OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘3s. inanimate object’ (eng); ‘akan’ (ind)

‘each other’ (eng); ‘baku’ (ind)

‘achor, park, hang around’ (eng); ‘berlabuh’ (ind)

‘parent’s older (classifying) brother’ (eng)

‘pay, repay, reply, respond, take revenge’ (eng); ‘bayar’ (ind)

‘type of tuber’ (eng); ‘sejenis ubi’ (ind)

‘shell’ (eng); ‘kerang’ (ind)

‘vagina’ (eng); ‘kemaluan perempuan’ (ind)

‘type of giant clam’ (eng)

‘type of mullet’ (eng)

‘hermit crab’ (eng)

‘type of tree’ (eng); ‘nipah’ (ind)

‘soccer’ (eng)

‘department of forestry’ (eng)

‘brown bean’ (eng); ‘kacang merah’ (ind)

‘doughnut ball’ (eng)

‘type of fruit’ (eng)

‘jail, penitentiary’ (eng)

‘cauliflower, flower cabbage’ (eng); ‘kol kembang’ (ind)

‘kill, switch off’ (eng); ‘bunuh’ (ind)

‘type of dove’ (eng)

‘type of bird of paradise’ (eng); ‘burung cendrawasih’ (ind)

‘hornbill’ (eng); ‘burung enggang’ (ind)

‘white cockatoo’ (eng); ‘kakaktua’ (ind)

‘messy’ (eng)

‘messy’ (eng); ‘berantakan’ (ind)

‘Serui chinese’ (eng)

‘oar (noun)’ (eng); ‘dayung’ (ind)

‘sea urchin’ (eng); ‘bulu babi’ (ind)

‘square’ (eng)

‘wall constructed of ribs of large leafs’ (eng); ‘gaba-gaba’ (ind)

‘type of vegetable’ (eng)

‘type of vegetable’ (eng); ‘belinjau’ (ind)

‘fat, big’ (eng)

‘grouper’ (eng)

‘penis’ (eng); ‘kontol’ (ind)

‘penis’ (eng); ‘kontol’ (ind)

‘type of dance, with movements similar to those of the Charleston, performed by little boys’ (eng)

‘wife, Mrs’ (eng); ‘ibu’ (ind)

‘type of tuna fish’ (eng)

‘type of fish’ (eng)

‘lungfish, mudfish, mudskipper’ (eng)

‘type of tuna fish’ (eng)

‘arrow’ (eng); ‘anak panah’ (ind)

‘chair’ (eng)

‘groin’ (eng)

‘upper course of river’ (eng); ‘hulu sungai’ (ind)

‘cassave, manioc’ (eng); ‘singkong’ (ind)

‘scabies’ (eng); ‘kudis’ (ind)

‘sample of ketupat interweaving’ (eng)

‘type of (ebony-like) timber’ (eng)

‘hospital’ (eng)

‘groin’ (eng)

‘groin protector’ (eng)

‘canoe without outriggers’ (eng); ‘perahu tanpa gandung’ (ind)

‘groin’ (eng)

‘reference term for all indigenous Irianese’ (eng)

‘t-shirt’ (eng); ‘kos’ (ind)

‘moustache, beard, chest hair, sideboards, side-whiskers’ (eng); ‘kumis’ (ind)

‘type of dove’ (eng)

‘turtle’ (eng); ‘penyu’ (ind)

‘cuscus’ (eng); ‘kuskus’ (ind)

‘man, husband, male (animate)’ (eng); ‘laki-laki’ (ind)

‘tree kangaroo’ (eng); ‘kangguru pohon’ (ind)

‘general term for mangrove tree’ (eng); ‘pohon bakau’ (ind)

‘sanitary towel, napkin, diaper’ (eng)

‘reference term for all Indonesian Islamic peoples from outside Irian Jaya’ (eng)

‘parent's younger (classifying) sister’ (eng)

‘type of fruit’ (eng)

‘come on to someone, seduce, debauch’ (eng)

‘dried up (from river), empty, lifeless, absent’ (eng)

‘skin-diving’ (eng)

‘motor, motor canoe, motorcycle, lungfish’ (eng); ‘motor’ (ind)

‘negative qualification for mountain Papuans from Paniai and vicinity’ (eng)

‘typical Irianese stringbag’ (eng)

‘general term for mangrove tree’ (eng); ‘pohon bakau’ (ind)

‘parent’s younger sister’s husband’ (eng)

‘guy, fellow, bloke, chap, mister’ (eng)

‘lazy, unwilling, not feel like (verb), lazy-bones (noun)’ (eng); ‘pemalas’ (ind)

‘steal (verb)’ (eng); ‘pencuri’ (ind)

‘paddle, row (verb)’ (eng); ‘penggayu’ (ind)

‘anus’ (eng); ‘dubur’ (ind)

‘sago porridge’ (eng); ‘bubur sagu’ (ind)

‘jelly-fish’ (eng); ‘ubur-ubur’ (ind)

‘outrigger canoe’ (eng); ‘perahu’ (ind)

‘overloaded canoe’ (eng); ‘perahu tenggelam’ (ind)

‘well’ (eng); ‘sumur’ (ind)

‘sweet potato’ (eng); ‘ubi jalar’ (ind)

‘vagina’ (eng); ‘memek’ (ind)

‘borrow, take away, steal, beg, ask for’ (eng); ‘pinjam’ (ind)

‘type of banana’ (eng)

‘type of banana’ (eng)

‘department of fishery’ (eng)

‘casuarina tree’ (eng); ‘pohon cemara’ (ind)

‘chewing tobacco’ (eng)

‘chilli pepper’ (eng); ‘lombok’ (ind)

‘tobacco’ (eng); ‘tembakau’ (ind)

‘type of vegetable’ (eng)

‘black magician’ (eng)

‘small vessel’ (eng)

‘iguana’ (eng); ‘biawak’ (ind)

‘relation between two people whose spouses are siblings of the same sex’ (eng)

‘muscle’ (eng)

‘give someone a hard time’ (eng)

‘passage, area between two rivers’ (eng)

‘weak, feeble, faint’ (eng)

‘exclamation of resistence’ (eng)

‘passenger canoe’ (eng)

‘parent’s younger brother’s wife’ (eng)

‘forehead’ (eng)

‘grandfather’ (eng); ‘kakek’ (ind)

‘kind of drum’ (eng)

‘lie, deceive’ (eng); ‘tipu’ (ind)

‘beat’ (eng); ‘pukul’ (ind)

‘construction consisting of bamboo strips bound together to conserve raw sago’ (eng); ‘tumang’ (ind)

‘type of poisonous lizzard’ (eng)

‘older (classyfying) sister’ (eng)

‘modern variety of local dance, performed by secondary school-youth’ (eng)