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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
258402bark (of tree)kopi-Dutton (1970)bark of tree
258991blackkoremaDutton (1970)black
259674to bitekori-Dutton (1970)bite (v)
257953heartkudou-Dutton (1970)heart
257826buttockskunu-Dutton (1970)buttocks
258978whitekurokuroDutton (1970)white
258451kunaikurukuruDutton (1970)kunai
258927shortkwadogiDutton (1970)short
258300smoke (of fire)kwaiahuDutton (1970)smoke
257737fingerkwakikwaki-Dutton (1970)finger
257527headkwara-Dutton (1970)head
259988to tiekwatu-Dutton (1970)tie rope
259781widelababaDutton (1970)[(wide)]
259003yellowlaboraDutton (1970)yellow
259735namelada-Dutton (1970)[(name)]
258287firelahiDutton (1970)fire
257877sole (of foot)lalona-Dutton (1970)sole of foot
258715fishlaoDutton (1970)fish
259548go!lao-Dutton (1970)go
258914longlataDutton (1970)long
260082on toplatanaiDutton (1970)on top (of house) stationary
257435I (pronoun d:1s)lauDutton (1970)I
258440leaflauDutton (1970)leaf
259144left (hand)lauriDutton (1970)left hand
260337and...ma...Dutton (1970)and
259822cookedmaeda-Dutton (1970)cooked (kaukau)
259812ripe bananamage-Dutton (1970)ripe (banana)
258490yam (maho)mahoDutton (1970)yam (maho)
259350to sleepmahuta-Dutton (1970)sleep
259559to comemai-Dutton (1970)come
257619tonguemaia-Dutton (1970)tongue
260364sharp (as knife)mai miatanaDutton (1970)sharp
257852thighmamu-Dutton (1970)thigh
258626furmanuDutton (1970)dog's fur
259791straightmaoroDutton (1970)straight
258875smallmaraɣiDutton (1970)small
257566eyemata-Dutton (1970)eye
259048blind(mata) kepuluDutton (1970)blind
259110newmatamataDutton (1970)new (house)
258846singsingmavaruDutton (1970)singsing
258081rainmeduDutton (1970)rain
257332young boymeroDutton (1970)young boy (manki)
259862heavymetau-Dutton (1970)heavy
258196sandmiriDutton (1970)sand
260165manymomoDutton (1970)many (planti)
259338to fall (drop rather than topple)moruDutton (1970)fall (from height)
259686to vomitmumuta-Dutton (1970)vomit
260105besidemurinaiDutton (1970)beside (house) stationary
258183stonenadiDutton (1970)stone
259423to cooknadu-Dutton (1970)cook (kaukau)