OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Gasser (2016b): Biak

Original citation: Gasser, Emily. 2016. Biak Talking Dictionary. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/biak
Notes on this source: Reproduced here with permission of Emily Gasser.

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Headword IPA Glosses
a'oaʔo

‘also’; ‘juga’

abisabis

noun. ‘caterpillar’; ‘ulat’

abisabis

noun. ‘grasshopper’; ‘belalang’

abrisabɾis

noun. ‘flower’; ‘bunga’

abrisabɾis

noun. ‘grass’; ‘rumput’

adoado

verb. ‘go down’; ‘turun’

aferafeɾ

noun. ‘lime (for betel)’; ‘kapur’

aiai

noun. ‘tree’; ‘pohon’

ai bonai bon

noun. ‘fruit’; ‘buah’

ai roswarai ɾoswaɾ

noun. ‘casuarina tree’; ‘pohon kasuari’

ambepeambepe

noun. ‘ko fruit’; ‘ketimun’

ampopampop

noun. ‘butterfly’; ‘kupu-kupu’

ampop munampop mun

noun. ‘small beetle’; ‘kumbang kecil’

aniraniɾ

noun. ‘ant’; ‘semut’

ansiaweansiawe

noun. ‘worm’; ‘cacing’

answarikanswaɾik

noun. ‘pandanus fruit’; ‘buah merah’

apaiapai

noun. ‘rat’; ‘tikus’

apusapus

noun. ‘grandchild’; ‘cucu’

ar'oraɾʔoɾ

verb. ‘count’; ‘hitung’

araduiaɾadui

noun. ‘thunder’; ‘guntur’

asas

verb. ‘swim’; ‘berenang’

auau

pronoun. ‘you’; ‘kau’

avinaβin

noun. ‘mother’; ‘mama’

avroiaβɾoi

noun. ‘bean’; ‘kacang’

awaiawai

noun. ‘mango’; ‘mangga’

awakawak

noun. ‘father’; ‘bapa’

ayaaja

pronoun. ‘I’; ‘saya’

ayunajun

verb. ‘sail’; ‘melayarkan’

baba

verb. ‘big, large’; ‘besar’

ba'dibaʔdi

noun. ‘pumpkin’; ‘labu’

babobabo

verb. ‘new’; ‘baru’

baibai

verb. ‘dig’; ‘menggali’

bakenbaken

noun. ‘body’; ‘badan’

bambam

noun. ‘mountain’; ‘gunung’

bam bekakibam bekaki

noun. ‘tall mountain’; ‘gunung tinggi’

bandeibandei

noun. ‘shore’; ‘darat’

barda'ubaɾdaʔu

noun. ‘right (side)’; ‘kanan’

bardasarbaɾdasaɾ

noun. ‘left (side)’; ‘kiri’

barekbaɾek

verb. ‘stay’; ‘tinggal’

bariambaɾiam

noun. ‘sago’; ‘sagu’

barpisenbaɾpisen

noun. ‘intestines’; ‘usus’

bayorembajoɾem

verb. ‘vomit’; ‘muntah’

bekbek

verb. ‘tie’; ‘ikat’

benben

noun. ‘pig’; ‘babi’

berenbeɾen

noun. ‘betel nut’; ‘pinang’

biebabieba

verb. ‘bad’; ‘buruk’

bingguanbiŋɡuan

verb. ‘far’; ‘jauh’

bokorbokoɾ

noun. ‘head’; ‘kepala’

bombom

noun. ‘spear’; ‘tombak’

bonbon

noun. ‘fruit’; ‘buah’

boresboɾes

verb. ‘paddle’; ‘dayung’

bovboβ

verb. ‘sell’; ‘jual’

braminbɾamin

noun. ‘hand’; ‘tangan’

braparbɾapaɾ

noun. ‘finger’; ‘jari’

braparbeybɾapaɾbej

noun. ‘nail’; ‘kuku’

burbuɾ

noun. ‘feather’; ‘bulu’

dafi(o)dafi(o)

noun. ‘fog’; ‘kabut’

derdeɾ

noun. ‘hole’; ‘lubang’

do'doʔ

verb. ‘wet’; ‘basah’

doidoi

noun. ‘money’; ‘uang’

dokordokoɾ

noun. ‘back’; ‘belakang’

dufduf

verb. ‘sick’; ‘sakit’

e'eeʔe

verb. ‘go up, climb’; ‘naik, panjat’

ebahebah

noun. ‘older sibling’; ‘kakak’

enefenef

verb. ‘sleep’; ‘tidur’

