OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘nearness, what?’ (eng)

‘empty’ (eng)

‘certain, in to, of, for, liana, slender stem, "rope" (descent unit)’ (eng)

‘ventral fin’ (eng)

‘frog’ (eng)

‘giant nettle, mango’ (eng)

‘not yet’ (eng)

‘tree grub’ (eng)

‘leaf of sago-palm’ (eng)

‘precise, at once’ (eng)

‘dove’ (eng)

‘yes, couple, two, water, river’ (eng)

‘most distant (of two), outermost’ (eng)

‘drum’ (eng)

‘where?’ (eng)

‘he, him’ (eng)

‘sun’ (eng)

‘cloud’ (eng)

‘hen of the yellow bird of paradise’ (eng)

‘wind-screen, consisting of sloping roof, house on a swidden’ (eng)

‘house for mother and newborn child whose walls of remó-leaves are supposed to make the child "fat"’ (eng)

‘bark-cloth for women’ (eng)

‘banyan-tree, various Ficus species’ (eng)

‘tinder (of banana-leaves or sugar-palm)’ (eng)

‘hole, opening, cave’ (eng)

‘crocodile, turtle’ (eng)

‘honey-bee’ (eng)

‘something growing, still small, “feast”’ (eng)

‘rain-hood’ (eng)

‘tunnel (ceremonial language) (terminated 1 6 1967)’ (eng)

‘embroidered "pocket-book" of pandanus-leaves for men’ (eng)

‘gift, present, “interest”’ (eng)

‘scaffolding, grating (to sleep on)’ (eng)

‘we, us’ (eng)

‘darkness’ (eng)

‘fat, fertile, hot, female force, narrow’ (eng)

‘fence, something intertwined’ (eng)

‘cord’ (eng)

‘each other’ (eng)

‘bitter, sharp, female’ (eng)

‘you (plural)’ (eng)

‘spittle’ (eng)

‘edible fungus’ (eng)

‘snake’ (eng)

‘cleared path or place’ (eng)

‘mother (dema)’ (eng)

‘banana’ (eng)

‘bush-knife’ (eng)

‘lizard’ (eng)

‘fog’ (eng)

‘tree, curdle, little (out of diverse kinds)’ (eng)

‘(tobacco-) pipe’ (eng)

‘tree-trunk’ (eng)

‘cleft stick’ (eng)

‘forked poles upon which floor of house rests’ (eng)

‘sticks used as basis for floor-weave’ (eng)

‘nuclear family, small work-group, only’ (eng)

‘far away, place outside speaker's own region’ (eng)

‘main post supporting the roof of a feast house’ (eng)

‘certain kingfisher, bird form of energy’ (eng)

‘post in a feast house’ (eng)

‘anything at all, little’ (eng)

‘black pigment’ (eng)

‘"the meeting place" (a pattern on textiles; bark cloth and on pandanus products)’ (eng)

‘tree, its edible leaves’ (eng); ‘Gnetum gnemon’ (lat)

‘humidity, sap’ (eng)

‘sugar-cane’ (eng)

‘big, what makes big’ (eng)

‘drying rack above fireplace’ (eng)

‘collection’ (eng)

‘ring of rolled lianas, (target for spear-throwers)’ (eng)

‘digging stick’ (eng)

‘food, creation’ (eng)

‘crayfish, tail (?), down the river, left side’ (eng)

‘iron-wood, backbone’ (eng)

‘spear’ (eng)

‘planter, founder, chief, superior’ (eng)

‘body killed by spear ("dema food")’ (eng)

‘species of kangaroo’ (eng)

‘ear-ring pendant’ (eng)

‘what attracts’ (eng)

‘cloud of breath’ (eng)

‘hill where the Tu-dema lives, fire-tongs, fork for eating sago’ (eng)

‘down in the earth, under’ (eng)

‘she, her, it’ (eng)

‘mango-fruit’ (eng)

‘blackened’ (eng)

‘who?, slave’ (eng)

‘sago flour, sometimes used also for sago porridge, semen’ (eng)

‘(connected with) two’ (eng)

‘taro’ (eng)

‘pandanus-fruit, large fruit, white cockatoo’ (eng)

‘pandaus leaf’ (eng)

