Edwards (2021h): Pre-Proto-Rote-Meto
Original citation: Edwards, Owen. 2021. Rote-Meto Comparative Dictionary. Canberra: ANU Press.
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Total entries: 44
| Headword | IPA | Glosses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *bata | *bata | ‘female’ | |
| *fəran | *fəran | ‘landslide, ravine’ | |
| *karas | *karas | ‘chest’ | |
| *ka(r)lun[u/i] | *ka(r)lun[u/i] | ‘wooden headrest, pillow’ | |
| *klaRa | *klara | ‘glowing coals’ | |
| *kumu | *kumu | ‘wild pigeon, wild dove’ | |
| *lakateRu | *lakateru | ‘pigeon, dove’ | |
| *lemur | *lemur | ‘dolphin’ | |
| *libun | *libun | ‘body of still water, billabong’ | |
| *lutuR | *lutur | ‘pile up’ | |
| *ma-hədas | *ma-hədas | ‘sick’ | |
| *ma-ŋeta | *ma-ŋeta | ‘choke’ | |
| *maya | *maya | ‘itchy tuber’; ‘Amorphophallus sp.’ | |
| *mbasaR | *mbasar | ‘slap’ | |
| *meoŋ | *meoŋ | ‘cat’ | |
| *mozo | *mozo | ‘yellow, green’ | |
| *musa | *musa | ‘seed, pip’ | |
| *məŋi(R) | *məŋi(r) | ‘fragrant, aromatic’ | |
| *napi | *napi | ‘kind of shell, turtle shell’ | |
| *neo | *neo | ‘neck’ | |
| *nepi | *nepi | ‘mat’ | |
| *ŋəli | *ŋəli | ‘canine tooth’ | |
| *ŋəsun | *ŋəsun | ‘mortar’ | |
| *nuŋan | *nuŋan | ‘kind of flowering tree’; ‘Cordia sp.’ | |
| *oRo | *oro | ‘with’ | |
| *pai | *pai | ‘container woven from lontar leaves’ | |
| *paŋɡa | *paŋɡa | ‘hand span’ | |
| *panti | *panti | ‘cut’ | |
| *pao | *pao | ‘feed’ | |
| *penuk | *penuk | ‘beads’ | |
| *pəsu | *pəsu | ‘fart’ | |
| *sakuraŋ | *sakuraŋ | ‘scorpion’ | |
| *salili | *salili | ‘armpit’ | |
| *sa(m)bura[t/s] | *sa(m)bura[t/s] | ‘sow, scatter, scattered about, splash water on something.’ | |
| *sauR | *saur | ‘sew’ | |
| *səru | *səru | ‘meet, greet’ | |
| *tamayuŋ | *tamayuŋ | ‘bedbug’ | |
| *taŋa | *taŋa | ‘crispy, dried out’ | |
| *taRa | *tara | ‘answer’ | |
| *tayum | *tayum | ‘sea urchin’ | |
| *tiRi | *tiri | ‘sea urchin’ | |
| *tuir | *tuir | ‘follow’ | |
| *təRə | *tərə | ‘spear’ | |
| *wasi | *wasi | ‘garden in a village’ |