OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘ah oh (interjection)’ (eng)

‘at, on, in, to, for, verbal prefix and independent particle’ (eng)

‘I, me, my (before vowels)’ (eng)

‘you’ (eng)

‘at, on, in, to, for, verbal prefix and independent particle’ (eng)

‘join, unite’ (eng)

‘cook, prepare food’ (eng)

‘moving over, above, through’ (eng)

‘sour’ (eng)

‘contents’ (eng)

‘throw into, fill’ (eng)

‘tread upon’ (eng)

‘jest, joke’ (eng)

‘wind (in a current expression)’ (eng)

‘simpleton, dunce’ (eng)

‘open one's mouth’ (eng)

‘sitting on, who sits on’ (eng)

‘sit down on, on top of’ (eng)

‘stay, reside in or on to rest’ (eng)

‘end, top, point’ (eng)

‘look straight into, see just before one's eyes’ (eng)

‘find, come upon’ (eng)

‘neglect, keep not in repair’ (eng)

‘take care of, feed’ (eng)

‘sit on’ (eng)

‘sitting on, upon, stop, stopper, cork’ (eng)

‘answer’ (eng)

‘sharp point’ (eng)

‘emphatic form of ate’ (eng)

‘full, stopped up, stuffed’ (eng)

‘strong, stiff’ (eng)

‘jump, jump on’ (eng)

‘praise (subst.)’ (eng)

‘yawn’ (eng)

‘who are you?’ (eng)

‘lay into’ (eng)

‘quick lime’ (eng)

‘put on lime, plaster’ (eng)

‘lime’ (eng)

‘white lime’ (eng)

‘plentiful harvest’ (eng)

‘jester, joker’ (eng)

‘answer’ (eng)

‘drawn (of a sword)’ (eng)

‘trust, believe in, hope’ (eng)

‘take care of, protect, shield, feed’ (eng)

‘answering, what is answered’ (eng)

‘give answer’ (eng)

‘sleep on, on top of’ (eng)

‘who sleeps on, sleeping on’ (eng)

‘pointed, sharp’ (eng)

‘fire’ (eng)

‘wait’ (eng)

‘wood’ (eng)

‘spark’ (eng)

‘how, why’ (eng)

‘grow less, decrease’ (eng)

‘meet with, go to meet’ (eng)

‘mock, ridicule’ (eng)

‘patience, patient’ (eng)

‘patient, patience’ (eng)

‘accept, receive’ (eng)

‘keep watch over, search through, spy upon’ (eng)

‘watching, custody, spying’ (eng)

‘watcher, guard, spy’ (eng)

‘mushroom’ (eng)

‘go to meet, meet with’ (eng)

‘answer’ (eng)

‘sit down on’ (eng)

‘serve up food’ (eng)

‘allow, comply with, willing or going to, avow, admit, assure’ (eng)

‘being willing to, who is willing to’ (eng)

‘witch, wizard’ (eng); ‘suangi’ (ind)

‘lose (having lost) one's way entirely’ (eng)

‘witchery’ (eng)

‘put down on’ (eng)

‘put the cooking-pot on the fire’ (eng)

‘prop, support’ (eng)

‘blood-relation’ (eng)

‘meet with, go to meet’ (eng)

‘invite to’ (eng)

‘stick fast’ (eng)

‘ivory-land’ (eng)

‘dun for payment’ (eng)

‘marsupial’ (eng); ‘kuskus’ (ind); ‘Phalanger orientalis’ (lat)

‘tuberous plant’ (eng); ‘kembili’ (ind); ‘Coleus tuberosus’ (lat)

‘capable of, having opportunity to, strong’ (eng)

‘capable of, able to, understanding, hope’ (eng)

‘unable to, astonished, without hope’ (eng)

‘moving over, above, through’ (eng)

‘crab’ (eng); ‘kepiting’ (ind); ‘Neptunus pelagicus’ (lat)

‘not afraid’ (eng)

‘audacious, bold’ (eng)

‘beat about the bush, make a slip of the tongue’ (eng)

‘staying in the harbour without anchoring’ (eng)

‘big ceremonial drum’ (eng)

‘touch’ (eng)

‘deny’ (eng)

‘float, drop anchor somewhere’ (eng)

‘sit strongly on (rule over)’ (eng)

