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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
259559to comemai-Dutton (1970)come
259350to sleepmahuta-Dutton (1970)sleep
258490yam (maho)mahoDutton (1970)yam (maho)
259812ripe bananamage-Dutton (1970)ripe (banana)
259822cookedmaeda-Dutton (1970)cooked (kaukau)
260337and...ma...Dutton (1970)and
259144left (hand)lauriDutton (1970)left hand
257435I (pronoun d:1s)lauDutton (1970)I
258440leaflauDutton (1970)leaf
260082on toplatanaiDutton (1970)on top (of house) stationary
258914longlataDutton (1970)long
259548go!lao-Dutton (1970)go
258715fishlaoDutton (1970)fish
257877sole (of foot)lalona-Dutton (1970)sole of foot
258287firelahiDutton (1970)fire
259735namelada-Dutton (1970)[(name)]
259003yellowlaboraDutton (1970)yellow
259781widelababaDutton (1970)[(wide)]
259988to tiekwatu-Dutton (1970)tie rope
257527headkwara-Dutton (1970)head
257737fingerkwakikwaki-Dutton (1970)finger
258300smoke (of fire)kwaiahuDutton (1970)smoke
258927shortkwadogiDutton (1970)short
258451kunaikurukuruDutton (1970)kunai
258978whitekurokuroDutton (1970)white
257826buttockskunu-Dutton (1970)buttocks
257953heartkudou-Dutton (1970)heart
259674to bitekori-Dutton (1970)bite (v)
258991blackkoremaDutton (1970)black
258402bark (of tree)kopi-Dutton (1970)bark of tree
257889skinkopi-Dutton (1970)skin
258677wingkokokokoDutton (1970)wing
259454to laughkiriDutton (1970)laugh
258803ropekiapaDutton (1970)"string, rope"
259327to fall (from standing)keto-Dutton (1970)fall (from standing)
259036cold (weather)kerumaDutton (1970)cold (water)
259283give me!keni-guDutton (1970)give me! (Imperative)
257762chestkeme-Dutton (1970)chest
259842dry (be dry)kaukau-Dutton (1970)dry
258741mosquitokaubebeDutton (1970)mosquito
259387to hearkamonai-Dutton (1970)hear
259477to scratch (as with fingernails to relieve itch)kakasi-Dutton (1970)scratch skin
258965redkakakakaDutton (1970)red
257396sibling, same sex, olderkaka-Dutton (1970)"sibling, s.sex, older"
260154nearkahira kahiraDutton (1970)near
257750fingernailkahauDutton (1970)finger nail
258313asheskahaDutton (1970)ashes (black)
258463sweet potatokaemaDutton (1970)sweet potato
258601pigiu-Dutton (1970)pig
257605tooth (front rather than molar)ite-Dutton (1970)tooth