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’

*ela*ela

‘flee, run’

*eni*eni

‘he, she, they’

*faun*faun

‘thick’

*fela*fela

‘get up, rise’

*hine*hine

‘know’

*kambu*kambu

‘belly, uterus, pregnant’

*kandi*kandi

‘whetstone’

*kola*kola

‘hole’

*komba*komba

‘pour’

*kuna*kuna

‘hide’

*laʔi*laʔi

‘male, grandfather, king’

*malis*malis

‘laugh’

*mbasa*mbasa

‘slap’

*mbuat*mbuat

‘spread out yarn’

*mbulə*mbulə

‘east wind’

*mbulə*mbulə

‘twist’

*meto*meto

‘dry’

*muse*muse

‘pip, seed’

*ndika*ndika

‘cling, stick to’

*ŋano*ŋano

‘braid, plait’

*ŋɡae*ŋɡae

‘cry, weep’

*ŋɡaha*ŋɡaha

‘no, not’

*nuɗu*nuɗu

‘lip, mouth, beak’

*ponia*ponia

‘sacrifice’

*rena*rena

‘hear’

*saa*saa

‘what?’

*see*see

‘address’

*siŋɡadaʔ*siŋɡadaʔ

‘scold’

*sisi*sisi

‘flesh, meat’

*tuka*tuka

‘short, truncated’

*ɓatus*ɓatus

‘sea snail’

*ɓolo*ɓolo

‘pox, scabies’

*ɗaŋɡa*ɗaŋɡa

‘span’

*ɗeʔu*ɗeʔu

‘sacred, awe inspiring, awful, bad’

*ɗii*ɗii

‘left (side), north’

*ʔuta*ʔuta

‘cut’

*‑s*‑s

‘ethnic group, tribe’