OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

cim

•  just like; exactly like(eng).

a cim emar-a!not like this!(eng)

a mer cim em-orhe did exactly what he did that (other) day(eng)

e cim yamem-ic samkaw wut araw(the trees were) just as big as that huge samkaw tree over there(eng)

no cimjust like me(eng)

tamiw --early in the morning(eng)

Satewnakap nat e cim ap-em, yismak mak cowak araw unS. was just like you as you're sitting there - like a glowing piece of fire wood(eng)

yimkom a cim amis wuta net as big as the one which is here(eng)

ay am cim, ay am cimthe two sections (of the yew) were exactly alike(eng)