Collins (1982b): Taba
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| Headword | IPA | Glosses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ada | ˈada | ‘exist, there is’ | |
| ahito | aˈhito | ‘show’ | |
| ai | ˈai | ‘tree’ | |
| alo | ˈalo | ‘grasp, catch’ | |
| aŋka | ˈaŋka | ‘number’ | |
| aru | ˈaru | ‘stirring paddle’ | |
| aru besi | ˈaru ˈbesi | ‘iron spatula’ | |
| atur | ˈatur | ‘arrange’ | |
| atut | ˈatut | ‘touch’ | |
| baku | ˈbaku | ‘sago’ | |
| balas | ˈbalas | ‘respond in kind’ | |
| balat pupi | ˈbalat ˈpupi | ‘serve sago porridge’ | |
| bale | ˈbale | ‘buy’ | |
| baŋhalaim | baŋhaˈlaim | ‘living room’ | |
| bawa | ˈbawa | ‘door’ | |
| benat | ˈbenat | ‘shut (door, window), obstruct (path)’ | |
| bess | bess | ‘peel, pare, skin’ | |
| bet | bet | ‘cradle in arms’ | |
| bibbulai | bibbuˈlai | ‘rope twisting tool’ | |
| binbenat | binˈbenat | ‘wall’ | |
| bita | ˈbita | ‘package’ | |
| blawis | ˈblawis | ‘penetrate (?)’ | |
| bola | ˈbola | ‘thread’ | |
| borhak | ˈborhak | ‘shift away’ | |
| bota | ˈbota | ‘hug, carry on hip (child)’ | |
| bulai | buˈlai | ‘turn’ | |
| bum | bum | ‘disappear’ | |
| bumm | bumm | ‘disappear, lose’ | |
| cako taratib | ˈtʃako taˈratib | ‘sit cross-legged’ | |
| cocak | ˈtʃotʃak | ‘sip’ | |
| dafi dafi | ˈdafi ˈdafi | ‘steamer’ | |
| daŋto | ˈdaŋto | ‘floor or raised platform made of bamboo or wood’ | |
| dego dego | ˈdeɡo ˈdeɡo | ‘split bamboo bench’ | |
| dikak | ˈdikak | ‘move’ | |
| dimo | ˈdimo | ‘noise’ | |
| dod | dod | ‘request’ | |
| dopas | ˈdopas | ‘cause to snap’ | |
| dukon | ˈdukon | ‘erupt (volcano)’ | |
| dumik | ˈdumik | ‘expired, finished’ | |
| egan | ˈeɡan | ‘cause to shatter’ | |
| em | em | ‘see’ | |
| emus | ˈemus | ‘blink’ | |
| eŋkar | ˈeŋkar | ‘deny’ | |
| eta | ˈeta | ‘find’ | |
| fandasi | fanˈdasi | ‘foundation’ | |
| fati | ˈfati | ‘obstruct (path)’ | |
| gail | ˈɡail | ‘poke at, touch’ | |
| galapean | ɡalaˈpean | ‘wire clamp for roasting fish’ | |
| gamas | ˈɡamas | ‘send’ | |
| gamuno | ɡaˈmuno | ‘leave (scraps) behind’ | |
| genas | ˈɡenas | ‘rip’ | |
| geo | ˈɡeo | ‘sauce’ | |
| giak | ˈɡiak | ‘sway, shake, bob’ | |
| gogan | ˈɡoɡan | ‘hide (something)’ | |
| gono | ˈɡono | ‘put’ | |
| gotil | ˈɡotil | ‘sago trough’ | |
| habaku | haˈbaku | ‘scrape sago pith’ | |
| habesik wag | haˈbesik waɡ | ‘race boat’ | |
| habess | ˈhabess | ‘compete’ | |
| haboba | haˈboba | ‘call’ | |
| habokak | haˈbokak | ‘bring closer together’ | |
| hadud | ˈhadud | ‘carry on head’ | |
| hagono | haˈɡono | ‘put’ | |
| haidil | haˈidil | ‘stretch (on rising)’ | |
| haiŋuŋi | haiˈŋuŋi | ‘gargle’ | |
| haiy | ˈhaij | ‘feed (a child)’ | |
| hajak | ˈhadʒak | ‘cast (chicken feed)’ | |
| hajo | ˈhadʒo | ‘splash (someone)’ | |
| hakal | ˈhakal | ‘house fence’ | |
| hakaop | haˈkaop | ‘turn (it) over’ | |
| hakop | ˈhakop | ‘face downwards’ | |
| halail | haˈlail | ‘scrape coconut’ | |
| halomik | haˈlomik | ‘gather’ | |