‘(bone-)dagger, sharp awl’ (eng)

‘which?’ (eng)

‘steep hill, mountain’ (eng)

‘head’ (eng)

‘male, cold force, active, cooling, taro-stalking, ghost, right’ (eng)

‘secret knowledge’ (eng)

‘tern (bird)’ (eng)

‘tree with phosphorescent light (prob. fungi)’ (eng)

‘"red spirit" active at Uon-initiation’ (eng)

‘bush carrying raspberry-like fruit’ (eng)

‘gong’ (eng)

‘skull’ (eng)

‘aromatic oil’ (eng); ‘massoi, kulit lawang’ (ind)

‘aromatic oil’ (eng); ‘massoi, kulit lawang’ (ind)

‘hungry’ (eng)

‘help’ (eng)

‘wooden fork supporting home’ (eng)

‘spirit-stone, magic stone’ (eng)

‘corpse, funeral feast’ (eng)

‘different, cough, ghost that enters sleeping people and talks through them’ (eng)

‘ginger’ (eng)

‘whence?’ (eng)

‘ache’ (eng)

‘snake (dema)’ (eng)

‘warm ashes’ (eng)

‘snore’ (eng)

‘seven’ (eng)

‘six’ (eng)

‘nine’ (eng)

‘eight’ (eng)

‘bead, necklace’ (eng)

‘swingle’ (eng)

‘cut to pieces’ (eng)

‘feast at which the navel of a newborn infant is anointed with massoi-juice’ (eng)

‘spirit in shape of animal (that warns with cry)’ (eng)

‘pandanus-palm (dema)’ (eng)

‘pound, crush’ (eng)

‘ashamed, bashful’ (eng)

‘butterfly’ (eng)

‘exchange gift present on occasion of decease, pay fines’ (eng)

‘sit’ (eng)

‘wait’ (eng)

‘tail, buttock, vagina, bottom’ (eng)

‘hams’ (eng)

‘menstruation’ (eng)

‘pinch, stimulate, bark, bark-cloth, massoi-bark and -juice’ (eng)

‘creeper (given to pregnant woman as medicine)’ (eng)

‘scratch (oneself)’ (eng)

‘viginal interior, regional tunnel’ (eng)

‘house built in a tree’ (eng)

‘square guard-house on poles, without bark walls’ (eng)

‘skilful’ (eng)

‘bird’ (eng)

‘navel’ (eng)

‘tired’ (eng)

‘bundle (particularly of bast or bark-cloth)’ (eng)

‘coastal people, language in Kokas’ (eng)

‘notice, know, tattooing’ (eng)

‘lice’ (eng)

‘mould for planting’ (eng)

‘cultivated plant’ (eng); ‘Saccharum edule’ (lat)

‘dagger of cassowary bone’ (eng)

‘bush with heart-shaped leaves, violet underneath (grown in swiddens for magic protection)’ (eng)

‘will’ (eng)

‘lazy, slow’ (eng)

‘bamboo mug for palm-wine’ (eng)

‘certain birds, associated with stars’ (eng)

‘sudden, surprise’ (eng)

‘thick’ (eng)

‘hole, gap’ (eng)

‘repay, return’ (eng)

‘agathis resin ("copal")’ (eng)

‘capal torch’ (eng)

‘kind of sweet potato, species of bamboo’ (eng)

‘obstacle, vigorous, mountainous country, area of river's source, superior, high, right (side), bride-giver’ (eng)

‘bird of prey (yellow-brown; large)’ (eng)

‘"the warm tunnel", certain pattern’ (eng)

‘breathe heavily’ (eng)

‘large species of crane (grey-brown)’ (eng)

‘valley’ (eng)

‘ghost returning to Tu’ (eng)

‘species of crane (grey-brown on top; white belly; smaller)’ (eng)

‘steep’ (eng)

‘sojourn, dwell, possess’ (eng)

‘stay on, whisper’ (eng)

‘navel feast, birth feast’ (eng)

‘birth-gift’ (eng)

‘exhortation to act’ (eng)

‘and’ (eng)

‘a "pair", together’ (eng)

‘two’ (eng)

‘grass, turf, "bride-giver", hindrance, difficulty’ (eng)

‘not, or’ (eng)

