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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
257540hairhui-Dutton (1970)hair of head
257464he, she, it (pronoun d:3s)iaDutton (1970)he
257527headkwara-Dutton (1970)head
259387to hearkamonai-Dutton (1970)hear
257953heartkudou-Dutton (1970)heart
259862heavymetau-Dutton (1970)heavy
260212herethis + aiDutton (1970)here
259304to hitbota-Dutton (1970)hit (with hand)
259610to hold (in hand)dogo-taoDutton (1970)hold in hand
259023hotsiahuDutton (1970)hot (water)
258766househanuaDutton (1970)house
260070how much?hidaDutton (1970)"how much, how many"
258952to be hungryhitoloDutton (1970)hungry
257345husbandadava-Dutton (1970)husband
257435I (pronoun d:1s)lauDutton (1970)I
257632chin, jawauki-Dutton (1970)"jaw, chin"
259880to joke (mock, make fun of)hevaseha-Dutton (1970)joke (v) tok pilai
259443to jumproho dobiDutton (1970)jump
260397to killala-Dutton (1970)kill pig
257865kneetui-Dutton (1970)knee
258451kunaikurukuruDutton (1970)kunai
260058latergabiaeDutton (1970)later
259454to laughkiriDutton (1970)laugh
258440leaflauDutton (1970)leaf
259144left (hand)lauriDutton (1970)left hand
257839legae-Dutton (1970)leg
259362to lie on groundhekure-Dutton (1970)lie on ground
257966liverate-Dutton (1970)liver (blakliwa)
258914longlataDutton (1970)long
259519to look fortahu-Dutton (1970)look for
260135louseutu-Dutton (1970)louse
259927make hole (in ground)gei-Dutton (1970)make hole in gound
257258mantauDutton (1970)man
260165manymomoDutton (1970)many (planti)
260164manyhutumaDutton (1970)many (planti)
258016moonhua-Dutton (1970)moon
258111morningdabaDutton (1970)morning
258741mosquitokaubebeDutton (1970)mosquito
257383mothertina-Dutton (1970)mother
258210mountainororoDutton (1970)mountain
257673mouthudu-Dutton (1970)mouth
259735namelada-Dutton (1970)[(name)]
257659napeaio-Dutton (1970)nape
259771narrowhekahiDutton (1970)[(narrow)]
257801navelhudo-Dutton (1970)navel
260154nearkahira kahiraDutton (1970)near
258815net bag ramiDutton (1970)"netbag, bilum"
259110newmatamataDutton (1970)new (house)
258097nightboiDutton (1970)night
260315ninetaurahani taDutton (1970)nine