OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘perfective marker’ (eng)

‘3sg. object’ (eng)

‘imperative suffix’ (eng)

‘article’ (eng)

‘conjunction: and’ (eng)

‘exclamation, interjection’ (eng)

‘hesitation particle’ (eng)

‘ligature’ (eng)

‘adjectival prefix’ (eng)

‘take hold of, grasp’ (eng)

‘hold, get, take’ (eng)

‘grandparent’ (eng)

‘pull up, root up’ (eng)

‘name’ (eng)

‘sniff, kiss’ (eng)

‘think, understand’ (eng)

‘pick up with both hands’ (eng)

‘anaphoric or relative particle: there, previously mentioned place’ (eng)

‘interjection, exclamation of surprise, incredulity, etc.’ (eng)

‘root’ (eng)

‘tree sp.’ (eng)

‘point out, show, teach’ (eng)

‘1sg nominative, I’ (eng)

‘cover’ (eng)

‘take, get, fetch, obtain, marry’ (eng)

‘halibut, sole, flounder’ (eng)

‘fetch, get, take’ (eng)

‘fetch, get, take’ (eng)

‘move, change place’ (eng)

‘paddle’ (eng)

‘howl (of dogs)’ (eng)

‘shade, shadow’ (eng)

‘firewood’ (eng)

‘double-headed parrotfish’ (eng)

‘father’ (eng)

‘1pl. excl. nominative pronoun, we (exclusive)’ (eng)

‘verbal suffix marking locative voice, nominal suffix marking location’ (eng)

‘attributive suffix’ (eng)

‘when? (past)’ (eng)

‘plait (mats, baskets, etc.)’ (eng)

‘insect of the order Isoptera: termite, white ant’ (eng)

‘out of breath, gasping’ (eng)

‘sharp’ (eng)

‘wind’ (eng)

‘gust, draft, current of air’ (eng)

‘anger’ (eng)

‘turmeric’ (eng); ‘Curcuma longa’ (lat)

‘yellow’ (eng)

‘stench’ (eng)

‘spit, spittle’ (eng)

‘thing whose name is unknown’ (eng)

‘my unnamed thing: mine’ (eng)

‘fruit-bearing plant’ (eng); ‘Pisonia umbellifera’ (lat)

‘your unnamed thing: yours’ (eng)

‘his/her unnamed thing: his/hers’ (eng)

‘small island, islet’ (eng)

‘what?’ (eng)

‘something, anything, everything’ (eng)

‘fire’ (eng)

‘twins of the same sex’ (eng)

‘pinch, squeeze’ (eng)

‘high, lofty’ (eng)

‘fishing line’ (eng)

‘dust’ (eng)

‘floating’ (eng)

‘demonstrative: this (?)’ (eng)

‘housepost’ (eng)

‘shore tree’ (eng); ‘Casuarina equisetifolia’ (lat)

‘many, much’ (eng)

‘kind of fern’ (eng)

‘gills’ (eng)

‘gills of’ (eng)

‘sharpen, rub, grate’ (eng)

transitive. ‘sharpen’ (eng)

‘sneeze’ (eng)

‘plant in holes in the ground’ (eng)

‘fetch water, scoop up water’ (eng)

‘1pl. incl. possessive pronoun: our’ (eng)

‘high, tall’ (eng)

‘its top’ (eng)

‘death’ (eng)

‘negative marker’ (eng)

‘away, outward, forward, onward, towards the hearer’ (eng)

‘away from speaker’ (eng)

‘dew’ (eng)

‘yes’ (eng)

‘type of wind’ (eng)

‘exclamation of surprise’ (eng)

‘wave’ (eng)

‘exclamation of annoyance, surprise, etc.’ (eng)

‘father’s sister, father’s sister’s husband’ (eng)

‘down, under’ (eng)

‘or, because, but, perhaps’ (eng)

‘father’ (eng)

‘break, chip off’ (eng)

‘peel off bark’ (eng)

‘strike, chip stone’ (eng)

‘board, plank, side of canoe’ (eng)

‘fish sp.’ (eng)

‘hole, cavern’ (eng)

‘side of the face, cheek, side planks of a canoe’ (eng)

‘strike against’ (eng)

‘conjunction: despite, nonetheless’ (eng)

‘kind of banyan tree’ (eng); ‘Ficus sp.’ (lat)

‘shark’ (eng)

‘break off with the hand’ (eng)

‘scab, crust’ (eng)

