OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘exist, there is’ (eng)

‘show’ (eng)

‘tree’ (eng)

‘grasp, catch’ (eng)

‘number’ (eng)

‘stirring paddle’ (eng)

‘iron spatula’ (eng)

‘arrange’ (eng)

‘touch’ (eng)

‘sago’ (eng)

‘respond in kind’ (eng)

‘serve sago porridge’ (eng)

‘buy’ (eng)

‘living room’ (eng)

‘door’ (eng)

‘shut (door, window), obstruct (path)’ (eng)

‘peel, pare, skin’ (eng)

‘cradle in arms’ (eng)

‘rope twisting tool’ (eng)

‘wall’ (eng)

‘package’ (eng)

‘penetrate (?)’ (eng)

‘thread’ (eng)

‘shift away’ (eng)

‘hug, carry on hip (child)’ (eng)

‘turn’ (eng)

‘disappear’ (eng)

‘disappear, lose’ (eng)

‘sit cross-legged’ (eng)

‘sip’ (eng)

‘steamer’ (eng)

‘floor or raised platform made of bamboo or wood’ (eng)

‘split bamboo bench’ (eng)

‘move’ (eng)

‘noise’ (eng)

‘request’ (eng)

‘cause to snap’ (eng)

‘erupt (volcano)’ (eng)

‘expired, finished’ (eng)

‘cause to shatter’ (eng)

‘see’ (eng)

‘blink’ (eng)

‘deny’ (eng)

‘find’ (eng)

‘foundation’ (eng)

‘obstruct (path)’ (eng)

‘poke at, touch’ (eng)

‘wire clamp for roasting fish’ (eng)

‘send’ (eng)

‘leave (scraps) behind’ (eng)

‘rip’ (eng)

‘sauce’ (eng)

‘sway, shake, bob’ (eng)

‘hide (something)’ (eng)

‘put’ (eng)

‘sago trough’ (eng)

‘scrape sago pith’ (eng)

‘race boat’ (eng)

‘compete’ (eng)

‘call’ (eng)

‘bring closer together’ (eng)

‘carry on head’ (eng)

‘put’ (eng)

‘stretch (on rising)’ (eng)

‘gargle’ (eng)

‘feed (a child)’ (eng)

‘cast (chicken feed)’ (eng)

‘splash (someone)’ (eng)

‘house fence’ (eng)

‘turn (it) over’ (eng)

‘face downwards’ (eng)

‘scrape coconut’ (eng)

‘gather’ (eng)

‘hut in a garden’ (eng)

‘share out’ (eng)

‘argue’ (eng)

‘bury the dead’ (eng)

‘shave, have a haircut’ (eng)

‘rub with (stone)’ (eng)

‘cut down, have been’ (eng)

‘wash (hair)’ (eng)

‘rub with (stone)’ (eng)

‘pry out (thorn)’ (eng)

‘wipe (body)’ (eng)

‘lean back’ (eng)

‘grub, root about’ (eng)

‘on one's back’ (eng)

‘on one's side’ (eng)

‘have a massage’ (eng)

‘pout’ (eng)

‘change clothes’ (eng)

‘inform’ (eng)

‘sun (something)’ (eng)

‘whisper’ (eng)

‘hit with a length of wood or iron’ (eng)

‘run’ (eng)

‘coconut shell ladle’ (eng)

‘weep’ (eng)

‘stand in line’ (eng)

‘window’ (eng)

‘goat’ (eng)

‘tear down, cause to collapse’ (eng)

‘climb (under duress)’ (eng)

‘reach for’ (eng)

‘lose’ (eng)

‘pound’ (eng)

‘collapse, fallen down’ (eng)

‘room’ (eng)

‘snap finger on (another's hand)’ (eng)

‘too bad’ (eng)

‘thatch peg of bamboo’ (eng)

‘shout’ (eng)

‘hang’ (eng)

‘work’ (eng)

‘remove coconut husk’ (eng)

‘pinch’ (eng)

‘fear’ (eng)

‘slit throat (Islamic ritual slaughter)’ (eng)

‘stir’ (eng)

‘earthenware pot, iron skillet, wok’ (eng)

‘ask’ (eng)

‘body grime’ (eng)

‘coconut scraping tool’ (eng)

‘blood’ (eng)

‘road, path, way’ (eng)

‘floor (on ground level)’ (eng)

‘ignite’ (eng)

‘flame’ (eng)

‘foundation’ (eng)

‘insult, cuss out’ (eng)

‘drive away’ (eng)

‘sago container’ (eng)

‘steal’ (eng)

‘attic’ (eng)

‘squat’ (eng)

‘squatting’ (eng)

‘shaken’ (eng)

‘burn crisp, thoroughly destroyed by fire’ (eng)

‘quiet’ (eng)

‘forget’ (eng)

‘meet’ (eng)

‘whisper to each other’ (eng)

‘one on top of the other’ (eng)

‘sit with legs stretched forward’ (eng)

‘shiver’ (eng)

‘grope in the dark’ (eng)

‘thief’ (eng)

‘breath’ (eng)

‘rest’ (eng)

‘admit to, agree to’ (eng)

