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

Map:

Lexicon:

IDWordEntryAnnotationLoanSourceSource Gloss
257579noseudu-Dutton (1970)nose
260432no, notverb + iasiDutton (1970)not (negative)
259097oldgunaDutton (1970)old (house)
257285old mantau burukaDutton (1970)old man
257297old womanhahine burukaDutton (1970)old woman
260245onetamonaDutton (1970)one
260082on toplatanaiDutton (1970)on top (of house) stationary
260083on topguhinaiDutton (1970)on top (of house) stationary
259746painfulhisihisi-Dutton (1970)pain
257726palm (of hand)ima palapalaDutton (1970)palm of hand
258543pandanus (edible)buatauDutton (1970)pandanus (edible)
258326pathdalaDutton (1970)path
260417short-piece-of-woodtainaDutton (1970)piece of wood
258601pigiu-Dutton (1970)pig
259968to pour outsei-Dutton (1970)pour out
259967to pour outbubu-Dutton (1970)pour out
259643to pullveri-Dutton (1970)pull
259632to pushdori-Dutton (1970)push
259599to put downato-dihoDutton (1970)put down (on ground)
258081rainmeduDutton (1970)rain
258965redkakakakaDutton (1970)red
259131right (hand)idibaDutton (1970)right hand
259812ripe bananamage-Dutton (1970)ripe (banana)
258149riversinavaiDutton (1970)river
258390rootramu-Dutton (1970)root of tree
259120rotten (especially log)bodagaDutton (1970)rotten (house)
258158pondgohuDutton (1970)round water pond
259240to runheau-Dutton (1970)run
258575saltsisiaDutton (1970)salt
258196sandmiriDutton (1970)sand
258197sandrariaDutton (1970)sand
259477to scratch (as with fingernails to relieve itch)kakasi-Dutton (1970)scratch skin
259374to seeita-Dutton (1970)see
260309sevenhituDutton (1970)seven
259957to sewturi-Dutton (1970)sew up
260363sharp (as knife)ganoDutton (1970)sharp
260364sharp (as knife)mai miatanaDutton (1970)sharp
259663to shootpidi-Dutton (1970)shoot
258927shortkwadogiDutton (1970)short
257686shoulderpaɣa-Dutton (1970)shoulder
257422sibling, opposite sex, oldertaihu-Dutton (1970)"sibling, opp.sex, older"
257396sibling, same sex, olderkaka-Dutton (1970)"sibling, s.sex, older"
257409sibling, same sex, youngertadi-Dutton (1970)"sibling, s.sex, younger"
258939to be sickgorereDutton (1970)sick
258846singsingmavaruDutton (1970)singsing
259412to singane abi-Dutton (1970)singsing (v)
259201to sithelaldihoDutton (1970)sit down
260304sixtauratoiDutton (1970)six
257889skinkopi-Dutton (1970)skin
259890to swellgudu-Dutton (1970)skin swells up