‘fish: triggerfish sp.(?)’ (eng)

‘fence, animal pen, fortification’ (eng)

‘fish sp.’ (eng)

‘wild yam’ (eng); ‘Dioscorea sp.’ (lat)

‘slant, lean over (as a tree)’ (eng)

‘side, part’ (eng)

‘fish sp.’ (eng)

‘mid-rib of coconut leaf’ (eng)

‘pale, albino’ (eng)

‘answer, oppose, opposite side or part, partner, friend, enemy’ (eng)

‘fish sp.’ (eng)

‘repay, replace, take revenge’ (eng)

‘cluster (c) == don mourning apparel, mourn for a deceased spouse’ (eng)

‘dove sp.’ (eng)

‘mix’ (eng)

‘mix’ (eng)

‘Indian tulip tree’ (eng); ‘Thespesia populnea’ (lat)

‘bait’ (eng)

‘wing’ (eng)

‘bait’ (eng)

‘new, recent, young, fresh’ (eng)

‘fence, animal pen, fortification’ (eng)

‘storage shelf above the hearth’ (eng)

‘fence, animal pen, fortification’ (eng)

‘crosswise’ (eng)

‘crosspiece’ (eng)

‘marker of indefiniteness: if, perhaps, hopefully, or, any’ (eng)

‘crosswise beam or shelf’ (eng)

‘crosswise beam or shelf’ (eng)

‘nibble at, gnaw at something hard’ (eng)

‘boil’ (eng)

‘anger, angry’ (eng)

‘tree trunk, fallen tree, fallen log, stem of a plant, body, corpse, self, bridge of the nose, most important or preeminent thing, main course of a river, mushroom or bracket fungus that grows on tree trunks or decaying logs’ (eng)

‘canine tooth (?)’ (eng)

‘kidney’ (eng)

‘throw’ (eng)

‘stony, gravel’ (eng)

‘head’ (eng)

‘bait’ (eng)

‘butterfly, butterfly fish’ (eng); ‘Chaetodon spp.’ (lat)

‘split, crack open’ (eng)

‘defecate’ (eng)

‘defecate’ (eng)

‘shrub sp., kind of shrub’ (eng)

‘bend, curve’ (eng)

‘disconcert, confuse’ (eng)

‘coconut husk’ (eng)

‘(gloss uncertain)’ (eng)

‘breadfruit’ (eng)

‘sandy soil (?)’ (eng)

‘limestone sediment (?)’ (eng)

‘bivalve mollusk sp., lucine clam’ (eng)

‘pinch, squeeze’ (eng)

‘attached to’ (eng)

‘bent, twisted’ (eng)

‘lightning’ (eng)

‘exposed to the sun’ (eng)

‘special talent’ (eng)

‘large marine fish, jackfish or trevally’ (eng)

‘bird, hornbill’ (eng)

‘flash of light’ (eng)

‘kind of shellfish’ (eng)

‘carry’ (eng)

‘fold over, fold up’ (eng)

‘type of shell, possibly nautilus’ (eng)

‘roe, eggs of fish or crustacean’ (eng)

‘semen, smegma, grease’ (eng)

‘semen, smegma, grease’ (eng)

‘scar’ (eng)

‘splash, spatter, splatter’ (eng)

‘mud’ (eng)

‘small, few’ (eng)

‘navel’ (eng)

‘bamboo sp.’ (eng)

‘foolish, fool’ (eng)

‘bundle (of firewood, etc.)’ (eng)

‘butterfly’ (eng)

‘overcrowd’ (eng)

‘shut off’ (eng)

‘call, summon’ (eng)

‘divide, share, portion (as of food)’ (eng)

‘smell, odor’ (eng)

‘small dark surgeonfish’ (eng); ‘possibly Ctenochaetus’ (lat)

‘kind of seaweed used to paint canoes’ (eng)

‘pigeon sp.’ (eng)

‘smell, odor, scent’ (eng)

‘speak sharply or in anger’ (eng)

‘night’ (eng)

‘overcome by night, benighted’ (eng)

‘mute, unable to speak’ (eng)

‘stopped up, plugged’ (eng)

‘true, correct, upright’ (eng)

‘closed, dammed up’ (eng)

‘hidden from view’ (eng)

‘pig’ (eng)

‘satisfied from having eaten enough, satiated’ (eng)

‘short’ (eng)

‘explode’ (eng)

‘smell, odor’ (eng)

