OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘pull out (hair, plants etc.)’ (eng)

‘spittle, spit’ (eng)

‘lead, conduct, convey’ (eng)

‘woods, forest’ (eng)

‘left side’ (eng)

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

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

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

‘get, fetch’ (eng)

‘dig’ (eng)

‘day, sun’ (eng)

‘tears’ (eng)

‘swallow’ (eng)

‘wood, tree’ (eng)

‘father’ (eng)

‘we (exclusive)’ (eng)

‘rice (in field)’ (eng)

‘child’ (eng)

‘spin rope’ (eng)

‘when’ (eng)

‘wind’ (eng)

‘eat, food’ (eng)

‘six’ (eng)

‘fingernail’ (eng)

‘what’ (eng)

‘thick’ (eng)

‘four’ (eng)

‘lime’ (eng)

‘or, if’ (eng)

‘morning star (Venus)’ (eng)

‘name’ (eng)

‘chin’ (eng)

‘eel’ (eng)

‘plant rice’ (eng)

‘one’ (eng)

‘liver’ (eng)

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

‘snake’ (eng)

‘hard (of object)’ (eng)

‘hard (of object)’ (eng)

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

‘roof, thatch’ (eng)

‘fart’ (eng)

‘fern sp.’ (eng)

‘yesterday’ (eng)

‘comb’ (eng)

‘eldest sibling’ (eng)

‘body’ (eng)

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

‘climb (tree)’ (eng)

‘ashes’ (eng)

‘story’ (eng)

‘cut off, slash (high grass, bushes etc.)’ (eng)

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

‘pay’ (eng)

‘new’ (eng)

‘permit, allow’ (eng)

‘chaff’ (eng)

‘house’ (eng)

‘return, go back’ (eng)

‘borrow’ (eng)

‘buy’ (eng)

‘sell’ (eng)

‘feather’ (eng)

‘molar tooth’ (eng)

‘sneeze’ (eng)

‘west’ (eng)

‘split’ (eng)

‘tie together in a bundle’ (eng)

‘deaf’ (eng)

‘bent, crooked’ (eng)

‘fish roe’ (eng)

‘alive, live’ (eng)

‘mat’ (eng)

‘calf of leg’ (eng)

‘hang, dangle by arms’ (eng)

‘lip(s)’ (eng)

‘charcoal’ (eng)

‘write’ (eng)

‘fruit’ (eng)

‘stand up’ (eng)

‘moon’ (eng)

‘gold’ (eng)

‘kapok’ (eng)

‘hide’ (eng)

‘coconut husk’ (eng)

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

‘drunk, intoxicated’ (eng)

‘knee, joint, knot’ (eng)

‘inland (direction)’ (eng)

‘road, trail, walk’ (eng)

‘praise’ (eng)

‘throw away’ (eng)

‘tree sp’ (eng)

‘rainbow’ (eng)

‘dark’ (eng)

‘climb stairs’ (eng)

‘span (of hand)’ (eng)

‘fathom (armspan)’ (eng)

‘hearth’ (eng)

‘warm oneself by fire’ (eng)

‘two’ (eng)

‘ruler, chief’ (eng)

‘blood’ (eng)

‘bath’ (eng)

‘store’ (eng)

‘light (fire, lamp etc.)’ (eng)

‘two’ (eng)

‘bone’ (eng)

‘lame, limp’ (eng)

‘rice husk’ (eng)

‘parents’ (eng)

‘fib’ (eng)

‘fig sp. with sharp leaves’ (eng)

‘fish’ (eng)

‘mother’ (eng)

‘drink’ (eng)

‘yawn’ (eng)

‘tooth’ (eng)

‘black’ (eng)

‘sip, absorb, suck up’ (eng)

‘bite’ (eng)

‘bind, tie up’ (eng)

‘forehead’ (eng)

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

‘grave’ (eng)

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

‘drown’ (eng)

‘cold’ (eng)

‘float, rise to surface’ (eng)

‘foot’ (eng)

‘tongue’ (eng)

‘five, hand’ (eng)

‘earthquake’ (eng)

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

‘back’ (eng)

‘wide, width’ (eng)

‘direction seaward, beach’ (eng)

‘fish with a cast net’ (eng)

‘hot’ (eng)

‘laugh’ (eng)

‘shade, shadow’ (eng)

‘squeeze, wring’ (eng)

‘fowl, bird’ (eng)

‘dry’ (eng)

‘eye’ (eng)

‘sweet’ (eng)

‘mouth’ (eng)

‘charcoal, cold remains of fire’ (eng)

‘play’ (eng)

