OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘liver’ (eng)

‘hundred’ (eng)

‘egg’ (eng)

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

‘until, the extent that’ (eng)

‘come’ (eng)

‘scoop out rice from pot’ (eng)

‘I’ (eng)

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

‘support, prop up’ (eng)

‘father’ (eng)

‘root’ (eng)

‘direction away (enclitic)’ (eng)

‘salt’ (eng)

‘breath, breathe’ (eng)

‘lift, raise’ (eng)

‘lime’ (eng)

‘plait, weave’ (eng)

‘foot, leg’ (eng)

‘mouth’ (eng)

‘permit, allow, release’ (eng)

‘body (of person)’ (eng)

‘child, offspring’ (eng)

‘calf (of leg)’ (eng)

‘stone’ (eng)

‘seed, pit (of fruit)’ (eng)

‘pay’ (eng)

‘fire’ (eng)

‘hard outer wood of palm trees’ (eng)

‘feed animals’ (eng)

‘big’ (eng)

‘tie up, bind’ (eng)

‘sulphur’ (eng)

‘return, go back, take back’ (eng)

‘other’ (eng)

‘provisions for journey’ (eng)

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

‘strong, vigorous’ (eng)

‘husk of coconut and other palm fruit’ (eng)

‘at an angle, slanting’ (eng)

‘husked rice’ (eng)

‘large basket for storing rice’ (eng)

‘all’ (eng)

‘tooth’ (eng)

‘woman, female’ (eng)

‘rice seed (for planting)’ (eng)

‘slanting, sloping’ (eng)

‘here’ (eng)

‘carry by handle’ (eng)

‘small prawn’ (eng)

‘pleat, fold’ (eng)

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

‘kick’ (eng)

‘and, with, (and) then’ (eng)

‘dumb, mute’ (eng)

‘skin, hide’ (eng)

‘fruit’ (eng)

‘fruit’ (eng)

‘hole’ (eng)

‘any ground fruit (peanut; tuber etc.), first root from rice seed’ (eng)

‘knee, knuckle, joint’ (eng)

‘feather, fur, body hair’ (eng)

‘black’ (eng)

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

‘ridge of roof’ (eng)

‘flower’ (eng)

‘pool, puddle’ (eng)

‘plug, stopper’ (eng)

‘spread out (to dry)’ (eng)

‘floor’ (eng)

‘eye’ (eng)

‘debt’ (eng)

‘night, dark’ (eng)

‘deaf’ (eng)

‘slip, slide’ (eng)

‘satisfied, full (from eating)’ (eng)

‘plain, level land’ (eng)

‘cold (of previously hot food or drink)’ (eng)

‘hit with implement’ (eng)

‘blood’ (eng)

‘dust’ (eng)

‘sew (general term), plait thatch’ (eng)

‘road, pathway’ (eng)

‘long shallow wooden tray, trough’ (eng)

‘under, below, deep’ (eng)

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

‘wet’ (eng)

‘bath, bathe’ (eng)

‘forbid, prohibit’ (eng)

‘hang (execute)’ (eng)

‘palm leaf rib’ (eng)

‘boil (of water)’ (eng)

‘black’ (eng)

‘tongue’ (eng)

‘dense, close together’ (eng)

‘add to, increase’ (eng)

‘cloth, material’ (eng)

‘two’ (eng)

‘bone’ (eng)

‘nest, lair’ (eng)

‘rainbow’ (eng)

‘smallpox’ (eng)

‘dark’ (eng)

‘tear, rip’ (eng)

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

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

‘give’ (eng)

‘snore’ (eng)

‘behaviour, conduct’ (eng)

‘saw’ (eng)

‘this’ (eng)

‘uncle’ (eng)

‘quarrel’ (eng)

‘mother’ (eng)

‘reduce, decrease, make less’ (eng)

‘take, get, fetch’ (eng)

‘brother/sister-in-law’ (eng)

‘dream’ (eng)

‘upper end, top (e.g. of tree)’ (eng)

‘cockroach’ (eng)

‘callus, thickened skin, invulnerable’ (eng)

‘first’ (eng)

‘seize prey (e.g. of eagle)’ (eng)

‘elder sibling’ (eng)

‘whenʔ’ (eng)

‘yesterday’ (eng)

‘sweep, rake’ (eng)

‘boil furiously, seethe’ (eng)

