OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘body, self’; ‘badan, diri’

‘weave’; ‘tenun, menenun’

‘plunder, seize’; ‘rampas, rebut’

‘soak’; ‘rendam’

‘chin’; ‘dagu’

‘scratched, get scratched, e.g. body skin by nails’; ‘tergores, kena goresan, mis. kulit badan oleh paku’

‘sugar palm tree’; ‘pohon enau’; ‘Arenga saccharifera, Arenga pinnata’

‘I’; ‘aku’

‘transport’; ‘angkut’

‘take’; ‘ambil’

‘rope made of animal skin, especially buffalo skin’; ‘tali dari kulit binatang, khususnya kulit kerbau’

‘father’; ‘ayah’

‘child’; ‘anak’

‘magnifier’; ‘pembesar’

‘core, middle, e.g. on a wooden stick’; ‘inti, bagian tengah, mis. pada batang kayu’

‘something stuck in the middle, e.g. thorns or sticks between the fingers’; ‘sesuatu yang tertancap di tengah-tengah, mis. duri atau lidi di antara jari tangan’

‘termite’; ‘anai-anai’

‘deep, deep part of the river’; ‘lubuk, bagian sungai yang dalam’

‘soft palate’; ‘langit-langit lembut’

‘gills (of fish)’; ‘insang (pada ikan)’

‘drift’; ‘hanyut’

‘invite, encourage’; ‘ajak, undang’

‘attached, huddled together’; ‘dempet, berdempet’

‘slave’; ‘budak’

‘elephant bamboo’; ‘sej. bambu yang batangnya besar, betung’; ‘Dendrocalamus asper’

‘ash, dust’; ‘abu, debu, dapur’

‘younger brother’; ‘adik’

‘short traditional dagger’; ‘keris pendek’

‘forest cow, anoa’; ‘sapi hutan, anoa’; ‘Bubalus depressicornis’

‘carcass’; ‘bangkai’

‘life, maintain’; ‘hidup, pelihara’

‘ballast load’; ‘beban pemberat’

‘lips’; ‘bibir’

‘duck’; ‘itik’

‘tote’; ‘jinjing’

‘woman’; ‘perempuan’

‘ko. taro’; ‘sej. talas’; ‘Alocasia’

‘opening something by using your fingers, e.g. open closed eyelids’; ‘membuka sesuatu dengan menggunakan jari, mis. membuka kelopak mata yang tertutup’

‘leer, glance’; ‘lirik’

‘Indian laurel’; ‘pohon bintangar’; ‘Calophyllum inophyllum’

‘corn’; ‘jagung’; ‘Zea mays’

‘very small fish’; ‘anak ikan yang masih kecil sekali’

‘rotten eggs’; ‘telur busuk’

‘fish egg’; ‘telur ikan’

‘candlenut’; ‘kemiri’; ‘Aleurites moluccana’

‘boil’; ‘bisul’

‘support’; ‘dukung’

‘shoulder’; ‘bahu’

‘lower jaw’; ‘rahang bawah’

‘attic (at home)’; ‘loteng (pada rumah)’

‘kind of vegetable’; ‘sejenis sayur’; ‘Gnetum gnemon’

‘new’; ‘baru’

‘ko. wading bird’; ‘sej. burung rawa’

‘meeting, deliberation’; ‘pertemuan, permusyawaratan’

‘snare’; ‘jerat’

‘wrap’; ‘bungkus’

‘sea’; ‘laut’

‘house’; ‘rumah’

‘change’; ‘ganti’

‘ko. anchovy’; ‘sej. ikan teri’

‘ko. melon’; ‘sambiki’; ‘Lagenaria hispida’

‘lie down’; ‘berbaring’

‘pant, find it hard to breathe’; ‘terengah-engah, sesak napas’

‘coconut’; ‘kelapa’; ‘Cocos nucifera’

‘get up’; ‘bangun’

‘numb, tingling’; ‘mati rasa, sesemutan’

‘wet’; ‘basah’

‘too, more than usual’; ‘terlalu, lebih dari biasanya’

‘tube from the midrib of sago leaves’; ‘tabung dari pelepah daun sagu’

‘rude, arrogant’; ‘kasar, sombong’

‘body, self’; ‘badan, diri’

‘stem (e.g. log)’; ‘batang (mis. batang kayu)’

‘ko. white caterpillar the size of a thumb’; ‘sej. ulat berwarna putih sebesar ibu jari tangan’

‘shortness of breath’; ‘pingsan, sesak napas’

‘rock’; ‘batu’

‘lift up (from water or from below)’; ‘angkat, mis. dari dalam air atau dari bawah’

‘hit (hard, e.g. hit the reed until it crumbles)’; ‘pukul (dengan keras, mis. memukul batang buluh sampai remuk)’

‘mute’; ‘bisu’

‘bruises (from being hit hard)’; ‘memar (akibat kena pukulan keras)’

‘magic’; ‘sakti’

‘rice’; ‘beras’

‘heavy’; ‘berat’

‘tie, bind several similar objects together’; ‘ikat, mengikat beberapa benda yang sama menjadi satu’

‘ko. marsh bird’; ‘burung weris, sej. burung rawa’

‘unroll, spread’; ‘membuka gulungan, menghamparkan’

‘wave’; ‘ombak’

‘rambutan’; ‘rambutan’; ‘Nephelium lappaceum’

‘ko. wood’; ‘sej. kayu’; ‘Tetrameles nudiflora’

‘mat’; ‘tikar’

‘harga, hutang’

‘witch doctor’; ‘dukun’

‘ax’; ‘kapak’

‘ear’; ‘talinga’

‘boat’; ‘perahu’

‘bracelet made of local skin’; ‘gelang dari kulit lokan’

‘banish, chase away’; ‘halau, usir’

‘separated, river that has dried up here and there’; ‘putus, sungai yang telah mengering di sana sini’

‘flower’; ‘bunga’

‘deaf’; ‘tuli’

‘eagle’; ‘burung elang’; ‘Haliastur indus intermedius, Spilornis cheela’