OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘lake’ (eng)

‘interior, inside’ (eng)

‘waist, loins’ (eng)

‘large lake or swamp’ (eng)

‘mat’ (eng)

‘trap’ (eng)

‘forgiveness’ (eng)

‘child, offspring’ (eng)

‘orphan’ (eng)

‘forest’ (eng)

‘termite’ (eng)

‘finish, already’ (eng)

‘one’ (eng)

‘liver’ (eng)

‘roofing thatch’ (eng)

‘step’ (eng)

‘kind of basket’ (eng)

‘boat’ (eng)

‘earthen water barrel’ (eng)

‘coconut husk (fibrous part)’ (eng)

‘lips’ (eng)

‘ear’ (eng)

‘tightly fitting’ (eng)

‘wet’ (eng)

‘deaf’ (eng)

‘corral, stable’ (eng)

‘seed, fruit, classifier used when counting certain objects’ (eng)

‘main part of a house, excluding attached parts such as a porch, terrace, or kitchen’ (eng)

‘turn around’ (eng)

‘ankle’ (eng)

‘ridge of roof’ (eng)

‘crab’ (eng)

‘back’ (eng)

‘mosquito’ (eng)

‘high tide’ (eng)

‘go toward’ (eng)

‘dog’ (eng)

‘board, plank’ (eng)

‘winnowing tray’ (eng)

‘kind of large carved wooden bowl with two handles on side at top, for mixing sago, washing dishes’ (eng)

‘count’ (eng)

‘arrive’ (eng)

‘want, desire’ (eng)

‘rib’ (eng)

‘tongue’ (eng)

‘liquid’ (eng)

‘necklace’ (eng)

‘cheat’ (eng)

‘fog, cloud on mountainside, cloud’ (eng)

‘amusing, funny’ (eng)

‘scratch’ (eng)

‘ball’ (eng)

‘turn around, rotate’ (eng)

‘root’ (eng)

‘pain, sickness’ (eng)

‘debt, sin’ (eng)

‘eight’ (eng)

‘right’ (eng)

‘shame, rajah’ (eng)

‘elbow’ (eng)

‘nit’ (eng)

‘nit’ (eng)

‘hornbill’ (eng)

‘bee’ (eng)

‘side, near’ (eng)

‘floor, spider web’ (eng)

‘heart’ (eng)

‘top (toy)’ (eng)

‘torch, resin’ (eng)

‘bark’ (eng)

‘bamboo water container’ (eng)

‘flesh of fruit, contents’ (eng)

‘lost’ (eng)

‘descend’ (eng)

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

‘where’ (eng)

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

‘day after tomorrow’ (eng)

‘animal’ (eng)

‘betel pouch’ (eng)

‘village’ (eng)

‘spider’ (eng)

‘lance, spear with three blades’ (eng)

‘backbone, spine’ (eng)

‘parrot’ (eng)

‘gourd, pumpkin’ (eng)

‘flash of lightning’ (eng)

‘shell’ (eng)

‘bark cloth’ (eng)

‘evening’ (eng)

‘eyebrow’ (eng)

‘each, every, exact, fitting’ (eng)

‘fruit bat’ (eng)

‘ant’ (eng)

‘tortoise’ (eng)

‘twine’ (eng)

‘forget’ (eng)

‘cheek’ (eng)

‘guts’ (eng)

‘true, right’ (eng)

‘hit, touch’ (eng)

‘red millipede’ (eng)

‘pick (as flowers, etc.)’ (eng)

‘cuscus’ (eng)

‘skin’ (eng)

‘peel woody items (e.g. cassava) using a blade’ (eng)

‘parrot’ (eng)

‘framboesia’ (eng)

‘dig’ (eng)

‘hit, touch’ (eng)

‘dark cloud’ (eng)

‘tumeric’ (eng)

‘cooking pot’ (eng)

‘ladder’ (eng)

‘section of a bamboo’ (eng)

‘trunk, stalk, middle part of something long and (typically) vertical’ (eng)

‘rafter’ (eng)

‘fly’ (eng)

‘pass, very, too’ (eng)

‘atmosphere’ (eng)

‘male’ (eng)

‘lontar palm’ (eng)

‘layer’ (eng)

‘inside (a month, ones spirit)’ (eng)

‘immediately, directly’ (eng)

‘iron’ (eng)

‘flame’ (eng)

