OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘tap sugar palm’ (eng)

‘climb (tree)’ (eng)

‘kitchen’ (eng)

‘if’ (eng)

‘name’ (eng)

‘chin’ (eng)

‘lead, conduct, convey’ (eng)

‘teach, instruct, lead’ (eng)

‘fine ash from burned leaves, paper etc.’ (eng)

‘rob, snatch away’ (eng)

‘water’ (eng)

‘sugar palm’ (eng); ‘Arenga saccharifera’ (lat)

‘underneath’ (eng)

‘father’ (eng)

‘underlayer, sheet’ (eng)

‘child’ (eng)

‘hunt’ (eng)

‘body’ (eng)

‘what’ (eng)

‘lime’ (eng)

‘gills’ (eng)

‘salt’ (eng)

‘plant rice by broadcasting’ (eng)

‘liver’ (eng)

‘soursop’ (eng); ‘Anona squamosa’ (lat)

‘roof, thatch’ (eng)

‘cut off something hanging up high, tap sugar palm’ (eng)

‘below (lower than), downwards’ (eng)

‘chase, pursue’ (eng)

‘pig’ (eng)

‘mat’ (eng)

‘woman’ (eng)

‘afternoon’ (eng)

‘heavy’ (eng)

‘pay’ (eng)

‘rotten (of food)’ (eng)

‘snore’ (eng)

‘tree’ (eng); ‘Eugenia’ (lat)

‘split’ (eng)

‘bottommost, at the bottom’ (eng)

‘chaff’ (eng)

‘borrow’ (eng)

‘house’ (eng)

‘other’ (eng)

‘axe’ (eng)

‘return, go back’ (eng)

‘widow’ (eng)

‘carried on the back’ (eng)

‘change, alter’ (eng)

‘sell’ (eng)

‘shoulder’ (eng)

‘molar tooth’ (eng)

‘childless, infertile’ (eng)

‘village’ (eng)

‘tree sp.’ (eng)

‘stone’ (eng)

‘seed (of fruit)’ (eng)

‘permit, allow’ (eng)

‘candlenut tree and fruit’ (eng); ‘Aleurites moluccana’ (lat)

‘castor-oil plant’ (eng)

‘bent, crooked’ (eng)

‘alive, live’ (eng)

‘lip(s)’ (eng)

‘white’ (eng)

‘give’ (eng)

‘slanting, at an angle’ (eng)

‘form a line’ (eng)

‘tie tightly, tighten knot’ (eng)

‘clumsy, awkward’ (eng)

‘cloud’ (eng)

‘pour’ (eng)

‘peel off (rind, bark)’ (eng)

‘boil’ (eng)

‘calf of leg’ (eng)

‘dumb, mute’ (eng)

‘write’ (eng)

‘maize’ (eng)

‘carry on a pole between two people’ (eng)

‘spear’ (eng)

‘fruit’ (eng)

‘fish trap’ (eng)

‘make porridge, porridge’ (eng)

‘kapok’ (eng)

‘pluck out (hair, feathers)’ (eng)

‘dust, powder (of wood damaged by borer)’ (eng)

‘blossom (before fruit)’ (eng)

‘whisper’ (eng)

‘rub oneself down, smear, rub in’ (eng)

‘speckled, multicoloured (of fowls)’ (eng)

‘new’ (eng)

‘stink, stinking’ (eng)

‘knee, joint, knot’ (eng)

‘European, light-skinned person’ (eng)

‘moon’ (eng)

‘anchor’ (eng)

‘gold’ (eng)

‘cockfight’ (eng)

‘release, set free’ (eng)

‘thin bamboo sp.’ (eng)

‘feather, body hair, fur’ (eng)

‘difficult (of work)’ (eng)

‘flower’ (eng)

‘pain in groin (from infection)’ (eng)

‘bent, stooped’ (eng)

‘hide’ (eng)

‘kill’ (eng)

‘banana’ (eng)

‘blind’ (eng)

‘behead, cut off head (of fish etc.)’ (eng)

‘warm oneself by fire’ (eng)

‘chest’ (eng)

‘tree sp.’ (eng); ‘Erythrina indica’ (lat)

‘dependent, depend (on other people)’ (eng)

‘hear’ (eng)

‘young’ (eng)

‘two’ (eng)

