OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

‘weave’ (eng); ‘tenun, menenun’ (ind)

‘soak’ (eng); ‘rendam’ (ind)

‘younger brother’ (eng); ‘adik’ (ind)

‘take’ (eng); ‘ambil’ (ind)

‘rainbow’ (eng); ‘pelangi, benang raja’ (ind)

‘father’ (eng); ‘ayah’ (ind)

‘deep, deep part of the river’ (eng); ‘lubuk, bagian sungai yang dalam’ (ind)

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

‘invite, encourage’ (eng); ‘ajak, undang’ (ind)

‘elephant bamboo’ (eng); ‘sej. bambu yang batangnya besar, betung’ (ind); ‘Dendrocalamus asper’ (lat)

‘attached, huddled together’ (eng); ‘dempet, berdempet’ (ind)

‘roof’ (eng); ‘atap rumah’ (ind)

‘body, self’ (eng); ‘badan, diri’ (ind)

‘sugar palm tree’ (eng); ‘pohon enau’ (ind); ‘Arenga saccharifera, Arenga pinnata’ (lat)

‘transport’ (eng); ‘angkut’ (ind)

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

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

‘meeting, deliberation’ (eng); ‘pertemuan, permusyawaratan’ (ind)

‘support’ (eng); ‘dukung’ (ind)

‘shoulder’ (eng); ‘bahu’ (ind)

‘lower jaw’ (eng); ‘rahang bawah’ (ind)

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

‘kind of vegetable’ (eng); ‘sejenis sayur’ (ind); ‘Gnetum gnemon’ (lat)

‘new’ (eng); ‘baru’ (ind)

‘cook rice in bamboo’ (eng); ‘nasi buluh, lemang’ (ind)

‘sea’ (eng); ‘laut’ (ind)

‘house’ (eng); ‘rumah’ (ind)

‘change’ (eng); ‘ganti’ (ind)

‘ko. anchovy’ (eng); ‘sej. ikan teri’ (ind)

‘ko. melon’ (eng); ‘sambiki’ (ind); ‘Lagenaria hispida’ (lat)

‘lie down’ (eng); ‘berbaring’ (ind)

‘pant, find it hard to breathe’ (eng); ‘terengah-engah, sesak napas’ (ind)

‘carcass’ (eng); ‘bangkai’ (ind)

‘coconut’ (eng); ‘kelapa’ (ind); ‘Cocos nucifera’ (lat)

‘get up’ (eng); ‘bangun’ (ind)

‘numb, tingling’ (eng); ‘mati rasa, sesemutan’ (ind)

‘tube from the midrib of sago leaves’ (eng); ‘tabung dari pelepah daun sagu’ (ind)

‘body, self’ (eng); ‘badan, diri’ (ind)

‘rock’ (eng); ‘batu’ (ind)

‘go on’ (eng); ‘naik’ (ind)

‘snare’ (eng); ‘jerat’ (ind)

‘candlenut’ (eng); ‘kemiri’ (ind); ‘Aleurites moluccana’ (lat)

‘ballast load’ (eng); ‘beban pemberat’ (ind)

‘lips’ (eng); ‘bibir’ (ind)

‘tote’ (eng); ‘jinjing’ (ind)

‘duck’ (eng); ‘itik’ (ind)

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

‘boil’ (eng); ‘bisul’ (ind)

‘leer, glance’ (eng); ‘lirik’ (ind)

‘rotten eggs’ (eng); ‘telur busuk’ (ind)

‘Indian laurel’ (eng); ‘pohon bintangar’ (ind); ‘Calophyllum inophyllum’ (lat)

‘corn’ (eng); ‘jagung’ (ind); ‘Zea mays’ (lat)

‘fish egg’ (eng); ‘telur ikan’ (ind)

‘monkey’ (eng); ‘kera’ (ind)

‘hard to breathe’ (eng); ‘sesak napas’ (ind)

‘lift’ (eng); ‘angkat’ (ind)

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

‘hole’ (eng); ‘lubang’ (ind)

‘mute’ (eng); ‘bisu’ (ind)

‘goosebumps (on the human body), fur (on the animal's body)’ (eng); ‘bulu roma (pada tubuh manusia), bulu (pada badan binatang)’ (ind)

‘roof connection’ (eng); ‘hubungan atap rumah’ (ind)

‘bulk, pour’ (eng); ‘curah, tuang’ (ind)

‘unplug it’ (eng); ‘cabut’ (ind)

‘powder, ko. wood-eating termites’ (eng); ‘bubuk, sej. rayap pemakan kayu’ (ind)

‘mung beans’ (eng); ‘kacang hijau’ (ind)

‘brave’ (eng); ‘berani’ (ind)

‘rice’ (eng); ‘beras’ (ind)

‘heavy’ (eng); ‘berat’ (ind)

‘little mosquito’ (eng); ‘nyamuk kecil’ (ind)

‘ko. marsh bird’ (eng); ‘burung weris, sej. burung rawa’ (ind)

‘rotten, bad’ (eng); ‘busuk, buruk’ (ind)

‘go home, return’ (eng); ‘pulang, kembali’ (ind)

‘charcoal (from wood or shells)’ (eng); ‘arang (dari kayu atau tempurung)’ (ind)

‘knee’ (eng); ‘lutut, buku pada ruas’ (ind)

‘month’ (eng); ‘bulan’ (ind)

‘rambutan’ (eng); ‘rambutan’ (ind); ‘Nephelium lappaceum’ (lat)

‘gold’ (eng); ‘emas’ (ind)

‘husband and wife, marry’ (eng); ‘suami/istri, kawin’ (ind)

‘butt’ (eng); ‘pantat’ (ind)

‘free’ (eng); ‘lepas’ (ind)

‘price’ (eng); ‘harga’ (ind)

‘witch doctor’ (eng); ‘dukun’ (ind)

‘stretcher’ (eng); ‘usung’ (ind)

‘ax’ (eng); ‘kapak’ (ind)

‘boat’ (eng); ‘perahu’ (ind)

‘bamboo’ (eng); ‘bambu, buluh’ (ind)

‘bracelet made of local skin’ (eng); ‘gelang dari kulit lokan’ (ind)

‘disband, run’ (eng); ‘bubar, lari’ (ind)

‘dibble’ (eng); ‘menugal’ (ind)

‘flower’ (eng); ‘bunga’ (ind)

‘tip (numeral classifier for objects that are round and elongated)’ (eng); ‘ujung (kata bantu bilangan untuk benda yang bulat memanjang)’ (ind)

‘sand’ (eng); ‘pasir’ (ind)

‘sand in the waterless part of the river’ (eng); ‘pasir di bagian sungai yang tak berair’ (ind)

‘noni, tree whose bark is made into red paint to color batik cloth’ (eng); ‘mengkudu, bengkudu, pohon yang kulitnya dibuat cat merah untuk mewarnai kain batik’ (ind); ‘Morinda citrifolia’ (lat)

‘ear’ (eng); ‘talinga’ (ind)

‘clove’ (eng); ‘cengkih’ (ind); ‘Eugenia aromatica’ (lat)

‘deaf’ (eng); ‘tuli’ (ind)

‘hide’ (eng); ‘sembunyi’ (ind)

‘eagle’ (eng); ‘burung elang’ (ind); ‘Haliastur indus intermedius, Spilornis cheela’ (lat)