OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘storm from the west (November to January monsoon)’ (eng)

‘body’ (eng)

‘ash, dust’ (eng)

‘jaw’ (eng)

‘sheet or mat on which to sit or lie’ (eng)

‘tree sp.’ (eng); ‘Pterocarpus indicus’ (lat)

‘ladder, stairs’ (eng)

‘root’ (eng)

‘until, the extent that’ (eng)

‘scoop out rice from pot’ (eng)

‘I’ (eng)

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

‘sheet or mat on which to sit or lie’ (eng)

‘house post’ (eng)

‘soot, black stain from smoke’ (eng)

‘father (vocative)’ (eng)

‘father’ (eng)

‘north, north wind’ (eng)

‘take with one’ (eng)

‘child of someone, offspring’ (eng)

‘child of someone, offspring’ (eng)

‘go’ (eng)

‘rise (of sun), lift up, noble, honoured’ (eng)

‘someone/something or other’ (eng)

‘fire’ (eng)

‘finished, used up, finish off, use up’ (eng)

‘lime’ (eng)

‘bile, gall’ (eng)

‘house post’ (eng)

‘soot, black stain from smoke’ (eng)

‘gills (of fish)’ (eng)

‘whet, grind sharp’ (eng)

‘salt’ (eng)

‘dog’ (eng)

‘draw water, scoop up water’ (eng)

‘draw water, scoop up water’ (eng)

‘breath, breathe’ (eng)

‘slave’ (eng)

‘above, on (top)’ (eng)

‘liver’ (eng)

‘hundred’ (eng)

‘transport, convey’ (eng)

‘roof, roofing (thatch)’ (eng)

‘enough, increase, add to’ (eng)

‘bright, morning light’ (eng)

‘plait, weave’ (eng)

‘foot, leg’ (eng)

‘gills (of fish)’ (eng)

‘below, under’ (eng)

‘pig’ (eng)

‘above, over’ (eng)

‘pay’ (eng)

‘live coals, embers’ (eng)

‘hoe’ (eng)

‘wet’ (eng)

‘cucumber’ (eng)

‘house’ (eng)

‘sulphur’ (eng)

‘accompany, escort, lead’ (eng)

‘(pagan) priest, shaman’ (eng)

‘other’ (eng)

‘scar (of wound)’ (eng)

‘provisions for journey’ (eng)

‘transform, change (shape etc.)’ (eng)

‘smell or taste bad (of food left too long)’ (eng)

‘big’ (eng)

‘beautiful, excellent’ (eng)

‘childless, infertile’ (eng)

‘village’ (eng)

‘at an angle, slanting’ (eng)

‘change direction’ (eng)

‘tall, slender palm sp. which yields sago’ (eng)

‘tinder, flammable powder obtained from palm branches’ (eng)

‘stone’ (eng)

‘seed, pit (of fruit)’ (eng)

‘tortoise’ (eng)

‘permit, allow, release’ (eng)

‘sneeze’ (eng)

‘tooth’ (eng)

‘bird snare’ (eng)

‘tie up, bind’ (eng)

‘woman, female’ (eng)

‘give, put, place’ (eng)

‘rice in husk (in field or harvested)’ (eng)

‘hang down’ (eng)

‘here’ (eng)

‘lip(s)’ (eng)

‘lift/carry by rope’ (eng)

‘turn over, turn around’ (eng)

‘sew’ (eng)

‘slanting, sloping’ (eng)

‘kick person’ (eng)

‘whichʔ, whereʔ’ (eng)

‘kick’ (eng)

‘tick (on cattle and other animals)’ (eng)

‘dumb, mute’ (eng)

‘chase away, drive off’ (eng)

‘hole (e.g. in ground)’ (eng)

‘albino’ (eng)

‘smell’ (eng)

‘areca palm and nut’ (eng)

‘fruit’ (eng)

‘fruit’ (eng)

‘fish trap’ (eng)