‘fall’ (eng)

‘nose’ (eng)

‘thin’ (eng)

‘coconut’ (eng)

‘winnowing pan’ (eng)

‘greedy, gluttonous’ (eng)

‘scales of fish’ (eng)

‘give’ (eng)

‘top of the tree’ (eng)

‘gall’ (eng)

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

‘carry on shoulder’ (eng)

‘die, dead, kill’ (eng)

‘knock down fruit with pole’ (eng)

‘bait’ (eng)

‘heel’ (eng)

‘bitter’ (eng)

‘good’ (eng)

‘how many’ (eng)

‘skin, bark’ (eng)

‘seven’ (eng)

‘cut’ (eng)

‘ten’ (eng)

‘covetous, desirous’ (eng)

‘pick up’ (eng)

‘navel’ (eng)

‘banana blossom’ (eng)

‘fire’ (eng)

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

‘thunder’ (eng)

‘deep’ (eng)

‘far, distance’ (eng)

‘yellow’ (eng)

‘leaf’ (eng)

‘thirsty, thirst’ (eng)

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

‘part of shore exposed at low tide’ (eng)

‘carry on strap over shoulder’ (eng)

‘who’ (eng)

‘wrong, mistake’ (eng)

‘shore tree sp. bearing edible nuts’ (eng); ‘Terminalia catappa’ (lat)

‘something to separate two things’ (eng)

‘river’ (eng)

‘hang on rope’ (eng)

‘lean against’ (eng)

‘cry, weep’ (eng)

‘handful’ (eng)

‘door, way out’ (eng)

‘boundary marker’ (eng)

‘sow, scatter’ (eng)

‘climb (mountain)’ (eng)

‘ride, mount’ (eng)

‘spouse’ (eng)

‘north’ (eng)

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

‘sail’ (eng)

‘a person (dative marker)’ (eng)

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

‘nine’ (eng)

‘nip, pinch’ (eng)

‘elbow’ (eng)

‘soyo’ (eng)

‘cough’ (eng)

‘at, to (locative marker)’ (eng)

‘plant’ (eng)

‘where’ (eng)

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

‘breast (of woman)’ (eng)

‘enter’ (eng)

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

‘measure depth of water’ (eng)

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

‘cover (with the hand)’ (eng)

‘sea’ (eng)

‘faeces’ (eng)

‘rope’ (eng)

‘fly’ (eng)

‘three’ (eng)

‘egg’ (eng)

‘cowardly’ (eng)

‘live, dwell’ (eng)

‘winnow’ (eng)

‘raw, unripe’ (eng)

‘three’ (eng)

‘person’ (eng)

‘steal’ (eng)

‘fear, afraid’ (eng)

‘penis’ (eng)

‘belly’ (eng)

‘thin bamboo sp.’ (eng)

‘smoke’ (eng)

‘south’ (eng)

‘intestines’ (eng)

‘look upwards’ (eng)

‘voice, sound’ (eng)

‘blow’ (eng)

‘sleep’ (eng)

‘hard’ (eng)

‘tail’ (eng)

‘year’ (eng)

‘younger sibling’ (eng)

‘atraight’ (eng)

‘place (pot) on fire’ (eng)

‘bake, roast’ (eng)

‘close (of door etc.)’ (eng)

‘burn’ (eng)

‘follow, obey’ (eng)

‘grow’ (eng)

‘sugarcane’ (eng)

‘mango’ (eng)

‘eight’ (eng)

‘koanen rightside’ (eng)

‘water’ (eng)

‘rattan’ (eng)

‘neck’ (eng)

‘worm’ (eng)

‘rope made from bark’ (eng)

‘medicine’ (eng)

‘bury underground’ (eng)

‘earthen cooking pot’ (eng)

‘dive, swim underwater’ (eng)

‘hair’ (eng)

‘head louse’ (eng)

‘coconut shell used as drinking vessel’ (eng)

‘wash (hands)’ (eng)

‘night’ (eng)

‘knead, massage’ (eng)

‘red’ (eng)

‘root’ (eng)

‘light (in weight)’ (eng)

‘rotten’ (eng)

‘lap’ (eng)

‘thousand’ (eng)

‘toothless’ (eng)

‘sharp’ (eng)

‘rib’ (eng)

‘other’ (eng)

‘heavy’ (eng)

‘land, place, village’ (eng)

‘stone’ (eng)

‘carry on the back’ (eng)

‘shallow (where sea bed is elevated)’ (eng)

‘cloud’ (eng)

‘white’ (eng)

‘dumb, mute’ (eng)

‘banana’ (eng)

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