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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
257297old womanhahine burukaDutton (1970)old woman
257272womanhahineDutton (1970)woman
260115to stand uphagini-Dutton (1970)stand up (post) (tr.)
259948to swallowhadono-Dutton (1970)swallow (v)
260325tengwautaDutton (1970)ten
259215to speakgwauDutton (1970)speak
258702snakegwarumeDutton (1970)snake
259916to buryguri-Dutton (1970)bury
259097oldgunaDutton (1970)old (house)
260083on topguhinaiDutton (1970)on top (of house) stationary
259890to swellgudu-Dutton (1970)skin swells up
258042skygubaDutton (1970)sky
258939to be sickgorereDutton (1970)sick
258158pondgohuDutton (1970)round water pond
259190to standgini-Dutton (1970)stand
258532sugarcanegeregereDutton (1970)sugarcane
259927make hole (in ground)gei-Dutton (1970)make hole in gound
259466afraidgari-Dutton (1970)be afraid
260375blunt (of e.g. knife)gano lasiDutton (1970)blunt
260363sharp (as knife)ganoDutton (1970)sharp
258689cassowarygaigaiDutton (1970)cassowary
259802crookedgagevaDutton (1970)crooked
259011greengadokagadokaDutton (1970)green
257645throatgado-Dutton (1970)throat
260124burn (tr.)gabu-Dutton (1970)burn (tr.) (kukim kinai)
260058latergabiaeDutton (1970)later
258352trunk (of tree)gabaka-Dutton (1970)trunk of tree
260191this (further)enaDutton (1970)this (further)
260033where?edeseni aiDutton (1970)where (at)
260045when?edena nega aiDutton (1970)when
257814back (body part)doru-Dutton (1970)back
258416tree topdori-Dutton (1970)tree top
259632to pushdori-Dutton (1970)push
259871to stopdoko-Dutton (1970)stop (intr.)
259610to hold (in hand)dogo-taoDutton (1970)hold in hand
257712elbowdiu-Dutton (1970)elbow
258003sundina-Dutton (1970)sun
258901bad (deleterious or unsuitable)dikaDutton (1970)bad
259580to go downdiho-Dutton (1970)go down mountain
259508to washdigu-Dutton (1970)wash onself
260386to understanddibaDutton (1970)understand (language)
257927fatdiɣara-Dutton (1970)fat
257901hair (body)dera-Dutton (1970)body hair
260145far awaydaudau-Dutton (1970)"far away, distant"
259570to go updara-Dutton (1970)go up mountain
258562tanketdamenaDutton (1970)tanket
258326pathdalaDutton (1970)path
260009who?daikaDutton (1970)who
260021what?dahakaDutton (1970)what
258111morningdabaDutton (1970)morning