‘stuff into, block’ (eng)

‘woman (with honorific meaning), mother, wife’ (eng)

‘yolk of egg’ (eng)

‘grindstone (small)’ (eng)

‘to split (wood)’ (eng)

‘torch, wood for making spears’ (eng)

‘thigh’ (eng)

‘birth-gift’ (eng)

‘pig’ (eng)

‘heavy’ (eng)

‘"hidden poison" causing disease’ (eng)

‘grass used to close fish-traps’ (eng)

‘behind very ancient’ (eng)

‘hornbill bird’ (eng)

‘far away, staying behind’ (eng)

‘tended tree, used for ceremonial house building (dema), underworld’ (eng)

‘without end, still’ (eng)

‘bird-shaped scoop (for palm-wine)’ (eng)

‘open up, make a clearing, fell tree’ (eng)

‘tree (in which edible beetle-grub flourish)’ (eng)

‘thrust something on someone, give generously’ (eng)

‘cicada’ (eng)

‘"warm", initial gift of an exchange, claim’ (eng)

‘outr bark-cloth (of attire)’ (eng)

‘a dema tree’ (eng); ‘Gnetum gnemon’ (lat)

‘eager, unmarried young woman’ (eng)

‘sacrificial table to ghost of recently deceased person’ (eng)

‘perfect’ (eng)

‘draw a blow’ (eng)

‘use black wax in the hair (then one sees spirits)’ (eng)

‘woman’ (eng)

‘woman’ (eng)

‘careless’ (eng)

‘standard of comparison myth’ (eng)

‘woman’ (eng)

‘woman bears children’ (eng)

‘female expert of initiation and pregnancy’ (eng)

‘to plane with bush-knife’ (eng)

‘dissolve’ (eng)

‘fly (of bird), blow out, spit out’ (eng)

‘spit out as offering’ (eng)

‘crocodile tooth’ (eng)

‘two halves’ (eng)

‘day after tomorrow’ (eng)

‘scent (in hunting), pungent smell, cause’ (eng)

‘yellow’ (eng)

‘riverine sheath fish’ (eng); ‘ikan sembilan’ (ind)

‘in or by what way, how, whence’ (eng)

‘thin’ (eng)

‘regional dema’ (eng)

‘house for initiation of women’ (eng)

‘initiation of girls’ (eng)

‘sneeze’ (eng)

‘biting burning (of taste and smell)’ (eng)

‘"hot" magic, to use "hot" magic’ (eng)

‘derris-root, plant-poison for catching fish, poison’ (eng)

‘green’ (eng)

‘here, now, will’ (eng)

‘spreading heat’ (eng)

‘angry’ (eng)

‘thread of gnemon-bast, string, snare’ (eng)

‘wind, assault, shudder (subst.)’ (eng)

‘catch’ (eng)

‘poison’ (eng)

‘stone, gravel’ (eng)

‘sacred object (hard)’ (eng)

‘steam-bath with heated stones’ (eng)

‘sacred cave’ (eng)

‘Coléus nettle for fertility magic’ (eng)

‘fill rain-hood (am) with taro’ (eng)

‘secondary funeral (bones deposited in a cave)’ (eng)

‘bark-cloth from bast of gnemon-tree (also sewn on bags or used as carrying strap)’ (eng)

‘beside’ (eng)

‘ant's egg, fish roe’ (eng)

‘serious wound’ (eng)

‘to-day, now’ (eng)

‘hen of the bird of paradise’ (eng)

‘patch (on cloth)’ (eng)

‘male form of dema, wind from the under-wood, monsoon wind’ (eng)

‘salt ash of leaves’ (eng)

‘trace, mark left’ (eng)

‘path, yesterday’ (eng)

‘day before yesterday’ (eng)

‘line, stroke’ (eng)

‘cave’ (eng)

‘with, together with’ (eng)

‘hunt with dog’ (eng)

‘distance, long way’ (eng)

‘dry’ (eng)

‘sharp’ (eng)

‘spider (edible)’ (eng)

‘open’ (eng)

‘untouched woods (on plain ground)’ (eng)

‘light, free from clouds’ (eng)

‘lower, nether, western or northern’ (eng)

‘again, further’ (eng)

‘thither, whither’ (eng)