‘smell’ (eng)

‘dried out’ (eng)

‘fight’ (eng)

‘fish sp.’ (eng)

‘tree sp.’ (eng)

‘plant used as fish poison’ (eng)

‘flower, blossom’ (eng)

‘foam, bubbles, froth’ (eng)

‘species of climber used for decorative purposes’ (eng)

‘species of palm used for making spears and bows, palm-wood spear or bow’ (eng)

‘areca nut and palm, heart’ (eng)

‘round stone (?)’ (eng)

‘calf of the leg’ (eng)

‘make, create, invent’ (eng)

‘made, created’ (eng)

‘constellation: The Southern Cross’ (eng)

‘grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal term of address)’ (eng)

‘plant used for perfuming the body’ (eng)

‘rub on’ (eng)

‘trigger fish’ (eng); ‘Balistes sp.’ (lat)

‘smear, paint over’ (eng)

‘drive pigs into a net’ (eng)

‘grass, grow densely (as grass)’ (eng)

‘sing, song’ (eng)

‘bubble up (as spring water)’ (eng)

‘attacked by wood worms’ (eng)

‘node (as in bamboo or sugarcane), joint, knuckle, knot in wood, knot in string or rope’ (eng); ‘Mons veneris’ (lat)

‘wrist bone’ (eng)

‘ankle bone’ (eng)

‘have joints, have protuberances’ (eng)

‘node, joint, knuckle, swelling under the skin’ (eng)

‘kindle, light a fire, set ablaze’ (eng)

‘open the eyes wide, stare with round eyes’ (eng)

‘fish sp.’ (eng)

‘turn over, roll over, transform, upside down’ (eng)

‘cowrie shell’ (eng); ‘Cypraea mauritiana’ (lat)

‘caulk, fill up a hole or crack with viscous material’ (eng)

‘turn around, turn back’ (eng)

‘roll on the ground, wallow’ (eng)

‘pig bristles, type of sea urchin with thin black spines’ (eng)

‘dark green, dark blue’ (eng)

‘type of slender bamboo’ (eng); ‘Schizostachyum spp.’ (lat)

‘birdlime’ (eng)

‘hairy filaments of certain plants, husk’ (eng)

‘fish sp.’ (eng)

‘batfish’ (eng); ‘Platax spp.’ (lat)

‘fruit dove’ (eng); ‘probably Treron spp.’ (lat)

‘greenish fruit dove’ (eng)

‘kind of porous, white, round and flat coral growth’ (eng)

‘night, darkness’ (eng)

‘small hill, knoll’ (eng)

‘rear end of an animal’ (eng)

‘coconut husk, coir’ (eng)

‘pour water on, douse (as a fire)’ (eng)

‘discharge of pus’ (eng)

‘foam, bubbles, bubble up’ (eng)

‘tree with sweet-smelling flowers’ (eng); ‘Fagraea berteroana’ (lat)

‘wash (as the hands)’ (eng)

‘hind part, rear, back’ (eng)

‘hind part, rear, back’ (eng)

‘blow’ (eng)

‘blunt, dull’ (eng)

‘container for solid objects, package’ (eng)

‘foam, suds’ (eng)

‘affliction of the eyes’ (eng)

‘hole, opening, vagina’ (eng)

‘earth, soil’ (eng)

‘navel’ (eng)

‘group, crowd, flock, school, bunch, cluster’ (eng)

‘break, cut’ (eng)

‘conch shell trumpet’ (eng)

‘corner’ (eng)

‘cough’ (eng)

‘shell, peeling, skin’ (eng)

‘shell, peeling, skin’ (eng)

‘fruit bat, flying fox’ (eng)

‘finger (?)’ (eng)

‘thorn’ (eng)

‘sip, suck’ (eng)

‘1pl. incl. nominative and hortative pronoun’ (eng)

‘1pl. incl. possessive suffix’ (eng)

‘1pl. incl. subject prefix and possessive suffix, we (incl.), our (incl.)’ (eng)

‘pound, beat’ (eng)

‘forehead’ (eng)

‘warm oneself or something near a fire, heat or dry near a fire’ (eng)

‘branch, twig’ (eng)

‘soil, probably clay’ (eng)

‘fish’ (eng); ‘Scomberoides sp.’ (lat)

‘lineage priest (?)’ (eng)

‘frigate bird’ (eng)

‘good’ (eng)

‘slitgong’ (eng)

‘lime spatula’ (eng)