‘ridge of roof’ (eng)

‘sprinkle with fingertips’ (eng)

‘open’ (eng)

‘wood borer’ (eng)

‘joint, knuckle, knot’ (eng)

‘feather, fur, body hair’ (eng)

‘thin bamboo sp. with great distance between joints’ (eng)

‘flower’ (eng)

‘flower’ (eng)

‘hide, conceal, put away’ (eng)

‘pool, puddle’ (eng)

‘kill’ (eng)

‘return, go back’ (eng)

‘charcoal’ (eng)

‘bad, rotten’ (eng)

‘pour out, empty out (a container)’ (eng)

‘full’ (eng)

‘tug’ (eng)

‘hair’ (eng)

‘spread out (to dry)’ (eng)

‘floor’ (eng)

‘debt’ (eng)

‘fatique, exhaustion, hard work’ (eng)

‘trouble, distress, worry, hard work’ (eng)

‘night, dark’ (eng)

‘spear, lance’ (eng)

‘stupid’ (eng)

‘pour’ (eng)

‘new’ (eng)

‘eye’ (eng)

‘split, crack’ (eng)

‘satisfied, full (from eating)’ (eng)

‘burst (of roasting corn), bake corn in ashes’ (eng)

‘calf (of leg)’ (eng)

‘lie transverse, across’ (eng)

‘dry rice stalks, straw’ (eng)

‘secondary pounding of rice (after winnowing)’ (eng)

‘blood’ (eng)

‘grime, dirt on body’ (eng)

‘resin, tree from which resin is obtained’ (eng)

‘water’ (eng)

‘tree sp.’ (eng)

‘cold’ (eng)

‘cut off, cut through’ (eng)

‘boil (of water)’ (eng)

‘far, distant’ (eng)

‘two’ (eng)

‘bone’ (eng)

‘corner, angle’ (eng)

‘grass’ (eng)

‘rainbow’ (eng)

‘black’ (eng)

‘fathom, span of arms out-stretched’ (eng)

‘desire, crave, saliva, slaver, salivate’ (eng)

‘earthquake’ (eng)

‘earthquake’ (eng)

‘give’ (eng)

‘take, get, fetch’ (eng)

‘desire, crave, saliva, slaver, salivate’ (eng)

‘come’ (eng)

‘come’ (eng)

‘write’ (eng)

‘lift up, raise’ (eng)

‘face’ (eng)

‘break up, demolish’ (eng)

‘dig hole with point of knife’ (eng)

‘saw’ (eng)

‘shiver, tremble’ (eng)

‘count’ (eng)

‘this’ (eng)

‘hang up on rope’ (eng)

‘mole (on body)’ (eng)

‘carry under armpit, squeeze with hand’ (eng)

‘mother’ (eng)

‘reduce, decrease, make less’ (eng)

‘riddle’ (eng)

‘brother/sister-in-law’ (eng)

‘dream’ (eng)

‘tail’ (eng)

‘gum(s)’ (eng)

‘kind of small cockroach’ (eng)

‘uncle’ (eng)

‘thick skin, invulnerable’ (eng)

‘whenʔ’ (eng)

‘scab (on wound)’ (eng)

‘snatch away, seize, wrest’ (eng)

‘yesterday’ (eng)

‘fish trap of bamboo lattice work’ (eng)

‘wing’ (eng)

‘dig to a shallow depth’ (eng)

‘butterfly’ (eng)

‘you (plural)’ (eng)

‘you (plural)’ (eng)

‘rice, eat’ (eng)

‘make rope by spinning palm fibres’ (eng)

‘slightly raised’ (eng)

‘large, fat, castrated pig’ (eng)

‘wave, beckon with hand’ (eng)

‘boil (of water)’ (eng)

‘stripe, streak, scratch’ (eng)

‘scratch (in ground, e.g. of fowls)’ (eng)

‘scrape, scratch (with fingernails)’ (eng)

