OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

‘support or assist someone to walk in procession’ (eng)

‘fern sp.’ (eng)

‘fine ash from burned leaves, paper etc.’ (eng)

‘rob, snatch away’ (eng)

‘woods, forest’ (eng)

‘succeed (a person), change (clothes), replace’ (eng)

‘eldest of two siblings’ (eng)

‘sap’ (eng)

‘sugar palm’ (eng); ‘Arenga saccharifera’ (lat)

‘water’ (eng)

‘move, transfer, move house’ (eng)

‘space under house, underneath’ (eng)

‘father’ (eng)

‘weave (mat, basket)’ (eng)

‘child’ (eng)

‘wind’ (eng)

‘hunt’ (eng)

‘what’ (eng)

‘lime’ (eng)

‘but, however’ (eng)

‘chin’ (eng)

‘name’ (eng)

‘gills’ (eng)

‘salt’ (eng)

‘plant rice, strictly the first process, make holes in the ground’ (eng)

‘liver’ (eng)

‘soursop’ (eng); ‘Anona squamosa’ (lat)

‘roof, thatch’ (eng)

‘body’ (eng)

‘cut off something hanging up high, tap sugar palm’ (eng)

‘climb (tree)’ (eng)

‘ashes’ (eng)

‘pay’ (eng)

‘monkey’ (eng)

‘brave’ (eng)

‘west wind’ (eng)

‘rotten (of food)’ (eng)

‘snore’ (eng)

‘tree’ (eng); ‘Eugenia’ (lat)

‘carry on the back’ (eng)

‘permit, allow’ (eng)

‘valley, field’ (eng)

‘anchor’ (eng)

‘forest tree with nuts’ (eng); ‘Aleurites moluccana’ (lat)

‘house’ (eng)

‘trainee for (pagan) priesthood’ (eng)

‘other’ (eng)

‘axe’ (eng)

‘return, go back’ (eng)

‘borrow’ (eng)

‘widow’ (eng)

‘provisions for journey’ (eng)

‘change, alter’ (eng)

‘sell’ (eng)

‘tree sp., fruit small, eaten by birds’ (eng)

‘chaff’ (eng)

‘cudgel, beat against something’ (eng)

‘box, trunk’ (eng)

‘childless, infertile’ (eng)

‘land, district’ (eng)

‘powder from palm fronds used for caulking boats or as tinder’ (eng)

‘palm sp.’ (eng)

‘log, fallen tree’ (eng)

‘stone’ (eng)

‘seed (of fruit)’ (eng)

‘follow’ (eng)

‘castor-oil plant’ (eng)

‘below (lower than), downwards’ (eng)

‘carry (general term)’ (eng)

‘pig’ (eng)

‘shallow (where sea bed is elevated)’ (eng)

‘fight seriously, kill each other fighting’ (eng)

‘afternoon’ (eng)

‘feather, crude word for pubic hair’ (eng)

‘deaf’ (eng)

‘bent, crooked’ (eng)

‘fish roe’ (eng)

‘alive, live’ (eng)

‘semen’ (eng)

‘give’ (eng)

‘turn round, revolve’ (eng)

‘ignorant’ (eng)

‘spread out, unfold’ (eng)

‘turn over, turn around’ (eng)

‘cloud’ (eng)

‘pour’ (eng)

‘large grass sp.’ (eng)

‘white’ (eng)

‘leg between knee and ankle’ (eng)

‘boil’ (eng)

‘hang on a rope’ (eng)

‘lip(s)’ (eng)

‘charcoal’ (eng)

‘write’ (eng)

‘speckled, multicoloured (of fowls)’ (eng)

‘maize’ (eng)

‘pull’ (eng)

‘small beetle’ (eng)

‘bamboo water container’ (eng)

‘fruit’ (eng)

‘stand (from a sitting position), lift, depart’ (eng)

‘rub oneself down, smear, rub in’ (eng)