‘day’ (eng)

‘blood’ (eng)

‘frigate bird’ (eng)

‘dark’ (eng)

‘with, in conjunction with, companion’ (eng)

‘slip or slide’ (eng)

‘owl’ (eng)

‘numeral prefix, cardinal numeral marker’ (eng)

‘it is getting dark, night is coming on’ (eng)

‘gasp for breath’ (eng)

‘one’ (eng)

‘stir, mix’ (eng)

‘morning star?’ (eng)

‘how much?, how many?’ (eng)

‘scratch’ (eng)

‘hold in the fist’ (eng)

‘sound of scraping or scratching’ (eng)

‘squeeze, hold tight, clutch’ (eng)

‘hold liquid in the mouth, gargle’ (eng)

‘1sg possessive pronoun, my’ (eng)

‘tree with roots that furnish a red dye’ (eng); ‘Morinda citrifolia’ (lat)

‘noise, tumult’ (eng)

‘deep rumbling sound, thunder’ (eng)

‘do or go first’ (eng)

‘locative particle’ (eng)

‘southwest monsoon’ (eng)

‘waist, back of the waist’ (eng)

‘group, pile’ (eng)

‘stop, cease (of rain)’ (eng)

‘out of breath’ (eng)

‘flesh, meat’ (eng)

‘originate from, come from’ (eng)

‘local transitive suffix’ (eng)

‘exclamation of wonder, disgust, etc.’ (eng)

‘generic marker of location in space or time’ (eng)

‘numeral prefix’ (eng)

‘personal article’ (eng)

‘verbal prefix marking instrumental or benefactive voice’ (eng)

‘above, on the top’ (eng)

‘below, beneath, inside’ (eng)

‘transitive and imperative suffix’ (eng)

‘3sg. personal pronoun: he, she, him, her, it’ (eng)

‘this, here, that, there’ (eng)

‘1sg., I, me’ (eng)

‘this, here’ (eng)

‘demonstrative marker of uncertain meaning’ (eng)

‘particle of doubt or interrogation’ (eng)

‘remainder, surplus’ (eng)

‘mat’ (eng)

‘edible sea worm’ (eng); ‘Sipunculus spp.’ (lat)

‘container for liquids’ (eng)

‘when?’ (eng)

‘budge, shift, move aside’ (eng)

‘nose’ (eng)

‘exclamation of surprise, etc.’ (eng)

‘fifth (ordinal numeral)’ (eng)

‘fish’ (eng)

‘sixth’ (eng)

‘seventh’ (eng)

‘ninth’ (eng)

‘third’ (eng)

‘eighth (ordinal)’ (eng)

‘mallet for beating bark into bark cloth’ (eng)

‘2sg., you’ (eng)

‘tail’ (eng)

‘trailing behind’ (eng)

‘wild, timorous, shy’ (eng)

‘flicker (of flames)’ (eng)

‘(gloss uncertain)’ (eng)

‘thwarts of a canoe’ (eng)

‘five’ (eng)

‘pour’ (eng)

‘inside, interior, thoughts, emotions, memories’ (eng)

‘look at’ (eng)

‘kind of pandanus with leaves useful for plaiting’ (eng)

‘2p. pl. pronoun: you’ (eng)

‘that, there’ (eng)

‘mother, mother's sister, female animal, largest member of a set’ (eng)

‘parents’ (eng)

‘sneer, laugh in derision’ (eng)

‘loud (of the voice), voice’ (eng)

‘this, here’ (eng)

‘act of drinking’ (eng)

‘drink it! (imper.)’ (eng)

‘drink (repetitive, frequentative, etc.)’ (eng)

‘spear’ (eng)

‘make war on’ (eng)

‘sibling-in-law of the same sex’ (eng)

‘blow’ (eng)

‘the ‘Tahitian chestnut’’ (eng); ‘Inocarpus fagiferus or I. edulis’ (lat)

‘tooth’ (eng)

‘saliva in the mouth, drool, desire, crave, lust for’ (eng)

‘cockroach’ (eng)

‘hair, feather’ (eng)

‘cover with earth’ (eng)

‘pull out, uproot’ (eng)

‘exclamation of surprise, pain, etc.’ (eng)

‘they, them’ (eng)

‘that, there’ (eng)

‘tree’ (eng); ‘probably Octomeles spp.’ (lat)

‘follow, accompany’ (eng)

‘fan’ (eng)

