OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Dol (2007): Maybrat Ayawasi

Original citation: Dol, Philomena. 2007. A grammar of Maybrat: a language of the Bird's Head Peninsula, Papua Province, Indonesia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
Notes on this source: Mayhapeh dialect. According to Dol (2007:9), this dialect is spoken in Ayawasi, Kokas, Mosun, Konya, Kumurkek.

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Headword IPA Glosses
-a-a

n.inal. ‘husband’

aa

INT. ‘int’

aa

n. ‘rope’

a-a-

MARKER. ‘POSS’

-ae-ˈae

v.prep. ‘at’

aeˈae

adv.man. ‘indeed, yes (affirmative)’

aeae

INTERJ. ‘yes’

-afa-afa

v. ‘invite’

-afa-afa

v. ‘move’

afaafa

n. ‘k.o. leaf’

-afan-afan

v. ‘give name’

afanafan

n. ‘caterpillar’

afan kmeafan kme

n.comp. ‘k.o. caterpillar’

-afat-afat

v. ‘place between’

afiaˈfi

n. ‘roof, sago leaf’

-afit-afit

v. ‘bite’

afosafos

n. ‘k.o. treebark’

afuafu

n. ‘k.o. forest taro’

ahax

n. ‘frog’

-ahmun-axmun

n.inal. ‘chest’

ahnataxnat

n. ‘spirit deceased relative’

-ai-ˈai

v. ‘hit’

-ai-ai

v. ‘plant’

aiˈai

pron. ‘alone’

-aif-aif

v. ‘spend the night’

-aim-ˈaim

v. ‘cook’

-aim-aim

v. ‘live’

-aim-aim

n.inal. ‘wing’

ainain

n. ‘drum’

-air-air

n.inal. ‘foot of tree’

-ais-ais

v.intr. ‘come down’

-ait-ait

v. ‘eat’

aitait

pron. ‘3m, he’

-aka-aka

v. ‘shape’

-aka-aka

v.intr. ‘wind (e.g. a road)’

-akah-akax

v. ‘dig’

akahakax

adv.loc. ‘above’

-akan-ˈakan

‘eye’

-akan-akan

n.inal. ‘stone of fruit, seed, testicle’

-akas-akas

n.inal. ‘blister’

-akat-akat

n.inal. ‘scar’

-ake-ake

n.inal. ‘fruit’

-ake-ˈake

v. ‘tie’

akenaken

n. ‘canoe’

-akit-akit

v. ‘hope’

-ako-ako

v. ‘not want’

akoako

n. ‘cave’

akohakox

n. ‘turtle’

-aku-aku

n.inal. ‘daughter of female’

-aku-aku

v.adj. ‘young’

-akuo-akuo

v. ‘feast’

-akuoh-akuox

v. ‘scrape’

-akuon-akuon

v. ‘time’

-akus-akus

v. ‘leave behind’

akusakus

ADV. ‘left behind’

-akut-akut

n.inal. ‘son of female’

amam

n. ‘traditional rain cape, mat, letter’

-ama-ama

v.mot. ‘come’

amahˈamax

n. ‘house’

amah kiyamamax kijam

n. ‘hospital’

amah sinamax sin

n. ‘bamboo floor’

-ame-ame

v. ‘stab’

-ame-ame

v. ‘strengthen’

amesames

n. ‘black couscous’

-ami-ami

v. ‘stab, pierce’

amkafuaˈŋkafu

‘k.o. fern’; ‘Merremia cf. peltata’

-amo-ˈamo

v.mot. ‘go’

-amos-amos

v. ‘live’

amotamot

n. ‘dew’

ampahampax

n. ‘tip sheet (of sago tree)’

-amu-amu

v. ‘suck’

-amu-amu

n.inal. ‘uncle’

amuamu

pron. ‘1P, we’

-amuah-ˈamuax ~ -ˈamuox

v. ‘raw’

-amuoh-amuox

v. ‘sew’

-amuom-amuom

n.inal. ‘neck’

-amus-amus

v. ‘wash’

-ana-ana

n.inal. ‘head’

anaˈana

pron. ‘3P, they’

anaana

n. ‘fence’

