Entry record from Voorhoeve (nd c): Asmat Flamingo Bay
af
• gv. to beat; to hit; to strike; to kill.
piri a yew aw-af-merawos!At the yew below they are killing us!
manam --to like, be in love with, have an affair with
mi --to throw lime from bamboo containers (as done during ceremonies, or when attacking an enemy)
minip --to think of/about
namir --to die
now --to kill someone in order to take his/her head
omop --to beat
uwku fa -; yis --to blow the fire
yu -(af- can occur by itself, as in wow, or af wut! "watch out! you kill very", i.e. Watch out, or we'll kill you!, manam ucinak af in)
af.por: amer manam m-af.por pow!Je moet geen verhouding met een slang willen hebben!