OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘fern sp.’ (eng)

‘support or assist someone to walk, in procession’ (eng)

‘rob’ (eng)

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

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

‘eldest sibling’ (eng)

‘water’ (eng)

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

‘tether (an animal)’ (eng)

‘raft’ (eng)

‘tie tightly, tie together’ (eng)

‘pour, transfer rice seedlings to field’ (eng)

‘father’ (eng)

‘mix’ (eng)

‘red’ (eng)

‘root’ (eng)

‘light (in weight)’ (eng)

‘child’ (eng)

‘weave (mat, basket)’ (eng)

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

‘come unexpectedly upon someone’ (eng)

‘what’ (eng)

‘lime’ (eng)

‘if’ (eng)

‘name’ (eng)

‘chin’ (eng)

‘kiss’ (eng)

‘tame (of animals)’ (eng)

‘gills’ (eng)

‘dibble, make holes to plant rice seeds in’ (eng)

‘salt’ (eng)

‘slaughter’ (eng)

‘liver’ (eng)

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

‘roof, thatch’ (eng)

‘succeed (a person), change (clothes), replace’ (eng)

‘sharpen (a point)’ (eng)

‘body’ (eng)

‘tap sugar palm’ (eng)

‘climb (tree)’ (eng)

‘ashes, dust’ (eng)

‘cloud, fog, mist’ (eng)

‘castor-oil plant’ (eng)

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

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

‘near’ (eng)

‘feel, handle’ (eng)

‘flame, flare up’ (eng)

‘rotten’ (eng)

‘saliva, crave, desire’ (eng)

‘tear, tear up’ (eng)

‘parents’ (eng)

‘rob, plunder’ (eng)

‘hang (on gallows)’ (eng)

‘lessen (load)’ (eng)

‘love, affection’ (eng)

‘creeper, used for making rope’ (eng)

‘pull apart (meat to eat), clean out (fish), disembowel’ (eng)

‘ask, request’ (eng)

‘old’ (eng)

‘large red ants which live in trees’ (eng)

‘I’ (eng)

‘little, make little’ (eng)

‘bind, tie up’ (eng)

‘soul, spirit’ (eng)

‘breath, breathe’ (eng)

‘hiccup’ (eng)

‘bead necklace’ (eng)

‘descend (stairs)’ (eng)

‘drink’ (eng)

‘dream’ (eng)

‘nose’ (eng)

‘fibres of sugar palm (used to make snares)’ (eng)

‘tooth’ (eng)

‘swell’ (eng)

‘black’ (eng)

‘sip (hot food or liquid)’ (eng)

‘pull’ (eng)

‘thousand’ (eng)

‘last night’ (eng)

‘woods, forest’ (eng)

‘sweep (with broom)’ (eng)

‘older sibling’ (eng)

‘tree sp., bark used for twine’ (eng)

‘green parrot’ (eng)

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

‘palm frond’ (eng)

‘beckon with the hand’ (eng)

‘we (exclusive)’ (eng)

‘small wasp sp’ (eng)

‘eat, cooked rice, food’ (eng)

‘yesterday’ (eng)

‘when’ (eng)

‘waterplant, leaves eaten’ (eng)

‘(finger)nail, claw’ (eng)

‘scratch’ (eng)

‘dog’ (eng)

‘grass’ (eng)

‘morning star (Venus)’ (eng)

‘eel’ (eng)

‘rafters’ (eng)

‘ghost’ (eng)

‘itch, itchy’ (eng)

‘python’ (eng)

‘you (sg.)’ (eng)

‘used up, use up’ (eng)

‘fan fire’ (eng)

‘wood’ (eng)

‘quarrel, scold’ (eng)

‘arm between shoulder and elbow’ (eng)

‘back of neck’ (eng)

‘lame, limp’ (eng)

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

‘flicker on and off’ (eng)

‘scrape, grate, shave’ (eng)

‘backside, buttocks’ (eng)

‘bite’ (eng)

‘lightning’ (eng)

‘shrink, wrinkled, shrivelled’ (eng)

‘large clam’ (eng)

‘squeeze, wring’ (eng)

‘fish’ (eng)

‘eyebrows’ (eng)

‘carry under the arm, squeeze, tight’ (eng)

‘forehead’ (eng)

‘we (inclusive)’ (eng)

