OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Remijsen (2017): Matbat

Original citation: Remijsen, Bert. 2017. Matbat vocabulary. Manuscript, University of Edinburgh.
Notes on this source: Vocabulary distributed and reproduced here under a Creative Commons License: Attribution 4.0 International. Formatting of original has been adapted to the online platform by Antoinette Schapper.

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-a-a

particle. ‘particle marking the end of a phrase’

-ada³m-adam˦

v. ‘chew’

-ala³n-alan˦

v. ‘sing’

-alo²¹m-alom˨˩

v. ‘receive’

-alɔ²¹n-alɔn˨˩

v. tr., intr. ‘swallow’

-ama¹²m-amam˩˨

v. ‘eat betel, chew tobacco’

-amdɛ²¹met(o)-amdɛ˨˩met(o)

v. ‘steer (re. dug-out canoe)’

-amla¹-amla˩

v. ‘speak in one’s sleep’

-amlɛ¹²-amlɛ˩˨

v. refl. ‘wash one’s face’; ‘pasa muka’

-amɔ¹ntɔ³k-amɔn˩tɔk˦

v. intr. ‘wise, intelligent’

-amɔ¹²m-amɔm˩˨

v. tr. ‘suck (e.g. candy, areca chew)’

-amu¹²¹m-amum˩˨˩

v. ‘rinse one’s mouth out, take in water, swish around, spit out’

-ani¹²¹m-anim˩˨˩

v. ‘drink’

-anɔ²¹k-anɔk˨˩

1. v. ‘smoke’

2. v. ‘inhale’

-anɔ⁴¹k-anɔk˥˩

1. v. ‘suck’

2. v. ‘kiss’

-apu¹²¹y-apuj˩˨˩

v. ‘drink’

-a²¹-a˨˩

v. ‘eat (when used in a general sense, usually in combination with pɔ³n)’

a²¹da³ta˨˩dat˦

attr. ‘customs’

-a²¹t-at˨˩

v. tr. ‘bite’

-a³l-al˦

v. tr. ‘take’

-a³p-ap˦

v. ‘row’

-a¹m-am˩

v. ‘pee’

-a¹n-an˩

v. ‘shoot (using bow and arrow)’

baba

1. prep. ‘with (non-animate accompaniment)’

2. prep. ‘with (instrumental)’

3. prep. ‘at (marker of time)’

4. prep. ‘derives adverbial’

bafi³bafi˦

v. ‘careful’

bahe³bahe˦

pron. ‘all’

bala¹ya³rbala˩jar˦

v. intr. ‘learn (school context)’

balbu³li³ na⁴¹balbu˦li˦ na˥˩

n. ‘full moon’

bale³ybalej˦

adv. ‘landward’

bali¹wbaliw˩

adv. ‘a great extent’

bali¹wbaliw˩

attr. ‘big’

balo³wbalow˦

adv. ‘seaward’

balu³sbalus˦

n. ‘ring’

bapa³pbapap˦

adv. ‘clockwise orientation (absolute reference)’

bapla¹²ybaplaj˩˨

v. ‘naked’

basa¹tbasat˩

v. ‘speak’

basa¹²sbasas˩˨

v. ‘dance’

bata³ (be)bata˦ (be)

particle. ‘urge’

bata³n me¹²¹batan˦ me˩˨˩

n. ‘Misol’

bata¹²nbatan˩˨

n. ‘Misol’

batu³pbatup˦

pron. ‘all’

bawibawi

v. tr. ‘steal’

bawo²¹bawo˨˩

v. intr. ‘run’

bayasbajas

v. ‘expert at’

baya¹ybajaj˩

1. v. tr. ‘stroll’; ‘pasiar’

2. v. tr. ‘hang out, play’

3. n. ‘game, play’

baye³baje˦

adv. ‘counterclockwise orientation’

bay¹ba³tbaj˩bat˦

n. ‘Brown Dorcopsis’

ba²¹ba˨˩

v. ‘flow (re. water)’

ba²¹mbam˨˩

n. ‘shoulder’

ba²¹nban˨˩

n. ‘area of shadow, place offering protection from the sun’

ba²¹taba˨˩ta

n. ‘door’

ba²¹wbaw˨˩

n. ‘male bud (of banana tree)’

ba²¹ybaj˨˩

n. ‘shaft’

ba³ba˦

n. ‘great-grandfather, great-grandmother’

ba³kbak˦

n. ‘man-made water reservoir’

ba³lbal˦

n. ‘ball’

ba³mbam˦

v. ‘hit (with flat hand)’

ba³mbam˦

v. ‘wash (re. clothes, not dishes (ho¹w) or body (hi¹²p))’

ba³sbas˦

v. ‘lift up’

ba³tbat˦

1. n. ‘earth’

ba¹ba˩

1. v. tr., intr. ‘leave behind’

2. v. tr., intr. ‘remain’

3. v. tr., intr. ‘left’

ba¹kbak˩

n. ‘tobacco’

ba¹mbam˩

n. ‘k.o. mangrove tree’; ‘pohon manggimanggi mera’

ba¹nban˩

n. ‘oven to make sago biscuits (with about five rectangular holes (ga¹w); made of clay; is operated by heating over fire)’; ‘porno’

ba¹ŋbaŋ˩

attr. ‘blind’

ba¹ŋbaŋ˩

1. n. ‘dust’

2. n. ‘smoke’

ba¹pbap˩

v. tr. ‘carry on one’s back (e.g. a child or a baby) on one’s back (either holding the legs, or by means of a sarong)’

ba¹yla⁴¹mbaj˩lam˥˩

n. ‘small bat’; ‘Pipistrellus papuanus, Aselliscus tricuspidatus’

ba¹²pbap˩˨

n. ‘father’

ba¹²ybaj˩˨

n. ‘hit’

ba⁴¹ba˥˩

v. ‘blow (re. wind)’

ba⁴¹ba˥˩

1. v. tr., middle. ‘hit the mark’

2. interj. ‘Correctǃ’

ba⁴¹ŋbaŋ˥˩

1. v. tr. ‘break’

2. v. tr. ‘break off’

ba⁴¹ŋ hɛ³ltebaŋ˥˩ hɛl˦te

v. ‘travel by boat (following the waterside)’

ba⁴¹ybaj˥˩

v. ‘pay’

beta²¹beta˨˩

marker. ‘future tense marker’

be²¹be˨˩

prep. ‘for’

be²¹be˨˩

v. tr. ‘give’

be³lbel˦

v. intr. ‘flash’

bɛ³mbɛm˦

n. ‘plate’

be³¹be˦˩

interrog. ‘why’

bɛ¹nsi³nbɛn˩sin˦

n. ‘gasoline’

bintu³ni³bintu˦ni˦

nprop. ‘name of bay on the New Guinea mainland to the east of Misol’

bi³ga²¹bi˦ɡa˨˩

nprop. ‘Biga’

bi³mbɔ¹²¹mpubim˦bɔm˩˨˩pu

n. ‘butterfly’

bi³nbin˦

v. intr. ‘jump (horizontally)’

bi¹²nbin˩˨

v. ‘pinch with the fingers and thumb’

bla²¹wblaw˨˩

attr. ‘sea’

bla²¹yblaj˨˩

v. ‘stir (e.g. sago porridge, using itepo)’

bla³ŋblaŋ˦

attr. ‘soft (re. nuts)’

bla¹²wblaw˩˨

1. attr. ‘blue’

2. attr. ‘green’

bla⁴¹bla˥˩

attr. ‘fast’

bli¹²¹bli˩˨˩

n. ‘fishing rod’

blu¹²nblun˩˨

n. ‘head hair’

boma⁴¹mbomam˥˩

v. ‘defecate, poop’

bomi¹bomi˩

v. ‘urinate, pee’

bo²¹bo˨˩

v. ‘go (generic – with whatever means of transport or on foot)’

bo²¹mbom˨˩

1. n. ‘bone’

2. n. ‘central vein of leaf’

bɔ²¹tbɔt˨˩

v. tr. ‘meet’

bɔ³kbɔk˦

v. intr. ‘come up’

bɔ³nbɔn˦

n. ‘debt’

bo³tbot˦

n. ‘boat (in compound with wa³ŋ)’

bɔ³tbɔt˦

v. intr. ‘arrive at, reach’

bɔ¹ŋbɔŋ˩

n. ‘bat (general term)’

bɔ¹²mbɔm˩˨

n. ‘k.o. arrow’

bɔ¹²sbɔs˩˨

v. intr. ‘short of breath’

bu³bu˦

attr. ‘white, light-coloured’

bu³kbuk˦

n. ‘book’

bu³ybuj˦

n. ‘cloth, sarong’

bu³yha³ybuj˦haj˦

n. ‘loincloth made of treebark’

bu¹lu³tbu˩lut˦

n. ‘plate’

bu¹tbut˩

n. ‘k.o. breadfruit tree’; ‘sukun’; ‘k.o. Artocarpus’

bu¹ybu³ybuj˩buj˦

n. ‘mist of early morning’

bu¹²¹bu˩˨˩

v. tr. ‘embrace, take hold of (somebody)’

bu¹²¹bu˩˨˩

n. ‘k.o. tree’; ‘kayu besi’

bya¹²ybjaj˩˨

attr. ‘stiff, cramped’

cɛ³tcɛt˦

n. ‘paint’

cɛ¹ŋke³cɛŋ˩ke˦

n. ‘clovetree’; ‘Eugenia aromatica’

cɔ³kla³tcɔ˦klat˦

n. ‘cocoa tree’; ‘Theobroma cacao’

dadi³dadi˦

v. tr. ‘hack, cut’

dayi³pdajip˦

v. ‘pouring down (re. rain)’

da²¹da˨˩

v. ‘close’

da²¹mdam˨˩

v. ‘answer’

da²¹ndan˨˩

n. ‘leaf’

da²¹ŋdaŋ˨˩

v. tr. ‘search’

da³ndan˦

n. ‘garden (i e., place of agricultural cultivation)’

da¹ga³mda˩ɡam˦

n. ‘oil’

da¹mpa³tdam˩pat˦

attr. ‘nearby’

da¹ŋdaŋ˩

v. intr. ‘wait’

da¹pu³rda˩pur˦

n. ‘kitchen’

da¹ydaj˩

v. ‘draw (water – e.g. from well or deep container)’; ‘timbang’

da¹²ndan˩˨

v. intr. ‘peck (at)’

da¹²¹da˩˨˩

attr. ‘ripe (re. mango, banana)’

da⁴¹da˥˩

v. tr. ‘dig up, turn over, prepare/process (sago)’

da⁴¹ŋdaŋ˥˩

v. tr. ‘chase, go after’

dɛ²¹l-dɛl˨˩-

particle. ‘also’

dɛ²¹ltedɛl˨˩te

conj. ‘and’

dɛ²¹rɛmdɛ˨˩rɛm

quant. ‘every’

de³de˦

n. ‘house, nest’

dɛ³kdɛk˦

n. ‘landing stage’

dɛ³ldɛl˦

prep. ‘with’

dɛ³ndɛn˦

v. tr. ‘divide’

de¹²ldel˩˨

n. ‘thread’