‘valley’ (eng)

‘earthquake’ (eng)

‘citrus fruit’ (eng)

‘five’ (eng)

‘step, stride’ (eng)

‘leech’ (eng)

‘lake’ (eng)

‘centipede’ (eng)

‘homeland’ (eng)

‘ginger’ (eng)

‘umbilical cord’ (eng)

‘hole’ (eng)

‘float’ (eng)

‘fold’ (eng)

‘swim’ (eng)

‘sit with knees bent to one side’ (eng)

‘together’ (eng)

‘come on!, asleep (of a limb), male’ (eng)

‘clearly, surely, bird’ (eng)

‘lively, crowded’ (eng)

‘eye’ (eng)

‘dead’ (eng)

‘oppose’ (eng)

‘arranged (in a row)’ (eng)

‘return home’ (eng)

‘slip something in between’ (eng)

‘exchange, stir’ (eng)

‘dusty’ (eng)

‘sail, leave’ (eng)

‘fish with a net’ (eng)

‘rock, sway, wave, flutter’ (eng)

‘portion (of)’ (eng)

‘deny’ (eng)

‘think, remember’ (eng)

‘mix’ (eng)

‘fly away’ (eng)

‘very strong, pinch’ (eng)

‘embrace’ (eng)

‘scrape the surface of (as in scaling a fish)’ (eng)

‘broad, wide’ (eng)

‘sit with knees bent to one side’ (eng)

‘jump’ (eng)

‘long’ (eng)

‘squat’ (eng)

‘alike, similar’ (eng)

‘contact, arrange, endeavor’ (eng)

‘win’ (eng)

‘blow’ (eng)

‘covered with fine dirt’ (eng)

‘throw’ (eng)

‘sweet’ (eng)

‘speak’ (eng)

‘close the nose’ (eng)

‘fat, thick’ (eng)

‘wind’ (eng)

‘spread out’ (eng)

‘have a rotten smell’ (eng)

‘go downstream’ (eng)

‘take’ (eng)

‘weave’ (eng)

‘slice’ (eng)

‘live’ (eng)

‘dream’ (eng)

‘buy’ (eng)

‘pound, stamp’ (eng)

‘green, yellow’ (eng)

‘window opening’ (eng)

‘salty’ (eng)

‘bathe (someone)’ (eng)

‘heavy’ (eng)

‘deaf’ (eng)

‘cheat’ (eng)

‘burn (intr.)’ (eng)

‘sow (by scattering)’ (eng)

‘small’ (eng)

‘hiccup, fry something without oil (as peanuts, coffee beans), stir something’ (eng)

‘bark’ (eng)

‘light a fire which spreads’ (eng)

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

‘curly, kinky (of hair)’ (eng)

‘thick’ (eng)

‘feel longing for s.th.’ (eng)

‘finish it’ (eng)

‘strong’ (eng)

‘pinch with fingernails’ (eng)

‘now and then, occasionally’ (eng)

‘strike’ (eng)

‘dizzy, drunk’ (eng)

‘inside’ (eng)

‘flee’ (eng)

‘carry pole’ (eng)

‘withered’ (eng)

‘surround, encircle’ (eng)

‘surround, encircle’ (eng)

‘clean, calm, clear, bright’ (eng)

‘pull out’ (eng)

‘look for, seek’ (eng)

‘crazy’ (eng)

‘wide, roomy, loose’ (eng)

‘flooding’ (eng)

‘great in surface area, extensive, vast, broad’ (eng)

‘put something out, expel something’ (eng)

‘carry or move something out’ (eng)

‘chew’ (eng)

‘unripe’ (eng)

‘plant’ (eng)

‘carry under the arm’ (eng)

‘feel (as in feel hunger)’ (eng)

‘take care of’ (eng)

‘shoulder’ (eng)

‘hear’ (eng)

‘cut off’ (eng)

‘give’ (eng)

‘give’ (eng)

‘pick (fruit)’ (eng)

‘afraid’ (eng)

‘yawn’ (eng)

‘ascend, climb (as a tree)’ (eng)

‘put, place, store’ (eng)

‘cook, taste, pus’ (eng)

‘far’ (eng)

‘pull down (as house)’ (eng)

‘wash (clothes)’ (eng)

‘shallow (dish, river)’ (eng)

‘hit mercifully’ (eng)

‘fell, cut down’ (eng)