‘pull, pull out’ (eng)

‘able to explain, understand’ (eng)

‘sky-tree’ (eng)

‘look fixedly at a person in order to find out whether or not he is hiding something’ (eng)

‘wise old men’ (eng)

‘recognize, able to know’ (eng)

‘innumerable, great number’ (eng)

‘longing’ (eng)

‘pull (pl.), pull out (pl.)’ (eng)

‘unbearable’ (eng)

‘make a slip of the tongue’ (eng)

‘stool (of a plant)’ (eng)

‘stool, have a stool’ (eng)

‘stab through, firmly, push into the sea’ (eng)

‘fish’ (eng)

‘salt-fish’ (eng)

‘salt-fish’ (eng)

‘wart’ (eng)

‘ink-fish’ (eng)

‘dried fish’ (eng)

‘angler’ (eng)

‘rob, plunder’ (eng)

‘booty, robbing, who robs’ (eng)

‘belie, lie to’ (eng)

‘spread (of odours)’ (eng)

‘celebrate the Porka-feast’ (eng)

‘drag, trail’ (eng)

‘enlargement, addition, adjunction’ (eng)

‘increase, enlarge, add’ (eng)

‘with, together, together with, in addition to, further, join, marry’ (eng)

‘fling at, throw at’ (eng)

‘kind of nut’ (eng); ‘keminting’ (ind); ‘Aleurites moluccana’ (lat)

‘tendon, vein, sinew’ (eng)

‘choose, select, collect, pick up’ (eng)

‘angling-rod, fish-line, spout of a kettle’ (eng)

‘come down (of clothing)’ (eng)

‘matter, pus’ (eng)

‘suppurate’ (eng)

‘detain, keep, check’ (eng)

‘tamarind-tree’ (eng)

‘at present, until now, usually: aiti(t)iri’ (eng)

‘perhaps, probably’ (eng)

‘cube-shaped lump of steamed or cooked rice, millet or maize, packed in a plaited cover’ (eng); ‘ketupat’ (ind)

‘torch consisting in a leaf rib with cotton or capoc soaked in oil wound round the end’ (eng); ‘kandjuli’ (ind)

‘name of a star that follows the Southern-Cross’ (eng)

‘rain’ (eng)

‘wet from rain, being rained on’ (eng)

‘drizzling rain’ (eng)

‘hurricane with rain’ (eng)

‘rain is stopping, has stopped’ (eng)

‘drizzling rain’ (eng)

‘ashes’ (eng)

‘try to meet, intend to conclude an alliance’ (eng)

‘shoot with bow and arrow’ (eng)

‘arrange, regulate, order’ (eng)

‘let loose, open’ (eng)

‘arrange, regulate, order’ (eng)

‘catch (liquids, e.g. palm-sap)’ (eng)

‘sleep on, lie on’ (eng)

‘break’ (eng)

‘judgment, deliberation, common sense etc’ (eng)

‘understanding, cunning, trick, deceive’ (eng)

‘come to grief (misery) over’ (eng)

‘keep, act according to (e.g. a promise)’ (eng)

‘stick fast, hitch on’ (eng)

‘settle down somewhere for good, having taken root in (on), worshipped’ (eng)

‘witch’ (eng)

‘think, of opinion’ (eng)

‘thought, opinion’ (eng)

‘battle-field’ (eng)

‘enemy in war’ (eng)

‘war breaks out, in war’ (eng)

‘fight, battle, war’ (eng)

‘as if, like’ (eng)

‘grown-up, marriageable’ (eng)

‘marry (of a woman)’ (eng)

‘serve up, ladle up (with a spoon)’ (eng)

‘further, again’ (eng)

‘hit, struck, touched’ (eng)

‘translate’ (eng)

‘fling at, throw at’ (eng)

‘army’ (eng)

‘cupboard of any kind’ (eng)

‘next day’ (eng)

‘on the following day’ (eng)

‘fourth, for the fourth time, at last’ (eng)

‘fall off (fruit or leaves)’ (eng)

‘enemy’ (eng)

‘place, spot, any receptacle in which something is kept’ (eng)

‘curtain, mosquito-net’ (eng)

‘employment, dignity, rank’ (eng)

‘the (that) place etc’ (eng)

