OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘child, offspring’ (eng)

‘adopted child’ (eng)

‘arrive’ (eng)

‘shame’ (eng)

‘already’ (eng)

‘from down there to here’ (eng)

‘liver’ (eng)

‘change’ (eng)

‘enemy’ (eng)

‘gather (oneselves) together into a circle’ (eng)

‘return home’ (eng)

‘k.o. plant with thorns and a small edible tuber, usually growing in rocky areas’ (eng)

‘leave somewhere’ (eng)

‘ear’ (eng)

‘bundle, sheaf’ (eng)

‘mucus’ (eng)

‘oar, paddle’ (eng)

‘body’ (eng)

‘classifier used when counting’ (eng)

‘full’ (eng)

‘ankle’ (eng)

‘flower’ (eng)

‘mosquito’ (eng)

‘belly’ (eng)

‘close, cover’ (eng)

‘land, arrive from above’ (eng)

‘ask’ (eng)

‘earwax’ (eng)

‘secondary sprout (as from a stump or cut-off branch)’ (eng)

‘come to an end (as a story)’ (eng)

‘heel’ (eng)

‘knee’ (eng)

‘dog’ (eng)

‘darkness’ (eng)

‘board, plank’ (eng)

‘very, exceeding(ly)’ (eng)

‘hundred’ (eng)

‘want, desire’ (eng)

‘tongue’ (eng)

‘liquid’ (eng)

‘mat’ (eng)

‘high’ (eng)

‘necklace’ (eng)

‘swamp’ (eng)

‘ladder’ (eng)

‘root’ (eng)

‘eight’ (eng)

‘what’ (eng)

‘sow, scatter’ (eng)

‘slice’ (eng)

‘elbow’ (eng)

‘hornbill’ (eng)

‘fry’ (eng)

‘hound’ (eng)

‘side’ (eng)

‘floor’ (eng)

‘weave (cloth)’ (eng)

‘heart’ (eng)

‘lamp’ (eng)

‘at’ (eng)

‘in back’ (eng)

‘in front, before’ (eng)

‘fish’ (eng)

‘tail’ (eng)

‘some unspecified time after today, when (future)’ (eng)

‘(that which) is covered with trees’ (eng)

‘some unspecified time before today, the other day, when, when?’ (eng)

‘day after tomorrow’ (eng)

‘day before yesterday’ (eng)

‘one, independent numeral’ (eng)

‘animal’ (eng)

‘hook, catch’ (eng)

‘nostril’ (eng)

‘carry under the arm’ (eng)

‘gourd, pumpkin’ (eng)

‘scrape out (as young coconut from the shell with a spoon)’ (eng)

‘flash of lightning’ (eng)

‘stupid, not all there’ (eng)

‘walk around, go around’ (eng)

‘tortoise’ (eng)

‘twine’ (eng)

‘forget’ (eng)

‘guts’ (eng)

‘reach, fit, contact, touch, hit’ (eng)

‘millipede’ (eng)

‘nail, hoof, claw’ (eng)

‘tie up (as a chicken)’ (eng)

‘ringworm’ (eng)

‘skin’ (eng)

‘parrot’ (eng)

‘scabies’ (eng)

‘cloud’ (eng)

‘cooking pot’ (eng)

‘internode, section (of bamboo, sugar cane)’ (eng)

‘atmosphere’ (eng)

‘go’ (eng)

‘fly’ (eng)

‘mallet (e.g. for chisel)’ (eng)

‘palm species, source of a fiber used for wrapping small bundles’ (eng)

‘go on (to next place or next activity) without delay or intervening activity’ (eng)

‘louse egg’ (eng)

‘flow of water (as from a spilled glass)’ (eng)

‘five’ (eng)

‘country, village’ (eng)

‘break, break in two (as an ear of corn)’ (eng)

‘umbilical cord’ (eng)

‘jump’ (eng)

‘eye’ (eng)

‘dead’ (eng)

‘portion’ (eng)

‘run’ (eng)

‘hide oneself’ (eng)

‘red’ (eng)

‘shy, afraid’ (eng)

‘breathe, have breath’ (eng)

‘feel, taste’ (eng)

‘descend’ (eng)

‘embrace’ (eng)

‘sniff’ (eng)

‘tell lies’ (eng)

‘descend’ (eng)

‘sweet’ (eng)

‘forgive’ (eng)

‘weave’ (eng)

‘stay’ (eng)

‘dream’ (eng)

‘stare, look fixedly at something’ (eng)

‘pierce, prick (as with a needle)’ (eng)

‘pick (as fruit)’ (eng)

‘green’ (eng)

‘bathe (someone)’ (eng)

‘heavy’ (eng)

‘wind’ (eng)

‘dry’ (eng)

‘sleep’ (eng)

‘count’ (eng)

‘speak’ (eng)

‘stir’ (eng)

‘grind’ (eng)

‘hiccup’ (eng)

‘burn (a field or other large area)’ (eng)

‘appealing to the sight or taste, attractive, nice, pretty, delicious’ (eng)

‘thick’ (eng)

‘itch, itchy’ (eng)

‘industrious’ (eng)

‘yellow’ (eng)

‘far apart, spaced apart (e.g. bamboo slats of a floor), spread out in space or across time’ (eng)

‘follow, hunt’ (eng)

‘dizzy, drunk’ (eng)

‘answer, reply, respond’ (eng)

‘carry pole’ (eng)

‘withered’ (eng)

‘step out over s t’ (eng)

‘bright, clear, late morning after morning mist has burned off’ (eng)

‘clear, pure (as of water)’ (eng)

‘peel off something glued or stuck’ (eng)

