OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Visser (2020): Kalamang

lebe[leˈbe]

•  Verb. to be more; to go past; to exceed.lebih; lewat; lebih tinggi; lebih banyak.

Faldi bo sayang tangreitkoni bo parin ba lebe tanggaruok.Faldi went to sell one hundred nutmegs but he had three too many., Faldi pi jual biji pala seratus tapi lebi tiga biji.

Ma rorat lebe.He's higher than the tree., Dia lewat kayu.

Semantic domain: bodily states, colours, dimensions, quantity