Entry record from Voorhoeve (nd c): Asmat Flamingo Bay
nes
• substance; material; flesh; meat; muscles(eng).
amas nes
• sago pith(eng).
onow nes
• the leaves forming the thatch(eng).
os nes
• wood(eng).
pom nes
• the small air-bubbles which float on the water in the wake of a canoe; caused by the movement of the paddles(eng).
Literally: traces of rowing
Yepem nes yipic
• a man from Yepem origin(eng).
nes ow
• blood relatives(eng).
nes mino
• term of abuse(eng).
Literally: piece of meat
o cen araw e nes mino am takas an-menes
• those bloody bastards, all of them are fucking you!(eng).
Literally: your vagina Foc. those bastards they all eat-you!
nes am nes am (as/pok)
• all kinds of things; whatever there (is/was)(eng).
nesnakap
• a bit of meat(eng).