‘reflect, shine’ (eng)

‘sip (as soup)’ (eng)

‘name’ (eng)

‘one’ (eng)

‘who?’ (eng)

‘hiss’ (eng)

‘peel, strip off’ (eng)

‘scrape (as coconut meat from a shell), grate (as coconut meat)’ (eng)

‘suck, inhale’ (eng)

‘budge, shift, move’ (eng)

‘clean oneself by scrubbing’ (eng)

‘we (incl.)’ (eng)

‘there, that’ (eng)

‘bathe’ (eng)

‘spear’ (eng)

‘path, road, way’ (eng)

‘mate, companion, like, similar to’ (eng)

‘spear, harpoon’ (eng)

‘choral singing, blend voices in song’ (eng)

‘yardarm, sheet of a sail, sticks used to turn the sail’ (eng)

‘whitebait’ (eng)

‘gap, open space’ (eng)

‘cork, stopper, plug’ (eng)

‘cornered, unable to escape’ (eng)

‘measure vertically’ (eng)

‘food, meat’ (eng)

‘(human) member of a category’ (eng)

‘2sg. subject pronoun’ (eng)

conjunctive particle. ‘and’ (eng)

‘conditional, if’ (eng)

‘past participle/achieved state’ (eng)

‘prefix for ordinal numerals’ (eng)

‘beat, flap the wings’ (eng)

‘flap the wings repeatedly’ (eng)

‘canoes joined together lengthwise (?)’ (eng)

‘jointed creeper which yields fiber used to make cordage and fishnets’ (eng)

‘wing’ (eng)

‘catch (as in a trap)’ (eng)

‘adhere, stick to’ (eng)

‘catfish’ (eng)

‘stomach of an animal’ (eng)

‘stalk or cluster of fruit’ (eng)

‘rain cloud’ (eng)

‘large black ant with painful sting, probably bulldog ant’ (eng)

‘cuscus, phalanger’ (eng)

‘neck’ (eng)

‘scratch an itch’ (eng)

‘eat’ (eng)

‘fourth’ (eng)

‘(human) member of a category’ (eng)

‘when?’ (eng)

‘sound of a cackle, loud laugh, etc.’ (eng)

‘elder sibling of the same sex’ (eng)

‘fibrous integument at the base of coconut fronds’ (eng)

‘flaky skin disease’ (eng)

‘cackle’ (eng)

‘stammer, stutter’ (eng)

‘split’ (eng)

‘scratch up the earth (as a fowl)’ (eng)

‘scrape, scratch’ (eng)

‘split’ (eng)

‘scrape, abrade’ (eng)

‘chew or bite off’ (eng)

‘goby, blenny’ (eng)

‘rat, mouse’ (eng)

‘shrub’ (eng); ‘Acalypha sp.’ (lat)

‘dig’ (eng)

‘large fish, probably grouper’ (eng)

‘wooden headrest’ (eng)

‘rock cod, grouper’ (eng)

‘neck’ (eng)

‘stir, mix’ (eng)

‘bachelor’s house, men’s house’ (eng)

‘1p. excl., we’ (eng)

‘fish, rainbow runner’ (eng); ‘Elagatis bipinnulata’ (lat)

‘double-headed parrotfish’ (eng)

‘hand’ (eng)

‘sprinkle, scatter (seed, etc.)’ (eng)

‘1pl. excl. nominative pronoun, we (exclusive)’ (eng)

‘spittle, spit’ (eng)

‘scratch’ (eng)

‘2pl. nominate and genitive, you all, your’ (eng)

‘plugged, stopped, blocked’ (eng)

‘2pl. nominative, you all’ (eng)

‘chew, move to and fro in the mouth’ (eng)

‘sheath of a coconut?’ (eng)

‘Ficus sp.’ (eng)

‘enemy’ (eng)

‘food’ (eng)

‘classifier for edible possession’ (eng)

‘think, ponder’ (eng)

‘sing, song’ (eng)

‘food’ (eng)

‘creep, crawl’ (eng)

‘tree with edible nut, Canarium almond’ (eng); ‘Canarium commune’ (lat)

‘tree sp.’ (eng)

‘fish, mullet’ (eng)

‘tree’ (eng); ‘Cordia spp.’ (lat)

‘kind of white sea bird, probably gull sp.’ (eng)

‘animal sound’ (eng)

‘open (as the mouth)’ (eng)

‘tree with edible nut, Canarium almond’ (eng); ‘Canarium commune’ (lat)

