OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

-dir leng[-ˈdir lɛŋ]

(1) vt. appreciate; esteem; value.menghargai; menghormati.

Neta aning ba deina gdir leng.I value those people.,Saya menghargai orang itu.

Teta tepa gdir leng.We will pay our respects to father.,Kita menghormati bapak.

(2) vt. be polite to; be respectful of.sopan.

Ol pok tdir leng borong.The child is very polite.,Anak itu sopan sekali.

Aning tdir leng naung.The person does not respect us.,Orang tidak menghormati kita.