Earl (1848b): Dengka
Original citation: Earl, George Windsor. 1848. Speciments of the dialects of Timor and of the chain of islands extending thence to New Guinea. Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia II. 695-704.
Notes on this source: Earl describes this language as "Island of Rotti (near S. W. end of Timor.)" Based on several word forms, this language is most likely Dengka.
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| Headword | IPA | Glosses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a'a | aʔa | ‘four’ | |
| busa | busa | ‘dog’ | |
| dua | ʈua | ‘two’ | |
| dua hulu | ʈua hulu | ‘twenty’ | |
| dung | ʈuŋ | ‘star’ | |
| ésa | esa | ‘one’ | |
| fafi | fafi | ‘hog’ | |
| falu | falu | ‘eight’ | |
| fulan | fulan | ‘moon’ | |
| hata-holi | hata-holi | ‘man’ | |
| hitu | hitu | ‘seven’ | |
| ina | ina | ‘woman’ | |
| léroh | leroh | ‘sun’ | |
| lima | lima | ‘five’ | |
| natu ésa | natu esa | ‘hundred’ | |
| nè | ne | ‘six’ | |
| nusu | nusu | ‘earth’ | |
| oi | oi | ‘water’ | |
| sangahulu | saŋahulu | ‘ten’ | |
| sangahulu-èsa | saŋahulu-esa | ‘eleven’ | |
| siu | siu | ‘nine’ | |
| telu | telu | ‘three’ |