OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘I, 1st pr. sg. subject, verb suffix’; ‘saja, pokok kalimat’

‘remote past tense (verb suffix)’; ‘hal jg sudah terdjadi’

‘verbal suffix, completed action’; ‘kata pekerdjaan jg bulat pandan bangunja’

‘I, me, my’; ‘saja, aku’

‘greeting to children’

‘nail, small cylindrical object’; ‘paku, benda jg bulat pandang bangunja’

‘nail, small cylindrical object’; ‘paku, benda jg bulat pandan bangunja’

‘snake from which part of the Zagani tuma originated’; ‘sebangsa ular jg dari padanja sebahagian dari bangsa Zagani terpantjar’

‘wood-eating insect’; ‘sebangsa binatang ketjil2 jg makan kaju’

‘belch’; ‘makolak’

‘skin, bark, peel’; ‘kulit, kali’

‘large non-edible jungle fruit’; ‘buah tikar’

‘wing’; ‘sajap’

‘angel’; ‘malaekat, utusan’

‘angel’; ‘malaekat’

‘angel’; ‘malaekat’

‘alive, life, raw, unripe’; ‘hidup, mentah’

‘heal’; ‘djadi baik (luka)’

‘green’; ‘hidjau’

‘alive, raw, unripe’; ‘hidup, mentah, muda’

‘call a pig’; ‘panggil babi’

‘sing on the pathway with joy in Moni fashion’; ‘njanjian djalanan kebiasaan orang Moni’

‘they, 3rd pr. du-pl. subj. indicator, verb suffix’; ‘mereka, bila djadi pokok kalimat’

‘you, your (singular)’; ‘engkau, kau’

‘crotch, shoulder’; ‘tjabang, bahu’

‘affectionate greeting (lit: you can suck on the rectum)’

‘mountain stream bed’; ‘tjelah gunung’

‘crotched fence support’; ‘kaju buat pagar’

‘orange mushroom’; ‘sebangsa djamur jg kuning’

‘bird of paradise plum worn only by wealthy Moni men’; ‘bulu sebangsa burung jg biasa dipakai oleh org kaja2’

‘juice, sap, milk of sweet potato, paint’; ‘air buah, getah, tjet’

‘top or toward back of the shoulder’; ‘bahagian belakang dekat bahu’

‘you, your (singular)’; ‘engkau’

‘cry out (in death), mew (of a cat)’; ‘selaku tanda, kuting mengeong’

‘wild rabbit-like animal’; ‘sebangsa binatang seperti kutjing’

‘level area’; ‘tempat jg rata’

‘plain, broad level area’; ‘padang, tempat jg rata’

‘level area’; ‘tempat jg rata’

‘tickle’; ‘geli-geli’

‘beneath, bury’; ‘di bawah, kuburkan org’

‘coefficient with potatoes, seeds, etc.’; ‘bidji, buah’

‘large boil-like sore’; ‘seperti bisul’

‘trunk or erect portion of tree, weed, etc, wither’; ‘batang (pohong), laju’

‘2nd born twin, actual or existent in Moni mind’; ‘anak kembar jg kedua’

‘fifteen’; ‘lima belas’

‘wither, dry up’; ‘lajur, kering’

‘large boil-like sore’; ‘seperti bisul’

‘stand, stand up’; ‘berdiri, tegak’

‘join or go thru (as at juncture in pathway)’

‘beneath, underneath’; ‘di bawah’

‘argue, remonstrate’; ‘melawan, berbantah’

‘turn over’; ‘balik’

‘end (place or time)’; ‘udjung’

‘knee’; ‘lulut’

‘not speak clearly’; ‘bitjara tidak terang’

‘kind of wasp-like honey bee’; ‘sematjam tawon’

‘back (of person)’; ‘belakan’

‘surface (water, garden)’; ‘di muka (air)’

‘sky, heaven’; ‘langit, surga’

‘small wild animal’; ‘sebangsa kuskus’

‘God’; ‘Allah’

‘rainbow’; ‘pelangi’

‘join or go thru (as at juncture in pathway)’

‘fall’; ‘djatuh’

‘flow, color (as with crayons)’; ‘djalankan air, beri warna pada gambaran’

‘singing and communicating on pathway’; ‘njanjian djalanan’

‘paternal uncle, older brother’; ‘laki2 dari bapa, kakak laki2’

‘draw a bow-string, ready to shoot an arrow’; ‘tarik panah, sedia untuk panah’

‘father, parallel uncle’; ‘bapak, sdr laki2 dari bapaku’

‘climb (tree)’; ‘pandjat’

‘across (river)’; ‘seberang’

‘away from, separate (as pieces of firewood)’; ‘keluarkan, buka (api dari / api)’

‘place from which a kind' of bark is gotten to make kind of Moni skirt’; ‘tempat org ambil kulit kaju buat bikin pakaian perempuan’

‘mother, breast’; ‘ibu, susu’

‘milk’; ‘susu’

‘common greetings In Moni (lit: say "this breast")’

‘common greetings between women (lit: you suck the breast)’

‘common greetings in Dugindoga (lit: you cut off the breast)’

‘set (as an object)’

‘sit, sit down’; ‘duduk’

‘cry’; ‘menangis’

‘tear, tear drop’; ‘air mata’

‘half, other, shadow’; ‘sa-tengah, sa-paroh’

‘turn over’; ‘sebelah, bajang’

‘plus five (lit: toward the other hand)’; ‘tambah lima’

‘half, other’; ‘sa-tengah’

‘plus five (lit: the other hand)’; ‘tambah lima’

‘six’; ‘enam’

‘eight’; ‘delapan’

‘seven’; ‘tudju’

‘nine’; ‘sembilan’

‘shady, gentle’; ‘rendang, lemah lembut’

‘flea’; ‘kutu’

‘face around nose’; ‘muka’

‘hit (as with stick)’; ‘pukul dgn kaju’

‘nostrils’; ‘lobang hidung’

‘stick worn in hole in septum of nose’; ‘kaju jg dipakai dilobanga’

‘central line af face from forehand to tip of nose’; ‘batang hidung’

‘give not expecting immediate reciprocation, purposelessness, without reason’; ‘pemberian tidak perlu dibalas dgn lekas, dengan pertjuma, tidak sebabnja’

‘grace’; ‘anugerah’