dɛ¹²ldɛl˩˨

n. ‘friend’

de¹²¹de˩˨˩

v. intr. ‘in pain’

de⁴¹de˥˩

v. tr. ‘throw (towards)’

de⁴¹ lɛ⁴¹nde˥˩ lɛn˥˩

v. ‘plant sago (involves digging a hole)’

de⁴¹lode˥˩lo

n. ‘top’

di²¹ndin˨˩

v. tr. ‘ask for (something)’; ‘minta, mohon’

di²¹n wa⁴¹ldin˨˩ wal˥˩

‘promise’

di²¹nɛkdi˨˩nɛk

v. tr. ‘ask about (something)’; ‘tanya’

di³ŋdiŋ˦

v. tr. ‘make a ‘ding’-like sound’

di³ri³kdi˦rik˦

n. ‘k.o. big mat’; ‘kalipan’

di³wdiw˦

v. intr. ‘move (to change location of one’s home)’

di¹ndin˩

v. tr. ‘call (somebody)’; ‘panggil’

di¹n se¹tɛ³ndin˩ se˩tɛn˦

v. ‘conjure up a spirit / spirits’

di¹n yi³ndin˩ jin˦

v. ‘conjure up a spirit / spirits’

di¹²mdim˩˨

v. ‘scrub, mop (e.g. floor, boat; ≠ hi¹²p)’

di¹²ŋdiŋ˩˨

v. tr. ‘sew (e.g. sansu³n, ta¹²f)’

di¹²¹di˩˨˩

n. ‘build a separation (wall)’

di¹²¹mdim˩˨˩

n. ‘dark’; ‘gelap’

di¹²¹m ya¹ba³tdim˩˨˩ ja˩bat˦

attr. ‘pitch-dark’

di⁴¹di˥˩

n. ‘sound (specifically of machines that have a motor), noise (specifically of machines that have a motor)’

di⁴¹hadi˥˩ha

num. ‘one’

do²¹do˨˩

1. marker. ‘existential marker’

2. marker. ‘possession marker’

3. marker. ‘location marker, on, in, at’

4. interrog. ‘where’

5. interj. ‘expression of apology’

dɔ²¹kdɔk˨˩

v. tr. ‘pull (with force)’

dɔ³kdɔk˦

v. intr., refl., tr. ‘untie, undo, take off (re. clothes)’

dɔ³ldɔl˦

v. intr. ‘fall (re. rain)’

dɔ¹kdɔk˩

v. intr. ‘boil (only with respect to water)’

do¹ydoj˩

v. intr. ‘cough’

dɔ¹²ldɔl˩˨

v. intr. ‘fall (not re. rain)’

dɔ¹²ndɔn˩˨

v. ‘take out of (refers to taking out something that is stuck)’

dɔ¹²¹ldɔl˩˨˩

v. ‘sink (re. non-human), go under water (re. non-human)’

do⁴¹nodo˥˩no

adv. ‘long ago’

drɔ³mdrɔm˦

n. ‘large plastic barrel (e.g. for storage of water)’

du²¹kduk˨˩

v. intr. ‘frightened, to be scared, shocked’

du²¹ŋduŋ˨˩

v. tr. ‘pour out’

du²¹pdup˨˩

v. tr. ‘spit out’

du³du˦

1. attr. ‘hard (antonym of soft)’

2. attr. ‘physically straining’

3. attr. ‘ripe (re. breadfruit, banana)’

4. attr. ‘dark shade of (re. color term)’

du³du˦

v. ‘push’

du³ku³du˦ku˦

v. ‘mourn, sad due to the loss of a dear one’

du³mdum˦

v. tr. ‘follow, accompany, go along with’

du³m tedum˦ te

conj. ‘and’

du³tdut˦

v. ‘hit (with fist)’

du¹ŋduŋ˩

v. ‘wait’

du¹²tdut˩˨

n. ‘mother’

-ɛ³ŋ-ɛŋ˦

v. tr. ‘see’

-ɛ³ŋ/nɔ⁴¹ŋ -u²¹n-ɛŋ˦/nɔŋ˥˩ -un˨˩

v. tr. ‘recognize (visually / from the voice)’

-ɛ³¹-ɛ˦˩

particle. ‘yes/no-question marking particle’

-ɛ¹n-ɛn˩

v. ‘carry on a band over the shoulder’; ‘gendong’

-e¹pɛ³n-e˩pɛn˦

v. tr. ‘earn, obtain’

-ɛ⁴¹l-ɛl˥˩

1. v. ‘go down.’

2. v. ‘go downstream (in a boat)’

-ɛ⁴¹n-ɛn˥˩

v. ‘lie down’

faba²¹makfaba˨˩mak

n. ‘liar’

fabe¹bɛ³lfabe˩bɛl˦

v. tr. ‘heal, treat somebody for an illness’

fadi¹²mfadim˩˨

n. ‘k.o. breadfruit tree’; ‘sukun’; ‘k.o. Artocarpus’

fafi³fafi˦

v. intr. ‘well’

fago¹²lfaɡol˩˨

v. ‘shave’

fakasu³nfakasun˦

v. intr. ‘give birth’

fake¹tɛ³pfake˩tɛp˦

n. ‘scissors’

fali¹²wfaliw˩˨

v. intr. ‘win’

fama²¹tfamat˨˩

v. intr. ‘do one’s best, make an effort’; ‘berusaha’

fama¹²yfamaj˩˨

v. tr. ‘humiliate’

famɔ²¹lfamɔl˨˩

v. ‘cause to be, make’

faŋɔ⁴¹tfaŋɔt˥˩

attr. ‘thick’

fani¹wfaniw˩

n. ‘k.o. tree’; ‘sc. k.o. Canarium’

fara²¹wfaraw˨˩

adv. ‘fast’

fasa²¹lfasal˨˩

v. tr. ‘move’

fasa²¹yfasaj˨˩

pron. ‘other’

fase¹ndi³fasen˩di˦

attr. ‘big’

fasɛ¹²kfasɛk˩˨

v. ‘change (re. money)’

fasɔ¹²yfasɔj˩˨

v. ‘rest’

fata²¹nfatan˨˩

v. tr. ‘smell’

fatɛ¹tfatɛt˩

n. ‘sieve’

fato²¹pfatop˨˩

v. ‘peek’

fato²¹yfatoj˨˩

n. ‘female genitals’

fato²¹y po²¹lfatoj˨˩ pol˨˩

n. ‘pubic hair’

fato²¹y wu²¹mpofatoj˨˩ wum˨˩po

n. ‘part of female genitals, labia majora’

fatu²¹fatu˨˩

v. ‘dizzy’

faya¹nfajan˩

n. ‘mast’

faya¹wfajaw˩

v. ‘hunt (any animal, incl. fish, with whatever instrument)’

faya¹²yfajaj˩˨

v. tr. ‘taste’

fayɛ¹²tfajɛt˩˨

n. ‘fight’

fayo²¹lfajol˨˩

1. v. ‘invite, bring together, come together’

2. v. ‘collect’

fayu³faju˦

n. ‘wife’

fa²¹fa˨˩

n. ‘husband’

fa²¹fa˨˩

1. v. intr. ‘smell’

2. n. ‘smell’

fa²¹nfan˨˩

v. tr., middle. ‘dry (e.g. on a metal board; e.g. ni¹², cɔ³kla³t)’

fa²¹wfaw˨˩

n. ‘branches of palm tree (generic)’

fa³nfan˦

attr. ‘clean’

fa³sfas˦

n. ‘rice (in general)’

-fa³t-fat˦

num. ‘four’

fa¹ndu³nfan˩dun˦

v. tr. ‘need, want’

fa¹²mfam˩˨

n. ‘nuclear family or clan’

fa⁴¹fa˥˩

n. ‘chalk (ingredient of chew tobacco mix)’

fa⁴¹fa˥˩

n. ‘ray (kind of fish)’

fe³fe˦

n. ‘k.o. mat (used to sleep on)’; ‘tikar kakoya’

fɛ³nfɛn˦

n. ‘sea turtle’

fe¹fe˩

n. ‘hut’

fɛ¹nfɛn˩

v. tr. ‘breastfeed’

fɛ¹²tfɛt˩˨

1. v. tr. ‘cut (into pieces; involves use of knife or machete; well-controlled movement)’

fe¹²¹ydifej˩˨˩di

1. n. ‘bird’s wing’

2. n. ‘eyelid (when preceded by a form of manɔ²¹n ‘eye’)’

fi³fi˦

1. attr. ‘good’

2. attr. ‘helathy’

3. attr. ‘beautiful’

4. attr. ‘handsome’

5. attr. ‘good-natured’

6. marker. ‘modality marker (‘to feel like’)’

-fi³t-fit˦

num. ‘seven’

-fi¹²¹n-fin˩˨˩

1. particle. ‘how many?’

2. particle. ‘how much?’

fla¹wflaw˩

attr. ‘blind’

flɛ²¹mflɛm˨˩

v. ‘send’

flɛ³sflɛs˦

v. ‘weed’

flɛ¹fflɛf˩

v. ‘add (e.g. food on plate)’

flɛ¹²¹mpoflɛm˩˨˩po

n. ‘hiding place used in hunting’

flu²¹ŋfluŋ˨˩

attr. ‘unripe (re. mango)’

flu¹²ŋfluŋ˩˨

attr. ‘yellow, orange’

flu¹²ŋ du³fluŋ˩˨ du˦

attr. ‘orange (dark shade of yellow)’

fɔ²¹lfɔl˨˩

v. tr. ‘have as taboo’

fɔ²¹nfɔn˨˩

v. ‘whistle’

fo²¹wdɔ³mfow˨˩dɔm˦

n. ‘k.o. plant’

fɔ³nfɔn˦

attr. ‘full’

fɔ³nfɔn˦

v. ‘high-tide’

fɔ¹²nfɔn˩˨

v. intr. ‘blow’

fɔ¹²ŋfɔŋ˩˨

v. tr. ‘buy’

fo¹²¹lfol˩˨˩

v. tr. ‘stroke, caress, wipe (using hand)’

fo¹²¹wfow˩˨˩

v. ‘whistle’

fo⁴¹yfoj˥˩

n. ‘bow (weapon)’

fu²¹fu˨˩

v. intr. ‘say’

fu³nfun˦

n. ‘God’

fu¹²yfuj˩˨

v. tr. ‘sweep (with brush; e g room)’

gago³lɡaɡol˦

1. attr. ‘unripe (re. sapa¹y, nu¹)’

2. attr. ‘non-prototypical realization of a color’

gala¹²sɡalas˩˨

n. ‘glass’

galo¹yu³ɡalo˩ju˦

v. intr. ‘greedy’

gaŋgɛ³ŋɡaŋɡɛŋ˦

n. ‘illness’

gari³n bata²¹yi³ɡarin˦ bata˨˩ji˦

n. ‘soursop, prickly custard apple’; ‘sirsak’; ‘Annona muricata’

gari¹²nɡarin˩˨

n. ‘durian’; ‘Durio zibethinus’

gata³ɡata˦

n. ‘small bowl (e.g. from plastic)’

ga²¹ɡa˨˩

conj. ‘then’

ga²¹lɡal˨˩

1. n. ‘jaw’

