Entry record from Voorhoeve (nd c): Asmat Flamingo Bay
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• onomatopoeia: reproducing the call of the yum bird; the sound of paddles bumping against the sides of a canoe; the sound of many people running away through the bush.
-- e-to make a thumping noise
yum kuku-mathe yum bird is calling
mare yum kuk'enaw-ma!the call of the yum is already coming our way!
papis kukuku yams-to practise wife-swapping (many people together)