‘bamboo lattice to block floating objects in water channel’ (eng)

‘wing’ (eng)

‘butterfly’ (eng)

‘squeak, creak, grind teeth’ (eng)

‘you (plural)’ (eng)

‘food, eat’ (eng)

‘climb (e.g. ladder; rocks) using hands’ (eng)

‘stripe, streak, scratch’ (eng)

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

‘rafters’ (eng)

‘rise, go up, high’ (eng)

‘large, fat, castrated pig’ (eng)

‘wave, beckon with hand’ (eng)

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

‘crab’ (eng)

‘stir, mix’ (eng)

‘wood, tree’ (eng)

‘streak, line, make lines/streaks, scrape off, scratch away’ (eng)

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

‘like, similar to’ (eng)

‘make rope by spinning palm fibres’ (eng)

‘shout, cry out’ (eng)

‘lame, limp’ (eng)

‘laugh’ (eng)

‘lame, crippled because of deformity’ (eng)

‘scream, yell, shout’ (eng)

‘we (inclusive)’ (eng)

‘file, grate, scrape, shave’ (eng)

‘tickle’ (eng)

‘clam shell’ (eng)

‘torn, tear’ (eng)

‘follow’ (eng)

‘small insect which hovers around food’ (eng)

‘bite’ (eng)

‘worm’ (eng)

‘head’ (eng)

‘cover (e.g. with sheet)’ (eng)

‘shave, scrape, scratch’ (eng)

‘dig’ (eng)

‘taro’ (eng)

‘large freshwater mollusc’ (eng)

‘hen, fowl’ (eng)

‘head louse’ (eng)

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

‘mushroom, fungus’ (eng)

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

‘pubic hair’ (eng)

‘thick’ (eng)

‘earthen cooking pot’ (eng)

‘rub (eyes), wipe’ (eng)

‘nibble, gnaw’ (eng)

‘hold tightly in closed hand, handful’ (eng)

‘carry in hand held against breast’ (eng)

‘shake, tremble’ (eng)

‘spit’ (eng)

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

‘wring out, squeeze, wash clothes’ (eng)

‘swell, ulcer’ (eng)

‘hard’ (eng)

‘hard’ (eng)

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

‘lie transverse, across’ (eng)

‘boar’ (eng)

‘itch’ (eng)

‘bind together, tie in a bundle’ (eng)

‘swallow’ (eng)

‘oil’ (eng)

‘sky’ (eng)

‘walk’ (eng)

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

‘overflow (of water)’ (eng)

‘bed bug’ (eng)

‘neck’ (eng)

‘citrus fruit (generic term)’ (eng)

‘clean, pure (of water)’ (eng)

‘fly’ (eng)

‘hunger‘ .’ (eng)

‘ginger’ (eng)

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

‘roll, roll up’ (eng)

‘mole (on body)’ (eng)

‘five’ (eng)

‘rinse out mouth’ (eng)

‘fold, wrinkle’ (eng)

‘leech’ (eng)

‘wide, spacious’ (eng)

‘tough (of meat; fibres)’ (eng)

‘extract, pull out’ (eng)

‘straight’ (eng)

‘confused, bewildered’ (eng)

‘outside’ (eng)

‘vomit’ (eng)

‘gun, shoot’ (eng)

‘cooked food’ (eng)

‘tears, weep’ (eng)

‘soft’ (eng)

‘turbid, stirred up’ (eng)

‘bury’ (eng)

‘stubble, dried rice stalks’ (eng)

‘complete, finished’ (eng)

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

‘bulge, swelling, swell, bulge out’ (eng)

‘cleared (of land)’ (eng)

‘stupid, silly’ (eng)

‘sink’ (eng)

‘drinking vessel’ (eng)

‘fold’ (eng)

‘nit, louse egg’ (eng)

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

‘snap, explode, burst, make cracking noise’ (eng)

‘green (colour), unripe, raw’ (eng)

‘owl’ (eng)

‘sow seed’ (eng)

‘red’ (eng)

‘cat’ (eng)

‘happen, occur, become’ (eng)

‘pus, fester’ (eng)

‘name’ (eng)

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

‘chew betel nut’ (eng)

‘on edge (of teeth)’ (eng)

‘nose’ (eng)

‘bare with teeth (in anger)’ (eng)

