Mead (1998g): Kulisusu
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| Headword | IPA | Glosses | |
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| ana | ana | ‘child, offspring’ |
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| ana piara | ana piara | ‘adopted child’ |
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| and | and | ‘arrive’ |
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| anu | anu | ‘shame’ |
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| ari | ari | ‘already’ |
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| arumai | arumai | ‘from down there to here’ |
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| ate | ate | ‘liver’ |
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| bali | bali | ‘change’ |
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| bali | bali | ‘enemy’ |
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| balibulibu | balibulibu | ‘gather (oneselves) together into a circle’ |
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| bansule | bansule | ‘return home’ |
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| bene | bene | ‘k.o. plant with thorns and a small edible tuber, usually growing in rocky areas’ |
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| bintani | bintani | ‘leave somewhere’ |
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| biri | biri | ‘ear’ |
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| boke | boke | ‘bundle, sheaf’ |
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| boro | boro | ‘mucus’ |
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| bose | bose | ‘oar, paddle’ |
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| boto | boto | ‘body’ |
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| boto | boto | ‘classifier used when counting’ |
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| buke | buke | ‘full’ |
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| buku lale | buku lale | ‘ankle’ |
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| bunga | buŋa | ‘flower’ |
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| buroto | buroto | ‘mosquito’ |
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| cia | tʃia | ‘belly’ |
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| cucuwi | tʃutʃuβi | ‘close, cover’ |
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| cudu | tʃudu | ‘land, arrive from above’ |
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| cukana | tʃukana | ‘ask’ |
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| culi | tʃuli | ‘earwax’ |
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| cuna | tʃuna | ‘secondary sprout (as from a stump or cut-off branch)’ |
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| cuncu | tʃuntʃu | ‘come to an end (as a story)’ |
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| cundo | tʃundo | ‘heel’ |
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| cuu | tʃuu | ‘knee’ |
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| dahu | dahu | ‘dog’ |
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| doloma | doloma | ‘darkness’ |
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| dopi | dopi | ‘board, plank’ |
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| ea | ea | ‘very, exceeding(ly)’ |
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| ecu | etʃu | ‘hundred’ |
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| ehe | ehe | ‘want, desire’ |
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| elo | elo | ‘tongue’ |
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| eme | eme | ‘liquid’ |
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| empe | empe | ‘mat’ |
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| entaa | entaa | ‘high’ |
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| enu | enu | ‘necklace’ |
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| epe | epe | ‘swamp’ |
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| esa | esa | ‘ladder’ |
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| haka | haka | ‘root’ |
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| halu | halu | ‘eight’ |
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| hapa | hapa | ‘what’ |
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| hawiako | haβiako | ‘sow, scatter’ |
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| hea | hea | ‘slice’ |
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| hiku | hiku | ‘elbow’ |
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| hoa | hoa | ‘hornbill’ |
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| hole | hole | ‘fry’ |
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| hopa | hopa | ‘hound’ |
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| hori | hori | ‘side’ |
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| horo | horo | ‘floor’ |
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| horu | horu | ‘weave (cloth)’ |
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| hule | hule | ‘heart’ |
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| hulu | hulu | ‘lamp’ |
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| i | i | ‘at’ |
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| i mbui | i mbui | ‘in back’ |
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| i ou | i ou | ‘in front, before’ |
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| ika | ika | ‘fish’ |
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| iki | iki | ‘tail’ |
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| impia | impia | ‘some unspecified time after today, when (future)’ |
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| inalahi | inalahi | ‘(that which) is covered with trees’ |
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| inimpia | inimpia | ‘some unspecified time before today, the other day, when, when?’ |
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| inipua | inipua | ‘day after tomorrow’ |
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| ipua | ipua | ‘day before yesterday’ |
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| isa saade | isa saade | ‘one, independent numeral’ |
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| kadadi | kadadi | ‘animal’ |
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| kai | kai | ‘hook, catch’ |
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| kalombahano enge | kalombahano eŋe | ‘nostril’ |
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| keke | keke | ‘carry under the arm’ |
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| kela | kela | ‘gourd, pumpkin’ |
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| keru | keru | ‘scrape out (as young coconut from the shell with a spoon)’ |
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| kila | kila | ‘flash of lightning’ |
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| kobongobongo | koboŋoboŋo | ‘stupid, not all there’ |
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| kolili-lili | kolili-lili | ‘walk around, go around’ |
