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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
259374to seeita-Dutton (1970)see
257477we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl)itaDutton (1970)we incl.
258777bowioDutton (1970)bow
259169to drinkinu-Dutton (1970)drink
260178this (close)inaDutton (1970)this (close)
257726palm (of hand)ima palapalaDutton (1970)palm of hand
257699armima-Dutton (1970)arm
260294fiveimaDutton (1970)five
259131right (hand)idibaDutton (1970)right hand
257500they (pronoun d:3p)idiaDutton (1970)they
259852differentidau-Dutton (1970)"different, other"
260341with (accompanying)idaDutton (1970)together with
257513all (of a number)ibou-Dutton (1970)all
258262windiaiDutton (1970)wind
257464he, she, it (pronoun d:3s)iaDutton (1970)he
260164manyhutumaDutton (1970)many (planti)
259435blow (on fire)hururu-Dutton (1970)blow fire
260420to floathureDutton (1970)float (v)
258639birdhui-Dutton (1970)bird
257540hairhui-Dutton (1970)hair of head
258614tailhui-Dutton (1970)dog's tail
257801navelhudo-Dutton (1970)navel
258429fruithuahua-Dutton (1970)fruit of tree
258016moonhua-Dutton (1970)moon
259620to carryhua-Dutton (1970)carry on shoulder
259698a coughhua-Dutton (1970)cough
259072fullhonuDutton (1970)full (of water)
260309sevenhituDutton (1970)seven
258952to be hungryhitoloDutton (1970)hungry
258029starhisiuDutton (1970)star
259746painfulhisihisi-Dutton (1970)pain
260070how much?hidaDutton (1970)"how much, how many"
259880to joke (mock, make fun of)hevaseha-Dutton (1970)joke (v) tok pilai
260411talk to youhereva henimuDutton (1970)talk to you
260408talk to mehereva heniguDutton (1970)talk to me (Imerative)
260414talk to himhereva heniaDutton (1970)talk to him
259214to speakhereva heni-Dutton (1970)speak
260094underneathhenunaiDutton (1970)underneath (of house) stationary
259288give youheni-muDutton (1970)give you
259292to giveheni-aDutton (1970)give him
259201to sithelaldihoDutton (1970)sit down
259362to lie on groundhekure-Dutton (1970)lie on ground
259771narrowhekahiDutton (1970)[(narrow)]
259588to turn (change one's direction)hegiro-Dutton (1970)turn (oneself) (intr.)
259240to runheau-Dutton (1970)run
260352to fightheatuDutton (1970)fight (v) (two men f.)
260351to fightheaiDutton (1970)fight (v) (two men f.)
258766househanuaDutton (1970)house
260282fourhaniDutton (1970)four
259316to breakhamakoi-Dutton (1970)break (tr.)