Source: Dutton (1970)
Dutton, T.E., 1970. Notes on the languages of the Rigo area of the Central district of Papua. In S. A. Wurm & D. C. Laycock, eds. Pacific Linguistic Studies in honour of Arthur Capell. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
Provided Lexicon:
| ID | Language | Word | Entry | Source Gloss | Annotation | Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259023 | Motu | hot | siahu | hot (water) | ||
| 258860 | Motu | big | bada | big | ||
| 259488 | Motu | to throw | taho- | throw | ||
| 257852 | Motu | thigh | mamu- | thigh | ||
| 258390 | Motu | root | ramu- | root of tree | ||
| 259097 | Motu | old | guna | old (house) | ||
| 257396 | Motu | sibling, same sex, older | kaka- | "sibling, s.sex, older" | ||
| 258652 | Motu | feather | ɣatoi- | feather | ||
| 259454 | Motu | to laugh | kiri | laugh | ||
| 259927 | Motu | make hole (in ground) | gei- | make hole in gound | ||
| 257839 | Motu | leg | ae- | leg | ||
| 259906 | Motu | to go outside | raka lasi- | go outside (go arasait) (Imper) | ||
| 259916 | Motu | to bury | guri- | bury | ||
| 257540 | Motu | hair | hui- | hair of head | ||
| 259443 | Motu | to jump | roho dobi | jump | ||
| 258402 | Motu | bark (of tree) | kopi- | bark of tree | ||
| 258846 | Motu | singsing | mavaru | singsing | ||
| 258875 | Motu | small | maraɣi | small | ||
| 259898 | Motu | to enter | vareai- | enter (go insait) (Imper) | ||
| 257826 | Motu | buttocks | kunu- | buttocks | ||
| 259435 | Motu | blow (on fire) | hururu- | blow fire | ||
| 259871 | Motu | to stop | doko- | stop (intr.) | ||
| 258835 | Motu | woman's clothes (pulpul) | sihi | "woman's clothes, pulpul" | ||
| 259072 | Motu | full | honu | full (of water) | ||
| 257814 | Motu | back (body part) | doru- | back | ||
| 258287 | Motu | fire | lahi | fire | ||
| 259423 | Motu | to cook | nadu- | cook (kaukau) | ||
| 259880 | Motu | to joke (mock, make fun of) | hevaseha- | joke (v) tok pilai | ||
| 258378 | Motu | stump | badi- | stump of tree | ||
| 257527 | Motu | head | kwara- | head | ||
| 258491 | Motu | yam (maho) | taitu | yam (maho) | ||
| 258639 | Motu | bird | hui- | bird | ||
| 259412 | Motu | to sing | ane abi- | singsing (v) | ||
| 257801 | Motu | navel | hudo- | navel | ||
| 257383 | Motu | mother | tina- | mother | ||
| 259060 | Motu | deaf | (taia) kudima | deaf | ||
| 258490 | Motu | yam (maho) | maho | yam (maho) | ||
| 259852 | Motu | different | idau- | "different, other" | ||
| 259862 | Motu | heavy | metau- | heavy | ||
| 257788 | Motu | belly | boga- | belly (bel) | ||
| 259048 | Motu | blind | (mata) kepulu | blind | ||
| 257513 | Motu | all (of a number) | ibou- | all | ||
| 258197 | Motu | sand | raria | sand | ||
| 259832 | Motu | wet | paripari- | wet | ||
| 257775 | Motu | breast | rata- | breast (of woman) | ||
| 259387 | Motu | to hear | kamonai- | hear | ||
| 259822 | Motu | cooked | maeda- | cooked (kaukau) | ||
| 259842 | Motu | dry (be dry) | kaukau- | dry | ||
| 259338 | Motu | to fall (drop rather than topple) | moru | fall (from height) | ||
| 259131 | Motu | right (hand) | idiba | right hand |