OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘fern sp.’ (eng)

‘support or assist someone to walk, in procession’ (eng)

‘rob’ (eng)

‘fine ash from burned leaves, paper etc.’ (eng)

‘topple over, fall over (of tree, house)’ (eng)

‘eldest sibling’ (eng)

‘water’ (eng)

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

‘tether (an animal)’ (eng)

‘raft’ (eng)

‘tie tightly, tie together’ (eng)

‘pour, transfer rice seedlings to field’ (eng)

‘father’ (eng)

‘mix’ (eng)

‘red’ (eng)

‘root’ (eng)

‘light (in weight)’ (eng)

‘child’ (eng)

‘weave (mat, basket)’ (eng)

‘dry, withered (of dead trees, fallen leaves etc.)’ (eng)

‘come unexpectedly upon someone’ (eng)

‘what’ (eng)

‘lime’ (eng)

‘if’ (eng)

‘name’ (eng)

‘chin’ (eng)

‘kiss’ (eng)

‘tame (of animals)’ (eng)

‘gills’ (eng)

‘dibble, make holes to plant rice seeds in’ (eng)

‘salt’ (eng)

‘slaughter’ (eng)

‘liver’ (eng)

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

‘roof, thatch’ (eng)

‘succeed (a person), change (clothes), replace’ (eng)

‘sharpen (a point)’ (eng)

‘body’ (eng)

‘tap sugar palm’ (eng)

‘climb (tree)’ (eng)

‘ashes, dust’ (eng)

‘cloud, fog, mist’ (eng)

‘castor-oil plant’ (eng)

‘carry on the end of a rope (held by hand)’ (eng)

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

‘near’ (eng)

‘feel, handle’ (eng)

‘flame, flare up’ (eng)

‘rotten’ (eng)

‘saliva, crave, desire’ (eng)

‘tear, tear up’ (eng)

‘parents’ (eng)

‘rob, plunder’ (eng)

‘hang (on gallows)’ (eng)

‘lessen (load)’ (eng)

‘love, affection’ (eng)

‘creeper, used for making rope’ (eng)

‘pull apart (meat to eat), clean out (fish), disembowel’ (eng)

‘ask, request’ (eng)

‘old’ (eng)

‘large red ants which live in trees’ (eng)

‘I’ (eng)

‘little, make little’ (eng)

‘bind, tie up’ (eng)

‘soul, spirit’ (eng)

‘breath, breathe’ (eng)

‘hiccup’ (eng)

‘bead necklace’ (eng)

‘descend (stairs)’ (eng)

‘drink’ (eng)

‘dream’ (eng)

‘nose’ (eng)

‘fibres of sugar palm (used to make snares)’ (eng)

‘tooth’ (eng)

‘swell’ (eng)

‘black’ (eng)

‘sip (hot food or liquid)’ (eng)

‘pull’ (eng)

‘thousand’ (eng)

‘last night’ (eng)

‘woods, forest’ (eng)

‘sweep (with broom)’ (eng)

‘older sibling’ (eng)

‘tree sp., bark used for twine’ (eng)

‘green parrot’ (eng)

‘plant sp. like ginger, used medicinally’ (eng)

‘palm frond’ (eng)

‘beckon with the hand’ (eng)

‘we (exclusive)’ (eng)

‘small wasp sp’ (eng)

‘eat, cooked rice, food’ (eng)

‘yesterday’ (eng)

‘when’ (eng)

‘waterplant, leaves eaten’ (eng)

‘(finger)nail, claw’ (eng)

‘scratch’ (eng)

‘dog’ (eng)

‘grass’ (eng)

‘morning star (Venus)’ (eng)

‘eel’ (eng)