‘stand waiting, wait on the spot’ (eng)

‘the (that) place etc’ (eng)

‘smut, snarl’ (eng)

‘falling off, which fall off’ (eng)

‘rice-pounder’ (eng)

‘come to grief, grief over’ (eng)

‘meddle with’ (eng)

‘more’ (eng)

‘audacious, bold’ (eng)

‘coire’ (eng)

‘simpleton, dunce’ (eng)

‘lice’ (eng)

‘flap the wings’ (eng)

‘sit on’ (eng)

‘wing (of a bird), fin (of a fish)’ (eng)

‘floor, bottom’ (eng)

‘like, willing’ (eng)

‘detest, abhor’ (eng)

‘put down, send’ (eng)

‘dirty, soiled, turbid (of liquids), dregs’ (eng)

‘which (who) is dirty etc’ (eng)

‘odour, smell’ (eng)

‘smelling, which (who) smells’ (eng)

‘body, contents, pit (of fruit), arrow of a blowgun, soul, life principle, piece (as a numerical classifier)’ (eng); ‘njawa buah’ (ind)

‘not genuine, falsified’ (eng)

‘poisonous snake’ (eng)

‘smell at’ (eng)

‘try to meet, intend to conclude an alliance with’ (eng)

‘light up, illuminate with torches’ (eng)

‘I, me, my’ (eng)

‘my family’ (eng)

‘my elder brother etc’ (eng)

‘weaving-tool, spindle’ (eng)

‘my family’ (eng)

‘try, you had better..., please, just..., adhortative’ (eng); ‘tjoba’ (ind)

‘swim with, take along swimming’ (eng)

‘allow, accept’ (eng)

‘try, try to get, fetch, look for, guess at’ (eng)

‘continually, always, trying to get’ (eng)

‘livelihood, means of subsistence’ (eng)

‘certain, not to be doubted’ (eng)

‘going to wander about looking for’ (eng)

‘stand on’ (eng)

‘inform, news, tidings’ (eng)

‘trust, believe in, hope’ (eng)

‘trusting, believing in, who believes etc., trust, hope’ (eng)

‘suppose, presume’ (eng)

‘rumour’ (eng)

‘I, me, my’ (eng)

‘exist, present, goods, property, possess, own, pregnant (of human beings and animals)’ (eng)

‘wanted, necessary, requisite’ (eng)

‘act badly towards, ill-treat’ (eng)

‘pierce, perforate’ (eng)

‘neglect, keep not in repair’ (eng)

‘wait for’ (eng)

‘have pity on, etc’ (eng)

‘towards me, from me’ (eng)

‘charge with, instruct to’ (eng)

‘I’ (eng)

‘I’ (eng)

‘mine’ (eng)

‘I’ (eng)

‘in my opinion’ (eng)

‘I have mercy upon him’ (eng)

‘lick’ (eng)

‘hope, hopeful’ (eng)

‘despair, hopeless’ (eng)

‘vanquish, overcome’ (eng)

‘descend on, come down on’ (eng)

‘I’ (eng)

‘together’ (eng)

‘we (incl.), us, our’ (eng)

‘one of two sides, half’ (eng)

‘on either side, mutually’ (eng)

‘next to, beside’ (eng)

‘next to, beside’ (eng)

‘coin of the value of two and a half guilders’ (eng); ‘rijksdaalder’ (nld)

‘we (incl.)’ (eng)

‘ours (incl.)’ (eng)

‘we (incl.)’ (eng)

‘snap, snatch at’ (eng)

‘together’ (eng)

‘in common’ (eng)

‘rise together, all of them’ (eng)

‘we (incl.)’ (eng)

‘heat, hot’ (eng)

‘floor above the ground’ (eng)

‘but if’ (eng)

‘light, daylight, gleam, bright’ (eng)

‘stem, trunk, tree, tail (as a numerical classifier referring to animals, especially cattle), origin’ (eng)

‘under, underneath, down (verbal prefix, postposition and adverb)’ (eng)

‘dark, turbid, dim, dull, sour, angry (of the face)’ (eng)

‘narration’ (eng)

‘jump down, fall down’ (eng)

‘mention, pronounce, decide’ (eng)

‘but if’ (eng)

‘but if’ (eng)