‘new’ (eng)

‘stink, stinking’ (eng)

‘drunk, intoxicated’ (eng)

‘mountain, hill’ (eng)

‘knee, joint, knot’ (eng)

‘where the light is out, where one cannot see’ (eng)

‘moon’ (eng)

‘gold’ (eng)

‘forget’ (eng)

‘cockfight’ (eng)

‘bamboo (generic term)’ (eng)

‘heap, stack’ (eng)

‘bruise, wound’ (eng)

‘flower’ (eng)

‘knot, bump’ (eng)

‘hide’ (eng)

‘coconut husk’ (eng)

‘tree sp’ (eng)

‘blossom (before fruit)’ (eng)

‘whisper’ (eng)

‘banana’ (eng)

‘behead, cut off head (of fish etc.)’ (eng)

‘blind’ (eng)

‘knob, outgrowth, outcrop (of stones etc.)’ (eng)

‘make a hole, cut open, castrate’ (eng)

‘fish trap’ (eng)

‘kapok’ (eng)

‘dish of slightly cooked vegetables in sauce’ (eng)

‘shoulder’ (eng)

‘cut off, slash (high grass, bushes etc.)’ (eng)

‘carry (basket, bag) by handle’ (eng)

‘pluck out, fall out (of hair, feathers), classifier for hair, feathers etc.’ (eng)

‘wood borer’ (eng)

‘heavy’ (eng)

‘split’ (eng)

‘genealogy, story’ (eng)

‘tie together in a bundle’ (eng)

‘tree sp.’ (eng)

‘buy’ (eng)

‘rancid, rotten (of food)’ (eng)

‘broad, wide’ (eng)

‘sneeze’ (eng)

‘bight, gulf, opening’ (eng)

‘spear’ (eng)

‘peel off (rind, bark)’ (eng)

‘chest’ (eng)

‘dependent, depend (on other people)’ (eng)

‘pluck out (feathers, hair etc.), pull out (e.g. stake from the ground)’ (eng)

‘blood’ (eng)

‘disused rice field’ (eng)

‘nest (of bird, pig etc.)’ (eng)

‘big’ (eng)

‘fireplace in birthroom’ (eng)

‘cross to the other side, contagious’ (eng)

‘hold, catch’ (eng)

‘behind, in the direction away from the sea, inland’ (eng)

‘ḷai’ (eng)

‘tree sp’ (eng)

‘road, trail, walk’ (eng)

‘southern’ (eng)

‘praise’ (eng)

‘inside, deep’ (eng)

‘peace’ (eng)

‘climb stairs’ (eng)

‘high, height’ (eng)

‘span (of hand)’ (eng)

‘lake, pool, puddle’ (eng)

‘anvil’ (eng)

‘perch’ (eng)

‘kitchen, hearth’ (eng)

‘coconut shell used as bowl or cup’ (eng)

‘needle’ (eng)

‘warm oneself by fire’ (eng)

‘child (offspring), small, young’ (eng)

‘two’ (eng)

‘have a cold’ (eng)

‘ruler, chief’ (eng)

‘far, distance’ (eng)

‘leaf’ (eng)

‘young shoots (around base of old trunk)’ (eng)

‘bath’ (eng)

‘store’ (eng)

‘pandanus sp’ (eng)

‘lila’ (eng)

‘wall’ (eng)

‘with, accompany, companion’ (eng)

‘tree’ (eng); ‘Calophylum inophylum’ (lat)

‘yellow’ (eng)

‘light (fire, lamp etc.)’ (eng)

‘pick up with both hands’ (eng)

‘alight, perch’ (eng)

‘thirsty, thirst’ (eng)

‘two’ (eng)

‘bone’ (eng)

‘grass, vegetables’ (eng)

‘roll up’ (eng)

‘violent and continual (or rain)’ (eng)

‘fathom (armspan)’ (eng)

‘descend (mountain)’ (eng)

