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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
258965redkakakakaDutton (1970)red
258081rainmeduDutton (1970)rain
258158pondgohuDutton (1970)round water pond
258601pigiu-Dutton (1970)pig
258326pathdalaDutton (1970)path
258543pandanus (edible)buatauDutton (1970)pandanus (edible)
257726palm (of hand)ima palapalaDutton (1970)palm of hand
259746painfulhisihisi-Dutton (1970)pain
260083on topguhinaiDutton (1970)on top (of house) stationary
260082on toplatanaiDutton (1970)on top (of house) stationary
260245onetamonaDutton (1970)one
257297old womanhahine burukaDutton (1970)old woman
257285old mantau burukaDutton (1970)old man
259097oldgunaDutton (1970)old (house)
257579noseudu-Dutton (1970)nose
260432no, notverb + iasiDutton (1970)not (negative)
260315ninetaurahani taDutton (1970)nine
258097nightboiDutton (1970)night
259110newmatamataDutton (1970)new (house)
258815net bag ramiDutton (1970)"netbag, bilum"
260154nearkahira kahiraDutton (1970)near
257801navelhudo-Dutton (1970)navel
259771narrowhekahiDutton (1970)[(narrow)]
257659napeaio-Dutton (1970)nape
259735namelada-Dutton (1970)[(name)]
257673mouthudu-Dutton (1970)mouth
258210mountainororoDutton (1970)mountain
257383mothertina-Dutton (1970)mother
258741mosquitokaubebeDutton (1970)mosquito
258111morningdabaDutton (1970)morning
258016moonhua-Dutton (1970)moon
260165manymomoDutton (1970)many (planti)
260164manyhutumaDutton (1970)many (planti)
257258mantauDutton (1970)man
259927make hole (in ground)gei-Dutton (1970)make hole in gound
260135louseutu-Dutton (1970)louse
258914longlataDutton (1970)long
257966liverate-Dutton (1970)liver (blakliwa)
257839legae-Dutton (1970)leg
259144left (hand)lauriDutton (1970)left hand
258440leaflauDutton (1970)leaf
260058latergabiaeDutton (1970)later
258451kunaikurukuruDutton (1970)kunai
257865kneetui-Dutton (1970)knee
257435I (pronoun d:1s)lauDutton (1970)I
257345husbandadava-Dutton (1970)husband
260070how much?hidaDutton (1970)"how much, how many"
258766househanuaDutton (1970)house
259023hotsiahuDutton (1970)hot (water)
257464he, she, it (pronoun d:3s)iaDutton (1970)he