OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Voorhoeve (nd c): Asmat Flamingo Bay

Original citation: Voorhoeve, C.L. nd. An Asmat - English Dictionary: Flamingo Bay dialect. Unpublished manuscript.

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aperaper

‘anus of a fish’ (eng)

aperaper

‘make a test hole in the trunk of a sago palm’ (eng)

aperaper

‘small hole cut in the hard outer layer of the trunk of a sago palm through which a digging stick is stuck into the pith to test for the presence of sago meal: if the pith underneath contains meal, some of it will stick to the digging stick when it is withdrawn’ (eng)