Edwards (2021c): Proto-Western Rote-Meto
Original citation: Edwards, Owen. 2021. Rote-Meto Comparative Dictionary. Canberra: ANU Press.
Search entries
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’ |