‘tree sp.’ (eng); ‘Erythrina indica’ (lat)

‘forehead’ (eng)

‘thunder’ (eng)

‘lie on the ground, lie face down’ (eng)

‘throw away’ (eng)

‘tree sp’ (eng)

‘rainbow’ (eng)

‘make dark’ (eng)

‘bind (coconuts) in pairs’ (eng)

‘have a good appetite’ (eng)

‘hang (on gallows)’ (eng)

‘fib’ (eng)

‘separate, part’ (eng)

‘parents’ (eng)

‘tear, tear up’ (eng)

‘climbing fern sp., used for sewing thatch’ (eng)

‘soot on walls and ceiling of kitchen’ (eng)

‘demolish, destroy’ (eng)

‘old’ (eng)

‘demand, ask’ (eng)

‘presented, donated’ (eng)

‘give’ (eng)

‘soot and dust which drops from dirty ceiling, rain lightly’ (eng)

‘topple over, fall over (of tree, house)’ (eng)

‘bind fast, tie up’ (eng)

‘raft, connect, join together’ (eng)

‘tie tightly, tie together’ (eng)

‘knead, massage’ (eng)

‘rob, plunder’ (eng)

‘red’ (eng)

‘root’ (eng)

‘severe drought’ (eng)

‘guard, keep watch’ (eng)

‘bind, shackle’ (eng)

‘tame (of animals)’ (eng)

‘slaughter’ (eng)

‘light, fast’ (eng)

‘rotten’ (eng)

‘high, bright flame’ (eng)

‘soul, spirit’ (eng)

‘hiccup’ (eng)

‘pull’ (eng)

‘thresh (grain)’ (eng)

‘lap, hold in lap’ (eng)

‘thousand’ (eng)

‘mist, fog’ (eng)

‘get wet, make wet’ (eng)

‘sheath (for knife)’ (eng)

‘having large chips (of knife, plate etc.), having teeth missing, fallen out’ (eng)

‘fig sp. with sharp leaves’ (eng)

‘sharp’ (eng)

‘cut through’ (eng)

‘subsidence of ground, hole’ (eng)

‘sago palm’ (eng)

‘thin (of person), rib’ (eng)

‘hunger, hungry’ (eng)

‘night’ (eng)

‘slip into hole or mud (of foot)’ (eng)

‘bark (of dog)’ (eng)

‘connect, attach’ (eng)

‘burnt, burn’ (eng)

‘tall moss sp., climbing fern sp.’ (eng)

‘cut through’ (eng)

‘sprout, (begin to) crack, burst’ (eng)

‘I’ (eng)

‘become less, run out’ (eng)

‘bind, tie up’ (eng)

‘mother’ (eng)

‘asthma’ (eng)

‘pearl, bead’ (eng)

‘drink’ (eng)

‘dream’ (eng)

‘nose’ (eng)

‘fishing line from fibres of sugar palm’ (eng)

‘tooth’ (eng)

‘black’ (eng)

‘sip, absorb, suck up’ (eng)

‘sweep (with broom)’ (eng)

‘weave (cloth), sarong, sleeping robe’ (eng)

‘scratch’ (eng)

‘yesterday’ (eng)

‘left side’ (eng)

‘older sibling (term of address)’ (eng)

‘tree sp.’ (eng)

‘fan fire’ (eng)

‘green parrot’ (eng)

‘dig’ (eng)

‘plant sp. like ginger, used medicinally’ (eng)

‘wood, tree’ (eng)

‘palm branch (section without leaves)’ (eng)

‘touch with fingertips to attract attention, signal with slight movement of the hand’ (eng)

‘we (exclusive)’ (eng)

‘spin rope’ (eng)

‘yesterday’ (eng)

‘waterplant, leaves eaten’ (eng)

‘fingernail’ (eng)

‘wasp’ (eng)

‘creeper, liana’ (eng)

‘eel’ (eng)