| halopi | haˈlopi | ‘hut in a garden’ | |
| haluat | haˈluat | ‘share out’ | |
| hanaŋ | ˈhanaŋ | ‘argue’ | |
| hapalihara | hapaliˈhara | ‘bury the dead’ | |
| haparas | haˈparas | ‘shave, have a haircut’ | |
| hapuak | haˈpuak | ‘rub with (stone)’ | |
| haselap | haˈselap | ‘cut down, have been’ | |
| hasikat | haˈsikat | ‘wash (hair)’ | |
| hasiktak | haˈsiktak | ‘rub with (stone)’ | |
| hasipaŋ | haˈsipaŋ | ‘pry out (thorn)’ | |
| hasop | ˈhasop | ‘wipe (body)’ | |
| hasselik | hasˈselik | ‘lean back’ | |
| hasulit | haˈsulit | ‘grub, root about’ | |
| hatalen | haˈtalen | ‘on one's back’ | |
| hatalikis | hataˈlikis | ‘on one's side’ | |
| hatinas | haˈtinas | ‘have a massage’ | |
| hattom | ˈhattom | ‘pout’ | |
| hatukal | haˈtukal | ‘change clothes’ | |
| haunak | haˈunak | ‘inform’ | |
| hawik | ˈhawik | ‘sun (something)’ | |
| hayas | ˈhajas | ‘whisper’ | |
| hool | ˈhool | ‘hit with a length of wood or iron’ | |
| ihod | ˈihod | ‘run’ | |
| irus | ˈirus | ‘coconut shell ladle’ | |
| iyok | ˈijok | ‘weep’ | |
| jajar | ˈdʒadʒar | ‘stand in line’ | |
| jendela | dʒenˈdela | ‘window’ | |
| kabin | ˈkabin | ‘goat’ | |
| kakaluaŋ | kakaˈluaŋ | ‘tear down, cause to collapse’ | |
| kakaua | kakaˈua | ‘climb (under duress)’ | |
| kakaua | kakaˈua | ‘reach for’ | |
| kalah | ˈkalah | ‘lose’ | |
| kalai | kaˈlai | ‘pound’ | |
| kaluaŋ | kaˈluaŋ | ‘collapse, fallen down’ | |
| kamar | ˈkamar | ‘room’ | |
| kapid | ˈkapid | ‘snap finger on (another's hand)’ | |
| kasian | kaˈsian | ‘too bad’ | |
| katt | katt | ‘thatch peg of bamboo’ | |
| kautik | kaˈutik | ‘shout’ | |
| kawele | kaˈwele | ‘hang’ | |
| kerja | ˈkerdʒa | ‘work’ | |
| kidam niwi | ˈkidam ˈniwi | ‘remove coconut husk’ | |
| kinit | ˈkinit | ‘pinch’ | |
| kiu | ˈkiu | ‘fear’ | |
| kuba | ˈkuba | ‘slit throat (Islamic ritual slaughter)’ | |
| kulai | kuˈlai | ‘stir’ | |
| kulan | ˈkulan | ‘earthenware pot, iron skillet, wok’ | |
| kutan | ˈkutan | ‘ask’ | |
| kuyum | ˈkujum | ‘body grime’ | |
| lail | ˈlail | ‘coconut scraping tool’ | |
| lala | ˈlala | ‘blood’ | |
| lalan | ˈlalan | ‘road, path, way’ | |
| lante | ˈlante | ‘floor (on ground level)’ | |
| leb | leb | ‘ignite’ | |
| lebo | ˈlebo | ‘flame’ | |
| leger | ˈleɡer | ‘foundation’ | |
| lelai | leˈlai | ‘insult, cuss out’ | |
| liba | ˈliba | ‘drive away’ | |
| loba | ˈloba | ‘sago container’ | |
| lois | ˈlois | ‘steal’ | |
| loteŋ | ˈloteŋ | ‘attic’ | |
| luk | luk | ‘squat’ | |
| lukuluku | lukuˈluku | ‘squatting’ | |
| magagi | maˈɡaɡi | ‘shaken’ | |
| magesi | maˈɡesi | ‘burn crisp, thoroughly destroyed by fire’ | |
| magun | ˈmaɡun | ‘quiet’ | |
| mailiŋak | maiˈliŋak | ‘forget’ | |
| makaeta | makaˈeta | ‘meet’ | |
| makahayaso | makahaˈjaso | ‘whisper to each other’ | |
| makauju | makaˈudʒu | ‘one on top of the other’ | |
| maladua | malaˈdua | ‘sit with legs stretched forward’ | |
| malasam | maˈlasam | ‘shiver’ | |