‘bad smell, musty smell’ (eng)

‘slow’ (eng)

‘delicious’ (eng)

‘iron’ (eng)

‘vein’ (eng)

‘shout, call out to’ (eng)

‘smell: to smell (intransitive)’ (eng)

‘die, kill’ (eng)

‘write’ (eng)

‘mad, crazy’ (eng)

‘beat (with hard object)’ (eng)

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

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

‘palm branch’ (eng)

‘scar’ (eng)

‘shoulder’ (eng)

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

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

‘hot’ (eng)

‘thigh’ (eng)

‘bait, lure’ (eng)

‘bitter’ (eng)

‘wound’ (eng)

‘small bat sp.’ (eng)

‘seven’ (eng)

‘soaking wet’ (eng)

‘pinch (of something), pinch, nip’ (eng)

‘cheek’ (eng)

‘cut off, sever’ (eng)

‘sugarcane’ (eng)

‘wake up, get up’ (eng)

‘slender cane sort’ (eng)

‘claw, nail (of finger or toe)’ (eng)

‘spleen’ (eng)

‘belly’ (eng)

‘net for catching fish or animals’ (eng)

‘full’ (eng)

‘pick up, collect, gather’ (eng)

‘blossom (of palm; banana)’ (eng)

‘navel’ (eng)

‘navel’ (eng)

‘pierce, make hole (e.g. with hot iron)’ (eng)

‘broken, snapped’ (eng)

‘dry’ (eng)

‘crowded, cramped, tight fitting’ (eng)

‘press, squeeze out’ (eng)

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

‘flick off/away (with fingers)’ (eng)

‘heartbeat, beat (of heart)’ (eng)

‘bitter (of taste)’ (eng)

‘warm by fire, roast’ (eng)

‘thousand’ (eng)

‘boil (food)’ (eng)

‘boil (food)’ (eng)

‘if, when’ (eng)

‘spread, scatter’ (eng)

‘rooster’ (eng)

‘scoop, ladle’ (eng)

‘guest’ (eng)

‘dew’ (eng)

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

‘rib(s)’ (eng)

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

‘base, support underneath’ (eng)

‘gutter, water channel’ (eng)

‘hang (over line; rope)’ (eng)

‘dirty, unclean’ (eng)

‘side whiskers’ (eng)

‘wipe, rub’ (eng)

‘wrap, wrap up’ (eng)

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

‘mix, mingle, blend’ (eng)

‘wrong, deviate, branch off’ (eng)

‘sting (of insect)’ (eng)

‘fight, do battle with’ (eng)

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

‘slurp, sip (e.g. hot liquid)’ (eng)

‘push, shove, push out/away’ (eng)

‘dyke, dam, dam up, block’ (eng)

‘whoʔ’ (eng)

‘banana (tree and fruit)’ (eng)

‘personal noun and pronoun marker’ (eng)

‘third person singular pronoun’ (eng)

‘throw away’ (eng)

‘elbow’ (eng)

‘kind of hawk, snatch, seize’ (eng)

‘they’ (eng)

‘sift pounded rice in pan’ (eng)

‘side (of house; mountain)’ (eng)

‘intestines, belly’ (eng)

‘nine’ (eng)

‘toothless, fall out (of teeth), pull out, pluck (fruit)’ (eng)

‘small beetle which bores in wood and crops’ (eng)

‘cook’ (eng)

‘stab’ (eng)

‘pouch, bag’ (eng)

‘eat, bite at food (of pig; dog)’ (eng)

‘take revenge’ (eng)

‘jagged, chipped’ (eng)

‘breast’ (eng)

‘near, approach’ (eng)

‘each, every, every time’ (eng)

‘spike, sharp instrument, pierce, prick’ (eng)

‘spike, thorn, pierce, prick’ (eng)

‘follow (path; course of river etc.)’ (eng)

‘teach, instruct, indicate’ (eng)

‘rheumatism’ (eng)

‘boundary, border’ (eng)

‘big’ (eng)

‘gap, space between things’ (eng)

‘big’ (eng)

‘mouth’ (eng)

‘isolated, secluded place, go to such a place (to defecate), defecate’ (eng)

‘hiccup’ (eng)

‘noise of smacking lips while eating, make such a noise while eating’ (eng)

‘slap with open hand’ (eng)

‘blow’ (eng)