‘resounding sound’ (eng)

‘eat’ (eng)

‘eat, keep on eating’ (eng)

‘eat it’ (eng)

‘scruffiness of the skin, dirt, dregs’ (eng)

‘spit at (as an insult?)’ (eng)

‘flesh, kernel’ (eng)

‘flesh, meat, coconut flesh’ (eng)

‘eyeball’ (eng)

‘shake (as a house in an earthquake)’ (eng)

‘shake (as the earth in an earthquake)’ (eng)

‘shake repeatedly’ (eng)

‘spittle, spit’ (eng)

‘heron’ (eng); ‘probably Egretta sp.’ (lat)

‘crab taxon, probably a rock crab’ (eng); ‘Grapsidae’ (lat)

‘flutter the wings’ (eng)

‘Malay apple’ (eng); ‘Syzygium malaccense’ (lat)

‘Malay apple’ (eng); ‘Syzygium malaccense’ (lat)

‘pinch, press between, fasten thatch together with slats in roofing a house’ (eng)

‘seven times’ (eng)

‘ladle, dipper, scoop, cup’ (eng)

‘lime, calcium carbonate’ (eng)

‘soot’ (eng)

‘fog, haze, mist’ (eng)

‘tie or clasp together, button’ (eng)

‘belly’ (eng)

‘brace, splint’ (eng)

‘hold or pull with a hook’ (eng)

‘male Eclectus Parrot’ (eng); ‘Eclectus roratus’ (lat)

‘evening (?)’ (eng)

‘seaweed, seagrass’ (eng)

‘ringworm’ (eng)

‘strong southeast trade wind’ (eng)

‘crawl’ (eng)

‘crab sp.’ (eng)

‘blue-green’ (eng)

‘tongue’ (eng)

‘near’ (eng)

‘near’ (eng)

‘scrape off, peel off’ (eng)

‘bite’ (eng)

‘small stinging plant’ (eng); ‘perhaps Laportea interrupta’ (lat)

‘bite’ (eng)

‘blue-green’ (eng)

‘bivalve species used as a scraper’ (eng)

‘scratch, scrape’ (eng)

‘scratch, scrape’ (eng)

‘scratch’ (eng)

‘say, tell, speak’ (eng)

‘swim’ (eng)

‘second’ (eng)

‘scrape, grate, rasp’ (eng)

‘sand crab’ (eng)

‘scrape’ (eng)

‘coconut growth stage 6: green drinking coconut’ (eng)

‘rafter, diagonal bamboo poles to which thatch panels are lashed’ (eng)

‘scrape, scraper or grater made from circular bivalve shell’ (eng); ‘Asaphis spp.’ (lat)

‘fish, large emperor’ (eng); ‘Lethrinus sp.’ (lat)

‘coconut leaf basket’ (eng)

‘reed’ (eng)

‘smoke’ (eng)

‘rat’ (eng)

‘coconut crab’ (eng)

‘free side of canoe, opposite the outrigger’ (eng)

‘door, doorway’ (eng)

‘frigate bird’ (eng)

‘tree sp.’ (eng)

‘right hand, right side’ (eng)

‘fish sp.’ (eng)

‘bite’ (eng)

‘(small) outrigger canoe or canoe hull’ (eng)

‘putty nut’ (eng); ‘Parinari laurinum’ (lat)

‘(gloss uncertain)’ (eng)

‘kind of hermit crab’ (eng)

‘knock’ (eng)

‘catch (as with a hook)’ (eng)

‘lime, coral limestone’ (eng)

‘butterfly’ (eng)

‘reverberate (of a sound)’ (eng)

‘left side’ (eng)

‘bamboo sp.’ (eng)

‘rock cod, grouper sp.’ (eng)

‘crawl’ (eng)

‘carry, carry away’ (eng)

‘tentacles of octopus, squid, jellyfish, etc., rays of the sun’ (eng)

‘tentacles of octopus, squid, jellyfish, etc., rays of the sun’ (eng)

‘fishhook’ (eng)

‘hook’ (eng)

‘outrigger boom’ (eng)

‘wood, strong, stiff, penis (colloquial)’ (eng)

‘strong, tough, inflexible’ (eng)

‘forest, wooded area’ (eng)

‘intense green or blue-green’ (eng)

‘back of the head’ (eng)

‘squawk’ (eng)

‘coil, bend’ (eng)