‘imprint’ (eng)

‘expert at initiation’ (eng)

‘lower, nether, western or northern’ (eng)

‘expert at initiation’ (eng)

‘string bag, bag, opossum-pouch, vagina, woman, belt’ (eng)

‘grub colony, (unorganized?) group, batch’ (eng)

‘hollow’ (eng)

‘heap of leaves on swidden, clear for cultivation’ (eng)

‘pandanus-leaf’ (eng)

‘pit, pitfall covered with branches’ (eng)

‘bad’ (eng)

‘why’ (eng)

‘eat berries’ (eng)

‘thigh’ (eng)

‘to him’ (eng)

‘opossum (collective), pig’ (eng)

‘owl’ (eng)

‘composite fruit, bunch of jambos, fruit from raspberry cane’ (eng)

‘right, true’ (eng)

‘fire’ (eng)

‘to them’ (eng)

‘tjempedak-tree (variety of nanka)’ (eng)

‘cooled’ (eng)

‘comb, elaborately carved’ (eng)

‘bush with strong-smelling leaves’ (eng)

‘croak’ (eng)

‘eel’ (eng)

‘certain area, lot’ (eng)

‘commonality of status’ (eng)

‘ghost’ (eng)

‘scar-tattooing’ (eng)

‘heart (ceremonial language)’ (eng)

‘attaching, engaging’ (eng)

‘attaching’ (eng)

‘tinder-box’ (eng)

‘arrow’ (eng)

‘carry something hanging on a pole’ (eng)

‘bi-coloured bird (dema form)’ (eng)

‘bamboo, spoon’ (eng)

‘kind of ground kangaroo’ (eng)

‘stroke (person or object) so that force is transmitted’ (eng)

‘gnemon wood or tree’ (eng)

‘sucking’ (eng)

‘tree with needle-like leaves (Casuarina?)’ (eng)

‘dry (e.g. of leaves)’ (eng)

‘"circumcise", sever’ (eng)

‘sever body-cord of deceased person’ (eng)

‘carry something on pole, "springy tree", resilient pole under dancehouse, erection (of penis)’ (eng); ‘pikul’ (ind)

‘tassel or braid of bast, armlet’ (eng)

‘certain plant’ (eng)

‘to her’ (eng)

‘smaller, little’ (eng)

‘bush turkey, bush hen’ (eng); ‘maleo’ (ind); ‘Megapodius’ (lat)

‘certain tree’ (eng)

‘flesh’ (eng)

‘grasp with the foot’ (eng)

‘slave’ (eng)

‘mouse, rat’ (eng)

‘fruit, result’ (eng)

‘poor, bad’ (eng)

‘cover, stop, hug, choke, finally’ (eng)

‘red, little child, certain poison’ (eng)

‘swollen form’ (eng)

‘use leaves, sponge with hot leaves’ (eng)

‘used the hand as a rake’ (eng)

‘sacred story’ (eng)

‘separate’ (eng)

‘beside, near but higher up’ (eng)

‘swim’ (eng)

‘to thee’ (eng)

‘guiding principle (expressed in myths)’ (eng)

‘antidote for "red poison"’ (eng)

‘name of an armlet in three colours’ (eng)

‘angry, aggressive’ (eng)

‘crab, sea-weed’ (eng)

‘consequence, advantage for, forced, emphasizes words immediately following’ (eng)

‘shoulder’ (eng)

‘ceremonial gift of taro stalks’ (eng)

‘little’ (eng)

‘back of body’ (eng)

‘small zig-zag lines (a pattern)’ (eng)

‘hanging (intrans), hovering’ (eng)

‘spray (from bush; tree), house where mother and child stay after the birth’ (eng)

‘beaten, hammered out’ (eng)

‘finger’ (eng)

‘small part torn off’ (eng)

‘sound, word’ (eng)

‘will’ (eng)

‘speak of something’ (eng)

‘small part, small fruit’ (eng)

‘narrate (trans.?)’ (eng)

‘have fever’ (eng)

‘little boy’ (eng)

‘little girl’ (eng)

‘attaching, engaging’ (eng)

‘yellow flower of bush, (girls apply to brow and cheeks to attract attention)’ (eng)