‘refuse, unwilling, allow not, decline’ (eng)

‘staying below in the harbour, in the harbour underneath’ (eng)

‘stick, cleave on’ (eng)

‘being anchored, drop anchor below in the harbour’ (eng)

‘pointing downwards’ (eng)

‘fling, throw down (patiens singular)’ (eng)

‘throw, fling down (patiens plur.)’ (eng)

‘pick up from the ground’ (eng)

‘pick up and take down’ (eng)

‘lie in wait for, spy upon’ (eng)

‘search through, ransack’ (eng)

‘water-fall, rapid’ (eng)

‘tread down, push down with one's feet’ (eng)

‘throw down’ (eng)

‘brush down’ (eng)

‘shut with a prop, put on (a headdress)’ (eng)

‘first, who begins’ (eng)

‘glitter, gleam, sparkle’ (eng)

‘charcoal, blaze, glow’ (eng)

‘retract a promise, back out of, fulfil not’ (eng)

‘grumble to, scold, meddle with’ (eng)

‘take down, lower’ (eng)

‘keep watch over’ (eng)

‘look down’ (eng)

‘underneath, down, below’ (eng)

‘fly low (almost touching the water or the ground), sweep’ (eng)

‘what (who) is underneath’ (eng)

‘drive down, chase down’ (eng)

‘burn’ (eng)

‘retract a promise, back out of, keep not, fulfil not’ (eng)

‘refuse absolutely, entirely unwilling’ (eng)

‘look down’ (eng)

‘erect, let down, put down’ (eng)

‘throw down, fling down (patiens plur.)’ (eng)

‘whine to get something (of children)’ (eng)

‘pour out, pour down’ (eng)

‘let down’ (eng)

‘orange-coloured’ (eng)

‘show (to)’ (eng)

‘yellow, orange’ (eng)

‘foot of a mountain’ (eng)

‘herd, feed (cattle)’ (eng)

‘illness, disease’ (eng)

‘feeding, herding of cattle’ (eng)

‘lamentation, ceremonial bemoaning’ (eng)

‘lament, bemoan’ (eng)

‘light, set fire to’ (eng)

‘wait for, await’ (eng)

‘vulva’ (eng)

‘stick between, put in between’ (eng)

‘let loose, let go, give up’ (eng)

‘needle’ (eng)

‘favourable (of the wind)’ (eng)

‘fowl’ (eng)

‘shoot fowl with a blow-gun’ (eng)

‘body-lice’ (eng)

‘bird's toe’ (eng)

‘loquacious loiterer’ (eng)

‘sacrificial fowl’ (eng)

‘hen’ (eng)

‘cock’ (eng)

‘leaf’ (eng)

‘foliage, various kinds of leaves’ (eng)

‘foliage, various kinds of leaves’ (eng)

‘strew on, sow on etc’ (eng)

‘penthouse, shed’ (eng)

‘grasshopper’ (eng)

‘butterfly’ (eng)

‘weep over, bemoan’ (eng)

‘artificial nest for hens to lay eggs in’ (eng)

‘rough, rude’ (eng)

‘round about, moving around’ (eng)

‘obtain, acquire’ (eng)

‘see, look’ (eng)

‘to, towards’ (eng)

‘speak to’ (eng)

‘seen’ (eng)

‘what has been acquired’ (eng)

‘who acquires, acquiring’ (eng)

‘who sees, seeing’ (eng)

‘salt’ (eng)

‘salt’ (eng)

‘salted’ (eng)

‘able to, capable to’ (eng)

‘snarl, snub at, speak rudely to’ (eng)

‘spread, propagate (of plants)’ (eng)

‘completely, all of them together’ (eng)

‘pour on’ (eng)

‘invite, invite to’ (eng)

‘third caste’ (eng)

‘servant, slave’ (eng)

‘chopped, cut up’ (eng)

‘chop, cut up’ (eng)

‘box on the ear’ (eng)

‘struck (on the ear)’ (eng)

‘box on the ear’ (eng)

‘leaves’ (eng)

‘vegetables’ (eng)

‘you (sing.)’ (eng)

‘see to’ (eng)

‘belly, intestines, excrement’ (eng)

‘you (sing)’ (eng)

‘intestines’ (eng)

‘he is utterly stupid’ (eng)