| mama | ˈmama | ‘grope in the dark’ | |
| mamasula | mamaˈsula | ‘thief’ | |
| manao | maˈnao | ‘breath’ | |
| manau | maˈnau | ‘rest’ | |
| maŋaku | maˈŋaku | ‘admit to, agree to’ | |
| manitap | maˈnitap | ‘work’ | |
| mapup | ˈmapup | ‘cough’ | |
| masula | maˈsula | ‘thief’ | |
| matal | ˈmatal | ‘itchy’ | |
| mau | ˈmau | ‘want’ | |
| mayuyu | maˈjuju | ‘sleepy’ | |
| maɲasal | maˈɲasal | ‘regret’ | |
| megan | ˈmeɡan | ‘shattered (plate)’ | |
| mesel | ˈmesel | ‘stone (cement) wall’ | |
| mlayo | ˈmlajo | ‘splashed’ | |
| momoŋok | moˈmoŋok | ‘forget’ | |
| mosi | ˈmosi | ‘satiated’ | |
| msisseh | mˈsisseh | ‘twitch’ | |
| mtet | mtet | ‘fall’ | |
| mul | mul | ‘go home, return’ | |
| musala | muˈsala | ‘mat’ | |
| nablawis | naˈblawis | ‘penetrated’ | |
| namat | ˈnamat | ‘chop off’ | |
| nani | ˈnani | ‘sago mattock’ | |
| natut | ˈnatut | ‘stubbed’ | |
| ncebak | nˈtʃebak | ‘approach’ | |
| ncisseh | nˈtʃisseh | ‘twitch’ | |
| ndudus | nˈdudus | ‘fall (ripe fruit)’ | |
| ŋahaŋ | ˈŋahaŋ | ‘grunt (pig)’ | |
| ŋarak | ˈŋarak | ‘grow’ | |
| ŋiŋahin | ŋiˈŋahin | ‘pot support’ | |
| nhabito | nhaˈbito | ‘nearby’ | |
| nhasshathakki | nhasshatˈhakki | ‘extremely near, right up against’ | |
| niwi | ˈniwi | ‘coconut’ | |
| nmada | nˈmada | ‘ripe’ | |
| nmasa | nˈmasa | ‘cooked’ | |
| nnat | nnat | ‘sedimentate’ | |
| ohal | ˈohal | ‘rub (aches)’ | |
| oik | ˈoik | ‘don't’ | |
| oŋat | ˈoŋat | ‘pole used to knoch down fruits’ | |
| op | op | ‘hide (oneself)’ | |
| otal | ˈotal | ‘strangle, choke’ | |
| pa | pa | ‘carry on shoulder’ | |
| pacitakan | patʃiˈtakan | ‘sao mold leveler’ | |
| pada | ˈpada | ‘rap with knuckles’ | |
| paga | ˈpaɡa | ‘break’ | |
| pake | ˈpake | ‘wear’ | |
| paken | ˈpaken | ‘clothes’ | |
| palan | ˈpalan | ‘open (door)’ | |
| palas | ˈpalas | ‘pay’ | |
| paŋin | ˈpaŋin | ‘get up’ | |
| papan | ˈpapan | ‘board’ | |
| papan tulis | ˈpapan ˈtulis | ‘black board’ | |
| paruda | paˈruda | ‘grate’ | |
| paso | ˈpaso | ‘serving bowl for sago porridge’ | |
| patin | ˈpatin | ‘yank out’ | |
| pe | pe | ‘do, make’ | |
| pe | pe | ‘twist fibre into rope’ | |
| pilih | ˈpilih | ‘choose’ | |
| piriŋ | ˈpiriŋ | ‘plate’ | |
| piss | piss | ‘lick’ | |
| piyi | ˈpiji | ‘whistle’ | |
| poci | ˈpotʃi | ‘water vessel with spout’ | |
| poroco | poˈrotʃo | ‘basket’ | |
| posa | ˈposa | ‘boil’ | |
| posol | ˈposol | ‘unfasten (knots)’ | |
| powolan | poˈwolan | ‘bamboo 'spine' of thatch’ | |
| puko | ˈpuko | ‘corner’ | |
| pupi | ˈpupi | ‘porridge made of sago pith’ | |
| putar | ˈputar | ‘turn’ | |
| rube | ˈrube | ‘large earthen water vessel’ | |
| sa | sa | ‘climb (tree)’ | |
| saada | saˈada | ‘sneeze’ | |
| sada | ˈsada | ‘face’ | |
| sahat | ˈsahat | ‘slap’ | |
| saleap | saˈleap | ‘slash’ | |
| saŋ | saŋ | ‘burn, bake’ | |
| saŋo | ˈsaŋo | ‘answer (a question)’ | |
| sapa | ˈsapa | ‘bowl’ | |
| sapalik | saˈpalik | ‘exit’ | |
| sapawagao | sapawaˈɡao | ‘drinking mug’ | |