-ana frak-ana frak

n.inal.comp. ‘skull’

-anes-anes

v.adj. ‘old’

aniaania

pron. ‘each other’

-aniah-aniax

v. ‘collect’

ankreankre

n.comp. ‘sago leaf’

-ano-ano

n.inal. ‘sibling opposite sex’

anoano

n/adj?. ‘female’

anuanu

pron. ‘2P, you’

-ao-ˈao

n.inal. ‘foot, leg’

-ao-ˈao

n.inal. ‘sibling same sex’

-ao krem-ao krem

n.inal.comp. ‘toe’

-ao m-aur-ao m-aur

n.inal. ‘calf of leg’

-aof-aof

v. ‘divide’

aofˈaof

n. ‘sago’

-aoh-aox

v. ‘not care’

-aom-aom

n.inal.spat. ‘outside’

-aon-ˈaon

v.adj. ‘sharp’

-aos-aos

n.inal. ‘shoulder’

-aot-aot

v. ‘cut’

-apah-apax

v. ‘dig soil’

-apah-apax

v. ‘invite’

apahapax

n. ‘mushroom’

-apan-apan

v. ‘turn over’

apanapan

n. ‘snake’

apan papohapan papox

n.comp. ‘k.o. snake (white spotted, very poisonous)’

apan pasesapan pases

n.comp. ‘k.o. snake (green/yellow)’

apan payirapan pajir

n.comp. ‘k.o. snake’

apasapas

n. ‘k.o. shrimp (smooth)’

-apat-apat

v. ‘eat vegetables’

-apat-apat

n.inal. ‘tooth’

-ape-ape

v. ‘carry on back’

-ape-ape

v. ‘give birth’

-api-api

v.adj. ‘big’

apitaˈpit

n. ‘banana’

apit kekapit kek

n.comp. ‘k.o. banana’

apit taweapit tawe

n.comp. ‘k.o. banana’

-apo-apo

v. ‘at’

-apo-apo

v. ‘eat meat’

-apot-apot

v. ‘collect’

-apuf-apuf

v.adj. ‘short’

apukapuk

n. ‘lizard’

-apum-apum

v.intr. ‘creep, hide’

-apum-apum

v. ‘lie on stomach, sit on eggs’

-apuo-apuo

n.inal. ‘top, tip’

-apuoh-apuox

v. ‘smooth’

-ara-ara

n.inal. ‘uncle’s son’

araˈara

n. ‘tree’

ara m-tisara m-tis

n.comp. ‘tree root’

ara paritara parit

n.comp. ‘steps’

-arak-arak

1. v. ‘empty’

2. n.inal. ‘shell, skin’

-are-are

n.inal. ‘son or daughter of male’

-aret-aret

v. ‘pick’

-ari-ari

v.com. ‘hear’

ariari

n. ‘pray’

arinˈarin

n. ‘situation’

aroaro

ADV. ‘other’

-aru-aru

v. ‘pay’

-as-as

v. ‘follow by’

-as-as

v. ‘lift, swell’

asafasaf

n. ‘k.o. traditional feast’

-asah-ˈasax

v. ‘laugh’

asahasax

n. ‘shrimp’

asamˈasam

n. ‘sugarcane’

-ase-ase

1. v.adj. ‘big’

2. ADV. ‘very’

-ase-ase

v. ‘plant’

-asen-asen

v. ‘get up’

-aser-aser

v. ‘tasty’

aseraser

n. ‘posts fireplace’

-asi-asi

v. ‘pick up (food)’

-asi-asi

v. ‘sing’

-asia-asia

n.inal. ‘heart’

-asiah-asiax

v. ‘copulate’

-asiak-asiak

v. ‘come hurriedly’

-asiem-asiem

v. ‘coloured’

-asim-asim

v. ‘sell’

-asin-ˈasin

n.inal. ‘rib’

asisasis

n. ‘smooth tree root’

-aso-aso

v. ‘plant’

-asoh-asox

n.inal. ‘mouth’

-asom-asom

v. ‘carry on shoulder’

-asom-asom

n.inal. ‘name’

