OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Edwards (2021d): Proto-Nuclear Rote

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

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Total entries: 23
Headword IPA Glosses
*hani

‘shell’ (eng)

*hesu

‘fart’ (eng)

*iha

‘sister‑in‑law’ (eng)

*keʔe

‘knead’ (eng)

*kii

‘left, north’ (eng)

*kuta

‘close eyes’ (eng)

*laa

‘fly (v.)’ (eng)

*lalu

‘cock, rooster’ (eng)

*lea

‘cave’ (eng)

*lii

‘shy, wild’ (eng)

*lənde

‘still (water)’ (eng)

*ndake

‘climb’ (eng)

*ndia

‘he, she, it, that, this, 3SG’ (eng)

*ŋɡomi

‘beard, goatee’ (eng)

*sali

‘pour’ (eng)

*saluku

‘gather under wings’ (eng)

*sare

‘facing’ (eng)

*sua

‘accuse’ (eng)

*taa

‘no, not’ (eng)

*tani

‘weep, cry, mourn’ (eng)

*teŋɡa

‘hand span, span’ (eng)

*tuu

‘dry’ (eng)

*‑oha

‘cloud’ (eng)