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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
258914longlataDutton (1970)long
258901bad (deleterious or unsuitable)dikaDutton (1970)bad
258888goodnamoDutton (1970)good
258875smallmaraɣiDutton (1970)small
258860bigbadaDutton (1970)big
258846singsingmavaruDutton (1970)singsing
258835woman's clothes (pulpul)sihiDutton (1970)"woman's clothes, pulpul"
258815net bag ramiDutton (1970)"netbag, bilum"
258803ropekiapaDutton (1970)"string, rope"
258788arrowvaroDutton (1970)arrow
258777bowioDutton (1970)bow
258766househanuaDutton (1970)house
258754butterflyrumaDutton (1970)butterfly
258741mosquitokaubebeDutton (1970)mosquito
258728fly sp.namoDutton (1970)fly
258715fishlaoDutton (1970)fish
258702snakegwarumeDutton (1970)snake
258689cassowarygaigaiDutton (1970)cassowary
258677wingkokokokoDutton (1970)wing
258665eggape-Dutton (1970)egg
258652featherɣatoi-Dutton (1970)feather
258639birdhui-Dutton (1970)bird
258626furmanuDutton (1970)dog's fur
258614tailhui-Dutton (1970)dog's tail
258601pigiu-Dutton (1970)pig
258588dogboromaDutton (1970)dog
258575saltsisiaDutton (1970)salt
258562tanketdamenaDutton (1970)tanket
258543pandanus (edible)buatauDutton (1970)pandanus (edible)
258532sugarcanegeregereDutton (1970)sugarcane
258519bananatohuDutton (1970)banana
258505yam (taitu)bikuDutton (1970)yam (taitu)
258491yam (maho)taituDutton (1970)yam (maho)
258490yam (maho)mahoDutton (1970)yam (maho)
258475tarotaroDutton (1970)taro
258463sweet potatokaemaDutton (1970)sweet potato
258451kunaikurukuruDutton (1970)kunai
258440leaflauDutton (1970)leaf
258429fruithuahua-Dutton (1970)fruit of tree
258416tree topdori-Dutton (1970)tree top
258402bark (of tree)kopi-Dutton (1970)bark of tree
258390rootramu-Dutton (1970)root of tree
258378stumpbadi-Dutton (1970)stump of tree
258365branchrigi-Dutton (1970)branch of tree
258352trunk (of tree)gabaka-Dutton (1970)trunk of tree
258340treeauDutton (1970)tree
258326pathdalaDutton (1970)path
258313asheskahaDutton (1970)ashes (black)
258300smoke (of fire)kwaiahuDutton (1970)smoke
258287firelahiDutton (1970)fire