‘fell, cut down’ (eng)

‘drop (trans.)’ (eng)

‘speak’ (eng)

‘tame’ (eng)

‘headhunt’ (eng)

‘headhunt’ (eng)

‘lazy’ (eng)

‘eat’ (eng)

‘very strong, pinch’ (eng)

‘blunt’ (eng)

‘scratch, put a scratch or cut in’ (eng)

‘have sensitive teeth’ (eng)

‘worship’ (eng)

‘thin (objects)’ (eng)

‘buy’ (eng)

‘ebb’ (eng)

‘bitter’ (eng)

‘tight’ (eng)

‘pull out (as weeds, or feathers from a bird)’ (eng)

‘catch’ (eng)

‘grasp a handful (of a granular substance)’ (eng)

‘feverish, have a fever’ (eng)

‘k.o. bat’ (eng)

‘clean, free of disease, holy’ (eng)

‘gather, pick up’ (eng)

‘cook, boil’ (eng)

‘borrow’ (eng)

‘brave’ (eng)

‘cut off’ (eng)

‘lick’ (eng)

‘sip, slurp’ (eng)

‘clever’ (eng)

‘ripe, done’ (eng)

‘laugh’ (eng)

‘hard’ (eng)

‘throw away’ (eng)

‘laugh’ (eng)

‘sleep’ (eng)

‘lift and move s.th.’ (eng)

‘repay’ (eng)

‘take along, carry’ (eng)

‘lukewarm’ (eng)

‘unfold long flexible object (as rope, rattan, wire)’ (eng)

‘have a rotten smell’ (eng)

‘clean’ (eng)

‘give seeds to (as dropping seeds into a dibble hole, or giving a small amount of feed to chickens)’ (eng)

‘crash (e.g. falling rock)’ (eng)

‘leprosy’ (eng)

‘opening, interior mouth area’ (eng)

‘anchorage, port’ (eng)

‘palate’ (eng)

‘tooth’ (eng)

‘dew’ (eng)

‘phlegm’ (eng)

‘rice mortar’ (eng)

‘swim’ (eng)

‘world, visible creation’ (eng)

‘salt’ (eng)

‘day’ (eng)

‘firefly’ (eng)

‘order, instruction, correspondence’ (eng)

‘between, in the midst of’ (eng)

‘scale (of fish)’ (eng)

‘shallow (dish, river)’ (eng)

‘biting grasshopper’ (eng)

‘raft’ (eng)

‘ghost, spirit’ (eng)

‘six’ (eng)

‘buttocks’ (eng)

‘how many?’ (eng)

‘wind’ (eng)

‘short, low’ (eng)

‘soon, quickly’ (eng)

‘suck up (as water)’ (eng)

‘chaff’ (eng)

‘thigh’ (eng)

‘thigh’ (eng)

‘same’ (eng)

‘field rice’ (eng)

‘plant’ (eng)

‘ferns’ (eng)

‘axe’ (eng)

‘hammer (tool)’ (eng)

‘beach’ (eng)

‘wing’ (eng)

‘chisel’ (eng)

‘peg’ (eng)

‘bamboo sp’ (eng)

‘four’ (eng)

‘hang’ (eng)

‘palm, sole’ (eng)

‘breathe, breath, spirit’ (eng)

‘ichthyosis, tinea’ (eng)

‘bamboo sp’ (eng)

‘go first’ (eng)

‘enemy’ (eng)

‘wake up’ (eng)

‘goitre’ (eng)

‘how many?’ (eng)

‘bow (for hunting)’ (eng)

‘boil’ (eng)

‘used’ (eng)

‘prisoner’ (eng)

‘squeeze, press in hand’ (eng)

‘squeeze between fingers’ (eng)

‘knife’ (eng)

‘seven’ (eng)

‘package (trans. stem)’ (eng)

‘cut off’ (eng)

‘hearth, fireplace’ (eng)

‘garden plot’ (eng)

‘turtle’ (eng)

‘bride price’ (eng)

‘wall’ (eng)

‘gall bladder’ (eng)

‘trunk (of tree)’ (eng)

‘navel’ (eng)

‘sap, gum’ (eng)

‘gather, assemble’ (eng)

‘banana’ (eng)

‘pick (fruit)’ (eng)

‘buttocks, base, bottom’ (eng)

‘heat from a source above or below’ (eng)

