OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘father’; ‘bapa’

‘covering, that which is placed between as a protection’; ‘balut, peleh’

‘small lizard, reddish’; ‘tjetjak’

‘have peace, bereaved’; ‘damai, persekutuan’

‘lower path’; ‘djalan bawah’

‘put on (hat, carrying bag over head)’; ‘penutup kepada’

‘edible fern’; ‘sebangsa sajur paku’

‘child, children’; ‘anak, anak2’

‘spin (as top)’; ‘putar’

‘spin (as top)’; ‘putar-putar’

‘cough, cold’; ‘batuk’

‘circular cooking place, coil (as snake, rope)’; ‘tempat masak, terlingkar, tidor seperti andjing’

‘bow (shooting)’; ‘busur’

‘thorn bush or vine’; ‘unak’

‘large rattan’; ‘tali jg besar’

‘crisp, dry (of food)’; ‘garing’

‘grit the teeth’; ‘kertakkan gigi’

‘claw of animal or bird’; ‘tjakar, djari binatang burung’

‘door, footprints’; ‘tutup, bekas kaki’

‘door’; ‘pintu’

‘drill’; ‘pahat’

‘red bead’; ‘sebangsa manik2 merah’

‘garden or jungle shelter’; ‘pondok’

‘small black bug’; ‘sebangsa kumbang’

‘expect’; ‘menanti’

‘tree’; ‘sebangsa pohon’

‘laugh, smile’; ‘tertawa, tersenjum’

‘short’; ‘pendek’

‘help together (as building a fence)’; ‘tolong menolong’

‘spider’; ‘laba-laba’

‘tackle, scratch (as a pig's belly to quieten)’; ‘geli2, gili2 keras sedikit seumpamanja perut’

‘fall away (as leaves from tree), disappear (as clouds)’; ‘gundul (pohon), lenjap (awan)’

‘reddish colored bow’; ‘sematjam panah’

‘formerly’; ‘dulu’

‘two’; ‘dua’

‘extract, pry out’; ‘tjungkil’

‘shadow’; ‘bajang’

‘cheek’; ‘pipi’

‘lie, falsehood’; ‘dusta, bohong’

‘lift up, unscrew’; ‘buka (blik)’

‘pick up one by one’; ‘pungut’

‘break thru, come out (as water from contain)’; ‘menerusi, tembus’

‘cough up as food’; ‘batuk kama salah makan’

‘cheek’; ‘pipi’

‘cough up as dry potatoes’; ‘batuk kama salah makan’

‘small bird’; ‘sebangsa burung’

‘return the same day’; ‘hari itu djuga pulang’

‘you two, 2nd pr. dual’; ‘kamu dua’

‘big toothed animal’; ‘sebangsa kuskus’

‘mood of condition, cause result, if because (verb suffix)’; ‘kalau’

‘you two, your (dual)’; ‘kamu dua’

‘inside a house’; ‘di dalam rumah’

‘work, diligent’; ‘bekerdja, bikin, radjin’

‘baby’; ‘kanak2, anak’

‘fat (people), swell up’; ‘gemuk (org), bengkak (luka)’

‘sprout’; ‘mendjalar’

‘claw (animal or bird)’; ‘tjakar, djari binatang burung’

‘sprout’; ‘mendjalar’

‘fuzzy substance growing on trees used to start fires’; ‘lumut jg dipergunakan membuat api’

‘large bird’; ‘sematjam burung’

‘bird’; ‘sebangsa burung’

‘limp along’; ‘tongkat bungkuk’

‘walk bent over as old person’; ‘org bungkuk’

‘pit, hole (in ground), center (as of pipe)’; ‘lijang, lobang’

‘small bird’; ‘sebangsa burung’

‘stand still as without fear in danger’; ‘berdiri tegak dgn tidak takut’

‘variety or class of sweet potatoes’; ‘ubi’

‘get spotted, blotched’; ‘berkerut’

‘small lizard’; ‘sebangsa tjētjāk’

‘sweet potatoes’; ‘patatas’

‘fern’; ‘sajur paku’

‘class of fern-like grass used in baking with hot stones’; ‘sematjam sajur’

‘separate, spread apart’; ‘asing, belah’

‘itch’; ‘gatal’

‘sound of heavy rain’; ‘seperti bunji hudjan’

‘Moni skirt’; ‘sematjam pakaian org perp’

‘much’; ‘banjak’

‘sir, friend’; ‘sobat, teman’

‘flower’; ‘sebangsa bunga’

‘spoil, rot (potatoes)’; ‘rusak’

‘nasal discharge’; ‘ingus’

‘his (her) older brother’; ‘kakaknja (laki2)’

‘his (her) older sister’; ‘kakaknja (perempuan)’

‘look down upon’; ‘lihat’

‘pregnant’; ‘mengandung’

‘touch, feel’; ‘pegang’

‘touch, feel’; ‘pegang, rasa’

‘rainbow’; ‘pelangi’

‘rainbow’; ‘pelangi’

‘bird’; ‘sematjam burung’

‘walking cane’; ‘tongkat’

‘stone or stick drill’; ‘pahat’

‘tree’; ‘sebangsa pohon’

‘kill as people and animal when being chased by a group’; ‘membunuh org dan binatang dilakukan org banjak’

‘upright stick fence’; ‘pagar tegok’

‘break (of bow string)’; ‘putus’

‘wail (as for dead)’; ‘meratap’

‘cylindrical beads’; ‘sebangsa manik2’

‘tree with fern-like leaves’; ‘sebangsa pohon’

‘fruitful or of heavy foliage’; ‘pohon jg rimbun dan lebat buahnja’