to hunt or to guard the fishing women(eng)

yim --canoe(s) with women who go fishing with nets(eng)

kaper --boat, ship(eng)

meren --small canoe as used by crocodi­le hunters(eng)

•  a small canoe(eng).

•  “as much firewood as a canoe load full” said when the rack above the fireplace is full of firewood(eng).