OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

co

•  container; trough; tray; nest(eng).

co pokplate, rantang(eng)

an --small tray used to put sago in(eng)

amer --a snake’s nest(eng)

asuk --cocoon of the asuk caterpillar(eng)

yeniwir --spider's web(eng)

enam --a dish/plate with fish(eng)

mi --lime container(eng)

misin --a dip in the sand (beach)(eng)

pe --a tray with crabs(eng)

pirkum --ant's nest(eng)

o --pig's lair(eng)

pomot --"a nest of feathered paddles" (said when all the rowers in acanoe have feather-decorated paddles(eng)

sow --large trough made of the broad base of the midrib of a palm frond, used to put sago grubs in(eng)

su --a su plant (k.o. fern)(eng)

tapin pipi --container made of a folded mat of pandanus leaf(eng)