‘cram in tightly, squeeze in’ (eng)

‘gather, assemble’ (eng)

‘blockage (of nose)’ (eng)

‘suck’ (eng)

‘hear’ (eng)

‘how muchʔ’ (eng)

‘how muchʔ’ (eng)

‘skin disease causing pale patches on body’ (eng)

‘newly, just, now’ (eng)

‘rope, string’ (eng)

‘turn the back (on someone), part, separate’ (eng)

‘ear’ (eng)

‘fear, afraid’ (eng)

‘forest’ (eng)

‘kind of bamboo’ (eng)

‘large tree sp., used for timber’ (eng)

‘cut off (branch), lop off, slash’ (eng)

‘cut wood smooth’ (eng)

‘winnow’ (eng)

‘faeces, dregs’ (eng)

‘year’ (eng)

‘bridge’ (eng)

‘tree sp.’ (eng); ‘Artocarpus blumei’ (lat)

‘beat (drum; gong etc.) with stick’ (eng)

‘fade (of colours)’ (eng)

‘belly, stomach’ (eng)

‘throw away’ (eng)

‘pig’ (eng)

‘sneeze’ (eng)

‘hold upside-down’ (eng)

‘cultivated plants’ (eng)

‘pale, pallid’ (eng)

‘intestines’ (eng)

‘intestines, belly’ (eng)

‘toothless, fall out (of teeth), pull out, pluck (fruit)’ (eng)

‘drip, leak’ (eng)

‘clang, ring (noise), produce such a sound’ (eng)

‘pluck (e.g. fruit)’ (eng)

‘stand up, get up, put up, erect’ (eng)

‘peck (of bird), snap (of snake; crocodile)’ (eng)

‘chop up finely’ (eng)

‘fish hook, fish (with rod)’ (eng)

‘person, born, live, grow’ (eng)

‘liar, cheat, lie, deceive’ (eng)

‘younger sibling’ (eng)

‘man, male’ (eng)

‘stunned (of fish)’ (eng)

‘kindle, light (fire; lamp), set alight’ (eng)

‘origin, beginning, base, stump (of tree)’ (eng)

‘bunch’ (eng)

‘clothes louse’ (eng)

‘heel’ (eng)

‘finger, point’ (eng)

‘prod, poke’ (eng)

‘old’ (eng)

‘stump of chopped down tree’ (eng)

‘cook’ (eng)

‘stump of chopped down tree’ (eng)

‘sharpened piece of bamboo used as a knife’ (eng)

‘break off (small piece of something)’ (eng)

‘sharp (of blade)’ (eng)

‘three’ (eng)

‘buy’ (eng)

‘edge, side, bank’ (eng)

‘hit, strike (e.g. with stone)’ (eng)

‘fibres (of betel nut; sugarcane etc.) spat out after chewing’ (eng)

‘tip, point, extremity, end’ (eng)

‘swallow’ (eng)

‘stick (post) into ground, beat in (e.g. nail)’ (eng)

‘tusk, canine tooth’ (eng)

‘grey hair’ (eng)

‘howl, yelp (of dog)’ (eng)

‘untie, unravel’ (eng)

‘pull out, pluck out’ (eng)

‘brain’ (eng)

‘kind of thick rattan’ (eng)

‘force open’ (eng)

‘snake’ (eng)

‘true, correct, real’ (eng)

‘imitate, copy, follow’ (eng)

‘resemble, copy, imitate’ (eng)

‘rest of the head (e.g. on pillow)’ (eng)

‘resemble, copy, imitate’ (eng)

‘(dry) cultivated field, gardens’ (eng)

‘sheath, sheathe’ (eng)

‘medicine’ (eng)

‘tail’ (eng)

‘bellows’ (eng)

‘inside, interior, enter’ (eng)

‘pick (rice), reap, harvest’ (eng)

‘eight’ (eng)

‘provisions for journey’ (eng)

‘spread out (to dry)’ (eng)

‘sand’ (eng)

‘rattan sp.’ (eng)

‘six, day, sun’ (eng)

‘four’ (eng)

‘taste, try, test, sample’ (eng)

‘one’ (eng)

‘sour’ (eng)

‘bran, chaff’ (eng)

‘strong, forceful’ (eng)

‘long (of time)’ (eng)

‘fart’ (eng)

‘slope, rising ground’ (eng)