‘sick’ (eng)

‘blood’ (eng)

‘disused rice field’ (eng)

‘will be sewn’ (eng)

‘nest (of bird, pig etc.)’ (eng)

‘many’ (eng)

‘hold, catch’ (eng)

‘bad’ (eng)

‘road, path’ (eng)

‘fireplace, hearth (on which cooking pot is placed)’ (eng)

‘cold’ (eng)

‘deep’ (eng)

‘lie on the belly’ (eng)

‘span (of hand)’ (eng)

‘fathom (armspan)’ (eng)

‘perch’ (eng)

‘far, distance’ (eng)

‘leaf’ (eng)

‘up there (direction away from the sea)’ (eng)

‘praise’ (eng)

‘young shoots (around base of old trunk)’ (eng)

‘tree sp’ (eng)

‘bath’ (eng)

‘store’ (eng)

‘yellow’ (eng)

‘tongue’ (eng)

‘wall’ (eng)

‘carry’ (eng)

‘earthquake’ (eng)

‘pick up with both hands’ (eng)

‘fall slowly, slip down, lower (e.g. on rope)’ (eng)

‘gums’ (eng)

‘thirsty, thirst’ (eng)

‘two’ (eng)

‘pluck out (feathers, hair etc.), pull out (e.g. stake from the ground)’ (eng)

‘bone’ (eng)

‘face’ (eng)

‘grass, vegetables’ (eng)

‘thunder’ (eng)

‘dark, shady’ (eng)

‘descend (mountain)’ (eng)

‘neck’ (eng)

‘massage, knead’ (eng)

‘still, calm (of sea, wind)’ (eng)

‘parents’ (eng)

‘lie, deceive’ (eng)

‘tear, tear up’ (eng)

‘love, affection’ (eng)

‘creeper, used for sewing thatch’ (eng)

‘demolish, destroy’ (eng)

‘old’ (eng)

‘soot and dust which drops from dirty ceiling, rain lightly’ (eng)

‘topple over, fall over (of tree, house)’ (eng)

‘tie up, tether (an animal), bind (e.g. wood) in bundle’ (eng)

‘raft’ (eng)

‘grasp tightly to one’ (eng)

‘root’ (eng)

‘light (in weight)’ (eng)

‘dry, withered (of dead trees, fallen leaves etc.)’ (eng)

‘guard, keep watch’ (eng)

‘tie up, bind’ (eng)

‘mahata to slaughter’ (eng)

‘tall grass sp.’ (eng); ‘Imperata cylindrica’ (lat)

‘flame, flare up’ (eng)

‘responsibility, care for, watch over’ (eng)

‘night’ (eng)

‘thousand’ (eng)

‘mist, fog’ (eng)

‘soul, spirit’ (eng)

‘hiccup’ (eng)

‘burnt, burn’ (eng)

‘begin to split (of wood)’ (eng)

‘pull’ (eng)

‘thresh (grain)’ (eng)

‘sharp’ (eng)

‘sheath (for knife)’ (eng)

‘sit’ (eng)

‘toothless’ (eng)

‘Ficus sp. (berries eaten by birds)’ (eng)

‘swim’ (eng)

‘bark (of dog)’ (eng)

‘sago palm’ (eng)

‘thin (of person)’ (eng)

‘hunger, hungry’ (eng)

‘I’ (eng)

‘nose’ (eng)

‘bind, tie up’ (eng)

‘bead(s) worn on necklace’ (eng)

‘descend (stairs)’ (eng)

‘will be drunk’ (eng)

‘tooth’ (eng)

‘black’ (eng)

‘scratch (of hen)’ (eng)

‘last night’ (eng)

‘tree sp., bark used for twine’ (eng)

‘palm frond’ (eng)

‘green parrot’ (eng)

‘dig’ (eng)

‘plant sp. like ginger, used medicinally’ (eng)

‘large wasp sp.’ (eng)

‘young edible coconut’ (eng)

‘we (exclusive)’ (eng)

‘spin rope’ (eng)

‘yesterday’ (eng)

‘will be eaten’ (eng)

‘(finger)nail, claw’ (eng)

‘thick, many’ (eng)

‘dog’ (eng)

‘eel’ (eng)

‘rafters’ (eng)

‘ghost’ (eng)