‘rafters’ (eng)

‘corpse, (sometimes also used for) spirit’ (eng)

‘honey bee’ (eng)

‘itch, itchy’ (eng)

‘you (sg.)’ (eng)

‘eat, food’ (eng)

‘inadequate, lacking, spot which remains uncovered, where the covering is inadequate’ (eng)

‘call out, laugh’ (eng)

‘short bamboo water container’ (eng)

‘back of neck’ (eng)

‘lame, limp’ (eng)

‘empty rice shell (in which fruit has not developed), chaff which blows away in winnowing’ (eng)

‘shine, sparkle, flicker, twinkle’ (eng)

‘forehead’ (eng)

‘scrape, grate, shave’ (eng)

‘backside, buttocks’ (eng)

‘bite’ (eng)

‘lightning’ (eng)

‘large clam’ (eng)

‘fish, meat (general term)’ (eng)

‘eyebrows’ (eng)

‘yawn’ (eng)

‘carry under the arm, squeeze, tight’ (eng)

‘right side’ (eng)

‘tree with edible fruit similar to breadfruit’ (eng)

‘fry without using oil’ (eng)

‘taro’ (eng)

‘greedy, gluttonous’ (eng)

‘top (e.g. of tree)’ (eng)

‘phlegm, mucus’ (eng)

‘pen, cage, animal enclosure’ (eng)

‘scratch’ (eng)

‘crow (of rooster)’ (eng)

‘toughness (e.g. of meat), tough’ (eng)

‘spleen’ (eng)

‘bark used for making rope’ (eng)

‘moustache’ (eng)

‘tree with edible fruit’ (eng)

‘you (pl.)’ (eng)

‘tumeric’ (eng); ‘Curcuma longa’ (lat)

‘tree sp. with edible fruit’ (eng)

‘earthen cooking pot’ (eng)

‘hump, hunch, stoop, bend over’ (eng)

‘cuscus’ (eng)

‘rub between hands (as in washing clothes), remove rice grains from sheaf by rubbing between hands or trampling with feet’ (eng)

‘head louse’ (eng)

‘say, it is said’ (eng)

‘coconut shell used as drinking vessel’ (eng)

‘touch (someone) to attract attention’ (eng)

‘pinch (with fingernails)’ (eng)

‘shiver, tremble’ (eng)

‘hard, tough’ (eng)

‘young edible coconut’ (eng)

‘fist, hold in closed hand’ (eng)

‘many’ (eng)

‘constipated’ (eng)

‘taut, stretch (rope etc.) taut’ (eng)

‘attika hard (of object)’ (eng)

‘pound rice’ (eng)

‘foot’ (eng)

‘squat’ (eng)

‘leech’ (eng)

‘oil’ (eng)

‘fly’ (eng)

‘begin to ripen (of corn), begin to grow yellow and ripe (of coconuts)’ (eng)

‘boast, romp, frisky’ (eng)

‘thorn’ (eng)

‘with exposed glans, lie (vulgar term), expose the glans, tell a lie’ (eng)

‘ocean’ (eng)

‘underlayer, sheet’ (eng)

‘North Sangir’ (eng)

‘neck’ (eng)

‘still, calm (of sea, wind)’ (eng)

‘disobedient, shamming deafness’ (eng)

‘double (such as two pieces of fruit growing into each other)’ (eng)

‘lick’ (eng)

‘ginger’ (eng)

‘urine, urinate’ (eng)

‘large red ants which live in trees’ (eng)

‘back’ (eng)

‘five, hand’ (eng)

‘piled up (of soil etc.)’ (eng)

‘waterspout’ (eng)

‘lemon, citrus (general term)’ (eng)

‘clear, calm (of water)’ (eng)

‘degree of descent’ (eng)

‘descend (stairs)’ (eng)

‘centipede’ (eng)

‘shelter, protect, cover up’ (eng)