enemenem

verb. ‘drink’; ‘minum’

er

verb. ‘bite’; ‘gigit’

erdaieɾdai

noun. ‘shoulders’; ‘bahu, pundak’

erereɾeɾ

verb. ‘alone’; ‘sendiri’

ereseɾes

verb. ‘stand up’; ‘berdiri’

eses

verb. ‘split’; ‘belah’

esereseɾ

numeral. ‘one’; ‘satu’

fafnaffafnaf

verb. ‘cook’; ‘masak’

fararurfaɾaɾuɾ

verb. ‘work’; ‘bekerja’

farfirfaɾfiɾ

verb. ‘choose’; ‘pilih’

farsirfaɾsiɾ

verb. ‘narrow’; ‘sempit’

fasfas

noun. ‘rice’; ‘nasi, beras’

fawifawi

verb. ‘know’; ‘tahu’

fenamfenam

verb. ‘close’; ‘dekat’

fesfes

verb. ‘tie’; ‘ikat’

fi'fiʔ

numeral. ‘seven’; ‘tujuh’

fiakfiak

numeral. ‘four’; ‘empat’

foferfofeɾ

noun. ‘cheek’; ‘pipi’

forfoɾ

noun. ‘fire’; ‘api’

frarfɾaɾ

verb. ‘run’; ‘lari’

fu'enfuʔen

verb. ‘ask’; ‘bertanya’

furefuɾe

verb. ‘do’; ‘bikin, buat’

ii

pronoun. ‘he, she, it’; ‘dia’

i'aiʔa

noun. ‘snake’; ‘ular’

ibeseibese

‘other’; ‘lain’

ifoifo

verb. ‘full’; ‘penuh’

ikfoikfo

verb. ‘shoot’; ‘tembak’

ikoiikoi

noun. ‘arrow’; ‘anak panah’

imbyefimbjef

noun. ‘banana’; ‘pisang’

imnisimnis

preposition. ‘with’; ‘dengan’

imyoiimjoi

noun. ‘ko fruit’; ‘jambu’

inin

noun. ‘fish’; ‘ikan’

inanboninanbon

noun. ‘betel pepper, betel vine’; ‘biji sirih’

ineiinei

pronoun. ‘this’; ‘ini’

inoiinoi

noun. ‘knife’; ‘pisau’

inok ngsoninok ŋson

noun. ‘netbag’; ‘noken’

insapeinsape

‘later’; ‘nanti’

irpiiɾpi

verb. ‘fall’; ‘jatuh’

isoiso

interrogative. ‘where’; ‘mana’

isyavaiʃaβa

‘that's not it’; ‘itu bukan dia’

iwaiwa

pronoun. ‘that’; ‘itu’

kaboreskaboɾes

noun. ‘paddle’; ‘dayung’

kainkain

verb. ‘sit down’; ‘duduk’

kakukaku

verb. ‘correct’; ‘benar’

kamkam

verb. ‘throw’; ‘melempar’

kamamkamam

noun. ‘father’; ‘bapa’

kamekame

‘all’; ‘semua’

kamutukamutu

noun. ‘anchor’; ‘jangkar’

kaneskanes

verb. ‘cry’; ‘menangis’

kankunkankun

verb. ‘cook’; ‘masak’

karabaskaɾabas

noun. ‘sea eel’; ‘belut laut’

karaukaɾau

verb. ‘steal’; ‘mencuri’

karoikaɾoi

noun. ‘stone’; ‘batu’

kasipkasip

noun. ‘salamander’; ‘soa-soa’

kasunkasun

verb. ‘small, little’; ‘kecil’

kasunkasun

noun. ‘younger sibling’; ‘adik’

kavraikaβɾai

noun. ‘rope’; ‘tali’

kbokekboke

verb. ‘get up’; ‘bangun’

kerkeɾ

verb. ‘plant’; ‘menanam’

kifkif

noun. ‘skin’; ‘kulit’

kmamorkmamoɾ

noun. ‘eyes’; ‘mata’

kmirkmiɾ

noun. ‘hole’; ‘lubang’

knampuknampu

verb. ‘short’; ‘pendek’

kneramkneɾam

noun. ‘ears’; ‘telinga’

kobeskobes

verb. ‘buy’; ‘beli’

korkoɾ

noun. ‘bones’; ‘tulang’

korkoɾ

verb. ‘cut’; ‘potong’

kporkpoɾ

verb. ‘thick’; ‘tebal’

kporkpoɾ

verb. ‘wide’; ‘lebar’