‘you (sg.)’ (eng)

‘fan fire’ (eng)

‘wood’ (eng)

‘back of neck’ (eng)

‘empty rice shell (in which fruit has not developed), chaff which blows away in winnowing’ (eng)

‘touch (someone) to attract attention’ (eng)

‘forehead’ (eng)

‘scrape, grate, shave’ (eng)

‘female genitals’ (eng)

‘bite’ (eng)

‘shiver, tremble’ (eng)

‘lightning’ (eng)

‘wrinkle, wrinkled’ (eng)

‘large clam’ (eng)

‘squeeze, wring’ (eng)

‘older sibling’ (eng)

‘fish’ (eng)

‘eyebrows’ (eng)

‘we (inclusive)’ (eng)

‘tree with edible fruit similar to breadfruit’ (eng)

‘fry without using oil’ (eng)

‘taro’ (eng)

‘greedy, gluttonous’ (eng)

‘top (e.g. of tree)’ (eng)

‘yawn’ (eng)

‘right side’ (eng)

‘coconut shell used as drinking vessel’ (eng)

‘spleen’ (eng)

‘pinch (with fingernails)’ (eng)

‘breadfruit’ (eng)

‘leftside’ (eng)

‘scratch’ (eng)

‘crow (of rooster)’ (eng)

‘bark used for making rope’ (eng)

‘moustache’ (eng)

‘you (pl.)’ (eng)

‘tumeric’ (eng); ‘Curcuma longa’ (lat)

‘cuscus’ (eng)

‘head louse’ (eng)

‘cross (river, valley)’ (eng)

‘pound rice’ (eng)

‘thorn’ (eng)

‘oil’ (eng)

‘fly’ (eng)

‘withered, dried out (of leaves)’ (eng)

‘ocean’ (eng)

‘nit, louse egg’ (eng)

‘lick’ (eng)

‘laugh’ (eng)

‘twin’ (eng)

‘ginger’ (eng)

‘urine, urinate’ (eng)

‘bury’ (eng)

‘small pool’ (eng)

‘(dry) cultivated field, gardens, bring land under cultivation’ (eng)

‘shelter, protect, cover up’ (eng)

‘back’ (eng)

‘five, hand’ (eng)

‘round’ (eng)

‘drown’ (eng)

‘clear, calm (of water)’ (eng)

‘sour’ (eng)

‘block on which rice is pounded, mortar’ (eng)

‘turn upsidedown’ (eng)

‘tears’ (eng)

‘outside, go outside’ (eng)

‘soft, tender’ (eng)

‘fish with a cast net, throw’ (eng)

‘soft (of voice, pillow)’ (eng)

‘smooth’ (eng)

‘float, rise to surface’ (eng)

‘day, sun’ (eng)

‘spit out (e.g. food which cannot be swallowed)’ (eng)

‘buy’ (eng)

‘guard, watchman’ (eng)

‘fold’ (eng)

‘bend down, duck head’ (eng)

‘bamboo cooker, cook in a bamboo cooker’ (eng)

‘soft, weak’ (eng)

‘green scum on water surface, algae, mould on fruit’ (eng)

‘shoot’ (eng)

‘bang, thud, noise of explosion’ (eng)

‘dry’ (eng)

‘come’ (eng)

‘man, male’ (eng)

‘pretty’ (eng)

‘dark’ (eng)

‘chew betel’ (eng)

‘tame’ (eng)

‘fowl, bird’ (eng)

‘eye’ (eng)

‘all’ (eng)

‘mother’ (eng)

‘rice (in field)’ (eng)

‘sweet’ (eng)

‘mouth’ (eng)

‘charcoal, cold remains of fire’ (eng)

‘fall’ (eng)

‘long’ (eng)

‘dew’ (eng)

‘pus’ (eng)

‘plant sp., leaves eaten’ (eng)

‘play’ (eng)

‘open the mouth’ (eng)

‘when (in the future)’ (eng)

‘small yellow bee’ (eng)

‘young, unripe’ (eng)

‘rainbow’ (eng)

‘thin’ (eng)

‘six’ (eng)

‘grey hair’ (eng)

‘spadix of sugar palm, from which toddy is collected’ (eng)

‘hand over, give by hand’ (eng)

‘scales of fish’ (eng)