‘rub off rice husks with fingers’ (eng)

‘sour’ (eng)

‘block on which rice is pounded, mortar’ (eng)

‘cross over, pass by, surpass, transgress’ (eng)

‘deep part of river where one can bathe, bathing place’ (eng)

‘wide, width’ (eng)

‘fish with a cast net’ (eng)

‘weak, feeble’ (eng)

‘gums’ (eng)

‘burn oneself, burn (on body)’ (eng)

‘soft, tender’ (eng)

‘spit out (e.g. food which cannot be swallowed)’ (eng)

‘buy’ (eng)

‘morning, watchman, vigilant’ (eng)

‘paralysed’ (eng)

‘soft, weak’ (eng)

‘moss’ (eng)

‘green’ (eng)

‘grass sp., plant sp.’ (eng)

‘cargo, freight, load’ (eng)

‘shoot’ (eng)

‘well cooked, overripe’ (eng)

‘overcast, cloudy’ (eng)

‘cook well, cooked until soft’ (eng)

‘bent back, bent over’ (eng)

‘wade across (river)’ (eng)

‘grave, bury’ (eng)

‘laugh’ (eng)

‘trees and shrubs floating in the sea after being washed out by floodwaters’ (eng)

‘fold’ (eng)

‘bamboo cooker, cook in a bamboo cooker’ (eng)

‘drown’ (eng)

‘cold’ (eng)

‘sesame’ (eng)

‘dirt on body’ (eng)

‘smooth’ (eng)

‘nit, louse egg’ (eng)

‘float, rise to surface’ (eng)

‘bang, thud, noise of explosion’ (eng)

‘come (imperative)’ (eng)

‘pretty’ (eng)

‘brother’ (eng)

‘squeeze, wring’ (eng)

‘blood, amniotic fluids’ (eng)

‘chew betel’ (eng)

‘betel quid’ (eng)

‘fowl, bird’ (eng)

‘dry’ (eng)

‘eye’ (eng)

‘all’ (eng)

‘mother’ (eng)

‘sweet’ (eng)

‘mouth’ (eng)

‘blunt (of knife)’ (eng)

‘charcoal, cold remains of fire’ (eng)

‘long’ (eng)

‘dew’ (eng)

‘pus’ (eng)

‘custom, habit, accustomed’ (eng)

‘cook’ (eng)

‘fall’ (eng)

‘gape’ (eng)

‘small yellow bee’ (eng)

‘young forest, low scrub’ (eng)

‘thin’ (eng)

‘palm sp. with small fruit’ (eng)

‘tree sp., young leaves eaten’ (eng)

‘banyan tree’ (eng)

‘spadix of sugar palm, from which toddy is collected’ (eng)

‘waste, scraps, peel etc., scrape off’ (eng)

‘scales of fish’ (eng)

‘give’ (eng)

‘grey hair’ (eng)

‘rack above fire for drying (fish, copra etc.)’ (eng)

‘hit with object (stick, whip etc.)’ (eng)

‘ray (fish)’ (eng)

‘well’ (eng)

‘bait’ (eng)

‘mangrove’ (eng)

‘there (at the same level)’ (eng)

‘bitter’ (eng)

‘heel’ (eng)

‘fern sp.’ (eng)

‘thigh’ (eng)

‘palm (of hand), sole (of foot)’ (eng)

‘shoulder blade’ (eng)

‘beat (with hammer, wood)’ (eng)

‘carry on shoulder’ (eng)

‘insert stick or post in ground’ (eng)

‘bamboo container (for holding herbs, paper etc.)’ (eng)

‘die, dead, kill’ (eng)

‘fish roe’ (eng)

‘piece, fragment’ (eng)

‘urine, urinate’ (eng)

‘good’ (eng)

‘choose’ (eng)

‘cheek’ (eng)

‘how many’ (eng)

‘skin, bark’ (eng)

‘shoot with bow and arrow’ (eng)

