OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

cowor

•  flat; level; smooth.

se --mud flats; alike, similar; the same, at the same time

yuwur moc --similar to the howling of dogs

te --, wur --, mer --, fo --(with) rain, (with) thunder, (with) lightning, (with) strong wind - it's all the same <answer to the question whether there were different words for rain>

mare, amas --, onow -- a!a­ll-ri­ght, (­fet­ch) sago and sago lea­ves for tha­tch at the same time!

mi cowor-a!stand in line!

po cowor-a!row together in a line beside each other (= in battle array)!

ow cowor a!all together at the same time!