Entry record from Voorhoeve (nd c): Asmat Flamingo Bay
nes
• substance; material; flesh; meat; muscles.
amas nes
• sago pith.
onow nes
• the leaves forming the thatch.
os nes
• wood.
pom nes
• the small air-bubbles which float on the water in the wake of a canoe; caused by the movement of the paddles.
Literally: traces of rowing
Yepem nes yipic
• a man from Yepem origin.
nes ow
• blood relatives.
nes mino
• term of abuse.
Literally: piece of meat
o cen araw e nes mino am takas an-menes
• those bloody bastards, all of them are fucking you!.
Literally: your vagina Foc. those bastards they all eat-you!
nes am nes am (as/pok)
• all kinds of things; whatever there (is/was).
nesnakap
• a bit of meat.