‘gnaw, grind teeth’ (eng)

‘sel’ (eng)

‘grabble, scrabble’ (eng)

‘rafters’ (eng)

‘first’ (eng)

‘wood, tree’ (eng)

‘crab’ (eng)

‘stir, mix’ (eng)

‘yesterday’ (eng)

‘scratch away (as chicken does), sweep away’ (eng)

‘tap sugar palm’ (eng)

‘lame, limp’ (eng)

‘shout, cry out’ (eng)

‘torn, tear’ (eng)

‘laugh’ (eng)

‘lame, crippled because of deformity’ (eng)

‘tickle’ (eng)

‘giant clam’ (eng)

‘swollen belly’ (eng)

‘stingy, thrifty’ (eng)

‘file, grate, scrape, shave’ (eng)

‘we (inclusive)’ (eng)

‘have sexual intercourse’ (eng)

‘follow’ (eng)

‘small gnat’ (eng)

‘xylophone (percussion instrument with series of wooden bars or metal cymbals)’ (eng)

‘large freshwater mollusc’ (eng)

‘scratch (e.g. when itchy)’ (eng)

‘brush lightly with fingers to attract attention’ (eng)

‘hen, fowl’ (eng)

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

‘crow (of rooster)’ (eng)

‘kind of tree fungus’ (eng)

‘skin, bark’ (eng)

‘skin’ (eng)

‘moustache’ (eng)

‘whyʔ’ (eng)

‘do something, act, howʔ’ (eng)

‘whyʔ’ (eng)

‘thick’ (eng)

‘thick’ (eng)

‘earthen cooking pot’ (eng)

‘cuscus’ (eng)

‘head louse’ (eng)

‘nibble, bite off little piece’ (eng)

‘turbid, muddy (of water)’ (eng)

‘pinch (with fingertips), pluck off, nip off with fingernails’ (eng)

‘embrace, enclose, fold the arms’ (eng)

‘eyebrow’ (eng)

‘carry in hand held against breast’ (eng)

‘close with lit or top, put a lit on’ (eng)

‘well up, bubble up (of water from ground)’ (eng)

‘cover (e.g. eyes, mouth) with hands, hold in closed hand, handful’ (eng)

‘wash clothes’ (eng)

‘taut, tight (e.g. of rope)’ (eng)

‘cover, embrace, hold to one in arms’ (eng)

‘stick on, press on’ (eng)

‘small freshwater fish with spiny back’ (eng)

‘hard’ (eng)

‘hard’ (eng)

‘nibble, gnaw’ (eng)

‘close together, without gaps (e.g. floor boards)’ (eng)

‘embrace, enclose, fold the arms’ (eng)

‘well up, bubble up (of water from ground)’ (eng)

‘lie transverse, across, block way’ (eng)

‘hut in fields consisting of a single slanting roof’ (eng)

‘large red ant which lives in trees’ (eng)

‘itch, fibres on plants which cause itching’ (eng)

‘itch’ (eng)

‘go’ (eng)

‘road, pathway’ (eng)

‘road, pathway’ (eng)

‘fly’ (eng)

‘inside’ (eng)

‘walk’ (eng)

‘oil’ (eng)

‘sky’ (eng)

‘tough (of meat, fibres)’ (eng)

‘fruit sp.’ (eng); ‘Lancium domesticum’ (lat)

‘causing itch, itch’ (eng)

‘causing itch, itch’ (eng)

‘swallow without chewing’ (eng)

‘neck’ (eng)

‘bed bug’ (eng)

‘clean, pure (of water)’ (eng)

‘shadow, reflection’ (eng)

‘lean backwards (e.g. to look up)’ (eng)

‘hunger‘ .’ (eng)

‘thirst’ (eng)

‘Spanish pepper, ginger’ (eng)

‘back (of body), carry on the back’ (eng)

‘carry on the back’ (eng)

‘back (of body), carry on the back’ (eng)

‘tongue’ (eng)

