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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
257645throatgado-Dutton (1970)throat
257632chin, jawauki-Dutton (1970)"jaw, chin"
257619tonguemaia-Dutton (1970)tongue
257605tooth (front rather than molar)ite-Dutton (1970)tooth
257592eartaia-Dutton (1970)ear
257579noseudu-Dutton (1970)nose
257566eyemata-Dutton (1970)eye
257553foreheadbagu-Dutton (1970)forehead
257540hairhui-Dutton (1970)hair of head
257527headkwara-Dutton (1970)head
257513all (of a number)ibou-Dutton (1970)all
257500they (pronoun d:3p)idiaDutton (1970)they
257488you pl. (pronoun d:2p)umuiDutton (1970)you (pl.)
257477we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl)itaDutton (1970)we incl.
257464he, she, it (pronoun d:3s)iaDutton (1970)he
257450you (pronoun d:2s)oiDutton (1970)you (sing.
257435I (pronoun d:1s)lauDutton (1970)I
257422sibling, opposite sex, oldertaihu-Dutton (1970)"sibling, opp.sex, older"
257409sibling, same sex, youngertadi-Dutton (1970)"sibling, s.sex, younger"
257396sibling, same sex, olderkaka-Dutton (1970)"sibling, s.sex, older"
257383mothertina-Dutton (1970)mother
257371fathertama-Dutton (1970)father
257358wifeadava-Dutton (1970)wife
257345husbandadava-Dutton (1970)husband
257332young boymeroDutton (1970)young boy (manki)
257309child (m)natu-Dutton (1970)child (m)
257297old womanhahine burukaDutton (1970)old woman
257285old mantau burukaDutton (1970)old man
257272womanhahineDutton (1970)woman
257258mantauDutton (1970)man