‘bast, bark-cloth, protection’ (eng)

‘wood adapted by shape or quality for human use’ (eng)

‘magic means, certain tree the underworld’ (eng)

‘wood for the bow, pinang wood’ (eng)

‘domesticated hen’ (eng)

‘hot, excited, angry’ (eng)

‘whip penis with warm leaves, bachelor’ (eng)

‘scrotum’ (eng)

‘trunk (of body)’ (eng)

‘patch, darn, mesh, fishing net, landing net’ (eng)

‘follow (after)’ (eng)

‘swing (subst.)’ (eng)

‘container, gourd, bottle’ (eng)

‘fern-tree (with sparse; straight leaves)’ (eng)

‘spray (from bush; tree), house where mother and child stay after the birth’ (eng)

‘buttocks’ (eng)

‘arm-pit, hollow’ (eng)

‘morsel of food (used as poison against former owner)’ (eng)

‘carry something hanging on a pole’ (eng)

‘finger’ (eng)

‘constantly’ (eng)

‘bird’ (eng)

‘bamboo, spoon’ (eng)

‘bambo cither’ (eng)

‘addition, sprout, small, child’ (eng)

‘female child’ (eng)

‘daughter (man speaking), son (woman speaking)’ (eng)

‘slave’ (eng)

‘small child (not yet initiated)’ (eng)

‘small baby’ (eng)

‘male child, male person’ (eng)

‘bee’ (eng)

‘father's sister's son (woman speaking)’ (eng)

‘keep sharp lock-out’ (eng)

‘round shell ornament with hole in middle, "warns against attack"’ (eng)

‘burning’ (eng)

‘not yet’ (eng)

‘of opposite moiety’ (eng)

‘"all right" (we'll leave it at that)’ (eng)

‘part’ (eng)

‘after, afterwards’ (eng)

‘navel, navel-string’ (eng)

‘navel’ (eng)

‘cassowary (as dema form)’ (eng)

‘thunder rumbles’ (eng)

‘not, and, to, until, along, at, she, woman’ (eng)

‘elevated, mountain-dweller, bride-giver’ (eng)

‘beginning, morning, opening present, something promised’ (eng)

‘pregnant’ (eng)

‘dead’ (eng)

‘slaughter’ (eng)

‘trunk (of body)’ (eng)

‘snare’ (eng)

‘wing’ (eng)

‘fluid, (to) run (of water)’ (eng)

‘certain stones of origin’ (eng)

‘root, main part, origin, host, land-owner’ (eng)

‘dew’ (eng)

‘morning, morning rain’ (eng)

‘eyelid’ (eng)

‘meagre, thin’ (eng)

‘fruit’ (eng)

‘bad’ (eng)

‘many’ (eng)

‘little, protégé’ (eng)

‘vagina’ (eng)

‘menstruation’ (eng)

‘notch, notched ladder, system of meshes, net, catcher’ (eng)

‘small’ (eng)

‘living, warm’ (eng)

‘stirring, alive, belonging to Mos (male dema form)’ (eng)

‘end of a bow, staff etc’ (eng)

‘sharp (of tool)’ (eng)

‘later on, to-morrow, beautiful, good’ (eng)

‘source, fruit (when grown from a planted seed)’ (eng)

‘peripheral part of region’ (eng)

‘slippery, uncertain’ (eng)

‘old’ (eng)

‘friends and affinals’ (eng)

‘wrist-protection of wood’ (eng)

‘bitter, sour, uneatable’ (eng)

‘"all good wishes"’ (eng)

‘enormous’ (eng)

‘(words of) farewell "future trade meeting"’ (eng)

‘banana shoot’ (eng)

‘foot, sole’ (eng)

‘experienced, adult’ (eng)

‘piece’ (eng)

‘short, little, narrow’ (eng)

‘rotten’ (eng)

‘outermost, top’ (eng)

‘consanguineal family, small but complete (form or group)’ (eng)

‘wild, raw, unpolished, hostile’ (eng)

‘stem’ (eng)

‘absent, finished ready, bark, skin, shell’ (eng)

‘tail-fin’ (eng)

‘inter-regional exchange-meeting’ (eng)

‘lake’ (eng)

‘opening, towards the river's mouth, coastal’ (eng)