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| kolopua | kolopua | ‘tortoise’ |
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| koloro | koloro | ‘twine’ |
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| kolumpe | kolumpe | ‘forget’ |
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| kompo | kompo | ‘guts’ |
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| kona | kona | ‘reach, fit, contact, touch, hit’ |
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| konuai | konuai | ‘millipede’ |
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| konuku | konuku | ‘nail, hoof, claw’ |
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| koo | koo | ‘tie up (as a chicken)’ |
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| kori | kori | ‘ringworm’ |
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| kuli | kuli | ‘skin’ |
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| kuluri | kuluri | ‘parrot’ |
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| kumbi | kumbi | ‘scabies’ |
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| kundo | kundo | ‘cloud’ |
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| kuro | kuro | ‘cooking pot’ |
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| laa | laa | ‘internode, section (of bamboo, sugar cane)’ |
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| laamoa | laamoa | ‘atmosphere’ |
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| lako | lako | ‘go’ |
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| lale | lale | ‘fly’ |
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| langku | laŋku | ‘mallet (e.g. for chisel)’ |
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| lanu | lanu | ‘palm species, source of a fiber used for wrapping small bundles’ |
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| lausako | lausako | ‘go on (to next place or next activity) without delay or intervening activity’ |
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| le'uha | leʔuha | ‘louse egg’ |
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| lembo | lembo | ‘flow of water (as from a spilled glass)’ |
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| lima | lima | ‘five’ |
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| lipu | lipu | ‘country, village’ |
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| locuki | lotʃuki | ‘break, break in two (as an ear of corn)’ |
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| lolae | lolae | ‘umbilical cord’ |
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| lumonso | lumonso | ‘jump’ |
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| mata | mata | ‘eye’ |
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| mate | mate | ‘dead’ |
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| meha | meha | ‘portion’ |
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| melulu | melulu | ‘run’ |
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| membuni | membuni | ‘hide oneself’ |
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| memea | memea | ‘red’ |
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| memee | memee | ‘shy, afraid’ |
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| menaa | menaa | ‘breathe, have breath’ |
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| menami | menami | ‘feel, taste’ |
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| mengili | meŋili | ‘descend’ |
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| mengkopu | meŋkopu | ‘embrace’ |
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| mengunsu | meŋunsu | ‘sniff’ |
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| mewuci | meβutʃi | ‘tell lies’ |
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| mina'i | minaʔi | ‘descend’ |
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| misiu | misiu | ‘sweet’ |
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| mo'amponi | moʔamponi | ‘forgive’ |
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| mo'ena | moʔena | ‘weave’ |
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| mo'ia | moʔia | ‘stay’ |
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| mo'ipi | moʔipi | ‘dream’ |
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| mo'onto | moʔonto | ‘stare, look fixedly at something’ |
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| mo'uhu | moʔuhu | ‘pierce, prick (as with a needle)’ |
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| mo'upu | moʔupu | ‘pick (as fruit)’ |
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| mo'uso | moʔuso | ‘green’ |
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| mobaho | mobaho | ‘bathe (someone)’ |
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| mobea | mobea | ‘heavy’ |
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| mobewe | mobeβe | ‘wind’ |
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| mocu'i | motʃuʔi | ‘dry’ |
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| mocuri | motʃuri | ‘sleep’ |
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| modoa | modoa | ‘count’ |
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| mogau | moɡau | ‘speak’ |
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| mogeru | moɡeru | ‘stir’ |
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| mogili | moɡili | ‘grind’ |
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| mohodu | mohodu | ‘hiccup’ |
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| mohuni | mohuni | ‘burn (a field or other large area)’ |
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| moiko | moiko | ‘appealing to the sight or taste, attractive, nice, pretty, delicious’ |
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| mokapa | mokapa | ‘thick’ |
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| mokato | mokato | ‘itch, itchy’ |
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| mokua | mokua | ‘industrious’ |
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| mokuni | mokuni | ‘yellow’ |
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| molaa | molaa | ‘far apart, spaced apart (e.g. bamboo slats of a floor), spread out in space or across time’ |
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| molaha | molaha | ‘follow, hunt’ |
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| molangu | molaŋu | ‘dizzy, drunk’ |
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| molawani | molaβani | ‘answer, reply, respond’ |
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| molemba | molemba | ‘carry pole’ |
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| moleu | moleu | ‘withered’ |
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| molimpaako | molimpaako | ‘step out over s t’ |
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| molingaa | moliŋaa | ‘bright, clear, late morning after morning mist has burned off’ |
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| molino | molino | ‘clear, pure (as of water)’ |