| sasaiy | saˈsaij | ‘broom’ | |
| selap | ˈselap | ‘fell (tree)’ | |
| semen | ˈsemen | ‘cement’ | |
| sepak | ˈsepak | ‘kick’ | |
| ser | ser | ‘desire’ | |
| sikat haiyona | ˈsikat haiˈjona | ‘brush teeth’ | |
| sipaŋ | ˈsipaŋ | ‘prying tool (?)’ | |
| sissipaŋ | sisˈsipaŋ | ‘tool for removing coconut flesh from shell’ | |
| soak | ˈsoak | ‘spill’ | |
| sobak | ˈsobak | ‘throw away’ | |
| sowo | ˈsowo | ‘pour water while bathing’ | |
| ssodik | ˈssodik | ‘spoon’ | |
| ssoya | ˈssoja | ‘pottery sago mould’ | |
| ssulo | ˈssulo | ‘point out with finger’ | |
| suku papat | ˈsuku ˈpapat | ‘low bench in kitchen’ | |
| sulak | ˈsulak | ‘order, command’ | |
| sule | ˈsule | ‘plate’ | |
| suŋ | suŋ | ‘enter’ | |
| surambi | suˈrambi | ‘porch’ | |
| susun | ˈsusun | ‘arrange’ | |
| taban | ˈtaban | ‘later, wait’ | |
| tabee | taˈbee | ‘burnt’ | |
| tadopas | taˈdopas | ‘snapped’ | |
| tagenas | taˈɡenas | ‘torn’ | |
| taibiklak | taiˈbiklak | ‘accidentally knocked down’ | |
| taisudik | taiˈsudik | ‘slipped’ | |
| takik | ˈtakik | ‘accidentally struck’ | |
| tam | tam | ‘reply (to a greeting)’ | |
| tan | tan | ‘press’ | |
| tanak | ˈtanak | ‘cover (with a lid)’ | |
| tanam | ˈtanam | ‘plant’ | |
| tanawan | taˈnawan | ‘remember’ | |
| tano jja | ˈtano dʒdʒa | ‘gaze upward’ | |
| tapaga | taˈpaɡa | ‘broken’ | |
| tapin | ˈtapin | ‘kitchen’ | |
| taplod | ˈtaplod | ‘explode’ | |
| tarima | taˈrima | ‘receive’ | |
| tas | tas | ‘bag, suitcase’ | |
| tatampa | taˈtampa | ‘winnowing basket, sifting basket’ | |
| te | te | ‘no, not’ | |
| tebal | ˈtebal | ‘shoot (gun)’ | |
| teden | ˈteden | ‘connect (ropes), splice (?)’ | |
| tega | ˈteɡa | ‘carry in hand, lift’ | |
| tetal-tetal | tetal-ˈtetal | ‘chop up, dice’ | |
| tiba | ˈtiba | ‘bucket’ | |
| timo | ˈtimo | ‘crush (louse)’ | |
| tinas | ˈtinas | ‘massage’ | |
| tindis | ˈtindis | ‘press down’ | |
| titeden | tiˈteden | ‘connection’ | |
| tobi | ˈtobi | ‘descend’ | |
| tolaŋ | ˈtolaŋ | ‘stay behind’ | |
| toŋ | toŋ | ‘bark’ | |
| top | top | ‘hit with a stone’ | |
| torop | ˈtorop | ‘bamboo tube used to blow on flames’ | |
| tou | ˈtou | ‘pour (on plants, fire, dust)’ | |
| tukal | ˈtukal | ‘change’ | |
| tul | tul | ‘jab (with finger)’ | |
| tuli | ˈtuli | ‘sleep’ | |
| tuli em | ˈtuli em | ‘dream’ | |
| tut | tut | ‘punch’ | |
| uas | ˈuas | ‘wash’ | |
| udul | ˈudul | ‘basket of bamboo’ | |
| uiŋ | ˈuiŋ | ‘snore’ | |
| ukir | ˈukir | ‘carve’ | |
| untuŋ | ˈuntuŋ | ‘win’ | |
| uto | ˈuto | ‘hill’ | |
| uwat | ˈuwat | ‘mountain’ | |
| wag | waɡ | ‘sailboat’ | |
| wagik | ˈwaɡik | ‘sell’ | |
| wala | ˈwala | ‘rope’ | |
| walo | ˈwalo | ‘rope, line’ | |
| wulona | wuˈlona | ‘feelings’ | |
| yag | jaɡ | ‘jump’ | |
| yalo | ˈjalo | ‘take out’ | |
| yaŋo | ˈjaŋo | ‘shade, image’ | |
| yatis | ˈjatis | ‘cooking tongs of bamboo, tongs for coals’ | |
| yawa | ˈjawa | ‘search for’ | |
| ɲo | ɲo | ‘dog’ | |
| ‒li | ˈ‒li | ‘interior’ |