OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Visser (2020): Kalamang

rarie[raˈrie]

•  Verb. to make a pandanus leaf soft by stroking it with the back of a knife so that it can be used for weaving.kasih lombo daun tikar.

Nina kalifanat paruotkinda ma tok rarie.Grandmother wants to make a mat, she softens the pandanus stirps first., Nenek mau bikin tikar, dia kasih lombo daun tikar dulu.

Semantic domain: work