‘big, thick, broad’ (eng)

‘collection, bundle, trace’ (eng)

‘side (of object)’ (eng)

‘colour’ (eng)

‘breast, something swollen’ (eng)

‘nipple’ (eng)

‘name, wooded region’ (eng)

‘innermost, inside, sweet taste’ (eng)

‘pointed bamboo concealed on swidden to injure thieves’ (eng)

‘blade, leaf’ (eng)

‘bone (in the body)’ (eng)

‘strong, hard, strength’ (eng)

‘spadix of the sugar-palm’ (eng)

‘coitus’ (eng)

‘yellow bird-of-paradise’ (eng)

‘wall’ (eng)

‘broad, wide, thorax, door-opening’ (eng)

‘filled’ (eng)

‘butt, hind leg, aft (of canoe)’ (eng)

‘very, much, most’ (eng)

‘oracle’ (eng)

‘egg, seed, stone (of a fruit)’ (eng)

‘hair (of head; also body-hair)’ (eng)

‘shadow’ (eng)

‘razed to the ground’ (eng)

‘pregnant, stomach, entrails, mood’ (eng)

‘tree and its fruit, supplying red colour’ (eng); ‘Bixa orellana’ (lat)

‘expert woman’ (eng)

‘squat (verb)’ (eng)

‘suffering’ (eng)

‘here close by, this, near’ (eng)

‘hence’ (eng)

‘breath, voice, language’ (eng)

‘someone's way, wake (after canoe)’ (eng)

‘fern-tree’ (eng)

‘speech’ (eng)

‘flexible, in order to’ (eng)

‘end, finished, entirely’ (eng)

‘firmly tied’ (eng)

‘dry’ (eng)

‘red, poison’ (eng)

‘soft parts’ (eng)

‘sweet potato’ (eng)

‘brow ornament of mother-of-pearl’ (eng)

‘dumb’ (eng)

‘regional group, members of which intermarry’ (eng)

‘stop’ (eng)

‘stern of canoe’ (eng)

‘where?’ (eng)

‘enchanted, changed’ (eng)

‘rotten, bad’ (eng)

‘standard of comparison, myth of origin’ (eng)

‘(thunder) dies away’ (eng)

‘there’ (eng)

‘rake’ (eng)

‘over there’ (eng)

‘warming up, making friends’ (eng)

‘free from prohibitions’ (eng)

‘trace of something’ (eng)

‘light, fair’ (eng)

‘lower jaw’ (eng)

‘loose’ (eng)

‘far away, in the distance’ (eng)

‘lighting’ (eng)

‘blood’ (eng)

‘young’ (eng)

‘adopted child’ (eng)

‘only, exclusively, much’ (eng)

‘alone’ (eng)

‘brow-band with shells, faces’ (eng)

‘floating’ (eng)

‘long poles (used in construction of houses)’ (eng)

‘pleasant, beautiful (of taste; feelings)’ (eng)

‘round (object)’ (eng)

‘left hand’ (eng)

‘dog’ (eng)

‘mud’ (eng)

‘windfall (fruit)’ (eng)

‘big rain-hood’ (eng)

‘something extra fine’ (eng)

‘below’ (eng)

‘right up to, all the way to’ (eng)

‘what comes afterwards, late, lately imported goods’ (eng)

‘narrow, confined’ (eng)

‘there, thither, dwelling for a short time’ (eng)

‘polished’ (eng)

‘under’ (eng)

‘deaf’ (eng)

‘motherless piglet (found in the bush)’ (eng)

‘long, high, tall’ (eng)

‘low-lying meadowland, heath-like landscape (near lake with certain kind of grass; the name also refers to the grass)’ (eng)

‘with legs apart’ (eng)

‘(coming) out of’ (eng)

‘swelling’ (eng)

‘made attaching, charming’ (eng)

‘additional wife’ (eng)

‘drop’ (eng)

‘paddle, padding’ (eng)

‘paddle-blade’ (eng)

‘half-way’ (eng)

‘grasshopper’ (eng)

‘butt, hind leg, aft (of canoe)’ (eng)

‘along the outer edge’ (eng)

‘dirty’ (eng)

‘good, beautiful’ (eng)

‘creep’ (eng)