-ason-ˈason ~ -aˈson

v. ‘kiss, smell’

-asu-asu

n.inal.spat. ‘face, front’

-asuf-asuf

n.inal.spat. ‘middle’

-asuo-asuo

v. ‘take out’

-asuor-asuor

n.inal. ‘shinbone’

-ata-ata

v. ‘cross’

-ataˈ-ata

v. ‘drink’

-ata-ata

v.intr. ‘hurt’

-ata-ata

n.inal. ‘leaf’

ataata

n. ‘raft’

-ataf-ataf

v.adj. ‘ripe’

atafataf

n. ‘ironwood’

-atak-atak

v. ‘tough, angry’

-atat-atat

n.inal. ‘grandparent’

-ate-ate

v. ‘bathe’

-ate-ate

v. ‘punish, sharpen’

-atem-ˈatem

n.inal. ‘arm, hand’

-atem kotof-atem kotof

n.inal.comp. ‘elbow’

-atem krem-atem krem

n.inal.comp. ‘finger’

-atem m-apan-atem m-apan

n.inal.comp. ‘palm of hand’

-atem m-aur-atem m-aur

n.inal.comp. ‘lower arm’

-atet-atet

v. ‘stop crying’

-ati-ati

n.inal. ‘aunt’

-ati-ati

v. ‘plant’

atiati

ADV. ‘correct’

-atia-atia

n.inal. ‘father’

-atiah-atiax

v. ‘make love’

-atiet-atiet

v. ‘perish (piercing with spear), pierce’

-atim-atim

v. ‘go first, lead’

-atin-atin

n.inal. ‘group’

-atir-atir

v. ‘lay out’

-ato-ato

n.inal.spat. ‘hole, inside’

-atoh-atox

n.inal. ‘male sex organ’

-aton-aton

v.adj. ‘infected’

-atot-atot

v. ‘full’

-atu-atu

v. ‘pull/yank out, appear, emerge’

atuatu

n. ‘mountain’

-atuah-atuax

v. ‘cut (e.g. sugarcane)’

-au-au

n.inal. ‘lungs’

-au-au

DEM. ‘U DIST’

auˈau

pron. ‘3U, she’

-auf-ˈauf

v. ‘content’

-aum-aum

n.inal. ‘border’

-aun-aun

n.inal. ‘female family member’

-aur-aur

n.inal. ‘calf of leg’

-aus-aus

v. ‘urinate’

-aut-aut

v. ‘climb’

autaut

n. ‘‘Salawaku’ tree’

awaawa

n. ‘butterfly’

-awah-awax

v. ‘lift with two hands’

-awe-awe

v.intr. ‘fall’

-awe-awe

v.com. ‘say’

aweawe

n. ‘adopted family member’

awetawet

n. ‘white cockatoo’

-awia-awia

v. ‘cry’

awiahˈawijax

n. ‘taro’

awiah kutaweawiax kutawe

n. ‘k.o. taro’; ‘keladi johar’

-awian-awian

n.inal. ‘hair, feathers, fur’

-awien-awien

v. ‘lean against’

awietawiet

n. ‘k.o. red fruit’; ‘buah merah’

awiyaˈawija

QUEST. ‘who?’

-awof-awof

n.inal. ‘marrow’

-awuon-awuon

v. ‘happy’

-aya-aja

v. ‘weave small’

ayaˈaja

n. ‘water’

aya kreaja kre

n.comp. ‘tributary’

aya sasuaja sasu

n.comp. ‘sea’

ayoaˈjo ~ aˈju

n. ‘sun’

-ayoh-ajox

v. ‘wish, request’

ayohajox

n. ‘sky’

ayuaˈjo ~ aˈju

n. ‘sun’

-ayun-ajun

v. ‘accompany’

-e-e

v. ‘give’

-e-e

DEM. ‘M’

-e-e

v. ‘return’

ee

adv.loc. ‘far’

ee

INTERJ. ‘hey’

-ehah-exax

v. ‘cut’

eheexe

NEG. ‘no’

eheexe

INTERJ. ‘no’

-ehoh-exox

v.sac. ‘stab’