‘is in the womb’ (eng)

‘glutton’ (eng)

‘intestines’ (eng)

‘intestines’ (eng)

‘treason, treacherous, cruel, hard-hearted, bloodthirsty’ (eng)

‘slanderer’ (eng)

‘livelihood’ (eng)

‘penis’ (eng)

‘penis’ (eng)

‘plank, board, bench’ (eng)

‘loose board or plank in a boat’ (eng)

‘loose board or plank in a boat’ (eng)

‘stern-board, stern-rim’ (eng)

‘ink-fish’ (eng)

‘capoc’ (eng)

‘one, certain, some (sing.)’ (eng)

‘one, certain, some (sing.)’ (eng)

‘one’ (eng)

‘not a single one’ (eng)

‘one, certain, some (sing.)’ (eng)

‘strew, sow, squander’ (eng)

‘hang up over (clothes and suchlike, to be dried)’ (eng)

‘angry with, snarl at’ (eng)

‘scorpion’ (eng)

‘salute, greet’ (eng)

‘place’ (eng)

‘irrigate, drench’ (eng)

‘salute, greet, take leave, greetings’ (eng)

‘strew, sow, squander’ (eng)

‘seed (sown)’ (eng)

‘mattress’ (eng)

‘drilling-implement’ (eng)

‘window’ (eng)

‘grate, bar’ (eng)

‘layer, story of a house’ (eng)

‘strike, hit’ (eng)

‘gong’ (eng)

‘flint’ (eng)

‘last night’ (eng)

‘kick’ (eng)

‘casting-net’ (eng)

‘fish with a casting-net’ (eng)

‘take care of’ (eng)

‘greedy, gluttonous’ (eng)

‘dance (like Europeans)’ (eng)

‘trail (of plants), spread, multiply (also of human beings)’ (eng)

‘cooking-place’ (eng)

‘layer, story of a house’ (eng)

‘mountain, rock’ (eng)

‘civet-cat’ (eng)

‘broil, roast’ (eng)

‘army, followers’ (eng)

‘net’ (eng)

‘touch’ (eng)

‘dish, plate, saucer’ (eng)

‘head’ (eng)

‘plate depository or receptacle’ (eng)

‘shallow bowl’ (eng)

‘who makes plates and jars (the Creator)’ (eng)

‘rude, impertinent, scoundrel’ (eng)

‘rudeness etc’ (eng)

‘plant-louse’ (eng)

‘plant-louse’ (eng)

‘dark, night’ (eng)

‘what is dark, darkness, night’ (eng)

‘evening (not yet night)’ (eng)

‘grumble (of angry people)’ (eng)

‘maize’ (eng)

‘call, shout continually, repeatedly’ (eng)

‘who calls continually, shouting continually etc’ (eng)

‘shouting continually to each other’ (eng)

‘group of people who are working a garden together’ (eng)

‘associate to work a garden’ (eng)

‘call, shout’ (eng)

‘pick, cull, take down (fruit, leaves, flowers)’ (eng)

‘order, command’ (eng)

‘winnow (of rice)’ (eng)

‘order, command’ (eng)

‘deaf’ (eng)

‘frog, toad’ (eng)

‘who (which, what) is small’ (eng)

‘small’ (eng)

‘cent, copper’ (eng)

‘very little’ (eng)

‘little’ (eng)

‘pick up one by one (as birds do)’ (eng)

‘Protestant missionary’ (eng)

‘Southern-Cross, cross-shaped implement for winding up yarn’ (eng)

‘famished’ (eng)

‘hungry, hunger’ (eng)

‘ask’ (eng)

‘spear, lance’ (eng)

‘hungry, hunger’ (eng)

‘weapons’ (eng)

‘stab with a spear or lance’ (eng)

‘hunger, hungry’ (eng)

‘root only used with prefixes’ (eng)

‘throw down, miscarry (a child)’ (eng)

‘bamboo’ (eng)

‘rising-time’ (eng)

‘languish, ailing’ (eng)

‘completely, complete, ready, finished’ (eng)

‘finish’ (eng)

‘knot in a piece of string or suchlike’ (eng)

‘quite dry, properly dry’ (eng)

‘tie firmly (so that it cannot be loosened)’ (eng)

‘rise (from sleep)’ (eng)