‘work’ (eng)

‘cough’ (eng)

‘thief’ (eng)

‘itchy’ (eng)

‘want’ (eng)

‘sleepy’ (eng)

‘regret’ (eng)

‘shattered (plate)’ (eng)

‘stone (cement) wall’ (eng)

‘splashed’ (eng)

‘forget’ (eng)

‘satiated’ (eng)

‘twitch’ (eng)

‘fall’ (eng)

‘go home, return’ (eng)

‘mat’ (eng)

‘penetrated’ (eng)

‘chop off’ (eng)

‘sago mattock’ (eng)

‘stubbed’ (eng)

‘approach’ (eng)

‘twitch’ (eng)

‘fall (ripe fruit)’ (eng)

‘grunt (pig)’ (eng)

‘grow’ (eng)

‘pot support’ (eng)

‘nearby’ (eng)

‘extremely near, right up against’ (eng)

‘coconut’ (eng)

‘ripe’ (eng)

‘cooked’ (eng)

‘sedimentate’ (eng)

‘rub (aches)’ (eng)

‘don't’ (eng)

‘pole used to knoch down fruits’ (eng)

‘hide (oneself)’ (eng)

‘strangle, choke’ (eng)

‘carry on shoulder’ (eng)

‘sao mold leveler’ (eng)

‘rap with knuckles’ (eng)

‘break’ (eng)

‘wear’ (eng)

‘clothes’ (eng)

‘open (door)’ (eng)

‘pay’ (eng)

‘get up’ (eng)

‘board’ (eng)

‘black board’ (eng)

‘grate’ (eng)

‘serving bowl for sago porridge’ (eng)

‘yank out’ (eng)

‘do, make’ (eng)

‘twist fibre into rope’ (eng)

‘choose’ (eng)

‘plate’ (eng)

‘lick’ (eng)

‘whistle’ (eng)

‘water vessel with spout’ (eng)

‘basket’ (eng)

‘boil’ (eng)

‘unfasten (knots)’ (eng)

‘bamboo 'spine' of thatch’ (eng)

‘corner’ (eng)

‘porridge made of sago pith’ (eng)

‘turn’ (eng)

‘large earthen water vessel’ (eng)

‘climb (tree)’ (eng)

‘sneeze’ (eng)

‘face’ (eng)

‘slap’ (eng)

‘slash’ (eng)

‘burn, bake’ (eng)

‘answer (a question)’ (eng)

‘bowl’ (eng)

‘exit’ (eng)

‘drinking mug’ (eng)

‘broom’ (eng)

‘fell (tree)’ (eng)

‘cement’ (eng)

‘kick’ (eng)

‘desire’ (eng)

‘brush teeth’ (eng)

‘prying tool (?)’ (eng)

‘tool for removing coconut flesh from shell’ (eng)

‘spill’ (eng)

‘throw away’ (eng)

‘pour water while bathing’ (eng)

‘spoon’ (eng)

‘pottery sago mould’ (eng)

‘point out with finger’ (eng)

‘low bench in kitchen’ (eng)

‘order, command’ (eng)

‘plate’ (eng)

‘enter’ (eng)

‘porch’ (eng)

‘arrange’ (eng)

‘later, wait’ (eng)

‘burnt’ (eng)

‘snapped’ (eng)

‘torn’ (eng)

‘accidentally knocked down’ (eng)

‘slipped’ (eng)

‘accidentally struck’ (eng)

‘reply (to a greeting)’ (eng)

‘press’ (eng)

‘cover (with a lid)’ (eng)

‘plant’ (eng)

‘remember’ (eng)

‘gaze upward’ (eng)

‘broken’ (eng)

‘kitchen’ (eng)

‘explode’ (eng)

‘receive’ (eng)

‘bag, suitcase’ (eng)

‘winnowing basket, sifting basket’ (eng)

‘no, not’ (eng)

‘shoot (gun)’ (eng)

‘connect (ropes), splice (?)’ (eng)

‘carry in hand, lift’ (eng)

‘chop up, dice’ (eng)

‘bucket’ (eng)

‘crush (louse)’ (eng)

‘massage’ (eng)

‘press down’ (eng)

‘connection’ (eng)

‘descend’ (eng)

‘stay behind’ (eng)

‘bark’ (eng)

‘hit with a stone’ (eng)

‘bamboo tube used to blow on flames’ (eng)

‘pour (on plants, fire, dust)’ (eng)

‘change’ (eng)

‘jab (with finger)’ (eng)

‘sleep’ (eng)

‘dream’ (eng)

‘punch’ (eng)

‘wash’ (eng)

‘basket of bamboo’ (eng)

‘snore’ (eng)

‘carve’ (eng)

‘win’ (eng)

‘hill’ (eng)

‘mountain’ (eng)

‘sailboat’ (eng)

‘sell’ (eng)

‘rope’ (eng)

‘rope, line’ (eng)

‘feelings’ (eng)

‘jump’ (eng)

‘take out’ (eng)

‘shade, image’ (eng)

‘cooking tongs of bamboo, tongs for coals’ (eng)

‘search for’ (eng)

‘dog’ (eng)

‘interior’ (eng)