‘loosen (as coconut meat from the shell by striking the shell)’ (eng)

‘empty, pour out (the contents of something)’ (eng)

‘tired’ (eng)

‘chew’ (eng)

‘plant’ (eng)

‘request’ (eng)

‘feed (spirits)’ (eng)

‘press between the fingers (as in giving a massage)’ (eng)

‘squeeze (as santan from grated coconut)’ (eng)

‘send’ (eng)

‘win over, defeat’ (eng)

‘dry in the sun’ (eng)

‘store’ (eng)

‘cook by boiling’ (eng)

‘give’ (eng)

‘strike, hammer (as a blacksmith)’ (eng)

‘roast by the fire’ (eng)

‘lazy’ (eng)

‘sour’ (eng)

‘dig’ (eng)

‘bite’ (eng)

‘pick (leaves, etc.), break off’ (eng)

‘peel’ (eng)

‘thin (objects)’ (eng)

‘hang (trans) (as clothes on a bush or line)’ (eng)

‘borrow’ (eng)

‘spoon s.th.’ (eng)

‘put hot metal into water, temper’ (eng)

‘push’ (eng)

‘suck, smoke’ (eng)

‘stuff into a crack’ (eng)

‘set (traps)’ (eng)

‘wash (clothes)’ (eng)

‘bitter’ (eng)

‘blind’ (eng)

‘catch (e.g. fish)’ (eng)

‘small insect-eating bat’ (eng)

‘hear’ (eng)

‘carry with headstrap’ (eng)

‘lame, atrophied’ (eng)

‘bad, foul, rotten’ (eng)

‘awaken s o’ (eng)

‘ripe, done’ (eng)

‘bring’ (eng)

‘spread out’ (eng)

‘wash by rubbing the surface of’ (eng)

‘feed chickens’ (eng)

‘pus’ (eng)

‘bumping sound, thumping sound’ (eng)

‘small bridge or plank’ (eng)

‘k.o. skin disease, possibly ichthyosis or leprosy’ (eng)

‘mouth’ (eng)

‘beach, cove, break in the rocky coastline, where one puts out to sea or in to shore, and where ones sampan is stored when not in use’ (eng)

‘name’ (eng)

‘tooth’ (eng)

‘k.o. small mosquito’ (eng)

‘rice mortar’ (eng)

‘six’ (eng)

‘swim’ (eng)

‘ebb, low tide’ (eng)

‘brood’ (eng)

‘inside’ (eng)

‘day’ (eng)

‘short, low’ (eng)

‘scale (of fish)’ (eng)

‘white insect found on stems of cassava plants’ (eng)

‘field rice’ (eng)

‘use’ (eng)

‘hammer (tool)’ (eng)

‘four’ (eng)

‘attic, space underneath roof’ (eng)

‘tight’ (eng)

‘palm, sole’ (eng)

‘bamboo sp’ (eng)

‘warfare’ (eng)

‘how many?’ (eng)

‘seven’ (eng)

‘bow (for hunting)’ (eng)

‘ridge pole’ (eng)

‘fireplace of three stones’ (eng)

‘turtle’ (eng)

‘climb, ascend’ (eng)

‘high tide’ (eng)

‘bride price’ (eng)

‘navel’ (eng)

‘sap, gum’ (eng)

‘banana’ (eng)

‘anus’ (eng)

‘kitchen’ (eng)

‘thorn’ (eng)

‘bee’ (eng)

‘sago palm’ (eng)

‘gather’ (eng)

‘bow (of boat)’ (eng)

‘two’ (eng)

‘gather (as ears of corn into a basket)’ (eng)

‘one’ (eng)

‘just then’ (eng)

‘all’ (eng)

‘ride in/on’ (eng)

‘back of the knee’ (eng)

‘nine’ (eng)

‘ring’ (eng)

‘hat’ (eng)

‘carry on the head’ (eng)

‘poke, prod’ (eng)

‘different’ (eng)

‘repeat’ (eng)

‘feces’ (eng)

‘machete’ (eng)

‘year’ (eng)

‘body fat’ (eng)

‘sea, ocean’ (eng)

‘stepfather’ (eng)

‘mountain’ (eng)

‘storage shelf above hearth’ (eng)

‘dibble stick’ (eng)

‘sago starch (collected from both the sago (METROXYLON) and aren (ARENGA) palms)’ (eng)

‘order s o’ (eng)

‘nangka species with small fruit’ (eng)

‘two-layered’ (eng)

‘know’ (eng)

‘truly, very’ (eng)

‘perch, alight’ (eng)

‘three, bound numeral’ (eng)

‘lead by the hand, take by the hand’ (eng)

‘fence’ (eng)

‘sink’ (eng)

‘taro’ (eng)

‘waist, middle’ (eng)

‘wrap (as food in leaves before cooking)’ (eng)

‘new (inanimate)’ (eng)

‘know’ (eng)

‘life’ (eng)

‘rainbow’ (eng)

‘bee, noisy insect’ (eng)

‘afterbirth’ (eng)

‘stand’ (eng)

‘white hair’ (eng)

‘wormy’ (eng)

‘weep’ (eng)

‘center of trunk’ (eng)

‘brain’ (eng)

‘tuber’ (eng)

‘flow, flood’ (eng)

‘entrance (of house)’ (eng)

‘healthy’ (eng)

‘above, upper portion/surface’ (eng)

‘calf (of leg)’ (eng)

‘lips’ (eng)

‘hatch’ (eng)

‘shaman’ (eng)

‘scent, odor (pleasant or unpleasant)’ (eng)

‘split open (as a young coconut with a machete)’ (eng)

‘child, ones offspring’ (eng)