‘whither?’ (eng)

‘where?’ (eng)

‘feeding a fire’ (eng)

‘outermost, in the highest degree, early’ (eng)

‘(female) knowledge, energy, purity’ (eng)

‘pitcher-plant’ (eng); ‘Nepenthes’ (lat)

‘water (dema), waves, fish-hook, pelting rain’ (eng)

‘pelting rain’ (eng)

‘threads round the head over the brow against headache’ (eng)

‘hidden’ (eng)

‘all, everybody’ (eng)

‘staff, cudgel, support, penis’ (eng)

‘raw, crude, hostile’ (eng)

‘darkness’ (eng)

‘fire, conflagration’ (eng)

‘ruined, injured by accident’ (eng)

‘"feel"’ (eng)

‘whistle’ (eng)

‘embroider patterns’ (eng)

‘it itches’ (eng)

‘make dry’ (eng)

‘compensate’ (eng)

‘pull up (e g taro)’ (eng)

‘invite to watch, invite’ (eng)

‘hamper, do harm, obstruct’ (eng)

‘become numb’ (eng)

‘becoming heavy’ (eng)

‘distant male or female ancestor’ (eng)

‘not yet’ (eng)

‘marry’ (eng)

‘fling away’ (eng)

‘thrust something on someone, give generously’ (eng)

‘dried up, (of leaves; branches)’ (eng)

‘carry something tied to a pole’ (eng)

‘rub (magically)’ (eng)

‘redden’ (eng)

‘swelling’ (eng)

‘lead someone, observe, look after’ (eng)

‘soften’ (eng)

‘will (verb)’ (eng)

‘make small, split’ (eng)

‘bargain, moderate’ (eng)

‘decoration’ (eng)

‘angry’ (eng)

‘angrily’ (eng)

‘germinate, grow’ (eng)

‘clitoris’ (eng)

‘carry something tied to a pole’ (eng)

‘cry like a bird’ (eng)

‘item of exchange’ (eng)

‘paddle (verb)’ (eng)

‘opposite, strange’ (eng)

‘allotment (soil)’ (eng)

‘(way?) from’ (eng)

‘blaze (of the sun)’ (eng)

‘forbidden dangerous’ (eng)

‘throw forwards’ (eng)

‘half-grown’ (eng)

‘get children’ (eng)

‘initiate’ (eng)

‘increase’ (eng)

‘form a group’ (eng)

‘part’ (eng)

‘insect laying eggs, fish spawning’ (eng)

‘dull, used up, blunt’ (eng)

‘break’ (eng)

‘white’ (eng)

‘polish up, tidy’ (eng)

‘creep up on, stalk’ (eng)

‘slaughter a pig, "sacrifice"’ (eng)

‘cut off, distribute, share’ (eng)

‘give someone his share’ (eng)

‘meet attack, chase away evil influences, take care of, defend, protect’ (eng)

‘marry (Karon; of the man)’ (eng)

‘shy’ (eng)

‘coming on, grow’ (eng)

‘meet, match’ (eng)

‘remove feces from slaughtered animal’ (eng)

‘smell (verb)’ (eng)

‘awake, arise’ (eng)

‘man's relatives by manufacture (by magic)’ (eng)

‘collect’ (eng)

‘look after’ (eng)

‘repay’ (eng)

‘steal’ (eng)

‘push, nudge’ (eng)

‘dog’ (eng)

‘flower’ (eng)

‘exchange’ (eng)

‘bamboo bow’ (eng)

‘carry on one's arm’ (eng)

‘consecrate hunting dog’ (eng)

‘lay out (fabris etc. in connection with exchange), respond’ (eng)

‘rot’ (eng)

‘put down the cloth at first marriage exchange’ (eng)

‘reckon rope descent’ (eng)

‘fish with bait tied to line’ (eng)

‘enter a ground house’ (eng)

‘catch fish by building enclosure of turf around fish trap’ (eng)

‘exchange on request’ (eng)

‘slit open, knife-blade, splitting, split pole (to lift cage from bottom of lake)’ (eng)

‘treat sick person with spells and massage’ (eng)

‘skilful spear-thrower’ (eng)

‘something parcelled out’ (eng)

‘cross-cousin’ (eng)