krafkɾaf

noun. ‘flesh’; ‘daging’

kumepkumep

noun. ‘large sea turtle’; ‘penyu laut besar’

kumpankumpan

noun. ‘money’; ‘uang’

kunkun

verb. ‘cook’; ‘masak’

mafenmafen

verb. ‘fat’; ‘lemak’

mafenmafen

noun. ‘fat’; ‘gemuk’

mafumafu

verb. ‘dream’; ‘mimpi’

makmak

noun. ‘stars’; ‘bintang’

mammam

verb. ‘see’; ‘lihat’

mambarusmambaɾus

noun. ‘year’; ‘tahun’

mambesakmambesak

noun. ‘bird of paradise’; ‘burung cenderawasih’

mampnormampnoɾ

noun. ‘chicken egg’; ‘telur ayam’

manman

noun. ‘bird’; ‘burung’

mandepmandep

noun. ‘cloud’; ‘awan’

mandov ndimandoβ ndi

‘yesterday’; ‘kemarin’

manggokomaŋɡoko

noun. ‘chicken’; ‘ayam’

maŋguaimaŋɡuai

noun. ‘bat’; ‘kelelawar’

manimani

noun. ‘oil’; ‘minyak’

mansarmansaɾ

noun. ‘grandfather’; ‘tete’

mansemanse

interrogative. ‘who’; ‘siapa’

mansuarmansuaɾ

noun. ‘cassowary’; ‘kasuari’

marmaɾ

verb. ‘die’; ‘mati’

maresanmaɾesan

noun. ‘chili pepper’; ‘cabe, rica’

marndenmaɾnden

noun. ‘sweet’; ‘manis’

masasormasasoɾ

noun. ‘revenge’; ‘dendam’

masenmasen

noun. ‘salt’; ‘garum’

masimasi

verb. ‘bathe’; ‘mandi’

mbranmbɾan

verb. ‘travel’; ‘berjalan’

mbran weminmbɾan wemin

verb. ‘walk’; ‘jalan kaki’

mbrepe'mbɾepeʔ

verb. ‘thin’; ‘tipis’

mbrifmbɾif

verb. ‘laugh’; ‘tertawa’

medameda

noun. ‘bow’; ‘busur’

mekenmeken

noun. ‘rain’; ‘hujan’

merba'meɾbaʔ

verb. ‘heavy’; ‘berat’

mers arworimeɾs aɾwoɾi

‘later’; ‘nanti’

mesermeseɾ

‘tomorrow’; ‘besok’

mgakemɡake

verb. ‘afraid’; ‘takut’

mgovoremɡoβoɾe

pronoun. ‘you (pl)’; ‘kamu, kalian’

mgunmɡun

verb. ‘small, little’; ‘kecil’

miosmios

noun. ‘island’; ‘pulau’

mnaisansenmnaisansen

verb. ‘breathe’; ‘bernapas’

mnibermnibeɾ

noun. ‘bee, wasp’; ‘lebah’

mnumnu

noun. ‘village’; ‘kampung’

mormoɾ

noun. ‘seed’; ‘biji’

movesurumoβesuɾu

pronoun. ‘you two’; ‘kamu dua’

msormsoɾ

verb. ‘angry’; ‘marah’

munmun

verb. ‘beat, hit’; ‘pukul’

munmun

verb. ‘kill’; ‘bunuh’

myunmjun

verb. ‘rain’; ‘hujan’

nakornakoɾ

noun. ‘teeth’; ‘gigi’

nannan

verb. ‘eat’; ‘makan’

nasnas

verb. ‘smell’; ‘cium’

nggokameŋɡokame

pronoun. ‘we all’; ‘kitong semua’

nomesnomes

noun. ‘sweat’; ‘keringat’

nsarnsaɾ

noun. ‘grandmother, old woman’; ‘nene, perempuan tua’

nyarɲaɾ

verb. ‘brown’; ‘cokelat’

or

verb. ‘call’; ‘panggil’

or

verb. ‘count’; ‘hitung’

or

noun. ‘sun’; ‘matahari’

orovoɾoβ

‘no’; ‘tidak’

orovanimoɾoβanim

‘not yet’; ‘belum’

pafenpafen

noun. ‘stove ashes’; ‘abu’

paisempaisem

verb. ‘black’; ‘hitam’

pampam

verb. ‘shoot’; ‘tembak’

pampam

verb. ‘smoke’; ‘merokok’

pampam

verb. ‘suck’; ‘mengisap’

pambarpambaɾ

verb. ‘turn’; ‘balik’