‘seven’ (eng)

‘wrist’ (eng)

‘before, earlier, first’ (eng)

‘pandanus’ (eng)

‘tip, point, end’ (eng)

‘areca nut at the stage of development most favoured for eating’ (eng)

‘classifier for things (fruit, flowers, rice) plucked off’ (eng)

‘release, let go (from hand)’ (eng)

‘cut off, chop off’ (eng)

‘shell, shellfish (generic term)’ (eng)

‘navel, middle’ (eng)

‘turtle’ (eng)

‘wake up’ (eng)

‘dust or grit in eye’ (eng)

‘ten’ (eng)

‘mad, insane, want, desire’ (eng)

‘grandchild’ (eng)

‘gum, sticky sap’ (eng)

‘handle (of knife, hoe)’ (eng)

‘paddle’ (eng)

‘dove’ (eng)

‘tailless’ (eng)

‘pick up’ (eng)

‘navel’ (eng)

‘banana blossom’ (eng)

‘fire’ (eng)

‘trunk of tree, especially lower part, foot, source, origin’ (eng)

‘hot sunshine’ (eng)

‘gall, anger’ (eng)

‘squeeze, wring out’ (eng)

‘bend’ (eng)

‘buttocks, backside’ (eng)

‘feel’ (eng)

‘pick rice, harvest’ (eng)

‘press out, squeeze out (e.g. seed from fruit)’ (eng)

‘cobra’ (eng)

‘older leaves on a branch’ (eng)

‘ant’ (eng)

‘skim off, cut a small piece off the end’ (eng)

‘fill up, replenish, add to’ (eng)

‘who’ (eng)

‘climb (mountain)’ (eng)

‘boat’ (eng)

‘ride, mount’ (eng)

‘heel of animal, cockspur’ (eng)

‘sick’ (eng)

‘beat sago with a wooden hammer’ (eng)

‘wrong, mistake’ (eng)

‘vine with edible tubers’ (eng)

‘shore tree sp. bearing edible nuts’ (eng); ‘Terminalia catappa’ (lat)

‘exchange’ (eng)

‘good acquaintance who lives far off’ (eng)

‘hang on rope’ (eng)

‘side whiskers’ (eng)

‘behind’ (eng)

‘low, humble, meek’ (eng)

‘lean against’ (eng)

‘near’ (eng)

‘cry, weep’ (eng)

‘exhale, give off smell’ (eng)

‘boundary’ (eng)

‘lean against’ (eng)

‘ripe, cooked’ (eng)

‘sea, seawater’ (eng)

‘put bait on hook’ (eng)

‘reef’ (eng)

‘carry on strap over shoulder’ (eng)

‘lesser wife, concubine’ (eng)

‘snake’ (eng)

‘sow, scatter’ (eng)

‘north’ (eng)

‘deviate, turn off, branch off from road (obsolete), (go) to defecate’ (eng)

‘shrub or small tree’ (eng); ‘Morinda citrifolia’ (lat)

‘hoarse’ (eng)

‘sip (e.g. hot liquid)’ (eng)

‘look, see’ (eng)

‘there’ (eng)

‘sail’ (eng)

‘play with a rattan ball’ (eng)

‘carry under the arm’ (eng)

‘a person (dative marker)’ (eng)

‘meat’ (eng)

‘he, she’ (eng)

‘comb’ (eng)

‘elbow’ (eng)

‘lontar palm (leaves used for weaving)’ (eng); ‘Corypha umbraculifera’ (lat)

‘breathe’ (eng)

‘here’ (eng)

‘lift (an object)’ (eng)

‘nine’ (eng)

‘palm wine’ (eng)

‘nippers (of a crab), nip, pinch’ (eng)

‘they’ (eng)

‘separate husked rice in winnowing pan’ (eng)

‘large leaf used as rain shelter, shelter’ (eng)

‘delouse, search for/catch lice (in hair) with fingertips’ (eng)