‘rack above fire for drying (fish, copra etc.)’ (eng)

‘squeeze, wring out’ (eng)

‘whip’ (eng)

‘ray (fish)’ (eng)

‘well’ (eng)

‘bait’ (eng)

‘there (far off)’ (eng)

‘edible fern’ (eng)

‘palm (of hand), sole (of foot)’ (eng)

‘buttocks, backside’ (eng)

‘feel’ (eng)

‘beat (with hammer, wood)’ (eng)

‘pick rice, harvest’ (eng)

‘border, boundary’ (eng)

‘carry on shoulder’ (eng)

‘insert stick or post in ground’ (eng)

‘bamboo container (for holding herbs, paper etc.)’ (eng)

‘die, dead’ (eng)

‘large bee sp.’ (eng)

‘thigh’ (eng)

‘four’ (eng)

‘fish roe’ (eng)

‘good’ (eng)

‘how many’ (eng)

‘sting, smart, sore’ (eng)

‘choose’ (eng)

‘cheek’ (eng)

‘skin, bark’ (eng)

‘spear fish with special kind of bow and arrow’ (eng)

‘seven’ (eng)

‘turtle’ (eng)

‘upper arm’ (eng)

‘before, earlier, first’ (eng)

‘pandanus’ (eng)

‘tip, point, end’ (eng)

‘areca nut’ (eng)

‘having top or end broken off (of tree, wood etc.)’ (eng)

‘release, let go (from hand)’ (eng)

‘break in two’ (eng)

‘bitter, bile, gall’ (eng)

‘pick up’ (eng)

‘shell, shellfish (generic term)’ (eng)

‘navel’ (eng)

‘bend’ (eng)

‘dust or grit in eye’ (eng)

‘ten’ (eng)

‘handle (of knife, hoe)’ (eng)

‘gum, sticky sap’ (eng)

‘paddle’ (eng)

‘bird sp. (not dove)’ (eng)

‘trunk, tree’ (eng)

‘whorl of hair’ (eng)

‘banana blossom’ (eng)

‘fire’ (eng)

‘grandchild’ (eng)

‘one’ (eng)

‘rise (of sun)’ (eng)

‘name, mention’ (eng)

‘set (of sun)’ (eng)

‘lean against’ (eng)

‘carry on strap over shoulder’ (eng)

‘crocodile’ (eng)

‘kind of leaf used for wrapping things’ (eng)

‘ant’ (eng)

‘floor’ (eng)

‘scoop up (with ladle)’ (eng)

‘who’ (eng)

‘climb (mountain)’ (eng)

‘boat’ (eng)

‘kick (with toes)’ (eng)

‘ride, mount’ (eng)

‘evil spirit’ (eng)

‘fight with a weapon’ (eng)

‘wrong, mistake’ (eng)

‘between’ (eng)

‘side whiskers’ (eng)

‘behind’ (eng)

‘short (of length)’ (eng)

‘others, rest, remainder’ (eng)

‘steam’ (eng)

‘chew’ (eng)

‘leaves of the nipa palm used for thatch’ (eng)

‘nippers (e.g. of crab)’ (eng)

‘hang on hook’ (eng)

‘vine with edible tubers’ (eng)

‘turn off (from road)’ (eng)

‘shrub or small tree’ (eng); ‘Morinda citrifolia’ (lat)

‘sip (e.g. hot liquid)’ (eng)

‘look, see’ (eng)

‘insert between two things’ (eng)

‘hang over rope or rack’ (eng)

‘sail’ (eng)

‘kick’ (eng)

‘carry under the arm’ (eng)

‘tight, crowded’ (eng)

‘a person (dative marker)’ (eng)

‘they’ (eng)

‘he, she’ (eng)

‘bind tightly together’ (eng)

‘elbow’ (eng)

‘lontar palm, leaves used for weaving’ (eng); ‘Corypha umbraculifera’ (lat)

‘breathe’ (eng)

‘side (of body, house etc.)’ (eng)

‘foul smell, stink’ (eng)

‘plug up’ (eng)

‘lift (an object)’ (eng)

‘nine’ (eng)

‘knock down fruit with pole’ (eng)

‘scorch over fire’ (eng)

‘shift, move’ (eng)

‘cough’ (eng)

