OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Visser (2020): Kalamang

paruak[paˈruak]

•  Verb. to throw aside; to throw away; to drop.buang; lepas; buang; lepas.

Esa temun et mulunat potma paruak.Uncle cuts the side of the canoe., Bapak tua potong buang pinggir perahu.

Sor ma me gawarta, Nabil emun se paruak.That fish was rotten, Nabil's mother threw it away., Ikan itu sudah busuk, Nabil mama sudah buang.

Kahamin sorat paruak, bal se mat nan.The bird dropped the fish, the dog ate it., Burung lepas ikan, anjing su makan dia.

Semantic domain: arrange, hold, transfer