‘five’ (eng)

‘rinse out mouth’ (eng)

‘roll (cigarette), turn (soil)’ (eng)

‘leech’ (eng)

‘surround, encircle’ (eng)

‘wide, spacious’ (eng)

‘extract, pull out’ (eng)

‘worm’ (eng)

‘boat, canoe’ (eng)

‘stupid, ignorant’ (eng)

‘outside’ (eng)

‘vomit’ (eng)

‘tears, weep’ (eng)

‘watchman, guard, keep watch’ (eng)

‘shin’ (eng)

‘moss’ (eng)

‘gun, shoot’ (eng)

‘cook’ (eng)

‘torrent, flood, turbid, muddy’ (eng)

‘flood’ (eng)

‘turbid, stirred up’ (eng)

‘bury’ (eng)

‘stubble, dried rice stalks’ (eng)

‘disused field’ (eng)

‘complete, finished’ (eng)

‘toy which makes a noise like a cracker’ (eng)

‘rise to surface, float on surface’ (eng)

‘fat’ (eng)

‘soft, gentle, tender’ (eng)

‘suffocate, choke, drown’ (eng)

‘pure, clean’ (eng)

‘poor, needy’ (eng)

‘arm (including hand)’ (eng)

‘sink’ (eng)

‘fold’ (eng)

‘nit, louse egg’ (eng)

‘mortar (in which rice is pounded)’ (eng)

‘torrent, flood, turbid, muddy’ (eng)

‘bamboo sprouts’ (eng)

‘father (vocative)’ (eng)

‘owl’ (eng)

‘green (colour), unripe, raw’ (eng)

‘cat’ (eng)

‘happen, occur, become’ (eng)

‘lemon, citrus’ (eng)

‘behind, back, rear’ (eng)

‘fall (from height)’ (eng)

‘taste, flavour’ (eng)

‘pus, fester’ (eng)

‘tame’ (eng)

‘wide open (of mouth), agape, gape’ (eng)

‘name’ (eng)

‘chew, munch’ (eng)

‘on edge (of teeth)’ (eng)

‘nose’ (eng)

‘nose’ (eng)

‘smell of bad fish’ (eng)

‘slow’ (eng)

‘slow’ (eng)

‘possessive/agentive animate noun marker’ (eng)

‘winnowing basket’ (eng)

‘thin’ (eng)

‘wipe, brush’ (eng)

‘untie, unravel’ (eng)

‘vein’ (eng)

‘call out to (from afar)’ (eng)

‘grandparent, ancestor, lord (title)’ (eng)

‘body’ (eng)

‘fence, enclosure’ (eng)

‘attic, loft’ (eng)

‘ray fish’ (eng)

‘kind of edible fern’ (eng)

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

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

‘palm branch’ (eng)

‘mad, crazy’ (eng)

‘shoulder’ (eng)

‘branch’ (eng)

‘tree with edible leaves and fruit’ (eng); ‘Pangium edule’ (lat)

‘beat (with hard object)’ (eng)

‘write’ (eng)

‘weed, clear land’ (eng)

‘edible gourd’ (eng); ‘Nomordica charantia’ (lat)

‘carry on the shoulder’ (eng)

‘hot’ (eng)

‘flat, level’ (eng)

‘die, kill’ (eng)

‘large bee sp.’ (eng)

‘thigh’ (eng)

‘bait, lure’ (eng)

‘bitter’ (eng)

‘rub, stroke’ (eng)

‘bent, crooked, bend’ (eng)

‘wound’ (eng)

‘roe, fish eggs’ (eng)

‘mouse’ (eng)

‘eat meat or fish’ (eng)

‘taste’ (eng)

‘fish’ (eng)

‘how muchʔ, how manyʔ’ (eng)

‘blink (eyes)’ (eng)

‘seven’ (eng)

‘urine, urinate’ (eng)

‘sugarcane’ (eng)

‘slender cane sort’ (eng)