2. n. ‘mouth’

ga²¹ŋɡaŋ˨˩

1. n. ‘place’

2. n. ‘moment’

ga²¹(pe)ɡa˨˩(pe)

adv. ‘right now’

ga²¹ri³sɡa˨˩ris˦

n. ‘match’

ga³mba³rɡam˦bar˦

v. ‘paint (a picture, e.g. on paper)’

ga³ŋɡaŋ˦

n. ‘field’

ga¹wɡaw˩

n. ‘hole, opening, cave’

ga⁴¹nɡan˥˩

n. ‘bamboo’

ga⁴¹n sate²¹ɡan˥˩ sate˨˩

1. n. ‘section of bamboo’

2. n. ‘any drinking instrument (e.g. glass)’

gɛ²¹lɡɛl˨˩

n. ‘fruit’

gɛ³tɡɛt˦

attr. ‘salty’

ge¹yɡej˩

n. ‘earthworm (not eaten)’

ge¹²ɡe˩˨

v. ‘peel (e.g. hu⁴¹ to be used as rope)’

gɛ¹²ŋɡɛŋ˩˨

v. tr., intr. ‘ill’

gi²¹mɡim˨˩

v. tr. ‘send’

gopi³ɡopi˦

n. ‘bellybutton’

go¹lɡol˩

n. ‘sugar’

go¹²lɡol˩˨

v. refl. ‘shave’

gu³nti³ŋɡun˦tiŋ˦

n. ‘scissors’

gu¹nɡun˩

n. ‘arrowhead made from iron’

haba¹²rhabar˩˨

n. ‘news, message’

hadohado

particle. ‘marker, expresses immediacy’

haku¹mhakum˩

n. ‘fern’

hala¹²ŋhalaŋ˩˨

v. ‘step over, tread’

hani³whaniw˦

adv. ‘directly, straight’

haro³wharow˦

prep. ‘until’

hate³lhatel˦

v. ‘at high up (re. sun)’

ha²¹ha˨˩

1. pron. ‘one’

2. conj. ‘like, as’

3. noun. ‘class marker’

ha²¹poha˨˩po

n. ‘penis’

ha²¹po po²¹lha˨˩po pol˨˩

n. ‘pubic hair’

ha²¹po yaha˨˩po ja

n. ‘penis excl. glans’

ha³ha˦

v. tr., intr. ‘go up’

ha³yhaj˦

1. n. ‘wood’

2. n. ‘k.o. tree, category of plants (trees and shrubs) that have branches’

ha³y wa²¹haj˦ wa˨˩

1. n. ‘medicine (including modern medicine)’; ‘obat’

2. n. ‘poison’

ha³ywa¹haj˦wa˩

n. ‘poison, medicine, antidote’

ha¹nhan˩

v. tr., middle. ‘cook (generic; directly on the fire – no water, no oil)’

ha¹nbu¹yhan˩buj˩

v. ‘grill, roast’

ha¹si³kha˩sik˦

attr. ‘lively, busy’; ‘ramai’

ha¹²whaw˩˨

v. intr. ‘married’

ha⁴¹lhal˥˩

v. tr. ‘dig out (e.g. canoe)’

ha⁴¹yhaj˥˩

n. ‘comb (made of bamboo, unless specified otherwise)’

ha⁴¹y nu¹²haj˥˩ nu˩˨

n. ‘comb (made of plastic)’

he²¹whew˨˩

v. ‘carry on the shoulder’; ‘pikul’

he³he˦

1. particle. ‘marker of completion, already’

2. particle. ‘describing a future state’

he³lhel˦

v. intr. ‘crescent-shaped (re. moon)’

hɛ³lhɛl˦

n. ‘mountain’

hɛ³ldi²¹hɛl˦di˨˩

n. ‘wall’

hɛ³lte¹hɛl˦te˩

n. ‘coastline (re. river or sea), waterside (re. river or sea)’

hɛ³thɛt˦

n. ‘anchor’

hi²¹phip˨˩

v. tr. ‘rub (liquid/moist substance)’

hi³hi˦

interj. ‘interjection of confirmation’

hi¹²phip˩˨

v. intr., refl., tr. ‘bathe, wash one’s body’

hɔthɔt

n. ‘cloth used as headwear, sarong used as headwear’

ho²¹ho˨˩

v. tr. ‘rub’

hɔ²¹hɔ˨˩

particle. ‘politeness marker’

ho²¹bɔ³tho˨˩bɔt˦

v. tr., middle. ‘boil’

ho²¹lhol˨˩

n. ‘pit, seed, bean’

ho²¹whow˨˩

n. ‘flower’

ho²¹yhoj˨˩

particle. ‘again’

ho³whow˦

n. ‘k.o. tree’; ‘pohon lawang’

ho³yhoj˦

v. ‘return’

hɔ¹ŋhɔŋ˩

n. ‘mango’

ho¹whow˩

v. tr. ‘wash (re. dishes, not re. body (hi¹²p) or clothes (ba³m))’

hɔ¹²khɔk˩˨

v. intr., tr. ‘break, pull, pull off (re. branch: by pulling downwards against its inclination)’

hɔ¹²lhɔl˩˨

v. ‘set up’

hɔ¹²¹lhɔl˩˨˩

v. intr. ‘sit, live, reside’

hɔ¹²¹lhɔl˩˨˩

v. intr. ‘sit, live’

hɔ⁴¹lhɔl˥˩

n. ‘k.o. snare’

hɔ⁴¹nlɔ³thɔn˥˩lɔt˦

n. ‘Adam’s apple’

hɔ⁴¹npohɔn˥˩po

n. ‘waterfall’

ho⁴¹whow˥˩

v. intr. ‘flower, bloom’

hu²¹ŋhuŋ˨˩

v. tr. ‘cause to enter, put in’

hu²¹yhuj˨˩

v. tr. ‘smoke-dry’

hu³ŋhuŋ˦

v. ‘enter, put on clothes’

hu¹²ŋhuŋ˩˨

v. ‘search’

hu⁴¹hu˥˩

n. ‘bamboo bark’

i-i-

marker. ‘noun class marker (class V. ‘Rest’)’

iba¹²¹ŋibaŋ˩˨˩

n. ‘Cuscus’; ‘Phalanger orientalis’

iba¹²¹ŋ ila¹²libaŋ˩˨˩ ilal˩˨

‘Common Spotted Cuscus’; ‘Spilocuscus maculatus’

ibli¹²¹tiblit˩˨˩

n. ‘k.o. mollusc’; ‘bia bor’

ibo¹yiboj˩

n. ‘k.o. mollusc’; ‘bia bor’

ifu⁴¹ifu˥˩

n. ‘Fruit Dove’; ‘genus Ptilinopus, various species, excl. Ptilinopus magnificus’

ifu⁴¹ taro¹tifu˥˩ tarot˩

n. ‘red-crowned fruit dove, all Ptilinopus species doves that have red mark on the head’

ifu⁴¹ tarɔ¹tifu˥˩ tarɔt˩

‘red-crowned fruit dove’; ‘Ptilinopus’

iga³ŋiɡaŋ˦

n. ‘swamp’

iga³tiɡat˦

n. ‘k.o. ant’

ige¹yiɡej˩

n. ‘earthworm’

igɔ¹²liɡɔl˩˨

n. ‘common scrubfowl’; ‘burung maleo’; ‘Megapodius freycinet’

igɔ¹²l bɛ³ŋiɡɔl˩˨ bɛŋ˦

‘Moluccan scrubfowl’; ‘Megapodius Wallacei’

ihu⁴¹ihu˥˩

n. ‘parasite worm in human intestine, not eaten’

ikebe¹yikebej˩

n. ‘k.o. mollusc’

iko³iko˦

n. ‘k.o. mollusc’; ‘bia darah’

ikɔ¹tikɔt˩

n. ‘Eclectus Parrot’

ikɔ⁴¹wikɔw˥˩

n. ‘lobster (generic term), shrimp (generic term)’

iku³mikum˦

n. ‘Great-billed Heron’; ‘Ardea sumatrana’

ila¹poila˩po

n. ‘squash’

ila¹²yilaj˩˨

n. ‘sister-in-law (after death of the linking male relative), female in-law (after death of the linking male relative)’

ili¹²¹ili˩˨˩

n. ‘k.o. ant red’

ili⁴¹finili˥˩fin

n. ‘k.o. low wickerwork basket’

ilɔ¹ŋilɔŋ˩

n. ‘hand-made comb’

ima²¹nsa¹wiman˨˩saw˩

n. ‘Banded sea krait (k.o. snake)’; ‘ks. of Laticauda’

ima³wimaw˦

n. ‘cat’

ima¹²yimaj˩˨

n. ‘sister-in-law, female in-law’

imo¹²yu³imo˩˨ju˦

1. n. ‘mother-in-law’

2. n. ‘daughter-in-law’

impa¹²nimpan˩˨

n. ‘Pinon Imperial Pigeon’; ‘Ducula pinon’

imu⁴¹nimun˥˩

n. ‘Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon’; ‘Ducula rufigaster’

imya¹pimjap˩

n. ‘Crowned pigeon’; ‘Goura cristata’

inaina

particle. ‘marks end of clausal argument’

ina¹²ina˩˨

particle. ‘utterance-final question-word question marker’

ina¹²¹minam˩˨˩

n. ‘Singing Starling’; ‘Aplonis Cantaroides’

ina⁴¹ina˥˩

n. ‘widow’

iŋa¹kiŋak˩

n. ‘Brush-turkey’; ‘ayam hutan’; ‘ks. of Talegalla’

iŋa¹²yiŋaj˩˨

n. ‘Misool rainbowfish’; ‘Melanotaenia misoolensis’

-(i)no-(i)no

dem. ‘this’

-(i)nta²¹-(i)nta˨˩

dem. ‘there (far)’

-(i)nyo-(i)ɲo

dem. ‘there (not too far)’

ipo fu²¹nipo fun˨˩

n. ‘Lesser Bird of Paradise’; ‘Paradisaea minor’

ipɔ³¹ipɔ˦˩

particle. ‘utterance-final question-word question marker’

ipo¹²¹ipo˩˨˩

n. ‘bird’

isa¹ŋisaŋ˩

n. ‘Vulturine Parrot’; ‘Psittrichas fulgidus’

isɔ¹²kisɔk˩˨

n. ‘Echymipera, black ground-dwelling animal, adult head-body length 30 to 35 cms.’; ‘Echymipera kalubu, Echymipera rufescens’

isɔ¹²¹tisɔt˩˨˩

n. ‘k.o. root starch’; ‘keladi’; ‘Colocasia antiquorum / esculenta’

itɛ³mitɛm˦

attr. ‘same’

ite⁴¹poite˥˩po

n. ‘stirring stick. used in preparing sago porridge, approx. 35 cms.’

