As

Introduction

As is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in West Papua Province, Asbakin, Maklaumkarta, and Mega villages. West Bird’s Head area, north coast east of Dampler strait, inland towards Warsamson river.

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 60% with some dialects on Misool Island.

The As Verb

Verblist

• kerja

• -apis -- to flow
• -as -- to swim
• -aʔ -- to eat
• -ba -- to sit
• -balɛk -- to turn
• -batin -- to tie up, fasten
• -bɔruɛpu -- to lie down
• -biap -- to cook
• -bin -- to say
• -bun -- to kill
• -du -- to see
• fantanus -- to shoot
• -fɔ|lɔŋɔ -- to hear
• -fɛtɛn -- to sniff, smell
• isabɔ -- to stab, pierce
• isɔarfɔ -- to think
• -kail -- to dig
• kapi -- to spit
• karɛn -- to sew
• -kaʔ -- to scratch
• kerja -- to work
• lis -- to bite
• -lu -- to vomit
• -ma -- to come
• malabaʔ -- to swell
• ma-ʔ -- to die, be dead
• -mdɔl -- to fall
• -melis -- to laugh
• -msi -- to fear
• napɔ -- to fly
• -nɛ-k -- to sleep
• -nim sus -- to suck
• -nim -- to drink
• -nun -- to know, be knowledgeable
• nus -- to blow
• -sɔ -- to stand
• -sidɔʔ -- to squeeze
• -siu -- to hold
• -tan -- to walk
• -tanis -- to cry
• -təbɛlɛ -- to hit
• -tiʔ -- to throw
• -wanɔs -- to count
• -wanɛʔ -- to live, be alive
• -wɛʔ kapaʔ -- to split
• -wɛʔ -- to cut, hack