-ekait-ekait

v. ‘cover’

eokˈejok

NUM. ‘two’

-epuah-epuax

v. ‘bury’

-erif-erif

v. ‘show’

eses

adv.temp. ‘first, beginning’

-esen-esen

v. ‘split small pieces’

esuesu

ADV. ‘together’

-et-et

DEM. ‘M’

etet

n. ‘tattoo’

etete ~ əˈte

adv.loc. ‘below’

etieti

ADV. ‘also’

-etu-etu

v. ‘still be’

ewaewa

adv.asp. ‘often, always’

ewokˈejok

NUM. ‘two’

-eyam-ˈejam ~ -ˈijam

v. ‘roll’

-eyum-ejum

v. ‘give food’

-f--f-

DEM. ‘very near’

faifai

n. ‘woman’

-fain-fain

n.inal. ‘wife’

-fais-fais

v. ‘fill’

famufamu

n.inal. ‘thigh’

fanefane

n. ‘pig’

fane anofane ano

n.comp. ‘sow’

fane rapuohfane rapuox

n.comp. ‘wild pig’

fane samufane samu

n.comp. ‘domesticated pig’

fane smefane sme

n.comp. ‘male pig’

fane waifane wai

n.comp. ‘pig tooth’

faresfares

adv.asp. ‘still’

farkorfarkor

v. ‘learn’

-fat-fat

v. ‘fell (tree)’

-fau-fau

v. ‘fill’

faufau

n. ‘plain’

fautfaut

n. ‘hilltop’

fawenfawen

adv.asp. ‘long time’

fawetfawet

v. ‘go silently’

fayarfajar

v. ‘take ceremonial cloth’

fayirfajir

v. ‘decorate’

fefe

adv.neg. ‘no’

fenefene

n. ‘mother’

feniafenia

v. ‘scared’

feyaˈfeja

v. ‘swallow’

-fi-fi

v. ‘blow’

fi-fi-

DEM. ‘similar to’

fiaˈfia ~ ˈfea

v. ‘suck’

fiamˈfijam

‘catfish’

fiamfiam

n. ‘catfish’

fiesfies

n. ‘firefly’

fioˈfijo

‘k.o. grass’

fiokfiok

n. ‘sheet of sago tree (used to knead sago in)’

firufiru

v/n. ‘spray’

fisehfisex

v. ‘tear with teeth’

-fit-fit

v. ‘yank out (grass)’

fiyaˈfeja

v. ‘swallow’

fiyaffijaf

v.col. ‘yellow’

fiyanfijan

v. ‘wear’

fi-yefi-je

QUEST. ‘how?’

fiyesfijes

n. ‘k.o. firefly’

fnakfnak

v. ‘shoot, stab’

fniafəniˈja

n. ‘woman’

fnieffnief

n.inal. ‘fontanel’

fofo

n. ‘k.o. tuber (may be poisonous, used by women to commit suicide)’

-fok-fok

v. ‘roll’

fomfom

n. ‘termite’

-fon-fon

v. ‘tie’

fonfon

n. ‘rope’

foreraforera

n. ‘k.o. grass’

-fos-fos

v. ‘cold’

fosfos

n. ‘wind’

-fot-fot

v. ‘catch’

frafra

n. ‘stone’

fra awiahfra awiax

n.comp. ‘chalk’

fra snokfra snok

n. ‘gravel’

frakfrak

n.inal. ‘skull’

frampufəˈrampu

‘k.o. plant’

frapufrapu

v. ‘bite tough’

frifri

v. ‘find, meet’

fritfrit

v. ‘move’

frofro

v. ‘stick’

frokfrok

v. ‘emerge’

frufru

v. ‘fly’

frurfrur

v. ‘stretch out’

frusfrus

v. ‘divine by blowing’

ftahftax

v.intr. ‘break (shells)’

ftefte

v. ‘area, part of land’

ftiahftiax

TEMP. ‘day after tomorrow’

ftuohftuox

n. ‘string of bag’

-fuf-fuf

v. ‘come out’