itisi²¹noitisi˨˩no

n. ‘metal bars, immediately above fire to support pots and pans during cooking’

iti³kitik˦

n. ‘frog’

itɔ⁴¹kitɔk˥˩

n. ‘honey’

itɔ⁴¹k nɛ³nitɔk˥˩ nɛn˦

n. ‘bee’

iwa³nke¹wiwan˦kew˩

n. ‘Wompoo fruit dove’; ‘Ptilinopus magnificus’

iwa¹yiwaj˩

n. ‘Sulphur-crested cockatoo’; ‘kakatua putih’; ‘Cacatua galerita’

iwe³yiwej˦

n. ‘Western Black-capped Lory’; ‘burung luri’; ‘Lorius lory’

iwɛ¹²kiwɛk˩˨

n. ‘k.o. insect (dangerous)’

iwɔ⁴¹iwɔ˥˩

n. ‘k.o. plant, the starchy root of which is eaten’; ‘ubi’

iya³mijam˦

n. ‘bird of prey (generic term; includes kites and owls, among others)’

iya³m lɛ⁴¹n de²¹loijam˦ lɛn˥˩ de˨˩lo

n. ‘brahminy kite’; ‘Haliastur indus’

iya³m tawi³ijam˦ tawi˦

n. ‘smaller iya³m

interj. ‘OK (expression of confirmation)’

i³la³ŋi˦laŋ˦

v. ‘have disappeared’

kabi¹²tkabit˩˨

attr. ‘black, dark-colored’

kabɔ¹ŋkabɔŋ˩

n. ‘bat (generic term – various species occur, but they are not distinguished)’

kadu¹²kadu˩˨

n. ‘wave’

kahɔ¹²mkahɔm˩˨

n. ‘k.o. small black ant’

kala³nkalan˦

attr. ‘red, pink’

kala¹pkalap˩

n. ‘folded piece of bamboo used to handle burning wood’

kala¹pkalap˩

attr. ‘grey’

kala¹²ŋkalaŋ˩˨

n. ‘fly’

kala⁴¹ŋkalaŋ˥˩

n. ‘Eclectus Parrot’; ‘Eclectus roratus’

kale²¹wkalew˨˩

v. tr. ‘mix’

kalu³fkaluf˦

n. ‘mouse’

kama¹ykamaj˩

n. ‘k.o. small red ant’

kamlɛ¹²kamlɛ˩˨

v. ‘wash one’s face’

kamo³wkamow˦

attr. ‘deaf’

kamɔ¹²wkamɔw˩˨

1. n. ‘star’

2. n. ‘firefly’

kanka²¹nkankan˨˩

n. ‘shape, form’

kapi¹²¹kapi˩˨˩

n. ‘k.o. ant’

kapna⁴¹kapna˥˩

n. ‘k.o. ant’

kapu¹²kapu˩˨

n. ‘loincloth’; ‘cidako’

kare¹²¹kare˩˨˩

attr. ‘frizzy (about hair)’

karɔ¹²nkarɔn˩˨

n. ‘k.o. red ant, which make their camp on wood, smaller than ili¹²¹

karɔ¹²n fu⁴¹lkarɔn˩˨ ful˥˩

n. ‘k.o. red big ant’

karɔ¹²n katubo⁴¹karɔn˩˨ katubo˥˩

n. ‘k.o. ant’

karɔ¹²skarɔs˩˨

attr. ‘impolite, rude’

karya¹²nkarjan˩˨

v. ‘work (generic/abstract term)’

kasa¹²skasas˩˨

n. ‘k.o. mollusc, bivalve, approx. 4 cms. shell is not grooved’

kasɛ³t sadi³kasɛt˦ sadi˦

n. ‘VCD’

kata³kata˦

n. ‘catapult’

kata¹kata˩

n. ‘spoon’

kate¹tɛ³lkate˩tɛl˦

n. ‘slice, ‘finger’’

kati¹²pkatip˩˨

n. ‘drinking instrument (general term)’

katmɛ¹tkatmɛt˩

v. intr. ‘stingy’

kawɛ¹²kawɛ˩˨

n. ‘k.o. leech’

kawu³tkawut˦

n. ‘village head’

kayɔ¹²wkajɔw˩˨

n. ‘k.o. leech’

ka³ca³ŋka˦caŋ˦

n. ‘plant with seedy fruit contained in a pod’

ka³kkak˦

n. ‘aunt’

ka³k li¹wkak˦ liw˩

n. ‘mother’s brother (older than mother)’

ka³k wa¹ykak˦ waj˩

n. ‘mother’s brother (younger than mother)’

ka³mkam˦

n. ‘rocky hill, rocky mountain’

ka³skas˦

n. ‘cupboard’

ka¹fkaf˩

n. ‘crab’

ka¹mkam˩

1. n. ‘evening (period from nightfall to daybreak), night (period from nightfall to daybreak)’

2. interj. ‘± good night (greeting used when meeting during above-mentioned period)’

ka¹nkan˩

n. ‘k.o. rotan’

ka¹pa³lka˩pal˦

n. ‘ship (no sail, propelled by a motor)’

ka⁴¹paska˥˩pas

n. ‘thread, bought in shop only, not homemade’

ke¹skes˩

n. ‘resin’; ‘damar’

kɛ¹²skɛs˩˨

v. ‘write’

kɛ¹²s bu³ŋa³kɛs˩˨ bu˦ŋa˦

v. ‘paint (a picture)’

kɔ²¹pkɔp˨˩

attr. ‘dark, nighttime’

kɔ³kkɔk˦

n. ‘snake (generic term)’

kɔ³k bu³kɔk˦ bu˦

‘k.o. snake’

ko³la³kko˦lak˦

n. ‘stew (e.g. of sweet potatoes sweentened with sugar and with added water thinning the consistency to that of porridge), mash’

kɔ³skɔs˦

n. ‘t-shirt’

kɔ¹²kkɔk˩˨

n. ‘throat’

ko¹²¹lkol˩˨˩

v. intr. ‘funny’

ko¹²¹mkom˩˨˩

attr. ‘lame, rigid’

ko⁴¹lkol˥˩

v. intr. ‘jump (horizontally)’

kutkut

n. ‘charcoal’

ku²¹mkum˨˩

v. ‘clench fist’

ku³pu³nku˦pun˦

n. ‘livelihood, income’

ku³rsi³kur˦si˦

n. ‘chair’

ku³ykuj˦

n. ‘biscuit’

lalɛ¹llalɛl˩

n. ‘sea straits’

lamo³llamol˦

postp. ‘interior’

landarlandar

n. ‘fishing net’

laŋa¹nlaŋan˩

n. ‘Papuan olive python’; ‘Apodora papuana’

lanta²¹lanta˨˩

adv. ‘forward’

lawa⁴¹nlawan˥˩

n. ‘Green tree python’; ‘Morelia viridis’

lawi¹²nlawin˩˨

n. ‘sail’

la²¹la˨˩

adv. ‘question-marking particle where to’

la²¹ŋlaŋ˨˩

v. tr., middle. ‘barbecue (i e., to roast/grill food over a fire, using a metal grid to keep the food from the source of heat)’

la²¹plap˨˩

n. ‘side’

la²¹wala˨˩wa

adv. ‘short while, briefly’

la³nlan˦

n. ‘raja’

la³nlan˦

n. ‘song’

la³ŋlaŋ˦

n. ‘k.o. surface, approx. 1 5 meter above fire, for drying sagocake, fish, etc.’

la³slas˦

v. intr. ‘swim’

la³wlaw˦

1. adv. ‘long time’

2. adv. ‘rarely, seldom’

3. adv. ‘slow’

la³ylaj˦

1. n. ‘error, wrong’

2. v. ‘wrong’

la¹flaf˩

v. tr. ‘spread out’

la¹mlam˩

n. ‘needle’

la¹mpu³lam˩pu˦

n. ‘lamp’

la¹ylaj˩

n. ‘k.o. palm tree, the leaves are used to make di³ri³k mats’

la¹²ylaj˩˨

n. ‘brother-in-law (after death of the linking female relative), male in-law (after death of the linking female relative)’

la¹²¹la˩˨˩

1. n. ‘sun’

2. n. ‘day’

la¹²¹ de⁴¹la˩˨˩ de˥˩

v. ‘sun shines’

la¹²¹llal˩˨˩

v. intr. ‘move’

la¹²¹mlam˩˨˩

n. ‘colour pattern, multi-colored’

la¹²¹nlan˩˨˩

v. intr. ‘float’

le²¹ylej˨˩

adv. ‘landward’

le³le˦

v. intr. ‘eclipse (re. sun/moon)’

lɛ³klɛk˦

1. attr. ‘not-functioning, wounded’

2. attr. ‘evil, bad’

lɛ³nlɛn˦

adv. ‘on one’s side’

lɛ³ŋlɛŋ˦

n. ‘cave’

le¹sɛ³nle˩sɛn˦

n. ‘salt’

lɛ¹²mlɛm˩˨

n. ‘Eucalyptus tree’; ‘kayu putih’

lɛ¹²ylɛj˩˨

attr. ‘true, real, prototypical’

lɛ¹²¹nlɛn˩˨˩

n. ‘fishing spear (with three-pronged point; the shaft is approx. 2 meters long)’; ‘kalawai’

le¹²¹ylej˩˨˩

v. tr. ‘shovel, dig’

lɛ⁴¹nlɛn˥˩

n. ‘k.o. unit of uncooked sago’; ‘tuman’

lɛ⁴¹nlɛn˥˩

n. ‘sago (palm), processed sago before cooking’; ‘Metroxylon spp.’

lɛ⁴¹n ba²¹llɛn˥˩ bal˨˩

n. ‘sago porridge’; ‘papeda’

lɛ⁴¹n bi³ga²¹lɛn˥˩ bi˦ɡa˨˩

n. ‘k.o. unit of uncooked sago’; ‘tuman’

li²¹li˨˩

particle. ‘marks spatial deixis’

li³li³nli˦lin˦

n. ‘candle’

-li³m-lim˦

num. ‘five’

li¹li˩

adv. ‘on one’s side’

li¹wliw˩

1. attr. ‘big’

2. attr. ‘old (re. people)’

li⁴¹mlim˥˩

v. ‘paint (e.g. a door)’

lololo³nlololon˦

n. ‘muscles’

lo²¹lo˨˩

1. v. ‘want’

2. n. ‘emotional center’

lo²¹bɔ²¹tlo˨˩bɔt˨˩

v. ‘remember’

lo²¹dɛ³llo˨˩dɛl˦

v. ‘love (love towards parent, friend, lover alike)’

lo²¹de¹²¹lo˨˩de˩˨˩

v. ‘hate’

lo²¹dɔ¹²llo˨˩dɔl˩˨

1. v. ‘sad’

2. v. ‘have a problem’

3. v. ‘regret’

4. v. ‘in love’

lo²¹fi³lo˨˩fi˦

1. v. ‘happy’

2. v. ‘good-natured’

lo²¹he⁴¹lo˨˩he˥˩

v. ‘jealous’

lo²¹itɛ³mlo˨˩itɛm˦

v. ‘agree’

lo²¹kopa²¹llo˨˩kopal˨˩

v. ‘crazy’

lo²¹me²¹ylo˨˩mej˨˩

v. ‘forget’

lo²¹plop˨˩

attr. ‘unripe (re. hɔ¹ŋ)’

lo²¹saksa¹²lo˨˩saksa˩˨

1. v. ‘sad’

