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
259723to break woodsiri-Dutton (1970)break wood
259735namelada-Dutton (1970)[(name)]
259746painfulhisihisi-Dutton (1970)pain
259754thickudunaDutton (1970)[(thick)]
259761thinseveraDutton (1970)[(thin)]
259771narrowhekahiDutton (1970)[(narrow)]
259781widelababaDutton (1970)[(wide)]
259791straightmaoroDutton (1970)straight
259802crookedgagevaDutton (1970)crooked
259812ripe bananamage-Dutton (1970)ripe (banana)
259822cookedmaeda-Dutton (1970)cooked (kaukau)
259832wetparipari-Dutton (1970)wet
259842dry (be dry)kaukau-Dutton (1970)dry
259852differentidau-Dutton (1970)"different, other"
259862heavymetau-Dutton (1970)heavy
259871to stopdoko-Dutton (1970)stop (intr.)
259880to joke (mock, make fun of)hevaseha-Dutton (1970)joke (v) tok pilai
259890to swellgudu-Dutton (1970)skin swells up
259898to entervareai-Dutton (1970)enter (go insait) (Imper)
259906to go outsideraka lasi-Dutton (1970)go outside (go arasait) (Imper)
259916to buryguri-Dutton (1970)bury
259927make hole (in ground)gei-Dutton (1970)make hole in gound
259938sweatvarahuDutton (1970)sweat
259948to swallowhadono-Dutton (1970)swallow (v)
259957to sewturi-Dutton (1970)sew up
259967to pour outbubu-Dutton (1970)pour out
259968to pour outsei-Dutton (1970)pour out
259978to cututu-Dutton (1970)cut rope
259988to tiekwatu-Dutton (1970)tie rope
259998to draw waterutu-Dutton (1970)draw water
260009who?daikaDutton (1970)who
260021what?dahakaDutton (1970)what
260033where?edeseni aiDutton (1970)where (at)
260045when?edena nega aiDutton (1970)when
260058latergabiaeDutton (1970)later
260070how much?hidaDutton (1970)"how much, how many"
260082on toplatanaiDutton (1970)on top (of house) stationary
260083on topguhinaiDutton (1970)on top (of house) stationary
260094underneathhenunaiDutton (1970)underneath (of house) stationary
260105besidemurinaiDutton (1970)beside (house) stationary
260115to stand uphagini-Dutton (1970)stand up (post) (tr.)
260124burn (tr.)gabu-Dutton (1970)burn (tr.) (kukim kinai)
260135louseutu-Dutton (1970)louse
260145far awaydaudau-Dutton (1970)"far away, distant"
260154nearkahira kahiraDutton (1970)near
260164manyhutumaDutton (1970)many (planti)
260165manymomoDutton (1970)many (planti)
260178this (close)inaDutton (1970)this (close)
260191this (further)enaDutton (1970)this (further)
260198that (distant)unaDutton (1970)that (distant)