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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
258197sandrariaDutton (1970)sand
258575saltsisiaDutton (1970)salt
259240to runheau-Dutton (1970)run
258158pondgohuDutton (1970)round water pond
259120rotten (especially log)bodagaDutton (1970)rotten (house)
258390rootramu-Dutton (1970)root of tree
258149riversinavaiDutton (1970)river
259812ripe bananamage-Dutton (1970)ripe (banana)
259131right (hand)idibaDutton (1970)right hand
258965redkakakakaDutton (1970)red
258081rainmeduDutton (1970)rain
259599to put downato-dihoDutton (1970)put down (on ground)
259632to pushdori-Dutton (1970)push
259643to pullveri-Dutton (1970)pull
259967to pour outbubu-Dutton (1970)pour out
259968to pour outsei-Dutton (1970)pour out
258601pigiu-Dutton (1970)pig
260417short-piece-of-woodtainaDutton (1970)piece of wood
258326pathdalaDutton (1970)path
258543pandanus (edible)buatauDutton (1970)pandanus (edible)
257726palm (of hand)ima palapalaDutton (1970)palm of hand
259746painfulhisihisi-Dutton (1970)pain
260082on toplatanaiDutton (1970)on top (of house) stationary
260083on topguhinaiDutton (1970)on top (of house) stationary
260245onetamonaDutton (1970)one
257297old womanhahine burukaDutton (1970)old woman
257285old mantau burukaDutton (1970)old man
259097oldgunaDutton (1970)old (house)
260432no, notverb + iasiDutton (1970)not (negative)
257579noseudu-Dutton (1970)nose
260315ninetaurahani taDutton (1970)nine
258097nightboiDutton (1970)night
259110newmatamataDutton (1970)new (house)
258815net bag ramiDutton (1970)"netbag, bilum"
260154nearkahira kahiraDutton (1970)near
257801navelhudo-Dutton (1970)navel
259771narrowhekahiDutton (1970)[(narrow)]
257659napeaio-Dutton (1970)nape
259735namelada-Dutton (1970)[(name)]
257673mouthudu-Dutton (1970)mouth
258210mountainororoDutton (1970)mountain
257383mothertina-Dutton (1970)mother
258741mosquitokaubebeDutton (1970)mosquito
258111morningdabaDutton (1970)morning
258016moonhua-Dutton (1970)moon
260164manyhutumaDutton (1970)many (planti)
260165manymomoDutton (1970)many (planti)
257258mantauDutton (1970)man
259927make hole (in ground)gei-Dutton (1970)make hole in gound
260135louseutu-Dutton (1970)louse