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

Map:

Lexicon:

IDWordEntryAnnotationLoanSourceSource Gloss
257258mantauDutton (1970)man
257272womanhahineDutton (1970)woman
257285old mantau burukaDutton (1970)old man
257297old womanhahine burukaDutton (1970)old woman
257309child (m)natu-Dutton (1970)child (m)
257332young boymeroDutton (1970)young boy (manki)
257345husbandadava-Dutton (1970)husband
257358wifeadava-Dutton (1970)wife
257371fathertama-Dutton (1970)father
257383mothertina-Dutton (1970)mother
257396sibling, same sex, olderkaka-Dutton (1970)"sibling, s.sex, older"
257409sibling, same sex, youngertadi-Dutton (1970)"sibling, s.sex, younger"
257422sibling, opposite sex, oldertaihu-Dutton (1970)"sibling, opp.sex, older"
257435I (pronoun d:1s)lauDutton (1970)I
257450you (pronoun d:2s)oiDutton (1970)you (sing.
257464he, she, it (pronoun d:3s)iaDutton (1970)he
257477we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl)itaDutton (1970)we incl.
257488you pl. (pronoun d:2p)umuiDutton (1970)you (pl.)
257500they (pronoun d:3p)idiaDutton (1970)they
257513all (of a number)ibou-Dutton (1970)all
257527headkwara-Dutton (1970)head
257540hairhui-Dutton (1970)hair of head
257553foreheadbagu-Dutton (1970)forehead
257566eyemata-Dutton (1970)eye
257579noseudu-Dutton (1970)nose
257592eartaia-Dutton (1970)ear
257605tooth (front rather than molar)ite-Dutton (1970)tooth
257619tonguemaia-Dutton (1970)tongue
257632chin, jawauki-Dutton (1970)"jaw, chin"
257645throatgado-Dutton (1970)throat
257659napeaio-Dutton (1970)nape
257673mouthudu-Dutton (1970)mouth
257686shoulderpaɣa-Dutton (1970)shoulder
257699armima-Dutton (1970)arm
257712elbowdiu-Dutton (1970)elbow
257726palm (of hand)ima palapalaDutton (1970)palm of hand
257737fingerkwakikwaki-Dutton (1970)finger
257750fingernailkahauDutton (1970)finger nail
257762chestkeme-Dutton (1970)chest
257775breastrata-Dutton (1970)breast (of woman)
257788bellyboga-Dutton (1970)belly (bel)
257801navelhudo-Dutton (1970)navel
257814back (body part)doru-Dutton (1970)back
257826buttockskunu-Dutton (1970)buttocks
257839legae-Dutton (1970)leg
257852thighmamu-Dutton (1970)thigh
257865kneetui-Dutton (1970)knee
257877sole (of foot)lalona-Dutton (1970)sole of foot
257889skinkopi-Dutton (1970)skin
257901hair (body)dera-Dutton (1970)body hair