OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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!