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Language: Motu

Information:

Glottocode: motu1246
ISO 639: meu

Sources: Dutton (1970)

Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic linkage, Papuan Tip linkage, Peripheral Papuan Tip linkage, Central Papuan Oceanic, West Central Papuan linkage

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Lexicon:

IDWordEntryAnnotationLoanSourceSource Gloss
260145far awaydaudau-Dutton (1970)"far away, distant"
257927fatdiɣara-Dutton (1970)fat
257371fathertama-Dutton (1970)father
258652featherɣatoi-Dutton (1970)feather
258248fencearaDutton (1970)fence
257737fingerkwakikwaki-Dutton (1970)finger
257750fingernailkahauDutton (1970)finger nail
258287firelahiDutton (1970)fire
258715fishlaoDutton (1970)fish
260294fiveimaDutton (1970)five
258728fly sp.namoDutton (1970)fly
258067fogninoaDutton (1970)fog
257553foreheadbagu-Dutton (1970)forehead
260282fourhaniDutton (1970)four
258429fruithuahua-Dutton (1970)fruit of tree
259072fullhonuDutton (1970)full (of water)
258626furmanuDutton (1970)dog's fur
258236gardenumaDutton (1970)garden
259283give me!keni-guDutton (1970)give me! (Imperative)
259288give youheni-muDutton (1970)give you
259548go!lao-Dutton (1970)go
258888goodnamoDutton (1970)good
259011greengadokagadokaDutton (1970)green
258171groundtanoDutton (1970)ground
257540hairhui-Dutton (1970)hair of head
257901hair (body)dera-Dutton (1970)body hair
257527headkwara-Dutton (1970)head
257953heartkudou-Dutton (1970)heart
259862heavymetau-Dutton (1970)heavy
260212herethis + aiDutton (1970)here
257464he, she, it (pronoun d:3s)iaDutton (1970)he
259023hotsiahuDutton (1970)hot (water)
258766househanuaDutton (1970)house
260070how much?hidaDutton (1970)"how much, how many"
257345husbandadava-Dutton (1970)husband
257435I (pronoun d:1s)lauDutton (1970)I
257865kneetui-Dutton (1970)knee
258451kunaikurukuruDutton (1970)kunai
260058latergabiaeDutton (1970)later
258440leaflauDutton (1970)leaf
259144left (hand)lauriDutton (1970)left hand
257839legae-Dutton (1970)leg
257966liverate-Dutton (1970)liver (blakliwa)
258914longlataDutton (1970)long
260135louseutu-Dutton (1970)louse
259927make hole (in ground)gei-Dutton (1970)make hole in gound
257258mantauDutton (1970)man
260164manyhutumaDutton (1970)many (planti)
260165manymomoDutton (1970)many (planti)
258016moonhua-Dutton (1970)moon