‘taut, stretch (rope etc.) taut’ (eng)

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

‘right side’ (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)

‘left side’ (eng)

‘yawn’ (eng)

‘phlegm, mucus’ (eng)

‘crow (of rooster)’ (eng)

‘tough (of meat), hard (of wood)’ (eng)

‘rope made from the bark of certain trees, bark, hide’ (eng)

‘moustache’ (eng)

‘tree with edible fruit’ (eng)

‘you (pl.)’ (eng)

‘say, it is said’ (eng)

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

‘tree sp. with edible fruit’ (eng)

‘thick’ (eng)

‘dig’ (eng)

‘spleen’ (eng)

‘earthen cooking pot’ (eng)

‘bend forward, bow the head’ (eng)

‘pinch (with fingernails)’ (eng)

‘cuscus’ (eng)

‘rub between hands (as in washing clothes), remove rice grains from sheaf by rubbing between hands or trampling with feet’ (eng)

‘head louse’ (eng)

‘breadfruit’ (eng)

‘bamboo basket to enclose fowls’ (eng)

‘bad’ (eng)

‘tree sp’ (eng)

‘leech’ (eng)

‘oil’ (eng)

‘fly’ (eng)

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

‘bounce, jump about, flap about (of fish out of water)’ (eng)

‘foot’ (eng)

‘nit, louse egg’ (eng)

‘penis (crude term used only with reference to animals)’ (eng)

‘lick’ (eng)

‘ginger’ (eng)

‘urine, urinate’ (eng)

‘tree with edible fruit’ (eng)

‘back’ (eng)

‘five, hand’ (eng)

‘round’ (eng)

‘drown’ (eng)

‘whirlwind, waterspout’ (eng)

‘lemon, citrus (general term)’ (eng)

‘linow natural pool’ (eng)

‘insane’ (eng)

‘centipede’ (eng)

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

‘strip off bark, come off in strips (e.g. skin if grazed)’ (eng)

‘sour’ (eng)

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

‘window’ (eng)

‘deep part of river where one can bathe, bathing place’ (eng)

‘grave’ (eng)

‘loose, too wide’ (eng)

‘weak, feeble’ (eng)

‘throw’ (eng)

‘hot’ (eng)

‘soft, tender’ (eng)

‘day, sun’ (eng)

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

‘cooked, cook’ (eng)

‘laugh’ (eng)

‘topple over (of a tree)’ (eng)

‘guard, keep watch, watchman’ (eng)

‘fold’ (eng)

‘enfold chicks under wings (of hen)’ (eng)

‘paralysed’ (eng)

‘roll (of ball etc.)’ (eng)

‘roll up’ (eng)

‘bamboo (general term), cook in bamboo’ (eng)

‘shelter (from sun), overcast, shade’ (eng)

‘soft, weak’ (eng)

‘plant used for medicinal purposes’ (eng)

‘moss, mildew’ (eng)

‘smooth’ (eng)

‘green’ (eng)

‘stinging nettle’ (eng)

‘shoot’ (eng)

‘rise (of sun, boil), emerge, come to surface’ (eng)

‘cook’ (eng)

‘pound rice’ (eng)

‘cross (river, valley)’ (eng)

‘come (to a place at the same level)’ (eng)

‘night’ (eng)

‘blood’ (eng)

‘chew betel’ (eng)

‘areca nut’ (eng)

‘hang up’ (eng)

‘stretch’ (eng)

‘usually’ (eng)

‘weave’ (eng)

‘forge, work metal’ (eng)

‘fowl, bird’ (eng)

‘eye’ (eng)

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

‘rice (in field)’ (eng)

‘all’ (eng)

‘mother (vocative)’ (eng)

‘large wasp sp.’ (eng)

‘tree sp’ (eng)

‘feather, body hair, fur’ (eng)

‘sweet’ (eng)

‘toothless, blunt’ (eng)

‘mouth’ (eng)

‘man, male’ (eng)

‘pretty’ (eng)

‘long’ (eng)

‘dew’ (eng)

‘pus’ (eng)

‘cook’ (eng)

‘plant sp., leaves eaten’ (eng)

‘fall’ (eng)

‘play’ (eng)

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

‘tree sp’ (eng)

‘rainbow’ (eng)

‘open the mouth’ (eng)

‘small yellow bee’ (eng)