‘crunch, sound of crunching’ (eng)

‘kind of plover and its cry’ (eng)

‘cluck’ (eng)

‘shine, sparkle, twinkle’ (eng)

‘crack, split’ (eng)

‘peel, skin off’ (eng)

‘cut into pieces’ (eng)

‘dig up’ (eng)

‘lump, clod (as of earth)’ (eng)

‘come to an end’ (eng)

‘hollow, resounding sound’ (eng)

‘hollow, resounding sound’ (eng)

‘shrink’ (eng)

‘dent’ (eng)

‘hawksbill turtle’ (eng); ‘Chelonia imbricata’ (lat)

‘deep reverberating sound’ (eng)

‘shine, sparkle, twinkle’ (eng)

‘vulva, vagina’ (eng)

‘flash, shine’ (eng)

‘kind of striped or spotted marine fish, grouper’ (eng); ‘Epinephelus spp.’ (lat)

‘gnaw, sound of gnawing on something’ (eng)

‘keep to oneself, different, alone’ (eng)

‘varied, different (?)’ (eng)

‘straighten out (of a limb, etc.)’ (eng)

‘pinch off’ (eng)

‘allative marker: to, toward’ (eng)

‘outrigger boom’ (eng)

‘squawk (as a frightened chicken)’ (eng)

‘puling sound of a bird’ (eng)

‘narrow’ (eng)

‘tap or beat lightly on’ (eng)

‘tickle’ (eng)

‘peep, squeak, giggle’ (eng)

‘Bismarck scrub fowl’ (eng); ‘Megapodius eremita’ (lat)

‘kingfisher’ (eng); ‘Halcyon spp.’ (lat)

‘small, stunted’ (eng)

‘squeak (as a mouse), giggle’ (eng)

‘file, rasp’ (eng)

‘small, trifling’ (eng)

‘wild, skittish (as animals)’ (eng)

‘wild, untamed’ (eng)

‘shine, flash repeatedly’ (eng)

‘know (a person), recognize, acquainted with, feel, perceive’ (eng)

‘lightning’ (eng)

‘open the eyes wide’ (eng)

‘glance, glimpse’ (eng)

‘turn over, dig by turning over (as rocks)’ (eng)

‘tickle’ (eng)

‘corner of the eye’ (eng)

‘curved, bay’ (eng)

‘bend, curve, bent, curved, crooked’ (eng)

‘giant clamor’ (eng); ‘Tridacna gigas’ (lat)

‘blink, flash’ (eng)

‘pinch, nip, pluck’ (eng)

‘Bismarck scrub fowl’ (eng); ‘Megapodius eremita’ (lat)

‘bird, tern sp.’ (eng)

‘parrot sp.’ (eng); ‘possibly Eclectus parrot’ (lat)

‘axe or adze’ (eng)

‘scar’ (eng)

‘pandanus, mat made from the leaves of this plant’ (eng); ‘Pandanus odoratissimus’ (lat)

‘pandanus sp.’ (eng)

‘tickle’ (eng)

‘tickle’ (eng)

‘twist spasmodically, wriggle’ (eng)

‘we (incl.)’ (eng)

‘see’ (eng)

‘tick, make a ticking or light knocking sound’ (eng)

‘Rabbitfish’ (eng); ‘Siganus punctatus (family Siganidae)’ (lat)

‘peep, cheep’ (eng)

‘movement in coitus, sexual intercourse’ (eng)

‘movement in coitus’ (eng)

‘shore bird: sandpiper, Pacific Golden Plover’ (eng)

‘oblique case marker for singular personal nouns’ (eng)

‘2sg., you’ (eng)

‘hermit crab’ (eng)

‘press together, pressed together’ (eng)

‘touch’ (eng)

‘tie by binding’ (eng)

‘swollen’ (eng)

‘straight, straighten’ (eng)

‘go straight, straighten’ (eng)

‘2sg., you’ (eng)

‘coconut shell’ (eng)

‘sharp pointed stick used in planting crops and in husking coconuts, digging stick, coconut husking stick’ (eng)

‘dig with a digging stick, husk coconuts with a husking stick’ (eng)

‘tree’ (eng); ‘Macaranga spp., Euphorbiaceae’ (lat)

‘lame, limp’ (eng)

‘kind of house spider’ (eng)

‘animal sound’ (eng)

‘fist, hold in the fist’ (eng)

‘clasp firmly’ (eng)

‘enclose, shut in’ (eng)