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| molongkaci | moloŋkatʃi | ‘peel off something glued or stuck’ |
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| molongko | moloŋko | ‘loosen (as coconut meat from the shell by striking the shell)’ |
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| molua | molua | ‘empty, pour out (the contents of something)’ |
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| momale | momale | ‘tired’ |
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| momama | momama | ‘chew’ |
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| mombula | mombula | ‘plant’ |
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| momoni | momoni | ‘request’ |
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| mompaka | mompaka | ‘feed (spirits)’ |
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| mompinsi | mompinsi | ‘press between the fingers (as in giving a massage)’ |
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| mompio | mompio | ‘squeeze (as santan from grated coconut)’ |
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| mompokacu | mompokatʃu | ‘send’ |
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| momponangi | momponaŋi | ‘win over, defeat’ |
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| mompu'ai | mompuʔai | ‘dry in the sun’ |
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| monaa | monaa | ‘store’ |
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| monahu | monahu | ‘cook by boiling’ |
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| moncia | montʃia | ‘give’ |
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| moncucu | montʃutʃu | ‘strike, hammer (as a blacksmith)’ |
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| moncunu | montʃunu | ‘roast by the fire’ |
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| mongare | moŋare | ‘lazy’ |
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| mongilu | moŋilu | ‘sour’ |
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| mongkeke | moŋkeke | ‘dig’ |
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| mongkikii | moŋkikii | ‘bite’ |
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| mongkocu | moŋkotʃu | ‘pick (leaves, etc.), break off’ |
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| mongkulisi | moŋkulisi | ‘peel’ |
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| monipi | monipi | ‘thin (objects)’ |
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| monsampeako | monsampeako | ‘hang (trans) (as clothes on a bush or line)’ |
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| monsaru | monsaru | ‘borrow’ |
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| monsidu | monsidu | ‘spoon s.th.’ |
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| monsopu | monsopu | ‘put hot metal into water, temper’ |
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| monsoro | monsoro | ‘push’ |
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| monsoso | monsoso | ‘suck, smoke’ |
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| monsusuki | monsusuki | ‘stuff into a crack’ |
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| monta'o | montaʔo | ‘set (traps)’ |
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| montotapi | montotapi | ‘wash (clothes)’ |
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| mopa'i | mopaʔi | ‘bitter’ |
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| mopusu | mopusu | ‘blind’ |
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| morako | morako | ‘catch (e.g. fish)’ |
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| mori | mori | ‘small insect-eating bat’ |
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| moronge | moroŋe | ‘hear’ |
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| morongo | moroŋo | ‘carry with headstrap’ |
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| morungku | moruŋku | ‘lame, atrophied’ |
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| mosa'o | mosaʔo | ‘bad, foul, rotten’ |
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| mosinsu | mosinsu | ‘awaken s o’ |
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| motaha | motaha | ‘ripe, done’ |
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| mowawa | moβaβa | ‘bring’ |
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| mowole | moβole | ‘spread out’ |
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| mowu'ohi | moβuʔohi | ‘wash by rubbing the surface of’ |
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| mowuwui | moβuβui | ‘feed chickens’ |
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| nana | nana | ‘pus’ |
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| nduu-nduu | nduu-nduu | ‘bumping sound, thumping sound’ |
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| nete | nete | ‘small bridge or plank’ |
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| ngamba | ŋamba | ‘k.o. skin disease, possibly ichthyosis or leprosy’ |
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| nganga | ŋaŋa | ‘mouth’ |
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| ngapa | ŋapa | ‘beach, cove, break in the rocky coastline, where one puts out to sea or in to shore, and where ones sampan is stored when not in use’ |
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| ngee | ŋee | ‘name’ |
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| ngisi | ŋisi | ‘tooth’ |
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| nini | nini | ‘k.o. small mosquito’ |
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| nohu | nohu | ‘rice mortar’ |
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| nomo | nomo | ‘six’ |
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| numangi | numaŋi | ‘swim’ |
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| oci | otʃi | ‘ebb, low tide’ |
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| okowi | okoβi | ‘brood’ |
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| olaro | olaro | ‘inside’ |
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| oleo | oleo | ‘day’ |
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| ompudu | ompudu | ‘short, low’ |
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| onda | onda | ‘scale (of fish)’ |
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| ongo | oŋo | ‘white insect found on stems of cassava plants’ |
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| pae | pae | ‘field rice’ |
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| pake | pake | ‘use’ |
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| palu | palu | ‘hammer (tool)’ |
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| pato | pato | ‘four’ |
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| pea | pea | ‘attic, space underneath roof’ |
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| pee | pee | ‘tight’ |
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| pele | pele | ‘palm, sole’ |
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| peri | peri | ‘bamboo sp’ |