‘soot on walls and ceiling of kitchen’ (eng)

‘hold in hand’ (eng)

‘young, unripe’ (eng)

‘thin’ (eng)

‘winnowing pan’ (eng)

‘coconut’ (eng)

‘tree sp., young leaves eaten’ (eng)

‘large tree sp’ (eng)

‘six’ (eng)

‘banyan tree’ (eng)

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

‘sheath (for knife)’ (eng)

‘pound rice for the second time’ (eng)

‘having teeth missing, fallen out’ (eng)

‘scales of fish’ (eng)

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

‘sharp’ (eng)

‘slice (e.g. bread), cut’ (eng)

‘grey hair’ (eng)

‘mango’ (eng)

‘rattan’ (eng)

‘swim’ (eng)

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

‘tree sp. (not mangrove)’ (eng)

‘hit with object (stick, whip etc.)’ (eng)

‘ray (fish)’ (eng)

‘there (at the same level)’ (eng)

‘well’ (eng)

‘bitter’ (eng)

‘trip, catch toes while walking’ (eng)

‘edible fern’ (eng)

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

‘shoulder’ (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)

‘bait’ (eng)

‘thigh’ (eng)

‘four’ (eng)

‘fish roe’ (eng)

‘blunt’ (eng)

‘wash clothes’ (eng)

‘choose’ (eng)

‘cheek’ (eng)

‘how many’ (eng)

‘sting, smart, sore’ (eng)

‘skin, bark’ (eng)

‘flick with finger’ (eng)

‘seven’ (eng)

‘turtle’ (eng)

‘upper arm’ (eng)

‘before, earlier, first’ (eng)

‘pandanus’ (eng)

‘tip, point, end’ (eng)

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

‘cut off, chop off’ (eng)

‘cone shaped shell (fish)’ (eng)

‘navel’ (eng)

‘wake up’ (eng)

‘bend’ (eng)

‘dust or grit in eye’ (eng)

‘ten’ (eng)

‘handle (of knife, hoe)’ (eng)

‘gum, sticky sap’ (eng)

‘bank of river’ (eng)

‘trunk, tree’ (eng)

‘plug, stopper, plug up’ (eng)

‘dove’ (eng)

‘paddle’ (eng)

‘feel’ (eng)

‘low’ (eng)

‘pick rice, harvest’ (eng)

‘gall, bile’ (eng)

‘pick up’ (eng)

‘whorl of hair’ (eng)

‘banana blossom’ (eng)

‘release, let go (from hand)’ (eng)

‘press out, squeeze out (e.g. seed from fruit)’ (eng)

‘fire’ (eng)

‘mad, insane’ (eng)

‘grandchild’ (eng)

‘disused rice field’ (eng)

‘nest on ground (of pig, rat etc.)’ (eng)

‘chest’ (eng)

‘many’ (eng)

‘contagious (of disease)’ (eng)

‘hold, catch’ (eng)

‘road, path’ (eng)

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

‘deep’ (eng)

‘peace’ (eng)

‘climb stairs’ (eng)

‘high, height’ (eng)

‘span (of hand)’ (eng)

‘lake’ (eng)

‘anvil’ (eng)

‘descend on (e.g. pigs to vegetable gardens, bees to tuak)’ (eng)

‘spouse’ (eng)

‘coconut shell used as bowl or cup’ (eng)

‘lean (against something)’ (eng)

‘hear’ (eng)

‘children’ (eng)

‘two’ (eng)

‘(feel) cold’ (eng)

‘far, distance’ (eng)

‘sew’ (eng)

‘betel’ (eng)

‘praise’ (eng)

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

‘bath’ (eng)

‘pandanus sp’ (eng)

‘store’ (eng)

‘light (fire, lamp etc.)’ (eng)

‘tongue’ (eng)

‘wall’ (eng)

‘(act) together, carry’ (eng)

‘tree sp.’ (eng)

‘earthquake’ (eng)

‘yellow’ (eng)

‘shelter, protect, cover up’ (eng)

‘pick up with both hands’ (eng)

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

‘gums’ (eng)

‘alight, perch’ (eng)

‘thirsty, thirst’ (eng)

‘two’ (eng)

‘face’ (eng)

‘bone’ (eng)

‘thunder’ (eng)

