Entry record from Voorhoeve (nd c): Asmat Flamingo Bay
se
• to be (Subj. in the water; on the river; in a canoe); to exist (of a river).
ci aw(a)-sethere is a canoe here (in the water)
mu aw-se mua tortoise living in the water
Pi a-se-mar arawthere is a river (called) Pi
ma-se-raw‘it must stay in the canoe’
Synonyms: a-yiri.se-caw
sekurum
• everyone to be on the river.