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| petetea | petetea | ‘warfare’ |
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| pia | pia | ‘how many?’ |
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| picu | pitʃu | ‘seven’ |
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| pidi | pidi | ‘bow (for hunting)’ |
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| pobumbu | pobumbu | ‘ridge pole’ |
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| polu | polu | ‘fireplace of three stones’ |
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| ponu | ponu | ‘turtle’ |
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| poone | poone | ‘climb, ascend’ |
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| poone buso | poone buso | ‘high tide’ |
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| popolo | popolo | ‘bride price’ |
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| puhe | puhe | ‘navel’ |
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| pulu | pulu | ‘sap, gum’ |
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| punci | puntʃi | ‘banana’ |
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| puri | puri | ‘anus’ |
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| rapi | rapi | ‘kitchen’ |
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| riu | riu | ‘thorn’ |
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| roani | roani | ‘bee’ |
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| rombia | rombia | ‘sago palm’ |
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| rombo | rombo | ‘gather’ |
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| rope | rope | ‘bow (of boat)’ |
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| rua | rua | ‘two’ |
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| ruruki | ruruki | ‘gather (as ears of corn into a basket)’ |
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| sa- | sa- | ‘one’ |
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| sabucuno | sabutʃuno | ‘just then’ |
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| saluwu | saluβu | ‘all’ |
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| sawi | saβi | ‘ride in/on’ |
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| singkolodo | siŋkolodo | ‘back of the knee’ |
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| sio | sio | ‘nine’ |
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| sisi | sisi | ‘ring’ |
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| songko | soŋko | ‘hat’ |
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| su'u | suʔu | ‘carry on the head’ |
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| sudu | sudu | ‘poke, prod’ |
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| suere | suere | ‘different’ |
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| sulengi-o | suleŋi-o | ‘repeat’ |
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| ta'i | taʔi | ‘feces’ |
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| ta'owu | taʔoβu | ‘machete’ |
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| ta'u | taʔu | ‘year’ |
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| taba | taba | ‘body fat’ |
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| tahi | tahi | ‘sea, ocean’ |
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| tama awo | tama aβo | ‘stepfather’ |
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| tangke | taŋke | ‘mountain’ |
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| tapaa | tapaa | ‘storage shelf above hearth’ |
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| tasu | tasu | ‘dibble stick’ |
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| tawaro | taβaro | ‘sago starch (collected from both the sago (METROXYLON) and aren (ARENGA) palms)’ |
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| tena | tena | ‘order s o’ |
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| teo | teo | ‘nangka species with small fruit’ |
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| tepolapi | tepolapi | ‘two-layered’ |
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| to'ori | toʔori | ‘know’ |
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| to'u | toʔu | ‘truly, very’ |
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| toka | toka | ‘perch, alight’ |
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| tolu | tolu | ‘three, bound numeral’ |
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| tonda | tonda | ‘lead by the hand, take by the hand’ |
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| tondo | tondo | ‘fence’ |
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| tondu | tondu | ‘sink’ |
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| tonea | tonea | ‘taro’ |
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| tonga | toŋa | ‘waist, middle’ |
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| tongo | toŋo | ‘wrap (as food in leaves before cooking)’ |
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| tonia | tonia | ‘new (inanimate)’ |
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| toori | toori | ‘know’ |
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| tora | tora | ‘life’ |
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| toro | toro | ‘rainbow’ |
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| towua | toβua | ‘bee, noisy insect’ |
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| towuni | toβuni | ‘afterbirth’ |
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| tumade | tumade | ‘stand’ |
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| ua | ua | ‘white hair’ |
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| ule | ule | ‘wormy’ |
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| umau | umau | ‘weep’ |
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| une | une | ‘center of trunk’ |
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| unto | unto | ‘brain’ |
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| uwi | uβi | ‘tuber’ |
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| waa | βaa | ‘flow, flood’ |
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| wamba | βamba | ‘entrance (of house)’ |
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| waraka | βaraka | ‘healthy’ |
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| wawo | βaβo | ‘above, upper portion/surface’ |
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| wici | βitʃi | ‘calf (of leg)’ |
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| wiwihuu | βiβihuu | ‘lips’ |
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| wocu'i | βotʃuʔi | ‘hatch’ |
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| wolia | βolia | ‘shaman’ |
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| woo | βoo | ‘scent, odor (pleasant or unpleasant)’ |
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| wota | βota | ‘split open (as a young coconut with a machete)’ |
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| wulele | βulele | ‘child, ones offspring’ |