2. v. ‘have a problem’

3. v. ‘regret’

4. v. ‘in love’

lo²¹sa¹ma³lo˨˩sa˩ma˦

v. ‘agree’

lo²¹sɔ¹²klo˨˩sɔk˩˨

v. ‘stupid’

lo²¹yloj˨˩

n. ‘heart (physical organ; not as a centre of emotion)’

lo³lbo¹²lol˦bo˩˨

n. ‘king bird of paradise’; ‘Cincinnurus regius’

lɔ³ŋbo³tlɔŋ˦bot˦

n. ‘longboat (relatively long and wide wooden boat)’

lɔ³tlɔt˦

1. v. intr. ‘make a sound (e.g. cracking sound of joint)’

2. n. ‘sound (any sound but not vocalization by animate), noise’

lo³wlow˦

n. ‘sea’

lo³yloj˦

n. ‘calf of the leg’

lɔ¹plɔp˩

v. ‘cut loose (e.g. bananas, jackfruit)’

lɔ¹²klɔk˩˨

attr. ‘tall, high (e.g. re. sala⁴¹n)’

lɔ¹²ŋlɔŋ˩˨

n. ‘spear (for hunting land animals)’

lɔ¹²tlɔt˩˨

1. attr. ‘cold’

2. attr. ‘feverish’

lɔ¹²wlɔw˩˨

n. ‘cassowary’

-lu³-lu˦

num. ‘two’

lu¹nlun˩

n. ‘ladder’

lu¹ŋluŋ˩

v. intr. ‘burn (about fire or light)’

lu¹²nlun˩˨

n. ‘platform at the back of house on poles’

lu¹²yluj˩˨

v. ‘dive’

lu¹²¹yluj˩˨˩

v. ‘unroll’

lu⁴¹lu˥˩

n. ‘room’

mama

conj. ‘conjoins multiples of ten with units in numerals’

maba²¹ymabaj˨˩

n. ‘nose’

maba²¹y bu³smabaj˨˩ bus˦

n. ‘pig’

mage¹ymaɡej˩

n. ‘Magey (name of village)’

makaya¹²mmakajam˩˨

v. ‘tired’

makɔ¹mmakɔm˩

n. ‘k.o. shrimp’

malari³a³malari˦a˦

n. ‘malaria’

mala³wmalaw˦

attr. ‘far’

malɔ¹²nmalɔn˩˨

attr. ‘proper, regular’

mana¹tmanat˩

1. v. ‘celebrate, feast’

2. n. ‘feast, celebration’

3. n. ‘(piece of) equipment’

mana⁴¹ŋmanaŋ˥˩

attr. ‘nearby’

manɔ²¹nmanɔn˨˩

n. ‘eye, face’

manɔ²¹n kala³nmanɔn˨˩ kalan˦

attr. ‘tired (red eyes/face)’

manya²¹mmaɲam˨˩

v. tr. & middle. ‘taste’

mare²¹sɛ³nmare˨˩sɛn˦

n. ‘chilipepper’; ‘rica’

mari³mari˦

n. ‘round cookie. bought in shop’; ‘bala-bala’

masma³smasmas˦

n. ‘reef, shallow area in the sea’

maso¹i³smaso˩is˦

num. ‘nothing, zero, empty’

matba³tmatbat˦

nprop. ‘Matbat’

matli¹wmatliw˩

n. ‘adult(s)’

matli¹w ta do⁴¹nomatliw˩ ta do˥˩no

n. ‘ancestors’

matlɔ³lmatlɔl˦

n. ‘north’

matlo³wmatlow˦

nprop. ‘Maˈya’

matlɔ¹²nmatlɔn˩˨

n. ‘good person’

matma¹tmatmat˩

n. ‘corpse’

matɔ³tmatɔt˦

attr. ‘quiet, silent’; ‘sunyi’

mawu⁴¹ymawuj˥˩

n. ‘tobacco’

mawu⁴¹y bu³mawuj˥˩ bu˦

n. ‘filter cigarette’

mawu⁴¹y kabi¹²tmawuj˥˩ kabit˩˨

n. ‘loose tobacco, DIY cigarette’

ma²¹fmaf˨˩

v. tr. ‘taste’

ma²¹tmat˨˩

n. ‘people’

ma²¹t ta wu²¹tmat˨˩ ta wut˨˩

‘old/elderly people’

ma²¹tama˨˩ta

n. ‘arm + hand’

ma²¹ta plowma˨˩ta plow

n. ‘fist’

ma²¹ymaj˨˩

adv. ‘over’

ma²¹ymaj˨˩

n. ‘unmarried young adult’

ma³mmam˦

n. ‘father’

ma³m li¹wmam˦ liw˩

n. ‘father’s brother (older than father)’

ma³m wa¹ymam˦ waj˩

n. ‘father’s brother (younger than father)’

ma³m ya¹mmam˦ jam˩

n. ‘teacher’

ma³nman˦

pro. ‘question-marking pronoun, who’

ma³tmat˦

n. ‘person, people, six people’

ma³tma¹n lɛ⁴¹nmat˦man˩ lɛn˥˩

‘k.o. unit of uncooked sago’; ‘tuman’

ma³tsu¹²mat˦su˩˨

n. ‘person, people’

ma¹ma˩

v. intr. ‘yawn’

ma¹li³mma˩lim˦

n. ‘basil’

ma¹nman˩

n. ‘axe’

ma¹n ma¹nman˩ man˩

n. ‘arrow’

ma¹tmat˩

n. ‘guava tree’; ‘Eugenia’

ma¹²ma˩˨

interj. ‘careful’

ma¹²ma˩˨

1. attr. ‘cooked (re. food)’

2. attr. ‘dry, dead (re. wood, plant)’

3. attr. ‘ripe (in relation to some fruits)’

4. attr. ‘brown, beige’

ma¹²tmat˩˨

1. v. intr. ‘dead’

2. v. intr. ‘lame’

ma¹²ymaj˩˨

n. ‘brother-in-law, male in-law’

ma⁴¹ma˥˩

n. ‘road, path’

ma⁴¹ wa³yma˥˩ waj˦

n. ‘k.o. snare’

meŋa¹ta³nmeŋa˩tan˦

v. ‘careful’

me²¹smes˨˩

v. tr. ‘lift up’

me²¹ymej˨˩

n. ‘skin’

mɛ³tmɛt˦

n. ‘cloud’

mɛ¹nmɛn˩

v. ‘angle’

mɛ¹ya³mɛ˩ja˦

n. ‘table’

mɛ¹²mmɛm˩˨

1. n. ‘late afternoon (period of the day from appr. 3 pm to sunset)’

mɛ¹²ymɛj˩˨

n. ‘chin’

mɛ¹²ymɛj˩˨

n. ‘north’

me¹²¹me˩˨˩

attr. ‘red’

me¹²¹lmel˩˨˩

attr. ‘hungry’

mɛ⁴¹-mɛ˥˩-

prep. ‘on … own, by … self’

mɛ⁴¹kmɛk˥˩

n. ‘bottle’

mi²¹n(a)min˨˩(a)

pron. ‘2nd plural’

mi³mi˦

n. ‘urine’

mi³tmit˦

v. ‘have intercourse (with)’

mna¹nmnan˩

attr. ‘light of weight (opposite of heavy)’

mna¹²mna˩˨

attr. ‘tasty, sweet (re. smell or taste)’

mna¹²¹nmnan˩˨˩

attr. ‘bright, not dark’

mobu³mobu˦

n. ‘k.o. mollusc’

mɔyu¹mɔju˩

v. ‘sleep’; ‘yu¹’

mo²¹mo˨˩

n. ‘father-in-law, son-in-law’

mɔ²¹lmɔl˨˩

attr. ‘proper, regular’

mɔ³kmɔk˦

n. ‘cup’

mo³lmol˦

n. ‘debt’

mo³l domol˦ do

v. tr. ‘owe (somebody) (something)’

mo³nmon˦

particle. ‘negative existential marker’

mo³ymoj˦

1. attr. ‘sharp (re. edge, e.g. knife or parang; different from tana¹m)’

2. attr. ‘angry’

mo¹mo˩

n. ‘current (of water)’

mo¹fmof˩

v. ‘make noise’

mɔ¹nmɔn˩

attr. ‘heavy’

mɔ¹²wmɔw˩˨

attr. ‘dry’

mɔ⁴¹kmɔk˥˩

n. ‘crocodile’

mɔ⁴¹nmɔn˥˩

n. ‘areca palm (nut)’; ‘Areca catechu’

mɔ⁴¹n fa²¹wmɔn˥˩ faw˨˩

1. n. ‘areca palm leaf’

2. n. ‘container (made of an areca palm leaf)’

mu³ru³mu˦ru˦

1. attr. ‘cheap’

2. attr. ‘easy’

mu³sti³mus˦ti˦

adv. ‘probably, approximately’

mu³su³mu˦su˦

n. ‘conflict, war’

mu¹mmum˩

n. ‘hiding place used in hunting’

mu¹²mmum˩˨

n. ‘grandfather’

mu⁴¹nmun˥˩

n. ‘woodworm’

myɛ¹²smjɛs˩˨

n. ‘certain period of the year (approx. January and February, when there is plenty of fruit)’

nakɔ¹tnakɔt˩

attr. ‘narrow’

namo³lnamol˦

adv. ‘behind’

namo³lnamol˦

v. intr. ‘lose’

nan ho²¹lnan hol˨˩

n. ‘pimple’

napa¹tnapat˩

n. ‘west’

napo²¹lnapol˨˩

n. ‘body hair’

nata⁴¹nata˥˩

adv. ‘ahead’

na²¹pnap˨˩

n. ‘umbilical cord’

na²¹(w)na(w˨˩)

1. v. tr. ‘see’

2. v. tr. ‘look’

3. v. tr. ‘look for’

4. prep. ‘to’

na³na˦

particle. ‘prohibiton marker, don’t’

na³knak˦

n. ‘k.o. breadfruit tree’; ‘Artocarpus champeden, Mal cempeda’

na³nnan˦

n. ‘name, first name’

na³wnaw˦

n. ‘k.o. palm tree, used to make alcoholic beverage’; ‘pohon aren, enao’; ‘Arenga pinnata’

na³w yi²¹naw˦ ji˨˩

n. ‘palm wine’

na¹na˩

n. ‘rain’

na¹ se¹²¹na˩ se˩˨˩

v. ‘it is raining lightly’

na¹nnan˩

n. ‘betel (fruit), k.o. plant’; ‘sirih’; ‘Piper betle’

na¹²lnal˩˨

n. ‘dream’

na¹²mnam˩˨

v. tr. ‘plait (re. wickerwork)’

na¹²nnan˩˨

n. ‘animal (includes fish, birds, and land animals, but not insects)’

na¹²n le³ynan˩˨ lej˦

n. ‘meat (incl. poultry)’

na¹²n lo³wnan˩˨ low˦

n. ‘fish’

na⁴¹na˥˩

1. n. ‘moon’

