OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘support or assist someone to walk’ (eng)

‘lead, conduct, convey’ (eng)

‘eldest sibling’ (eng)

‘water’ (eng)

‘chin’ (eng)

‘name’ (eng)

‘father’ (eng)

‘father (familiar reference and vocative)’ (eng)

‘weave (mat, basket)’ (eng)

‘wind’ (eng)

‘hunt’ (eng)

‘what’ (eng)

‘lime’ (eng)

‘succeed (a person)’ (eng)

‘sow, drop seeds (rice, corn) into holes’ (eng)

‘liver’ (eng)

‘roof, thatch’ (eng)

‘space under house, underneath’ (eng)

‘body’ (eng)

‘climb (tree)’ (eng)

‘ashes, dust’ (eng)

‘aya’ (eng)

‘return, go back’ (eng)

‘pull’ (eng)

‘shoulder’ (eng)

‘ḷai’ (eng)

‘warm oneself by fire’ (eng)

‘road, trail, walk’ (eng)

‘child’ (eng)

‘two’ (eng)

‘peace’ (eng)

‘high, height’ (eng)

‘span (of hand)’ (eng)

‘blood’ (eng)

‘needle’ (eng)

‘deep’ (eng)

‘leaf’ (eng)

‘praise’ (eng)

‘bath’ (eng)

‘store’ (eng)

‘yellow’ (eng)

‘tongue’ (eng)

‘companion’ (eng)

‘alight, perch’ (eng)

‘two’ (eng)

‘bone’ (eng)

‘throw away’ (eng)

‘cold’ (eng)

‘rainbow’ (eng)

‘forehead’ (eng)

‘thunder’ (eng)

‘separate, part’ (eng)

‘tear’ (eng)

‘give’ (eng)

‘I’ (eng)

‘bind, tie up’ (eng)

‘nose’ (eng)

‘mother’ (eng)

‘mother (familiar reference and vocative)’ (eng)

‘drink’ (eng)

‘dream’ (eng)

‘vein’ (eng)

‘tooth’ (eng)

‘black’ (eng)

‘morning star (Venus)’ (eng)

‘left side’ (eng)

‘older sibling (term of address)’ (eng)

‘we (exclusive more than two people)’ (eng)

‘eat, cooked rice’ (eng)

‘fingernail’ (eng)

‘blanket’ (eng)

‘scratch’ (eng)

‘yesterday’ (eng)

‘eel’ (eng)

‘itch, itchy’ (eng)

‘snake’ (eng)

‘you (sg.)’ (eng)

‘wood, tree’ (eng)

‘rice husk’ (eng)

‘bite’ (eng)

‘lightning’ (eng)

‘eaten (of meat)’ (eng)

‘scrape, grate, shave’ (eng)

‘you (pl.)’ (eng)

‘right side’ (eng)

‘earthen cooking pot’ (eng)

‘head louse’ (eng)

‘fist, hold in closed hand’ (eng)

‘thick’ (eng)

‘attika hard (of object)’ (eng)

‘foot’ (eng)

‘thorn’ (eng)

‘oil’ (eng)

‘fly’ (eng)

‘lake, dano pool, puddle’ (eng)

‘high chieftain, king’ (eng)

‘ocean’ (eng)

‘day’ (eng)

‘far, distance’ (eng)

‘ginger’ (eng)

‘urine, urinate’ (eng)

‘back’ (eng)

‘cleared land’ (eng)

‘five, hand’ (eng)

‘centipede’ (eng)

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

‘across’ (eng)

‘bottom of the sea’ (eng)

‘tears’ (eng)

‘wide, width’ (eng)

‘casting net’ (eng)

‘gums’ (eng)

‘thirsty, thirst’ (eng)

‘morning, watch (for something)’ (eng)

‘load’ (eng)

‘grave, bury’ (eng)

‘laugh’ (eng)

‘smooth’ (eng)

‘dry’ (eng)

‘chew betel’ (eng)

‘fowl, bird’ (eng)

‘pretty’ (eng)

‘eye’ (eng)

‘rice (in field)’ (eng)

‘blunt (of knife)’ (eng)

‘mouth’ (eng)

‘accustomed (to), acquainted (with)’ (eng)

‘fall’ (eng)

‘when’ (eng)

‘young’ (eng)

‘thin’ (eng)

‘affected by hiccups’ (eng)

‘ripe coconut’ (eng)

‘burned (of skin)’ (eng)

‘six’ (eng)

‘scales of fish’ (eng)

‘give (a gift)’ (eng)

‘cylinder of bellows’ (eng)

‘wade’ (eng)

‘there (at the same level)’ (eng)

‘bitter’ (eng)

‘heel’ (eng)

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

‘carry on shoulder’ (eng)

‘die, dead, kill’ (eng)

‘bee’ (eng)

‘thigh’ (eng)

‘four’ (eng)

‘urine, urinate’ (eng)

‘good’ (eng)

‘how many’ (eng)

‘choose’ (eng)

‘cheek’ (eng)