‘bring something away to’ (eng)

‘suck leaf-package containing salt’ (eng)

‘cease’ (eng)

‘continuously, without a break, further’ (eng)

‘prow of canoe, forward’ (eng)

‘reassemble, meet again’ (eng)

‘go into’ (eng)

‘a descendant’ (eng)

‘situated behind, placed afterwards’ (eng)

‘tense oneself, hold back, check oneself’ (eng)

‘grinding or rubbing activity’ (eng)

‘vomit’ (eng)

‘jump’ (eng)

‘"witness"’ (eng)

‘reckon correctly’ (eng)

‘promise’ (eng)

‘afraid, careful’ (eng)

‘very small, smallest’ (eng)

‘pass’ (eng)

‘close relatives and friends’ (eng)

‘limb, leg, arm, sibling of same sex’ (eng)

‘thigh’ (eng)

‘tuft of hair on the crown of the head’ (eng)

‘calf (of leg)’ (eng)

‘calf (of leg)’ (eng)

‘calf (of leg)’ (eng)

‘knee-cap’ (eng)

‘cheek’ (eng)

‘fill, active’ (eng)

‘intestines’ (eng)

‘die’ (eng)

‘ache’ (eng)

‘sit’ (eng)

‘carry on shoulder’ (eng)

‘look, ask for, observe’ (eng)

‘taro-stem, trunk (of body), belly’ (eng)

‘rub, quarrel, disagree’ (eng)

‘shut off, cover’ (eng)

‘thigh(-bone)’ (eng)

‘prepare (in advance)’ (eng)

‘make walls to charit-house’ (eng)

‘bite, taste strong, sting’ (eng)

‘wave, move something to and fro’ (eng)

‘bride-giver, friend’ (eng)

‘spider's thread’ (eng)

‘breath’ (eng)

‘fling away, spread out on a fire’ (eng)

‘consume, eat, burn’ (eng)

‘strike, beat, throw, find, get, succeed’ (eng)

‘plait the hair’ (eng)

‘knock off ash, knock’ (eng)

‘trace, mark’ (eng)

‘spread ash over swidden’ (eng)

‘embrace (verb and subst.)’ (eng)

‘to ask nicely’ (eng)

‘exchange cloth between bride-giver and bride-taker’ (eng)

‘open an animal (to prepare; cook it), open’ (eng)

‘bend down (and seek), look for, procure food, go towards each other’ (eng)

‘eyelid’ (eng)

‘tear to pieces’ (eng)

‘carry’ (eng)

‘heart’ (eng)

‘tie up, hang’ (eng)

‘lash, bind, give what is due (e.g. fines)’ (eng)

‘something needing protection, tame young pig, brow’ (eng)

‘female genital organ, not want to’ (eng)

‘scrotum’ (eng)

‘addition, manufacture, make, make a feast’ (eng)

‘collect cloth’ (eng)

‘treat with fire, roast’ (eng)

‘certain kind of bark, thing emitting good smell or warmth’ (eng)

‘come near, go near to’ (eng)

‘elevate’ (eng)

‘follow river towards its source’ (eng)

‘mother’ (eng)

‘say good-bye’ (eng)

‘draw’ (eng)

‘get stuck in something, stab (with knife or spear), hit’ (eng)

‘go, come away from’ (eng)

‘give a present’ (eng)

‘maternal uncle, nape of neck, follow river down’ (eng)

‘pole, handle’ (eng)

‘hide oneself’ (eng)

‘alive, vital, shape, warm’ (eng)

‘head’ (eng)

‘wrap up in bark’ (eng)

‘nose’ (eng)

‘bundle’ (eng)

‘upper lips’ (eng)

‘joined to’ (eng)

‘wrap up’ (eng)

‘stupid’ (eng)

‘sibling of opposite sex, grandchildren’ (eng)

‘to own an Oan-cloth’ (eng)

‘consuming’ (eng)

‘collect’ (eng)

‘foot’ (eng)

‘chew, eat vegetables’ (eng)

‘have, get, bear a child’ (eng)

‘carry on one's back (e.g. children)’ (eng)

‘introduce, initiated, make participant in, dispute’ (eng)

‘little wound, sore’ (eng)

‘grow, grow older, mother’ (eng)