2. n. ‘month’

na⁴¹bi²¹mpona˥˩bim˨˩po

n. ‘Marbled Frogmouth, Papuan Frogmouth’; ‘Podargus ocellatus, Podargus papuensis’

na⁴¹ŋnaŋ˥˩

attr. ‘long’

nɛ³knɛk˦

n. ‘goat’

nɛ³nnɛn˦

n. ‘mother’

ne³ynej˦

n. ‘k.o. tree’

nɛ¹tnɛt˩

attr. ‘strong (re. physical strength)’

nɛ⁴¹nhanɛn˥˩ha

1. pron. ‘others’

2. pron. ‘each other’

ŋa²¹ŋa˨˩

n. ‘voice (human or animal)’

ŋa²¹lŋal˨˩

1. n. ‘branch’

2. n. ‘finger, toe’

ŋa²¹l fa³tŋal˨˩ fat˦

n. ‘starfish’

ŋa²¹tŋat˨˩

1. n. ‘flesh of one fruit, meat’

2. n. ‘edible root’

ŋa¹²ŋa˩˨

v. intr. ‘cry (sadness)’

ŋa¹²¹binŋa˩˨˩bin

n. ‘ear’

ŋa¹²¹l da²¹nŋal˩˨˩ dan˨˩

n. ‘fish’

ŋa⁴¹yŋaj˥˩

n. ‘sugarcane’; ‘Saccharum officinarum’

ŋi¹²nŋin˩˨

attr. ‘level’

ŋɔ¹²yŋɔj˩˨

n. ‘river’

nima¹²ynimaj˩˨

v. ‘shy’

ni²¹ni˨˩

marker. ‘possession marker’

ni²¹pnip˨˩

v. tr. ‘press’

ni²¹suni˨˩su

n. ‘body’

ni³nnin˦

n. ‘mirror’

ni³tnit˦

v. ‘have intercourse (with)’

ni¹pnip˩

v. intr. ‘fly’

ni¹²ni˩˨

v. intr. ‘laugh’

ni¹²ni˩˨

n. ‘sago biscuit’; ‘sago lempeng’

ni¹² ga⁴¹nni˩˨ ɡan˥˩

n. ‘sago baked in a section of bamboo (ga⁴¹n)’

ni¹² mɔ¹²mni˩˨ mɔm˩˨

v. ‘smile’

ni¹²knik˩˨

n. ‘oil’

ni¹²k da¹ga³mnik˩˨ da˩ɡam˦

n. ‘generic term for any oil that is bought from the shop, rather than produced in the village’

ni¹²¹nnin˩˨˩

n. ‘shadow’

noyu³noju˦

n. ‘sister’

no²¹no˨˩

n. ‘brother, sibling’

nɔ²¹nnɔn˨˩

n. ‘testicles’

no²¹wnow˨˩

1. v. tr. ‘teach (re. skills, outside school context)’

2. v. intr. ‘learn’

-nɔ¹²m-nɔm˩˨

num. ‘six’

nɔ¹²nnɔn˩˨

n. ‘friend’

nɔ⁴¹nnɔn˥˩

v. intr. ‘jump (vertically)’

nɔ⁴¹ŋnɔŋ˥˩

v. tr. ‘hear’

nu³nu˦

n. ‘place, village’

nu³mna¹²¹nnum˦nan˩˨˩

adv. ‘tomorrow’

nu³n-nun˦-

particle. ‘noun class marker (noun class I. ‘Animate’)’

nu¹nu˩

n. ‘coconut tree’; ‘ks. of Cocos nucifera’

nu¹knuk˩

v. tr. ‘stab (with e.g. knife or spear)’

nu¹tnut˩

n. ‘k.o. liana’; ‘tali bore’

nu¹²nu˩˨

v. intr. ‘smell’

nu¹²tnut˩˨

n. ‘island’

nya¹gi³ɲa˩ɡi˦

n. ‘debt’

nya¹wɲaw˩

n. ‘spirit, soul’; ‘roh’

nyɛ³tɲɛt˦

particle. ‘comparative / superlative marker’

nyɛ¹²¹tɲɛt˩˨˩

v. ‘masturbate (female masturbation)’

nyu¹²mɲum˩˨

attr. ‘polite, refined’

-ɔ²¹p-ɔp˨˩

v. tr. ‘buy’

-ɔ¹²l-ɔl˩˨

v. ‘stand (up)’

papa

subj. ‘in order to’

pahɔ¹²pahɔ˩˨

1. pron. ‘what’

2. pron. ‘how’

paka⁴¹tpakat˥˩

n. ‘dog’

pala³wpalaw˦

attr. ‘old’

pali¹²mpalim˩˨

postp. ‘left hand side’

palɔ¹lpalɔl˩

n. ‘k.o. aubergine’

pama¹la³spama˩las˦

attr. ‘lazy’

pamɔ²¹lpamɔl˨˩

postp. ‘right hand side’

panɛ⁴¹npanɛn˥˩

pron. ‘question-marking particle, what’

panpɔ¹²npanpɔn˩˨

n. ‘food’

papa³ppapap˦

postp. ‘below’

parami¹²sparamis˩˨

n. ‘moustache’

para¹²lparal˩˨

n. ‘tongue’

paro²¹paro˨˩

particle. ‘existential, imminence’

pata²¹pata˨˩

1. n. ‘tooth’

pata²¹ pati²¹pata˨˩ pati˨˩

n. ‘lip’

pata²¹ yi²¹pata˨˩ ji˨˩

n. ‘saliva’

paye³paje˦

postp. ‘on top of’

payu¹spajus˩

n. ‘bait for angling’

payu⁴¹paju˥˩

n. ‘nuts and legumes (generic term)’

pa²¹npan˨˩

1. n. ‘halve’

2. n. ‘slice, ‘finger’’

pa²¹npan˨˩

v. intr. ‘shine (re. moon, lamp)’

pa²¹ppap˨˩

interj. ‘expression of acknowledgement ‘Fine’, ‘Go ahead’’

pa³npan˦

v. tr. ‘burn (re. fire)’

pa³ŋpaŋ˦

n. ‘basin (plastic)’

pa³ya³kpa˦jak˦

n. ‘tax’

pa¹co³lpa˩col˦

n. ‘k.o. spade’

pa¹lpal˩

n. ‘nutmeg (tree)’

pa¹spi³spas˩pis˦

n. ‘illness’

pa¹spi³s kawɛ³lpas˩pis˦ kawɛl˦

n. ‘k.o. disease involving fever, may well be malaria’; ‘demam goyang’

pa¹²npan˩˨

n. ‘estuary (re. moon, lamp)’

pa¹²tpat˩˨

n. ‘stone’

pa¹²¹pa˩˨˩

attr. ‘tall’

pa⁴¹palpa˥˩pal

n. ‘hammer’

pepe

particle. ‘marker of goal’

pɛ²¹lpɛl˨˩

v. ‘arrive, land’

pɛ²¹lpɛl˨˩

n. ‘price / attr. expensive’

pɛ²¹ŋpɛŋ˨˩

v. tr. ‘meet, come across’

pe²¹yipe˨˩ji

attr. ‘still there, available, alive’

pɛ³lpɛl˦

n. ‘pill’

pe¹lpel˩

v. tr. ‘open’

pe¹wpew˩

n. ‘blood’

pɛ¹²pɛ˩˨

v. tr. ‘stab, peck (at)’

pi²¹npin˨˩

v. tr. ‘hide’

pi³npin˦

v. ‘hidden’

pi³ppip˦

n. ‘money’

pi⁴¹pi˥˩

n. ‘bow (weapon)’

pla²¹pla˨˩

v. tr. causative derived from attr. ‘heat’

pla²¹yplaj˨˩

v. ‘wounded (e.g. cut of a machete in leg)’

pla¹kplak˩

attr. ‘wide’

pla¹²pla˩˨

attr. ‘warm, hot’

plɛ¹²plɛ˩˨

v. intr. ‘funny’

pli¹kplik˩

v. intr. ‘overflow’

po²¹po˨˩

1. prep. ‘from’

2. interrog. ‘from where’

3. subj. ‘because’

po²¹wpow˨˩

particle. ‘marker of negation’

pɔ³npɔn˦

1. pron. ‘it’

2. pron. ‘something’

3. pron. ‘somebody’

pɔ³npɔn˦

v. intr. ‘own’

pɔ³n ba³tpɔn˦ bat˦

n. ‘pig’

pɔ³n da²¹nopɔn˦ da˨˩no

n. ‘vegetable’

pɔ³n fla¹²wpɔn˦ flaw˩˨

n. ‘message’

pɔ³n kamsu¹²spɔn˦ kamsus˩˨

n. ‘story’

pɔ³n mo¹pɔn˦ mo˩

n. ‘moon’

pɔ³n samu²¹tpɔn˦ samut˨˩

n. ‘trash, garbage’

pɔ³n sa³wpɔn˦ saw˦

n. ‘generic term for mollusc / mollusc shell’

pɔ³n su¹pɔn˦ su˩

n. ‘spirit’

pɔ³n tu¹pɔn˦ tu˩

n. ‘evil ghost’

pɔ³ndo¹pɔn˦do˩

n. ‘citrus’

pɔ³nma²¹npɔn˦man˨˩

n. ‘man’

pɔ³npa²¹npɔn˦pan˨˩

n. ‘floor made of wooden boards’

pɔ³nya¹wpɔ˦ɲaw˩

n. ‘k.o. trap, used to hunt wild pigs, involves a pointed piece of bamboo, released by the animal, dangerous for people’

po³ppop˦

n. ‘aunt’

po³p li¹wpop˦ liw˩

n. ‘father’s sister (older than father)’

po³p wa¹ypop˦ waj˩

n. ‘father’s sister (younger than father)’

po¹spos˩

n. ‘paddle, oar’

pɔ¹²¹lpɔl˩˨˩

v. ‘jerk off (male masturbation)’

pɔ¹²¹repɔ˩˨˩re

particle. ‘not yet’

pu²¹nlo(su³)pun˨˩lo(su˦)

adv. locational. ‘middle’

pu²¹tput˨˩

n. ‘thorn’

pu³nda³kpun˦dak˦

n. ‘pandanus tree’

pu³nhapun˦ha

quant. ‘some, few’

pu¹ppup˩

v. intr. ‘flood’

sabalo¹²sabalo˩˨

n. ‘king bird of paradise’; ‘Cincinnurus regius’

saba²¹ŋsabaŋ˨˩

n. ‘tail’

saba²¹ŋ na⁴¹ŋsabaŋ˨˩ naŋ˥˩

n. ‘Brown Dorcopsis’

(sa)ba¹²¹(sa)ba˩˨˩

attr. ‘stiff’

sabɛ³tsabɛt˦

n. ‘k.o. lizard, around 40 cms. long, half of which is made up by the tail, is eaten’; ‘soa-soa’

sabɛ¹nsabɛn˩

n. ‘land turtle’

sabɛ¹²¹mta²¹sabɛm˩˨˩ta˨˩

1. n. ‘chest, breast (upper part of front side of body trunk)’

2. postp. ‘in front of’

