Source: Dutton (1970)
Dutton, T.E., 1970. Notes on the languages of the Rigo area of the Central district of Papua. In S. A. Wurm & D. C. Laycock, eds. Pacific Linguistic Studies in honour of Arthur Capell. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
Provided Lexicon:
| ID | Language | Word | Entry | Source Gloss | Annotation | Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259791 | Motu | straight | maoro | straight | ||
| 259283 | Motu | give me! | keni-gu | give me! (Imperative) | ||
| 258042 | Motu | sky | guba | sky | ||
| 258505 | Motu | yam (taitu) | biku | yam (taitu) | ||
| 259771 | Motu | narrow | hekahi | [(narrow)] | ||
| 259781 | Motu | wide | lababa | [(wide)] | ||
| 259761 | Motu | thin | severa | [(thin)] | ||
| 258029 | Motu | star | hisiu | star | ||
| 258262 | Motu | wind | iai | wind | ||
| 258532 | Motu | sugarcane | geregere | sugarcane | ||
| 258702 | Motu | snake | gwarume | snake | ||
| 258952 | Motu | to be hungry | hitolo | hungry | ||
| 259754 | Motu | thick | uduna | [(thick)] | ||
| 257632 | Motu | chin, jaw | auki- | "jaw, chin" | ||
| 258016 | Motu | moon | hua- | moon | ||
| 258365 | Motu | branch | rigi- | branch of tree | ||
| 259746 | Motu | painful | hisihisi- | pain | ||
| 259723 | Motu | to break wood | siri- | break wood | ||
| 257435 | Motu | I (pronoun d:1s) | lau | I | ||
| 258003 | Motu | sun | dina- | sun | ||
| 259259 | Motu | to walk | raka- | walk | ||
| 258352 | Motu | trunk (of tree) | gabaka- | trunk of tree | ||
| 259711 | Motu | to chop, cut down | utu- | chop wood | ||
| 258927 | Motu | short | kwadogi | short | ||
| 258491 | Motu | yam (maho) | taitu | yam (maho) | ||
| 258081 | Motu | rain | medu | rain | ||
| 258677 | Motu | wing | kokokoko | wing | ||
| 257619 | Motu | tongue | maia- | tongue | ||
| 259698 | Motu | a cough | hua- | cough | ||
| 257990 | Motu | to dream | nihi- | to dream | ||
| 258689 | Motu | cassowary | gaigai | cassowary | ||
| 259240 | Motu | to run | heau- | run | ||
| 258490 | Motu | yam (maho) | maho | yam (maho) | ||
| 258248 | Motu | fence | ara | fence | ||
| 259735 | Motu | name | lada- | [(name)] | ||
| 257978 | Motu | sore, wound | toto- | sore | ||
| 259215 | Motu | to speak | gwau | speak | ||
| 258665 | Motu | egg | ape- | egg | ||
| 259686 | Motu | to vomit | mumuta- | vomit | ||
| 259674 | Motu | to bite | kori- | bite (v) | ||
| 258901 | Motu | bad (deleterious or unsuitable) | dika | bad | ||
| 257966 | Motu | liver | ate- | liver (blakliwa) | ||
| 257605 | Motu | tooth (front rather than molar) | ite- | tooth | ||
| 258158 | Motu | pond | gohu | round water pond | ||
| 258939 | Motu | to be sick | gorere | sick | ||
| 259663 | Motu | to shoot | pidi- | shoot | ||
| 257953 | Motu | heart | kudou- | heart | ||
| 258340 | Motu | tree | au | tree | ||
| 257422 | Motu | sibling, opposite sex, older | taihu- | "sibling, opp.sex, older" | ||
| 259214 | Motu | to speak | hereva heni- | speak |