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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
258835woman's clothes (pulpul)sihiDutton (1970)"woman's clothes, pulpul"
259023hotsiahuDutton (1970)hot (water)
259761thinseveraDutton (1970)[(thin)]
259968to pour outsei-Dutton (1970)pour out
258754butterflyrumaDutton (1970)butterfly
260258to towrua (rua)Dutton (1970)tow
259443to jumproho dobiDutton (1970)jump
259653to flyroho-Dutton (1970)bird flies
258365branchrigi-Dutton (1970)branch of tree
257775breastrata-Dutton (1970)breast (of woman)
258197sandrariaDutton (1970)sand
257913bloodrara-Dutton (1970)blood
258136waterranuDutton (1970)water
258390rootramu-Dutton (1970)root of tree
258815net bag ramiDutton (1970)"netbag, bilum"
259906to go outsideraka lasi-Dutton (1970)go outside (go arasait) (Imper)
259259to walkraka-Dutton (1970)walk
259663to shootpidi-Dutton (1970)shoot
260376blunt (of e.g. knife)patutuDutton (1970)blunt
259832wetparipari-Dutton (1970)wet
257686shoulderpaɣa-Dutton (1970)shoulder
258210mountainororoDutton (1970)mountain
258054cloudoriDutton (1970)cloud
257450you (pronoun d:2s)oiDutton (1970)you (sing.
258067fogninoaDutton (1970)fog
257990to dreamnihi-Dutton (1970)to dream
257309child (m)natu-Dutton (1970)child (m)
258728fly sp.namoDutton (1970)fly
258888goodnamoDutton (1970)good
259497to swimnahu-Dutton (1970)swim
259423to cooknadu-Dutton (1970)cook (kaukau)
258183stonenadiDutton (1970)stone
260105besidemurinaiDutton (1970)beside (house) stationary
259686to vomitmumuta-Dutton (1970)vomit
259338to fall (drop rather than topple)moruDutton (1970)fall (from height)
260165manymomoDutton (1970)many (planti)
258196sandmiriDutton (1970)sand
259862heavymetau-Dutton (1970)heavy
257332young boymeroDutton (1970)young boy (manki)
258081rainmeduDutton (1970)rain
258846singsingmavaruDutton (1970)singsing
259110newmatamataDutton (1970)new (house)
259048blind(mata) kepuluDutton (1970)blind
257566eyemata-Dutton (1970)eye
258875smallmaraɣiDutton (1970)small
259791straightmaoroDutton (1970)straight
258626furmanuDutton (1970)dog's fur
257852thighmamu-Dutton (1970)thigh
260364sharp (as knife)mai miatanaDutton (1970)sharp
257619tonguemaia-Dutton (1970)tongue