‘lie face down, lie flat (e.g. of rice flattened by rain)’ (eng)

‘throw away’ (eng)

‘grow dark, evening’ (eng)

‘flood’ (eng)

‘fathom (armspan)’ (eng)

‘descend (mountain)’ (eng)

‘one’ (eng)

‘ant’ (eng)

‘old dead leaves on tree, nest’ (eng)

‘carry on strap over shoulder’ (eng)

‘crocodile’ (eng)

‘floor’ (eng)

‘who’ (eng)

‘scrape off, shave off’ (eng)

‘climb (mountain)’ (eng)

‘sick’ (eng)

‘fight with a hand-held lance’ (eng)

‘wrong, mistake’ (eng)

‘overtake’ (eng)

‘exchange’ (eng)

‘intimate friend’ (eng)

‘side whiskers’ (eng)

‘behind’ (eng)

‘near’ (eng)

‘steam’ (eng)

‘boundary’ (eng)

‘lean against’ (eng)

‘nippers (e.g. of crab)’ (eng)

‘lamp’ (eng)

‘scoop up (with ladle)’ (eng)

‘snake’ (eng)

‘spouse’ (eng)

‘north’ (eng)

‘vine with edible tubers’ (eng)

‘he, she’ (eng)

‘hoarse’ (eng)

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

‘look to the side, turn, aslant’ (eng)

‘raya there (northerly direction)’ (eng)

‘there’ (eng)

‘suck, smoke cigarette’ (eng)

‘carry under the arm’ (eng)

‘tight, crowded’ (eng)

‘a person (dative marker)’ (eng)

‘meat’ (eng)

‘nine’ (eng)

‘comb’ (eng)

‘bind tightly together’ (eng)

‘elbow’ (eng)

‘palm sp., leaves used for weaving’ (eng); ‘Corypha’ (lat)

‘side (of body, house etc.)’ (eng)

‘small animal with a foul smell, bad (of smell)’ (eng)

‘here’ (eng)

‘plug up’ (eng)

‘lift (an object)’ (eng)

‘separate grain’ (eng)

‘shelter’ (eng)

‘delouse, search for/catch lice (in hair) with fingertips’ (eng)

‘want, desire’ (eng)

‘stab’ (eng)

‘burn (wood), burn down’ (eng)

‘cigarette, smoke cigarette’ (eng)

‘finished, used up’ (eng)

‘at, to (locative marker)’ (eng)

‘plant’ (eng)

‘where’ (eng)

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

‘sting (of insect)’ (eng)

‘vomit’ (eng)

‘measure’ (eng)

‘cough’ (eng)

‘between’ (eng)

‘insert between two things’ (eng)

‘shelter (from sun, rain)’ (eng)

‘hang over rope or rack’ (eng)

‘nasal mucus’ (eng)

‘carry on head’ (eng)

‘horn (of animal)’ (eng)

‘group, herd’ (eng)

‘dispute, oppose, argue’ (eng)

‘chew noisily, munch’ (eng)

‘blowpipe, use a blowpipe’ (eng)

‘set (of sun)’ (eng)

‘west’ (eng)

‘breast (of woman)’ (eng)

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

‘smoke, smoke (out), apply smoke’ (eng)

‘rise (of sun)’ (eng)

‘east’ (eng)

‘name, mention’ (eng)

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

‘enter’ (eng)

‘nipa palm’ (eng); ‘Nipa fruticans’ (lat)

‘chop wood into planks or beams’ (eng)

‘family’ (eng)

‘memory, remember, think of’ (eng)

‘reef’ (eng)

‘faeces’ (eng)

‘rain’ (eng)

‘steal’ (eng)

‘fear, afraid’ (eng)

‘rope’ (eng)

‘turn the back, separate’ (eng)

‘rung, step, notch in tree to aid climbing’ (eng)

‘backbone’ (eng)

‘raw, uncooked’ (eng)

‘sprinkle with water, dampen’ (eng)

‘cover over with earth’ (eng)

‘earth, ground, land’ (eng)

‘still, calm’ (eng)

‘tanaŋow insect which damages rice’ (eng)

‘cry, weep’ (eng)

‘isolate oneself, alone’ (eng)

‘winnow’ (eng)

‘smoke food’ (eng)

‘strain, filter’ (eng)

‘noise, sound, noisy’ (eng)