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’

*hesu

‘fart’

*iha

‘sister‑in‑law’

*keʔe

‘knead’

*kii

‘left, north’

*kuta

‘close eyes’

*laa

‘fly (v.)’

*lalu

‘cock, rooster’

*lea

‘cave’

*lii

‘shy, wild’

*lənde

‘still (water)’

*ndake

‘climb’

*ndia

‘he, she, it, that, this, 3SG’

*ŋɡomi

‘beard, goatee’

*sali

‘pour’

*saluku

‘gather under wings’

*sare

‘facing’

*sua

‘accuse’

*taa

‘no, not’

*tani

‘weep, cry, mourn’

*teŋɡa

‘hand span, span’

*tuu

‘dry’

*‑oha

‘cloud’