‘skin, bark’ (eng)

‘seven’ (eng)

‘tip, point, end’ (eng)

‘cut off, chop off’ (eng)

‘turtle’ (eng)

‘paddle’ (eng)

‘base (e.g. of tree)’ (eng)

‘ten’ (eng)

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

‘fire’ (eng)

‘mad, pu desirous’ (eng)

‘grandchild’ (eng)

‘gum, sticky sap’ (eng)

‘gall, anger’ (eng)

‘buttocks, backside’ (eng)

‘sharpen (a point)’ (eng)

‘knead, massage’ (eng)

‘red’ (eng)

‘root’ (eng)

‘light (in weight)’ (eng)

‘tame (of animals)’ (eng)

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

‘rotten’ (eng)

‘neck’ (eng)

‘earthquake’ (eng)

‘pull’ (eng)

‘thousand’ (eng)

‘mist, fog’ (eng)

‘sheath (for knife)’ (eng)

‘sharp’ (eng)

‘sago palm’ (eng)

‘thin (of person), rib’ (eng)

‘hunger, hungry’ (eng)

‘night’ (eng)

‘one’ (eng)

‘wrong, mistake’ (eng)

‘cobra’ (eng)

‘reef’ (eng)

‘boat’ (eng)

‘ride, mount’ (eng)

‘tree sp.’ (eng)

‘exchange’ (eng)

‘short (of person)’ (eng)

‘near’ (eng)

‘cry, weep’ (eng)

‘ripe, cooked’ (eng)

‘sea, seawater’ (eng)

‘river’ (eng)

‘spouse’ (eng)

‘who’ (eng)

‘there’ (eng)

‘sail’ (eng)

‘kick’ (eng)

‘carry under the arm’ (eng)

‘a person (dative marker)’ (eng)

‘nine’ (eng)

‘he, she’ (eng)

‘elbow’ (eng)

‘they’ (eng)

‘separate grain’ (eng)

‘here’ (eng)

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

‘soyo’ (eng)

‘move backward’ (eng)

‘at, to (locative marker)’ (eng)

‘plant’ (eng)

‘where’ (eng)

‘breast (of woman)’ (eng)

‘enter’ (eng)

‘go outside, rise (of sun, moon)’ (eng)

‘east’ (eng)

‘west’ (eng)

‘cough’ (eng)

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

‘faeces’ (eng)

‘place under tension (e.g. the trigger mechanism of a snare)’ (eng)

‘steal’ (eng)

‘fear, afraid’ (eng)

‘rope’ (eng)

‘live, dwell’ (eng)

‘smoke food’ (eng)

‘strain through fabric’ (eng)

‘rain’ (eng)

‘three’ (eng)

‘person’ (eng)

‘year’ (eng)

‘egg’ (eng)

‘person’ (eng)

‘three’ (eng)

‘belly’ (eng)

‘sleep’ (eng)

‘intestines’ (eng)

‘smoke’ (eng)

‘blow’ (eng)

‘tail’ (eng)

‘hard, strong’ (eng)

‘slide, glide’ (eng)

‘younger sibling’ (eng)

‘stump (of chopped-down tree)’ (eng)

‘ladder, stairs’ (eng)

‘atraight’ (eng)

‘leak, drip’ (eng)

‘older sibling (term of reference)’ (eng)

‘vagina’ (eng)

‘burn’ (eng)

‘fell, chop down tree’ (eng)

‘sugarcane’ (eng)

‘fly’ (eng)

‘fence’ (eng)

‘mosquito’ (eng)

‘mat’ (eng)

‘thick rope from palm fibres’ (eng)

‘eight’ (eng)

‘rattan’ (eng)

‘medicine’ (eng)

‘wash (hands)’ (eng)

‘hair’ (eng)

‘other’ (eng)

‘house’ (eng)

‘anchor’ (eng)

‘west wind’ (eng)

‘stone’ (eng)

‘change, alter’ (eng)

‘sell’ (eng)

‘woman’ (eng)

‘afternoon’ (eng)

‘widow’ (eng)

‘deaf’ (eng)

‘fish roe’ (eng)

‘alive, live’ (eng)

‘white’ (eng)

‘turn over, turn around’ (eng)

‘cloud’ (eng)

‘husked rice’ (eng)

‘leg (including foot)’ (eng)

‘boil’ (eng)

‘hang’ (eng)

‘lip(s)’ (eng)

‘charcoal’ (eng)

‘fruit’ (eng)

‘moon’ (eng)

‘knee, joint, knot’ (eng)

‘hide’ (eng)

‘fight, war’ (eng)

‘new’ (eng)

‘banana’ (eng)

‘blind’ (eng)

‘kapok’ (eng)

‘buy’ (eng)

‘rancid, rotten (of food)’ (eng)

‘feather’ (eng)

‘spear’ (eng)

‘heavy’ (eng)

‘spit’ (eng)

‘swallow’ (eng)

‘floor’ (eng)

‘carry on head’ (eng)

‘earth, ground, land’ (eng)