pambar-mbarpambaɾ-mbaɾ

verb. ‘go back and forth’; ‘belok-balik’

payekpajek

noun. ‘moon’; ‘bulan’

pioperpiopeɾ

verb. ‘white’; ‘putih’

pipipipi

noun. ‘money’; ‘uang’

piumpium

verb. ‘good’; ‘bagus’

pnorpnoɾ

noun. ‘eggs’; ‘telur ayam’

poipoi

verb. ‘go up, climb’; ‘naik, panjat’

primepɾime

verb. ‘cold’; ‘dingin’

puppup

verb. ‘dull, blunt’; ‘tumpul’

puraipuɾai

noun. ‘tail’; ‘ekor’

puspus

noun. ‘cat’; ‘kucing’

raɾa

verb. ‘go’; ‘pergi’

ra muraɾa muɾa

verb. ‘go over there’; ‘pergi ke sana’

rabusɾabus

verb. ‘dirty’; ‘kotor’

ramɾam

noun. ‘leaf’; ‘daun’

ramarɾamaɾ

noun. ‘tongue’; ‘lidah’

rambavoɾambaβo

noun. ‘cuscus’; ‘kuskus’

ramesɾames

verb. ‘squeeze’; ‘meremas’

ramumaɾamuma

verb. ‘come’; ‘datang’

ranɾan

noun. ‘fly’; ‘lalat’

randipɾandip

noun. ‘pig’; ‘babi’

rapɾap

verb. ‘burn’; ‘membakar’

raresɾaɾes

noun. ‘root’; ‘akar’

rarisoɾaɾiso

interrogative. ‘why’; ‘kenapa’

rasɾas

noun. ‘day’; ‘hari’

rasaɾasa

interrogative. ‘how’; ‘bagaimana’

rasaɾasa

interrogative. ‘when’; ‘kapan’

rasineɾasine

‘today’; ‘hari ini’

rasneɾasne

‘now’; ‘sekarang’

ri'ɾiʔ

verb. ‘red’; ‘merah’

ri'bonɾiʔbon

noun. ‘pandanus fruit’; ‘buah merah’

rikɾik

noun. ‘blood’; ‘darah’

rimɾim

numeral. ‘five’; ‘lima’

ripnɾipn

verb. ‘feel’; ‘rasa’

risenɾisen

noun. ‘waves’; ‘ombak’

rmomenɾmomen

verb. ‘angry’; ‘marah’

roɾo

preposition. ‘at, in’; ‘di’

ro boɾo bo

preposition. ‘above’; ‘di atas’

ro dineɾo dine

‘here’; ‘di sini’

ro diwaɾo diwa

‘over there’; ‘di situ, di sana’

ro dokorɾo dokoɾ

preposition. ‘behind’; ‘di belakang’

ro sopɾo sop

preposition. ‘below’; ‘di bawah’

robɾob

noun. ‘night’; ‘malam’

rofanɾofan

noun. ‘dog’; ‘anjing’

romawaɾomawa

noun. ‘child’; ‘anak’

rosaɾosa

interrogative. ‘what’; ‘apa’

rosa'erɾosaʔeɾ

noun. ‘mosquito’; ‘nyamuk’

rovɾoβ

verb. ‘fly’; ‘terbang’

rpumɾpum

noun. ‘betel nut’; ‘pinang’

rukemɾukem

color. ‘green’; ‘hijau’

rumɾum

verb. ‘blue’; ‘biru’

rumɾum

noun. ‘house’; ‘rumah’

rwerɾweɾ

verb. ‘listen’; ‘dengar’

sa'onsaʔon

noun. ‘freshwater eel’; ‘belut kali’

sabakusabaku

noun. ‘tobacco’; ‘tembakau’

samsam

verb. ‘hot’; ‘panas’

samamarsamamaɾ

noun. ‘lightning’; ‘kilat’

samfursamfuɾ

numeral. ‘ten’; ‘sepuluh’

samfur di rimsamfuɾ di ɾim

numeral. ‘Fifty’; ‘lima puluh’

samfur di surusamfuɾ di suɾu

numeral. ‘Twenty’; ‘dua puluh’

samfur eser seser di rimsamfuɾ eseɾ seseɾ di ɾim

numeral. ‘fifteen’; ‘lima belas’

sangsunsaŋsun

noun. ‘clothes’; ‘baju’

sapisapi

verb. ‘fall’; ‘jatuh’

sapropsapɾop

noun. ‘soil’; ‘tanah’

sarsaɾ

verb. ‘sharp’; ‘tajam’