3. post. ‘ahead’

sabi¹²tsabit˩˨

v. intr., tr. ‘pierce’

sablɛ¹²wsablɛw˩˨

n. ‘victim’; ‘korban’

sabo²¹msabom˨˩

v. tr. ‘welcome, receive at the landing place, welcome into house and offer a drink’

sabɔ²¹msabɔm˨˩

n. ‘back (body part)’

sabɔ¹²tsabɔt˩˨

n. ‘sweat’

sabu²¹sabu˨˩

n. ‘grandchild’

sado²¹sado˨˩

particle. ‘particle no longer’

sadu²¹sadu˨˩

v. ‘push slightly’

safa²¹safa˨˩

n. ‘thigh, upper leg’

sagaro³wsaɡarow˦

prep. ‘until’

saga²¹wsaɡaw˨˩

n. ‘buttocks (incl. anus)’

sake¹wsakew˩

n. ‘sugar glider’; ‘Petaurus breviceps’

sako³la³sako˦la˦

1. n. ‘school’

2. v. intr. ‘have a school education’

sakɔ¹²tsakɔt˩˨

n. ‘locust’

sakɔ⁴¹msakɔm˥˩

n. ‘sweet potato’; ‘batatas’

sakɔ⁴¹mha³ysakɔm˥˩haj˦

n. ‘cassava’

sako⁴¹wsakow˥˩

n. ‘egret’; ‘Egretta sacra, Egretta novaehollandiae’

saksa¹²saksa˩˨

attr. ‘difficult’

saku³psakup˦

attr. ‘short, low’

saku¹ysakuj˩

n. ‘small lizard’; ‘cicak’

sala¹²¹ksalak˩˨˩

v. intr. ‘torn, in tatters’

sala⁴¹nsalan˥˩

n. ‘carrying basket’

salo¹pɔ³nsalo˩pɔn˦

n. ‘k.o. mollusc’; ‘bia bor kecil’

salɔ¹²¹nsalɔn˩˨˩

num. ‘nothing, zero’

sama¹²msamam˩˨

n. ‘small lizard’; ‘cicak’

samblu¹²¹lunsamblu˩˨˩lun

v. tr. ‘prepare’

same²¹ransame˨˩ran

n. ‘k.o. plant, the leaves sting in the way stinging nettle does, used to treat internal paints such as aching joints, headache, malaria – not for skin problems, rubbed (ho²¹) where it hurts’; ‘daun gatal’

same³ysamej˦

n. ‘widower’

sami¹²msamim˩˨

v. ‘destroyed, destroy’

samu²¹tɔ³tsamu˨˩tɔt˦

num. ‘few, some (both countable and uncountable)’

samyɔ⁴¹ypusamjɔj˥˩pu

n. ‘ashes’

sana³mdisanam˦di

n. ‘cheeck’

sana¹ŋa³sana˩ŋa˦

v. tr., middle. ‘fry, fried’

sana¹pa³nsana˩pan˦

n. ‘gun’

sanɛ³msanɛm˦

n. ‘wasp’

sanɛ³m lai⁴¹nsanɛm˦ lain˥˩

n. ‘k.o. ant’

sanɛ¹tsanɛt˩

n. ‘k.o. small green bird’; ‘Charmosyna spp.’

saŋa⁴¹msaŋam˥˩

n. ‘Amethystine python’; ‘ular patola’; ‘Morelia amethistina’

saŋɛ⁴¹tsaŋɛt˥˩

n. ‘mud’

(sa)nɔ¹m(sa)nɔm˩

attr. ‘wet’

sano¹wsanow˩

n. ‘fly’

sansu³nsansun˦

1. n. ‘garment, clothes’

2. n. ‘shirt, upper-body clothing’

sapa²¹wsapaw˨˩

n. ‘belly, stomach’

sapa³wsapaw˦

v. ‘satisfied (re. food or beverage)’

sapa¹tsapat˩

n. ‘shoe(s)’

sapa¹ysapaj˩

n. ‘papaya’

sapa¹²nsapan˩˨

v. intr. ‘go outside, leave’

sapa¹²¹tsapat˩˨˩

n. ‘spider’

sapa⁴¹nsisapan˥˩si

n. ‘ashes’

sapɛ²¹ŋsapɛŋ˨˩

n. ‘penis’

sape³sape˦

n. ‘hat’

sapla¹²¹nsaplan˩˨˩

v. intr. ‘uprooted (with roots; e.g. tree blown over by wind)’

sapu⁴¹lu¹²ysapu˥˩luj˩˨

attr. ‘round’

sate²¹sate˨˩

n. ‘piece’

satɛ¹²¹tasatɛ˩˨˩ta

n. ‘forehead’

(sa)wɛ¹²k(sa)wɛk˩˨

attr. ‘skinny’

sawi¹²sawi˩˨

n. ‘southeast’

sawi¹² bintu³ni³sawi˩˨ bintu˦ni˦

n. ‘east’

sawi¹² lai⁴¹nsawi˩˨ lain˥˩

n. ‘south’

sawi¹² la²¹hasawi˩˨ la˨˩ha

n. ‘east’

sawsa³wsawsaw˦

n. ‘wedding’

sa²¹msam˨˩

marker. ‘sentence-final marker of ability’

sa²¹tsat˨˩

v. tr. ‘afraid (of)’

sa¹ŋka³ysaŋ˩kaj˦

n. ‘eel’

sa¹wsaw˩

attr. ‘light, bright, daytime’

sa¹²sa˩˨

n. ‘sea water’

sa⁴¹lsal˥˩

v. ‘wrong’

sa⁴¹ydesaj˥˩de

particle. ‘still’

sa⁴¹ylosaj˥˩lo

adv. locational. ‘outside’

sɛ²¹ssɛs˨˩

v. ‘unroll’

sɛ³ŋsɛŋ˦

n. ‘roof, roof covering, made of zinc/metal/synthetic material’

se¹se˩

v. intr. ‘broken (into pieces)’

sɛ¹sɛ˩

interj. ‘expresses surprise’

se¹tɛ³nse˩tɛn˦

n. ‘devil, satan’

sɛ¹²wsɛw˩˨

1. v. intr. ‘refuse’

2. v. intr. ‘naughty (re. child)’

se¹²¹se˩˨˩

attr. ‘drunken, drunk’

si³si˦

n. ‘excrement’

si³ni³si˦ni˦

attr. ‘Chinese’

-si³w-siw˦

num. ‘nine’

si⁴¹si˥˩

v. tr. ‘go down’

si⁴¹pansi˥˩pan

n. ‘tree snake, small and slender non-poisonous snake’; ‘Dendrelaphis spp.’

sɔ³msɔm˦

attr. ‘customs’; ‘adat’

so¹so˩

attr. ‘sour’

so¹lsol˩

v. tr. ‘break the soil’

sɔ¹²msɔm˩˨

attr. ‘dirty’

sɔ¹²nsɔn˩˨

n. ‘low partition (inside house)’; ‘pele’

sɔ¹²tsɔt˩˨

attr. ‘loose’

su²¹su˨˩

v. ‘retreat, move back, dunk’

su³su˦

1. n. ‘breast’

2. n. ‘breastmilk’

su³ wɛ²¹ldisu˦ wɛl˨˩di

n. ‘nipple’

su³fsuf˦

n. ‘vegetable’

su³ka¹msu˦kam˩

1. n. ‘morning (period of the day from sunrise until approx. 9 30 am)’

2. interj. ‘± good afternoon (greeting used when meeting during above- mentioned period).’

su³msum˦

v. ‘grow (re. plants, humans)’

su³nsun˦

n. ‘clothes’

su³npa³psun˦pap˦

n. ‘trousers’

su³ssus˦

n. ‘dehydrated cow’s milk (powder)’

su³su³su˦su˦

adv. ‘hard, difficult’

su¹ru³tsu˩rut˦

n. ‘letter’

su⁴¹su˥˩

n. ‘folded piece of bamboo used to handle sago porridge, approx. 25 cms. long’; ‘gata-gata’

tata

1. pron. rel. ‘that, which’

2. prep. ‘for (re. time periods)’

3. particle. ‘noun class marker’

tabo¹ktabok˩

attr. ‘dull, not sharp’

takɛ¹²ktakɛk˩˨

n. ‘chicken’

tana¹mtanam˩

attr. ‘sharp, pointed (point of object, e.g. bamboo stick or spear)’

tapi²¹ris(o)tapi˨˩ris(o)

adv. ‘too late’

taplɛ¹²ktaplɛk˩˨

attr. ‘slippery’

taplu²¹ytapluj˨˩

adv. ‘day-before-yesterday’

tare¹ktarek˩

n. ‘corn’

tarɔ¹ttarɔt˩

n. ‘Tidorese’

tatɛ¹²ttatɛt˩˨

n. ‘landing place for boats – construction extending into the water’

ta²¹ta˨˩

postp. ‘front side of’

ta²¹ltal˨˩

v. tr. ‘pull something (e g a rope)’

ta²¹ytaj˨˩

n. ‘liver (physical organ, not as a centre of emotion)’

ta¹mtɛ¹²mtam˩tɛm˩˨

n. ‘whole one of something’; ‘hantero’

ta¹mtu³mtam˩tum˦

n. ‘word, language, story, tradition’

ta¹ntɔ¹²ntan˩tɔn˩˨

n. ‘k.o. tree, the fruit can be eaten, and is also used to as to colour substances’; ‘pohon tinta’

ta¹²ftaf˩˨

n. ‘roof (made of palm leaves), roof covering (made of palm leaves)’; ‘atap’

ta⁴¹pota˥˩po

n. ‘k.o. arrow, the shaft and the arrowhead are made of a single piece of bamboo’

tete

conj. ‘to, in order to’

teru³sterus˦

adv. ‘continuously, again and again’

te²¹forote˨˩foro

subj. ‘because’

te²¹ltel˨˩

v. tr. ‘point out (means of index finger), indicate (means of index finger)’

tɛ²¹ltɛl˨˩

n. ‘testicles’

te³te˦

n. ‘tea (by default with sugar)’

-tɛ³m-tɛm˦

num. ‘one’

tɛ³rtɛr˦

n. ‘paint’

te¹ltel˩

v. ‘push off (of dugout canoe, by means of stick or oar)’

tɛ¹²tɛ˩˨

n. ‘iron’

tɛ¹²ltɛl˩˨

v. tr. ‘cut (in pieces)’

tɛ¹²ntɛn˩˨

1. ‘low tide’

2. ‘downstream’

tɛ¹²¹ltɛl˩˨˩

v. tr. ‘fill up (re. small openings, using instrument)’

tɛ¹²¹lotɛ˩˨˩lo

n. ‘head’

tɛ¹²¹ntɛn˩˨˩

attr. ‘dry’

ti²¹ti˨˩

v. ‘pregnant’

ti³ptip˦

n. ‘lake’

ti³p le³ytip˦ lej˦

n. ‘land (opposite of sea)’; ‘darat’

ti¹ntin˩

v. ‘stop, interrupt’

ti¹²ntin˩˨

v. tr. ‘bind (up)’

ti⁴¹ti˥˩

v. tr. ‘together with’

to²¹ltol˨˩

v. ‘cut (a branch to leave as a sign (ye³l))’

to²¹ltol˨˩

n. ‘egg’

tɔ²¹ntɔn˨˩

v. tr. ‘arrange’

