OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

(1) goods; things; something; charm; medicine.

a – tesmathat beautiful thing (=girl)

a ucim -- amwhat is this (thing)?

afe --small bailer made of ape leaves and yuam bark, used to bail water out of pools

am --something to catch am fish

amas yitow --charm which is put into the test-holes made in the trunk of a sago palm to prevent the starch to disappear

aruw --charm, magic

atet --floor cover of dead leaves

atow --toys

cem --contents of the house

cemen --penis charm

co --dish, plate

eco --objects named after a dead relative to keep his/her memory alive, and as a reminder of the duty of retaliation

emsa --charm used to make a new drum sound well

enet --small fish, crabs, worms etc used as bait (those are also the favourite food of ghosts)

eram --sorcery, charm

is --charm to make s.o. sleep

karew --food that one likes and can eat in large quantities

man --weapons

men --needle

nam --entrails

(2)

onok --staff, walking stick

owen --fighting-things, weapons

tari --inherited valuables

tosow --forest products such as sago, edible leaves, and fruit

yiwis --baggage take along when moving to another dwelling place

(3) animal food.

cemi --food for an ill husband

se --mud animals

yo piri --animals of the sea

pok merto go fishing

See also: mer

•  a little bit of forest products.