-fuf-fuf

v. ‘open’

fukumfukum

v. ‘jail’

fuofuo

n. ‘axe handle’

haxa

n.inal. ‘salt’

ha m-amosxa m-amos

n.comp. ‘traditional feast’

haenˈxaen

v. ‘shallow’

-haf-xaf

1. n.inal. ‘stomach, belly’

2. v.intr. ‘pregnant’

hafonxafon

v. ‘break off’

-hafri-xafri

v.comP. ‘feel for’

-hah-xax

v. ‘tear’

-hai-xai

1. v.intr. ‘die’

2. ADV. ‘extremely’

-haif-xaif

v. ‘chop’

-hain-xain

v. ‘clean up’

-ham-xam

v. ‘hurt, feel pain’

hamitxamit

v. ‘bundle’

hampahˈxampax

n. ‘tip of sago sheet’

hampatˈxampat

n. ‘woodtrunk’

haotxaot

n. ‘saliva’

hapaxapa

v. ‘very tired, exhausted’

hapahˈxapax

v. ‘crack’

hapanxapan

n. ‘beads’

haperxaper

v. ‘cut in half’

hapisxapis

n. ‘ink made of fruit’

hapotˈxapot

v. ‘satisfied, replete’

-har-xar

v. ‘know’

hariahxariax

n. ‘part, half’

harianxarian

v. ‘tear’

hasxas

n. ‘waistband’

hasaxasa

v. ‘circle’

hasuohxasuox

n. ‘taro shoot’

hatxat ~ əˈxat

n. ‘fireplace’

hataxata

n.inal. ‘k.o. vegetable’; ‘sayur lilin’

hatatxatat

n. ‘mud’

hatexate

n. ‘hairlouse’

hawexawe

v.com. ‘refuse’

hawerehxawerex

n. ‘bamboo bowl’

hayahˈxajax

v. ‘cough’

hayahˈxajax

v. ‘different’

hayexaje

v. ‘startled’

hayoxajo

v. ‘hang’

-he-xe

v.com. ‘see’

hesaxesa

n. ‘k.o. grass’

heyauxejau

n. ‘k.o. swamp grass’

hfuohxənfuˈwox

n. ‘kite’

hixi

n. ‘corpse’

hifuohˈxifwox

v.intr. ‘diligent’

hmunxmun

n.inal. ‘chest’

hmunxmun

v. ‘scrape’

hnirxnir

v. ‘growl’

-ho-xo

v. ‘shout’

-hoh-xox

v. ‘run, chase’

hohoxoxo

n. ‘plain’

horitxorit

n. ‘hearth’

hpatxpat

n. ‘hitting wood, hammer’

hpixpi

v. ‘destroy’

hpuxpu

v/adj. ‘extremely long’

hpuohxpuox

v.adj. ‘small’

hrehxrex

v. ‘tough’

hrehaxəˈrexa

n.inal. ‘tongue’

hrenxəˈren

1. v.pos. ‘sit’

2. n.inal. ‘buttocks’

hrerxrer

n. ‘make smooth sound’

hresxres

v. ‘clean’

hrixri

n. ‘woodbark’

hropitxropit

n.inal. ‘umbilical cord’

htaxta

v. ‘sleep elsewhere’

-hu-xu

v.pos. ‘stay’

hufxuf

n. ‘white forest chicken’

hutixuti

v.adj. ‘original’

hwaixwai

n. ‘ravine’

hwohxwox

v. ‘scratch’

hwuomxəwuˈwom

v. ‘dry season’

-i-i

DEM. ‘M’

-i-i

v. ‘tie’

-i--i-

derivational affix. ‘TRANS’

ii

n. ‘ant’

-ia-ia

v. ‘suck’

-im-im

n. ‘foster child’

-imara-imaˈra

n.inal. ‘ear’

inin

n. ‘earthquake’

in sariin sari

n. ‘big earthquake’

intapeintape

n. ‘rope’

iraˈira

adv.temp. ‘just now, previously’

-irum-irum

v. ‘buy’

-is-is

v. ‘take off’

isis

adv.temp. ‘yesterday’

-isi-isi

v. ‘agree’

isieˈisie

n. ‘sun, hour’