‘cigarette, smoke cigarette’ (eng)

‘at, to (locative marker)’ (eng)

‘huaŋ inside’ (eng)

‘will be planted’ (eng)

‘foam, froth, extinguish fire with water’ (eng)

‘finished, used up’ (eng)

‘creeper, juice from roots used to stun fish’ (eng)

‘draw or scoop up water (e.g. in bamboo container)’ (eng)

‘vomit’ (eng)

‘measure’ (eng)

‘shelter (from sun, rain)’ (eng)

‘connect, attach’ (eng)

‘nasal mucus’ (eng)

‘will be carried on head’ (eng)

‘horn (of animal)’ (eng)

‘breast (of woman)’ (eng)

‘enter’ (eng)

‘east’ (eng)

‘lacking in salt, tasteless’ (eng)

‘hack down (e.g. scrub to make gardens)’ (eng)

‘penis’ (eng)

‘cockspur’ (eng)

‘open sea, ocean’ (eng)

‘tree sp. with large leaves’ (eng)

‘family’ (eng)

‘rain’ (eng)

‘memory, remember, think of’ (eng)

‘faeces’ (eng)

‘fear, afraid’ (eng)

‘fly’ (eng)

‘rope’ (eng)

‘turn the back, separate’ (eng)

‘tree with edible nuts’ (eng); ‘Terminalia catappa’ (lat)

‘cowardly’ (eng)

‘raw, uncooked’ (eng)

‘sprinkle with water, dampen’ (eng)

‘cover over with earth’ (eng)

‘earth, ground, land’ (eng)

‘tanaŋow insect which damages rice’ (eng)

‘fence’ (eng)

‘right, correct’ (eng)

‘crybaby’ (eng)

‘year’ (eng)

‘smoke food’ (eng)

‘strain, filter’ (eng)

‘ripe, cooked’ (eng)

‘sea’ (eng)

‘cloth worn when bathing’ (eng)

‘three’ (eng)

‘winnow’ (eng)

‘beat, strike (gong)’ (eng)

‘belly’ (eng)

‘count’ (eng)

‘sleep’ (eng)

‘clear, pure (of water)’ (eng)

‘thin bamboo sp.’ (eng)

‘head’ (eng)

‘shallow, on top of’ (eng)

‘south’ (eng)

‘intestines’ (eng)

‘look upwards’ (eng)

‘ear’ (eng)

‘bad, wicked’ (eng)

‘heel’ (eng)

‘tell riddles’ (eng)

‘mosquito’ (eng)

‘palm wine’ (eng)

‘pick (fruit)’ (eng)

‘smoke’ (eng)

‘hard’ (eng)

‘testicles’ (eng)

‘push’ (eng)

‘person’ (eng)

‘younger sibling’ (eng)

‘fell, chop down tree’ (eng)

‘leak, drip’ (eng)

‘relative of the same generation’ (eng)

‘follow’ (eng)

‘ladder, stairs’ (eng)

‘call on, visit’ (eng)

‘atraight’ (eng)

‘three’ (eng)

‘help’ (eng)

‘get out (of boat), descent (from house, vehicle)’ (eng)

‘will be placed on fire’ (eng)

‘very small bush mite which causes skin irritation’ (eng)

‘bake, roast’ (eng)

‘put on lid or cover’ (eng)

‘hot coals’ (eng)

‘large tree sp’ (eng)

‘burn’ (eng)

‘disembowel, gut (fish, pig etc.)’ (eng)

‘mango’ (eng)

‘tusk (of pig), canine tooth’ (eng)

‘eight’ (eng)

‘termite’ (eng)

‘prawn’ (eng)

‘spit’ (eng)

‘dive, swim underwater’ (eng)

‘rattan’ (eng)

‘wash (hands)’ (eng)

‘strength, strong, vein’ (eng)

‘lower (by rope)’ (eng)

‘thick rope from palm fibres’ (eng)

‘return (to previous condition)’ (eng)

‘roll (of ball etc.)’ (eng)

‘upland, above, water spring’ (eng)

‘swallow’ (eng)

‘treated medically’ (eng)

‘worn away (e.g. of knife blade), used up (e.g. of soap)’ (eng)

‘hair’ (eng)

‘fart’ (eng)

‘carry on the end of a rope (held by hand)’ (eng)