‘scratch, scrape’ (eng)

‘suckerfish, remora, hold on by biting’ (eng); ‘Echineis naucrates’ (lat)

‘suckerfish, remora’ (eng)

‘grip, compress, close in on’ (eng)

‘kind of marine fish’ (eng)

‘squeal (as in excitement)’ (eng)

‘hold close’ (eng)

‘low cloud, mist, fog’ (eng)

‘agitated, of water’ (eng)

‘wild mango’ (eng); ‘Mangifera minor’ (lat)

‘ember, glowing coal’ (eng)

‘dried up, scorched, shrivelled’ (eng)

‘fish, small emperor’ (eng)

‘scrape, shave’ (eng)

‘scrape, grate (as coconut preparatory to cooking)’ (eng)

‘pubic hair’ (eng)

‘2dl. pronoun’ (eng)

‘fortified place, village’ (eng)

‘mountain, hilltop’ (eng)

‘lie, tell a lie’ (eng)

‘honeybee’ (eng)

‘cut off’ (eng)

‘notch, carve’ (eng)

‘kind of parrotfish’ (eng)

‘cough’ (eng)

‘cut, cut off’ (eng)

‘spotted’ (eng)

‘obsidian spear point (?)’ (eng)

‘snap, break off (as a twig)’ (eng)

‘how?, How is it?, What is the matter?’ (eng)

‘kind of bird: pheasant-dove?’ (eng)

‘deep cry, bird with deep cry’ (eng)

‘maimed, amputated (of a limb)’ (eng)

‘maimed, amputated (of a limb)’ (eng)

‘how?’ (eng)

‘hourglass drum’ (eng)

‘darkened by clouds, overcast’ (eng)

‘clay cooking pot’ (eng)

‘sound of sob, croak, etc.’ (eng)

‘crab (generic)’ (eng)

‘claw, talon, fingernail’ (eng)

‘clutch, hold tightly’ (eng)

‘cover something’ (eng)

‘stick to, adhere firmly’ (eng)

‘mussel sp. or spp. used as food grater or scraper’ (eng)

‘hang, suspend’ (eng)

‘fish’ (eng); ‘Lethrinidae spp.’ (lat)

‘skin disease’ (eng)

‘round about, around, in one’s surroundings, go around’ (eng)

‘skin, bark, peel, shell’ (eng)

‘coconut growth stage 9: ripe, flesh hardened’ (eng)

‘breadfruit’ (eng)

‘curly-haired’ (eng)

‘hermit crab’ (eng)

‘moustache’ (eng)

‘moustache, beard’ (eng)

‘gargle, rinse the mouth’ (eng)

‘beard’ (eng)

‘sound of cooing or barking’ (eng)

‘shrink’ (eng)

‘rub’ (eng)

‘shrink’ (eng)

‘it is said, people say.....’ (eng)

‘jealous’ (eng)

‘pinch’ (eng)

‘emit smoke or steam’ (eng)

‘pigeon or dove sp.’ (eng)

‘kind of long rectangular fishing net’ (eng)

‘fish, sea perch, giant rock cod, giant grouper’ (eng); ‘Epinephelus spp.’ (lat)

‘dye produced from the Morinda citrifolia’ (eng)

‘dolphin’ (eng)

‘octopus’ (eng)

‘marine fish sp.’ (eng)

‘overcast, darkened (as the sun)’ (eng)

‘kind of dove or pigeon’ (eng)

‘sword grass’ (eng); ‘Imperata cylindrica’ (lat)

‘noise, clamor’ (eng)

‘owl sp.’ (eng)

‘thunder’ (eng)

‘curly-haired’ (eng)

‘spit’ (eng)

‘rat’ (eng)

‘staple food (?)’ (eng)

‘break, cut off, sever’ (eng)

‘head louse, sparks from a fire, water striker (insect that walks on water)’ (eng)

‘shark sp.’ (eng)

‘flat-topped coral head’ (eng)

‘quick, energetic, strong’ (eng)

‘familiar with, accustomed to’ (eng)

‘branching coral, coral limestone’ (eng)

‘dolphinfish’ (eng)

‘tree with poisonous sap’ (eng); ‘probably Antiaris toxicaria’ (lat)

‘basket’ (eng)

‘up, above’ (eng)

‘(gloss uncertain)’ (eng)

‘stride, take a step’ (eng)

‘sore, dermal irritation, wound’ (eng)

‘go’ (eng)