sasopsasop

noun. ‘stomach’; ‘perut’

sasukorsasukoɾ

noun. ‘neck’; ‘leher’

siboresiboɾe

pronoun. ‘they’; ‘mereka’

siorsioɾ

verb. ‘dry’; ‘kering’

sipsip

verb. ‘sew’; ‘jahit’

siusiu

numeral. ‘nine’; ‘sembilan’

snaremsnaɾem

verb. ‘rotten’; ‘busuk’

snausnau

noun. ‘branch’; ‘cabang’

snausnau

verb. ‘scratch’; ‘garut’

snomansnoman

noun. ‘man’; ‘orang laki-laki’

snomuriamsnomuɾiam

noun. ‘hair’; ‘rambut’

snonggakusnoŋɡaku

noun. ‘person’; ‘orang’

snonikorsnonikoɾ

noun. ‘nose’; ‘hidung’

snorisnoɾi

noun. ‘name’; ‘nama’

sraisɾai

noun. ‘coconut’; ‘kelapa’

sreisɾei

noun. ‘cloth’; ‘kain’

srensɾen

verb. ‘clean’; ‘bersih’

srowsɾow

verb. ‘fit’; ‘cocok, pas’

srowsɾow

verb. ‘meet’; ‘temukan’

suisui

noun. ‘sago poridge’; ‘papeda’

sumbersumbeɾ

noun. ‘machete’; ‘parang’

supsup

noun. ‘forest’; ‘hutan’

sursuɾ

verb. ‘grow’; ‘tumbuh’

surusuɾu

numeral. ‘two’; ‘dua’

swaswa

noun. ‘husband’; ‘laki, suami’

swadonswadon

noun. ‘mouth’; ‘mulut’

swanswan

noun. ‘sea’; ‘laut’

swaruserswaɾuseɾ

verb. ‘think’; ‘pikir’

tampiumtampium

verb. ‘delicious’; ‘enak’

tianwautianwau

noun. ‘small sea turtle’; ‘penyu laut kecil’

timurtimuɾ

noun. ‘cassava’; ‘singkong’

tiortioɾ

numeral. ‘three’; ‘tiga’

uu

noun. ‘louse’; ‘kutu’

uanuan

verb. ‘long’; ‘panjang’

ufeufe

verb. ‘hold’; ‘pegang’

undamundam

noun. ‘leaf’; ‘daun’

uneune

verb. ‘take’; ‘ambil’

ur

‘and’; ‘dan’

utin (ri eser)utin (ɾi eseɾ)

numeral. ‘One Hundred’; ‘seratus’

utin ri samfurutin ɾi samfuɾ

numeral. ‘One Thousand’; ‘seribu’

uvesuruuβesuɾu

pronoun. ‘we two’; ‘kita dua’

viarβiaɾ

verb. ‘swell’; ‘bengkak’

vieβie

verb. ‘live’; ‘hidup’

vroβɾo

verb. ‘empty’; ‘habis’

vu'βuʔ

verb. ‘give’; ‘beri, kasi’

waiwai

noun. ‘canoe’; ‘perahu’

wairuswaiɾus

noun. ‘needle’; ‘jarum’

wamwam

noun. ‘wind’; ‘angin’

wanwan

verb. ‘stab’; ‘tikam’

warwaɾ

numeral. ‘eight’; ‘delapan’

warwaɾ

noun. ‘lake’; ‘danau’

warwaɾ

verb. ‘old’; ‘tua’

warwaɾ

noun. ‘water’; ‘air’

warewewaɾewe

noun. ‘river mouth’; ‘muara’

war(u)waɾ(u)

noun. ‘river’; ‘kali’

wauwau

noun. ‘sea turtle’; ‘penyu laut’

weminwemin

noun. ‘leg, foot’; ‘kaki’

wepurwepuɾ

noun. ‘knee’; ‘lutut’

won'orwonʔoɾ

noun. ‘crocodile’; ‘buaya’

wonemwonem

numeral. ‘six’; ‘enam’

woswos

verb. ‘say’; ‘bilang’

woswos

verb. ‘speak’; ‘bicara’

wufwuf

verb. ‘blow’; ‘bertiup’

wurwuɾ

noun. ‘bread fruit’; ‘sukun’

yafjaf

noun. ‘garden’; ‘kebun’

yenjen

noun. ‘sand’; ‘pasir’

yenandirjenandiɾ

noun. ‘seaside’; ‘pinggiran pantai’

yenebojenebo

noun. ‘beach’; ‘pantai’