‘sit with legs up and knees clasped by arms’ (eng)

‘last, at the back’ (eng)

‘companion’ (eng)

‘rope’ (eng)

‘bow (of boat)’ (eng)

‘double arm span (from tip to tip of arms extended horizontally from side of body)’ (eng)

‘darkness’ (eng)

‘bamboo shoot’ (eng)

‘two (bound numeral)’ (eng)

‘topple something’ (eng)

‘sickness’ (eng)

‘ugly, bad, rotten, foul’ (eng)

‘just’ (eng)

‘branch’ (eng)

‘hang (trans.)’ (eng)

‘soul, spirit, consciousness’ (eng)

‘snake, python’ (eng)

‘mount, ride’ (eng)

‘cut off’ (eng)

‘slice’ (eng)

‘sew’ (eng)

‘back of the knee’ (eng)

‘nine’ (eng)

‘tongs’ (eng)

‘ring’ (eng)

‘straw, dry rice stalks’ (eng)

‘maize’ (eng)

‘hat’ (eng)

‘push’ (eng)

‘harvest’ (eng)

‘different’ (eng)

‘blowgun’ (eng)

‘sip, slurp’ (eng)

‘poke, prod’ (eng)

‘gild’ (eng)

‘long sword’ (eng)

‘feces’ (eng)

‘year’ (eng)

‘body fat’ (eng)

‘portion’ (eng)

‘sea, ocean’ (eng)

‘sheath’ (eng)

‘scooper’ (eng)

‘stalk, stem (whether thick and stout or thin and flexible)’ (eng)

‘shin’ (eng)

‘bury s.th.’ (eng)

‘horn’ (eng)

‘grill it’ (eng)

‘forehead, set, install (e.g. a trap)’ (eng)

‘cape’ (eng)

‘forehead’ (eng)

‘dibble stick’ (eng)

‘wash (clothes)’ (eng)

‘sago palm’ (eng); ‘Metroxylon’ (lat)

‘speak’ (eng)

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

‘day before yesterday’ (eng)

‘true, right’ (eng)

‘tied to another object (as one boat being pulled by another)’ (eng)

‘broken’ (eng)

‘smile’ (eng)

‘smile’ (eng)

‘order’ (eng)

‘shattered’ (eng)

‘caught, stuck’ (eng)

‘footbridge’ (eng)

‘become’ (eng)

‘belch’ (eng)

‘distribute’ (eng)

‘vagina’ (eng)

‘lie prone’ (eng)

‘lie prone’ (eng)

‘know’ (eng)

‘keris’ (eng)

‘wild nangka, pitch is used to catch birds by placing it on a board or on the end of a broom straw shot through a blowgun’ (eng)

‘perch, alight (as a fly or bird)’ (eng)

‘order, command’ (eng)

‘butterfly’ (eng)

‘three (bound numeral)’ (eng)

‘anvil’ (eng)

‘follow’ (eng)

‘dike’ (eng)

‘sink (intr.)’ (eng)

‘taro’ (eng)

‘middle’ (eng)

‘wrap’ (eng)

‘young (animate)’ (eng)

‘know’ (eng)

‘remainder, leftovers’ (eng)

‘wall’ (eng)

‘alive’ (eng)

‘rainbow’ (eng)

‘back’ (eng)

‘hack, chop up’ (eng)

‘guest’ (eng)

‘sugarcane’ (eng)

‘afterbirth’ (eng)

‘conch shell trumpet’ (eng)

‘arrive from above’ (eng)

‘increase’ (eng)

‘cane, walking stick’ (eng)

‘earwax’ (eng)

‘pull down (as house)’ (eng)

‘hit mercifully’ (eng)

‘answer’ (eng)

‘drop (trans.)’ (eng)

‘capable, able’ (eng)

‘shoot, sprout (from side of branch)’ (eng)

‘heel’ (eng)

‘end, tip, point’ (eng)

‘main posts (house)’ (eng)

‘true, right, correct’ (eng)

‘lines in the palm of the hand, leaf veins’ (eng)

‘cord (for tying cattle)’ (eng)

‘wormy’ (eng)

‘rudder’ (eng)

‘kiss’ (eng)

‘take’ (eng)

‘pound, stamp’ (eng)

‘brain’ (eng)

‘shrimp’ (eng)

‘gray hair’ (eng)

‘tuber’ (eng)

‘flow’ (eng)