OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘chin’; ‘dagu’

‘soak’; ‘rendam’

‘transport’; ‘angkut’

‘take’; ‘ambil’

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

‘rainbow’; ‘pelangi, benang raja’

‘father’; ‘ayah’

‘child’; ‘anak’

‘magnifier’; ‘pembesar’

‘termite’; ‘anai-anai’

‘close, protect’; ‘tutup, lindung’

‘soft palate’; ‘langit-langit lembut’

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

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

‘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’

‘drift’; ‘hanyut’

‘invite, encourage’; ‘ajak, undang’

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

‘pengalas’

‘slave’; ‘budak’

‘weave’; ‘tenun, menenun’

‘ash, dust’; ‘abu, debu, dapur’

‘body, self’; ‘badan, diri’

‘younger brother’; ‘adik’

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

‘I’; ‘aku’

‘small’; ‘kecil’

‘deaf’; ‘tuli’

‘plus’; ‘tambah’

‘river, part of the river where you bathe’; ‘sungai, bagian sungai tempat mandi’

‘bushel’; ‘gantang’

‘cigarette’; ‘rokok’

‘cut, e.g. rope’; ‘potong, mis. tali’

‘handheld’; ‘genggam’

‘chain’; ‘rantai’

‘slaughter’; ‘sembelih’

‘unplug, snatch’; ‘cabut, renggut’

‘far’; ‘jauh’

‘catch, handheld’; ‘tangkap, genggam’

‘shiny clean’; ‘bersih mengilap’

‘run’; ‘lari’

‘thousand’; ‘ribu’

‘wind’; ‘angin’

‘grass’; ‘rumput’

‘thirsty, dry’; ‘haus, kering’

‘heavy (of rain)’; ‘deras (tentang hujan)’

‘mosquito’; ‘nyamuk’

‘slit, slaughter’; ‘gorok, sembelih’

‘die silly, dead’; ‘mati konyol, mampus’

‘tense, strong’; ‘tegang, kuat’

‘pull down fruits repeatedly (roughly)’; ‘jolok berulang-ulang (dengan kasar)’

‘bastard (cuss word for men)’; ‘bangsat (kata makian untuk laki-laki)’

‘pointed’; ‘runcing’

‘destroyed, very soft, e.g. because it was submerged for a long time’; ‘hancur, lembek sekali, mis. karena terendam lama’

‘deep and round, e.g. plate’; ‘dalam dan bulat, mis. piring’

‘broken, destroyed, e.g. glass or plate’; ‘pecah, hancur, mis. gelas atau piring’

‘fall, luruh (of fruit or duan)’; ‘gugur, luruh (tentang buah atau duan)’

‘armpit’; ‘ketiak’

‘pillar, post supporting the house’; ‘pilar, tiang topang rumah’

‘dry in sun’; ‘jemur’

‘downstream, drifting downstream through the river’; ‘menghilir, menghanyutkan diri ke hilir melalui sungai’

‘stockade, foot cuffs are made from planks or wooden sticks’; ‘pasungan, borgol kaki terbuat dari papan atau batang kayu’

‘scold’; ‘tegur’

‘mother’; ‘ibu’

‘road’; ‘jalan’

‘ko. grilled dishes’; ‘sej. masakan panggang’

‘stinging hair (on bamboo or rice stems/leaves)’; ‘miang (pada batang/daun bambu atau padi)’

‘mother’; ‘ibu’

‘dry’; ‘kering’

‘placenta’; ‘ari-ari, tembuni’

‘wrapped rice’; ‘nasi bungkus’

‘let, come on (word of invitation)’; ‘mari, ayo(kata ajakan)’

‘prick (between) teeth’; ‘tusuk (antara) gigi’

‘drink’; ‘minum’

‘brother-in-law’; ‘ipar’

‘ironwood’; ‘kayu besi’; ‘Inocarpus’

‘tail’; ‘ekor’

‘crotch, groin’; ‘lakukan di antara pangkal paha dan kemaluan’

‘black’; ‘hitam’

‘saliva’; ‘air liur’

‘salt’; ‘garam’

‘you’; ‘kau’

‘ko. traditional dances’; ‘sej. tarian tradisional’

‘family’; ‘keluarga’

‘hug, embrace’; ‘peluk, rangkul’

‘hundred’; ‘ratus’

‘raft’; ‘rakit’

‘tie’; ‘ikat’

‘jealous’; ‘cemburu’

‘stick’; ‘lidi’

‘pull, tug’; ‘tarik, hela’

‘rub, clean’; ‘gosok, membersihkan’

‘good spirits, spirit of a deceased person’; ‘roh yang baik, roh orang yang sudah meninggal’

‘noisy, commotion’; ‘ribut, keributan’

‘rest’; ‘istirahat’

‘hungry’; ‘lapar’

‘hair that grows between the ears and temples’; ‘rambut yang tumbuh di antara telinga dan pelipis’

‘behavior’; ‘tingkah laku’

‘kicking sound, e.g. kick sound’; ‘bunyi 'pak', mis. bunyi sepakan’

‘explode, erupt’; ‘letup, letus’