OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

tatakay

•  lively; always busy; swift-footed(eng).

atow tatakay

•  playful(eng).

per yak tatakay nim

•  (when one is very hungry)(eng).

Literally: as if mice are running around in one's stomach