Motu

Australian National University

Australian Research Council

Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History

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:

ID	Word	Entry	Annotation	Loan	Source	Source Gloss
259488	to throw	taho-			Dutton (1970)	throw
259477	to scratch (as with fingernails to relieve itch)	kakasi-			Dutton (1970)	scratch skin
259466	afraid	gari-			Dutton (1970)	be afraid
259454	to laugh	kiri			Dutton (1970)	laugh
259443	to jump	roho dobi			Dutton (1970)	jump
259435	blow (on fire)	hururu-			Dutton (1970)	blow fire
259423	to cook	nadu-			Dutton (1970)	cook (kaukau)
259412	to sing	ane abi-			Dutton (1970)	singsing (v)
259400	to cry	tai-			Dutton (1970)	cry
259387	to hear	kamonai-			Dutton (1970)	hear
259374	to see	ita-			Dutton (1970)	see
259362	to lie on ground	hekure-			Dutton (1970)	lie on ground
259350	to sleep	mahuta-			Dutton (1970)	sleep
259338	to fall (drop rather than topple)	moru			Dutton (1970)	fall (from height)
259327	to fall (from standing)	keto-			Dutton (1970)	fall (from standing)
259316	to break	hamakoi-			Dutton (1970)	break (tr.)
259304	to hit	bota-			Dutton (1970)	hit (with hand)
259292	to give	heni-a			Dutton (1970)	give him
259288	give you	heni-mu			Dutton (1970)	give you
259283	give me!	keni-gu			Dutton (1970)	give me! (Imperative)
259271	to take	abi-			Dutton (1970)	take
259259	to walk	raka-			Dutton (1970)	walk
259240	to run	heau-			Dutton (1970)	run
259227	to call out	boiboi-			Dutton (1970)	call out
259215	to speak	gwau			Dutton (1970)	speak
259214	to speak	hereva heni-			Dutton (1970)	speak
259201	to sit	helaldiho			Dutton (1970)	sit down
259190	to stand	gini-			Dutton (1970)	stand
259182	arise	toreisi-			Dutton (1970)	arise
259169	to drink	inu-			Dutton (1970)	drink
259157	to eat	ani-			Dutton (1970)	eat
259144	left (hand)	lauri			Dutton (1970)	left hand
259131	right (hand)	idiba			Dutton (1970)	right hand
259120	rotten (especially log)	bodaga			Dutton (1970)	rotten (house)
259110	new	matamata			Dutton (1970)	new (house)
259097	old	guna			Dutton (1970)	old (house)
259085	come quick!	(verb+) haraga			Dutton (1970)	come quick (Imperative)
259072	full	honu			Dutton (1970)	full (of water)
259060	deaf	(taia) kudima			Dutton (1970)	deaf
259048	blind	(mata) kepulu			Dutton (1970)	blind
259036	cold (weather)	keruma			Dutton (1970)	cold (water)
259023	hot	siahu			Dutton (1970)	hot (water)
259011	green	gadokagadoka			Dutton (1970)	green
259003	yellow	labora			Dutton (1970)	yellow
258991	black	korema			Dutton (1970)	black
258978	white	kurokuro			Dutton (1970)	white
258965	red	kakakaka			Dutton (1970)	red
258952	to be hungry	hitolo			Dutton (1970)	hungry
258939	to be sick	gorere			Dutton (1970)	sick
258927	short	kwadogi			Dutton (1970)	short

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