‘decapitate’ (eng)

‘garden hut’ (eng)

‘spleen’ (eng)

‘short (of stature)’ (eng)

‘short (of stature)’ (eng)

‘belly’ (eng)

‘wring, squeeze, squeeze out, milk’ (eng)

‘sea turtle’ (eng)

‘net for catching fish or animals’ (eng)

‘sap, glue, sticky’ (eng)

‘decimal unit (tens)’ (eng)

‘banana’ (eng)

‘skewer, spit, pierce with skewer’ (eng)

‘pick up, collect, gather’ (eng)

‘heart, blossom (of palm, banana)’ (eng)

‘navel’ (eng)

‘navel’ (eng)

‘white bird sp.’ (eng)

‘blind, shut eyes’ (eng)

‘snapped by being bent, bend (e.g. branch) and snap’ (eng)

‘dry’ (eng)

‘buttocks, backside’ (eng)

‘buttocks, backside’ (eng)

‘feel, touch’ (eng)

‘shut’ (eng)

‘dry’ (eng)

‘crowded, cramped, tight fitting’ (eng)

‘narrow, tight, press, squeeze, squeeze out’ (eng)

‘empty, without contents (of fruit, grain), barren’ (eng)

‘flick off/away (with fingers)’ (eng)

‘tie up’ (eng)

‘resin, tree from which resin is obtained’ (eng)

‘cloudy, dark place’ (eng)

‘pull up (weeds)’ (eng)

‘red’ (eng)

‘hang (execute)’ (eng)

‘slash off palm leaves’ (eng)

‘girl’ (eng)

‘warm by fire, roast’ (eng)

‘ladder, stairs’ (eng)

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

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

‘bent, crooked, curved, bend’ (eng)

‘work metal, forge’ (eng)

‘thirst’ (eng)

‘thousand’ (eng)

‘boil (food)’ (eng)

‘bind, wind round’ (eng)

‘dense, close together’ (eng)

‘yellow, pale, wan’ (eng)

‘boil (food)’ (eng)

‘cut off, cut through’ (eng)

‘cloth, material’ (eng)

‘straight’ (eng)

‘smallpox’ (eng)

‘hollow, hole in tree’ (eng)

‘bamboo sprouts’ (eng)

‘wind, blow (of wind)’ (eng)

‘disused field’ (eng)

‘long, stretch’ (eng)

‘do together or at the same time, of the same age’ (eng)

‘burn’ (eng)

‘fast, speedy, hard, intense (of wind, rain)’ (eng)

‘hard, intense (e.g. of wind, rain), severe (of illness)’ (eng)

‘if, when’ (eng)

‘large snake sp.’ (eng)

‘help’ (eng)

‘pubic hair’ (eng)

‘pluck out, pull out’ (eng)

‘scoop, ladle’ (eng)

‘cockfight, stage cockfight’ (eng)

‘ride, mount, board’ (eng)

‘guest’ (eng)

‘evil spirit which causes sickness’ (eng)

‘put up in a higher place (e.g. on a rack)’ (eng)

‘nest (of bird or animal)’ (eng)

‘rib(s)’ (eng)

‘error, mistake, do wrong, make a mistake’ (eng)

‘rib(s)’ (eng)

‘gutter, water channel’ (eng)

‘hang (e.g. on shoulder, nail)’ (eng)

‘dirty, unclean’ (eng)

‘foul (language)’ (eng)

‘wipe, sweep’ (eng)

‘wrap, wrap up’ (eng)

‘front, in front of, face’ (eng)

‘stem of young banana tree (eaten as vegetable)’ (eng)

‘deviate, diverge, turn off (path)’ (eng)

‘sting (of insect)’ (eng)

‘they’ (eng)

‘suck’ (eng)

‘fight, do battle with’ (eng)

‘wry neck, head twisted to one side’ (eng)

‘sail’ (eng)

‘dyke, dam, dam up, block’ (eng)