-tɔ³l-tɔl˦

num. ‘three’

to³ptop˦

n. ‘sugarcane’

tɔ³ttɔt˦

attr. ‘small’

to¹lɔ³ŋto˩lɔŋ˦

v. tr. ‘help’

to¹pi³nto˩pin˦

v. ‘shoot (using gun)’

to¹ytoj˩

v. ‘stop’

tɔ¹²tɔ˩˨

v. tr. ‘hack, chop’

tɔ¹²tɔ˩˨

num. ‘many’

tɔ¹²mtɔm˩˨

v. ‘pick (i e., to pull off with limited effort; e.g. fruit or leaf)’

tɔ¹²ntɔn˩˨

v. ‘tap (e.g. on door, or table)’

tɔ¹²¹ktɔk˩˨˩

attr. ‘fat’

to¹²¹lɔnto˩˨˩lɔn

attr. ‘straight (about hair)’

tɔ⁴¹ktɔk˥˩

n. ‘honey’

tɔ⁴¹ŋtɔŋ˥˩

v. tr. ‘tie up, fasten’

tutu

v. tr. ‘peel (e.g. papaya)’

tu²¹ŋpotuŋ˨˩po

n. ‘low hill’

tu²¹ritu˨˩ri

n. ‘coastline, cliff’

tu²¹ttut˨˩

v. tr. ‘bump, hit’

tu³ku³ntu˦kun˦

n. ‘tradesman’

tu³n-tun˦-

num. ‘hundred’

tu¹mtum˩

1. v. tr. ‘speak (name of a language)’

2. v. tr. ‘discuss, talk about (something)’

tu¹m kana²¹wtum˩ kanaw˨˩

v. ‘whisper’

tu¹ytuj˩

n. ‘k.o. mollusc’; ‘bia kodok’

tu¹²ptup˩˨

v. intr. ‘gone’; ‘habis’

tu¹²¹tu˩˨˩

n. ‘thunder’

tu⁴¹tu˥˩

n. ‘grass, weed’

-u²¹n-un˨˩

1. v. ‘know, understand’

2. particle. ‘sentence-final marker of ability’

-u²¹t-ut˨˩

v. tr. ‘hold (something) in one’s hands, bring (something)’

u³ntu³ŋun˦tuŋ˦

n. ‘profit’

wanwu³nwanwun˦

1. attr. ‘brightly-colored’

2. attr. ‘non-prototypical realization of a color’

wayu³waju˦

n. ‘woman’

wa²¹powa˨˩po

n. ‘root, roots (e.g. hu⁴¹ to be used as rope)’

wa²¹wwaw˨˩

1. attr. ‘new’

2. attr. ‘ahead’

-wa³l-wal˦

num. ‘eight’

wa³nwan˦

n. ‘cane carrier basket, worn on the back (supported by means of band on the forehead), or on the hip (band over the shoulder), locally made’

wa³ŋwaŋ˦

n. ‘dug-out canoe (e.g. Butonese vessel)’

wa³ŋ bo³twaŋ˦ bot˦

n. ‘wooden boat with sail (and possibly motor)’

wa³wwaw˦

n. ‘pig’

wa³ywaj˦

1. n. ‘child’

2. attr. ‘small, younger’

wa³y sago¹²¹wwaj˦ saɡow˩˨˩

n. ‘baby’

wa³yma²¹nwaj˦man˨˩

n. ‘man (male human), male’

wa³ysuwaj˦su

n. ‘young child’

wa³yya¹mwaj˦jam˩

n. ‘pupil’

wa¹twat˩

n. ‘k.o. mangrove tree, used for firewood’; ‘pohon manggi-manggi, pohon bakau’; ‘Rhizophora’

wa¹t bi³nwat˩ bin˦

n. ‘k.o. mangrove tree, the fruit is eaten’; ‘pohon manggi-manggi perempuan’

wa⁴¹lwal˥˩

1. n. ‘appointment’

2. n. ‘promise’

3. n. ‘message’

wa⁴¹lwal˥˩

1. n. ‘rope’

2. n. ‘class of plants (lianas)’

wa⁴¹nwan˥˩

attr. ‘raw, uncooked’

wɛ²¹twɛt˨˩

1. v. ‘shake (head)’

2. v. ‘waggle (body part)’

we²¹tawe˨˩ta

n. ‘leg, lower leg and foot’

we²¹ta po ba³twe˨˩ta po bat˦

n. ‘foot’

we²¹ta pu²¹kwe˨˩ta puk˨˩

n. ‘knee’

wɛ¹²nwɛn˩˨

n. ‘Brown Dorcopsis, k.o. forest wallaby (adult head-body length 30 to 35 cms, frequently eaten)’; ‘Dorcopsis muelleri’

we⁴¹lwel˥˩

n. ‘fishing rod’

wɛ⁴¹lpowɛl˥˩po

n. ‘fish hook’

wɛ⁴¹twɛt˥˩

n. ‘lightning’

wi³nwin˦

1. v. tr. ‘borrow’

2. v. tr. ‘lend’

3. v. tr. ‘change (i e., put on different clothes)’

wi¹nwin˩

attr. ‘thin’

wi¹tna⁴¹wit˩na˥˩

n. ‘Palm Cockatoo’; ‘kakatua raja’; ‘Probosciger aterrimus’

wi⁴¹wi˥˩

1. n. ‘k.o. wood’; ‘kayu lombo’

2. n. ‘k.o. tree’

wɔ²¹lwɔl˨˩

1. adv. ‘later on’

2. adv. ‘following’

wo²¹pwop˨˩

v. ‘lie forward’

wɔ²¹twɔt˨˩

conj. ‘but, however’

wɔ²¹tdo²¹wɔt˨˩do˨˩

adv. ‘just, merely’

wo²¹ywoj˨˩

1. adv. ‘earlier on’

2. adv. ‘last, previous’

wɔ³plu¹wɔ˦plu˩

adv. ‘day-after-tomorrow’

wo³swos˦

1. n. ‘great-great-grandfather’

2. n. ‘great-great-grandmother’

wo¹lɔ³swo˩lɔs˦

n. ‘nuclear family, clan’

wɔ¹rsa¹²nwɔr˩san˩˨

n. ‘bearded spear to hunt on land, not for fishing’

wɔ¹²kwɔk˩˨

v. intr. ‘greedy’

wɔ¹²nwɔn˩˨

n. ‘k.o. fig tree, the fruit is used as a bait in bird traps’; ‘pohon beringin’; ‘Ficus Benjamina’

wo⁴¹wo˥˩

n. ‘wind’

wo⁴¹lewo˥˩le

adv. ‘long ago’

wu²¹kdiwuk˨˩di

n. ‘neck’

wu³twut˦

n. ‘louse’

wu³ytewuj˦te

n. ‘cliff’

wu¹²ŋwuŋ˩˨

v. ‘peel (e.g. banana, areca palm nut)’

wu⁴¹wu˥˩

n. ‘rainbow’

wu⁴¹mwum˥˩

v. tr. ‘hit’

wu⁴¹ywuj˥˩

1. n. ‘dust’

2. n. ‘smoke’

yaŋku³tjaŋkut˦

n. ‘beard’

-ya²¹-ja˨˩

marker. ‘marks end of a phrase-level prosodic domain’

ya²¹ja˨˩

1. n. ‘trunk of tree’

2. n. ‘k.o. tree (category of trees without branches predominantly palms)’

(y)a²¹k(a)(j)ak˨˩(a)

pron. ‘1st person singular’

ya²¹pjap˨˩

v. tr. ‘cook’

(y)a²¹w(a)(j)aw˨˩(a)

1. pron. ‘you’

2. pron. ‘It is yours’

ya³kjak˦

n. ‘k.o. tree’; ‘Averrhoa belimbi’

ya³pjap˦

n. ‘fire’

ya³p pari²¹jap˦ pari˨˩

n. ‘fireplace (set up for cooking, with e.g. itisi²¹no, la³ŋ)’

ya³wjaw˦

n. ‘banana (tree or fruit)’

ya³yjaj˦

v. intr. ‘end (re. rain)’

ya¹mjam˩

1. n. ‘time’

2. n. ‘hour’

ya¹yjaj˩

n. ‘grandmother’

ya¹²ŋjaŋ˩˨

n. ‘sky’

-ya⁴¹-ja˥˩

num. ‘ten’

yɛ²¹npa²¹njɛn˨˩pan˨˩

n. ‘piece of bamboo used in roof covering – the palm leaves are folded over it and then sewed, using hu⁴¹’

ye³ljel˦

n. ‘signal in the forest, to communicate to others that one passed there, e.g. a branch put on a path’

yɛ³njɛn˦

n. ‘sand’

yɛ¹mjɛm˩

n. ‘woodworm cultivated on non-salty water, eaten (alive)’

yɛ¹njɛn˩

v. tr. ‘teach’

yɛ¹²mjɛm˩˨

n. ‘dog’

yɛ¹²yjɛj˩˨

v. tr. ‘help’

yɛ¹²¹mjɛm˩˨˩

n. ‘rain’

yɛ¹²¹njɛn˩˨˩

v. tr., middle. ‘put, put in, fill’

yi³njin˦

n. ‘spirit (i e., bodiless animate entity)’

yi³p-jip˦-

num. ‘thousand’

yi¹njin˩

n. ‘fish (generic term)’

yi¹²ji˩˨

v. ‘sail’

yi⁴¹ji˥˩

n. ‘non-salty water, river’

yi⁴¹ mu²¹pji˥˩ mup˨˩

n. ‘water source’

yi⁴¹ wa³yloji˥˩ waj˦lo

n. ‘small stream’

yojo

interj. ‘yes, affirmation’

yo²¹(di)jo˨˩(di)

n. ‘neck, throat’

yɔ²¹fa¹²jɔ˨˩fa˩˨

n. ‘man’

yɔ²¹kjɔk˨˩

n. ‘bay’

yɔ²¹ŋjɔŋ˨˩

adv. ‘yesterday’

yɔ²¹pjɔp˨˩

v. ‘count’

yɔ³ljɔl˦

v. ‘shout (e.g. when one has lost one’s way)’

yɔ³ljɔl˦

v., intr. ‘yell’

yɔ³nsɔ³njɔn˦sɔn˦

n. ‘outboard motor’

yɔ¹kjɔk˩

1. n. ‘uterus’

2. n. ‘bag’; ‘kantong’

yɔ¹mjɔm˩

v. tr., intr. ‘eat’

yɔ¹m pana¹yjɔm˩ panaj˩

n. ‘New Guinea death adder’; ‘Acanthophis spp.’

yɔ¹tɔ³pjɔ˩tɔp˦

n. ‘whale’

yɔ¹²fjɔf˩˨

n. ‘man’

yɔ¹²mjɔm˩˨

n. ‘woman’

yu¹ju˩

1. v. ‘stand up’

2. v. ‘cause to stand up (refers, at least, to the building of the wooden frame of a house)’

yu⁴¹ju˥˩

v. intr. ‘destroyed’

yu⁴¹ju˥˩

n. ‘machete, chopper’

yu⁴¹suju˥˩su

n. ‘knife’