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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| a'a | aʔa | ‘four’ |
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| busa | busa | ‘dog’ |
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| dua | ʈua | ‘two’ |
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| dua hulu | ʈua hulu | ‘twenty’ |
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| dung | ʈuŋ | ‘star’ |
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| ésa | esa | ‘one’ |
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| fafi | fafi | ‘hog’ |
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| falu | falu | ‘eight’ |
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| fulan | fulan | ‘moon’ |
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| hata-holi | hata-holi | ‘man’ |
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| hitu | hitu | ‘seven’ |
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| ina | ina | ‘woman’ |
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| léroh | leroh | ‘sun’ |
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| lima | lima | ‘five’ |
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| natu ésa | natu esa | ‘hundred’ |
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| nè | ne | ‘six’ |
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| nusu | nusu | ‘earth’ |
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| oi | oi | ‘water’ |
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| sangahulu | saŋahulu | ‘ten’ |
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| sangahulu-èsa | saŋahulu-esa | ‘eleven’ |
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| siu | siu | ‘nine’ |
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| telu | telu | ‘three’ |