OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

an, na

•  to eat.

cemen an, cemen na

•  to have intercourse (with a man).

cen --to have inter­course (with a woman)

mu --to drink

pinim --to smell, perceive a smell

sis --to recover one's breath

yak --to long for

aman

Morphological form: am.an

•  vs. to eat together with someone; join others to eat.

o cepes pok m-aman e-mandon't you want to eat together with your wife?