-isier-ˈisijir ~ -ˈisijer

v. ‘drunk’

isiyir-ˈisijir ~ -ˈisijer

v. ‘drunk’

-iskuot-iskuˈot

v. ‘push’

isoˈiso

n. ‘path, track, road’

-isoh-isox

v. ‘fix’

isuohisuox

COOR. ‘whereas’

itaˈita

n. ‘leaf’

ita m-ataita m-ata

n.comp. ‘foliage’

-itah-itax

v. ‘force’

iwaiiwai

adv.temp. ‘just now’

-iwiah-iwiax

v. ‘roast’

-iyam-ˈejam ~ -ˈijam

v. ‘roll’

iyeije

adv.foc. ‘too’

-iyoh-ijox

v. ‘request’

-ka-ka

v. ‘mix’

-ka-ka

v. ‘wet’

kaka

INTERJ. ‘eh?’

kafikafi

n. ‘kneading place for sago’

-kah-kax

n.inal. ‘body’

-kah-kax

v. ‘burn’

-kah-kax

v.prep. ‘with, to, for’

-kai-kai

v. ‘meet, find’

kaikai

n. ‘time’

kainkain

n. ‘pandanus leaves’

kain kekkain kek

n.comp. ‘pandanus for rolling cigarettes’

kain samukain samu

n.comp. ‘pandanus for weaving mats’

-kair-kair

v.adj. ‘bad’

kaiskais

n.inal. ‘buttocks’

kaitkait

adv.loc. ‘near’

-kak-kak

v/quant. ‘absolutely everyone/everything’

kakkak

n. ‘cuscus, meat’

kakkak

n. ‘meat’

kak arakak ara

n.comp. ‘cuscus’

kakakaka

v. ‘bent’

kaketkaket

adv.man. ‘well, carefully’

kakrukakru

n.comp. ‘cassowary’

kameankamean

n. ‘black cockatoo’

kamonkamon

v. ‘store’

kamtefokamtefo

n.comp. ‘k.o. wood’; ‘Podocarpus pilgeri’

kamuskamus

v. ‘open braids’

kankan

n. ‘embers’

kanakana

v. ‘chant’

kanamkanam

v.adj. ‘cold’

kapankapan

n. ‘eel’

kapeskapes

adj/n. ‘huge’

kapukkapuk

v.intr. ‘close eyes, pray’

karkar

ADV. ‘alone’

karefkaref

n. ‘arrow’

karukaru

v. ‘rub’

-kas-kas

v. ‘lick’

-kat-kat

v. ‘catch fish with angle’

katkat

v.adj. ‘dry’

katumkatum

n. ‘bracelet lower arm’

katuokatuo

n. ‘tree kangaroo’

kaukau

n. ‘rat’

kau arakau ara

n.comp. ‘k.o. rat’

kau tapamkau tapam

n.comp. ‘bandicoot’

kauskaus

n. ‘boil’

kawomkawom

v. ‘fetch with tongs or foot’

kawuonkawuon

n. ‘Wuon house’

kayahkajax

n. ‘hole’

kayiekajie

adv.neg. ‘not’

keke

COOR. ‘because’

-kek-kek

v.col. ‘red’

-kek-kek

v.intr. ‘shut up’

-ken-ken

v. ‘touch closely’

kepetkepet

ADV. ‘only, just’

-ker-ker

v. ‘crazy’

-ket-ket

v. ‘make agreement’

kiki

n. ‘k.o. watery fruit’; ‘jambu’

-kiah-kiax

v. ‘knead sago’

-kiar-kiar

v. ‘decorate’

-kias-kiˈjas

v. ‘say, tell’

-kier-kier

v. ‘mate’

kietˈkijet ~ əkiˈjet

n. ‘cloth’

kiet arakiet ara

n. ‘bark cloth’

kifarkifar

n. ‘bowl for sago porridge’

kikikkikik

v. ‘giggle’

kinekine

ADV. ‘close to’

kiniahkiniax

v.adj. ‘small’

kirkir

n.inal. ‘eggyolk’

-kit-kit

v.prep. ‘towards’

kiyamkijam

v. ‘ill’

kiyekkijek

v. ‘convulsion’

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