OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Edwards (2021c): Proto-Western Rote-Meto

Original citation: Edwards, Owen. 2021. Rote-Meto Comparative Dictionary. Canberra: ANU Press.

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Total entries: 38
Headword IPA Glosses
*ee*ee

‘her, him’ (eng)

*ela*ela

‘flee, run’ (eng)

*eni*eni

‘he, she, they’ (eng)

*faun*faun

‘thick’ (eng)

*fela*fela

‘get up, rise’ (eng)

*hine*hine

‘know’ (eng)

*kambu*kambu

‘belly, uterus, pregnant’ (eng)

*kandi*kandi

‘whetstone’ (eng)

*kola*kola

‘hole’ (eng)

*komba*komba

‘pour’ (eng)

*kuna*kuna

‘hide’ (eng)

*laʔi*laʔi

‘male, grandfather, king’ (eng)

*malis*malis

‘laugh’ (eng)

*mbasa*mbasa

‘slap’ (eng)

*mbuat*mbuat

‘spread out yarn’ (eng)

*mbulə*mbulə

‘east wind’ (eng)

*mbulə*mbulə

‘twist’ (eng)

*meto*meto

‘dry’ (eng)

*muse*muse

‘pip, seed’ (eng)

*ndika*ndika

‘cling, stick to’ (eng)

*ŋano*ŋano

‘braid, plait’ (eng)

*ŋɡae*ŋɡae

‘cry, weep’ (eng)

*ŋɡaha*ŋɡaha

‘no, not’ (eng)

*nuɗu*nuɗu

‘lip, mouth, beak’ (eng)

*ponia*ponia

‘sacrifice’ (eng)

*rena*rena

‘hear’ (eng)

*saa*saa

‘what?’ (eng)

*see*see

‘address’ (eng)

*siŋɡadaʔ*siŋɡadaʔ

‘scold’ (eng)

*sisi*sisi

‘flesh, meat’ (eng)

*tuka*tuka

‘short, truncated’ (eng)

*ɓatus*ɓatus

‘sea snail’ (eng)

*ɓolo*ɓolo

‘pox, scabies’ (eng)

*ɗaŋɡa*ɗaŋɡa

‘span’ (eng)

*ɗeʔu*ɗeʔu

‘sacred, awe inspiring, awful, bad’ (eng)

*ɗii*ɗii

‘left (side), north’ (eng)

*ʔuta*ʔuta

‘cut’ (eng)

*‑s*‑s

‘ethnic group, tribe’ (eng)