OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

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

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

‘until, the extent that’ (eng)

‘until, the extent that’ (eng)

‘scoop out rice from pot’ (eng)

‘I’ (eng)

‘enclosure for animals’ (eng)

‘enclosure for animals’ (eng)

‘house post’ (eng)

‘support, prop up’ (eng)

‘soot, black stain from smoke’ (eng)

‘support, prop up’ (eng)

‘father’ (eng)

‘father (vocative)’ (eng)

‘north, north wind’ (eng)

‘child of someone, offspring’ (eng)

‘child of someone, offspring’ (eng)

‘go up (wards)’ (eng)

‘rise, emerge, lift up’ (eng)

‘someone/something or other’ (eng)

‘fire’ (eng)

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

‘lime’ (eng)

‘bile, gall’ (eng)

‘bile, gall’ (eng)

‘house post’ (eng)

‘soot, black stain from smoke’ (eng)

‘gills (of fish)’ (eng)

‘salt’ (eng)

‘dog’ (eng)

‘draw water, scoop up water’ (eng)

‘draw water, scoop up water’ (eng)

‘breath, breathe’ (eng)

‘slave’ (eng)

‘liver’ (eng)

‘hundred’ (eng)

‘roof, roofing (thatch)’ (eng)

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

‘dust, powder’ (eng)

‘pull out, extract’ (eng)

‘enough, increase, add to’ (eng)

‘break (of day)’ (eng)

‘plait, weave’ (eng)

‘this’ (eng)

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

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

‘root’ (eng)

‘gills (of fish)’ (eng)

‘kick’ (eng)

‘fruit’ (eng)

‘fruit’ (eng)

‘long shallow wooden tray, trough’ (eng)

‘earthquake’ (eng)

‘give’ (eng)

‘earthquake’ (eng)

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

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

‘hang down, hang in tatters’ (eng)

‘face, appearance, colour’ (eng)

‘loosen, break off, demolish’ (eng)

‘saw’ (eng)

‘shiver, tremble’ (eng)

‘narrow’ (eng)

‘mother’ (eng)

‘mother’ (eng)

‘reduce, decrease, make less’ (eng)

‘take, get, fetch’ (eng)

‘riddle’ (eng)

‘brother/sister-in-law’ (eng)

‘dream’ (eng)

‘tail’ (eng)

‘tooth’ (eng)

‘kind of small cockroach’ (eng)

‘uncle’ (eng)

‘elder sibling’ (eng)

‘fish trap of bamboo lattice work’ (eng)

‘flounder, struggle’ (eng)

‘gutter, drain, dig, dig a gutter’ (eng)

‘butterfly’ (eng)

‘you (plural)’ (eng)

‘grip, clutch for support (e.g. railing)’ (eng)

‘you (plural)’ (eng)

‘food, eat’ (eng)

‘large, fat, castrated pig’ (eng)

‘wave, beckon with hand’ (eng)

‘boil (of water)’ (eng)

‘stripe, streak, scratch’ (eng)

‘scratch, streak’ (eng)

‘scrape off/out, scoop out, scratch out’ (eng)

‘gnaw, grind teeth’ (eng)

‘rafters’ (eng)

‘first’ (eng)

‘amulet giving invulnerability, invulnerable’ (eng)

‘whenʔ’ (eng)

‘crab’ (eng)

‘stir, mix’ (eng)

‘wood, tree’ (eng)

‘scab (on wound)’ (eng)

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

‘yesterday’ (eng)