Entry record from Voorhoeve (nd c): Asmat Flamingo Bay
yamam
• side; side of the body; area; part of the country.
a yamam(on) this side
a na yamam(on) our side/territory
e ca yamam(on) your side / territory
poman yamamthat part on the other side of the river
Samsimit yamamthe side/area of the Samsimit river
Na yo yamam enaw.ap.es-mom, ema ucim yo aram ew?We have come here to our part of the country, but at which river?
nese --our side of the river