‘scorch over fire’ (eng)

‘move back, retreat’ (eng)

‘soyo’ (eng)

‘cigarette, smoke cigarette’ (eng)

‘stab or shove horizontally with stick or other implement’ (eng)

‘at, to (locative marker)’ (eng)

‘plant’ (eng)

‘where’ (eng)

‘finished, used up’ (eng)

‘fish poison’ (eng)

‘draw or scoop up water (e.g. in bamboo container)’ (eng)

‘vomit’ (eng)

‘measure, sound water’ (eng)

‘horn (of animal)’ (eng)

‘breast (of woman)’ (eng)

‘carry on head’ (eng)

‘enter’ (eng)

‘name, mention’ (eng)

‘go outside, rise (of sun, moon)’ (eng)

‘east’ (eng)

‘time when fish are scarse, have a craving for fish during this period’ (eng)

‘foam, froth, extinguish fire with water’ (eng)

‘west’ (eng)

‘set (of sun), press down, hold under’ (eng)

‘sting (of insect)’ (eng)

‘bind tightly together’ (eng)

‘cough’ (eng)

‘space between two things’ (eng)

‘food which sticks between teeth, stick between, insert’ (eng)

‘go under, put under’ (eng)

‘add a piece, tie on’ (eng)

‘side (of the body)’ (eng)

‘some, part, portion’ (eng)

‘have a sharp smell, smell strongly’ (eng)

‘plug up’ (eng)

‘chew’ (eng)

‘blowpipe, use a blowpipe’ (eng)

‘nipa palm’ (eng); ‘Nipa fruticans’ (lat)

‘forge, work metal’ (eng)

‘tight, crowded’ (eng)

‘spurt, spray out’ (eng)

‘apply medicine to wound, treat a wound by blowing smoke from burning rattan onto it’ (eng)

‘hack down (e.g. scrub to make gardens)’ (eng)

‘chop wood into planks or beams’ (eng)

‘rear, care for (a child)’ (eng)

‘rain’ (eng)

‘memory, remember, think of’ (eng)

‘faeces’ (eng)

‘set up (snare, trap)’ (eng)

‘cover (with a lid)’ (eng)

‘steal’ (eng)

‘fear, afraid’ (eng)

‘rope’ (eng)

‘turn the back, separate’ (eng)

‘cowardly’ (eng)

‘notch (especially in coconut tree to aid climbing)’ (eng)

‘middle of the back (from neck to waist)’ (eng)

‘raw, uncooked’ (eng)

‘moisten, wet’ (eng)

‘heap (of soil, sand), cover with earth’ (eng)

‘small, strong smelling grasshopper which causes damage to rice plants’ (eng)

‘still, calm, live, dwell’ (eng)

‘isolate oneself, alone’ (eng)

‘smoke food’ (eng)

‘strain, filter’ (eng)

‘cloth worn when bathing’ (eng)

‘cockspur’ (eng)

‘tell riddles’ (eng)

‘large tree sp’ (eng)

‘three’ (eng)

‘person’ (eng)

‘person’ (eng)

‘year’ (eng)

‘winnow’ (eng)

‘penis’ (eng)

‘beat, strike (gong)’ (eng)

‘stroll, saunter’ (eng)

‘mark, observe, notice’ (eng)

‘belly’ (eng)

‘count’ (eng)

‘pure, unadulterated, hard and strong’ (eng)

‘sleep’ (eng)

‘clear, pure (of water)’ (eng)

‘on top (of something), put on top’ (eng)

‘head’ (eng)

‘appear, rise to the top’ (eng)

‘thin bamboo sp.’ (eng)

‘south’ (eng)

‘intestines’ (eng)

‘clear, pure (of water)’ (eng)

‘look upwards’ (eng)

‘roll, revolve’ (eng)

‘voice, sound’ (eng)

‘ear’ (eng)

‘bad, wicked’ (eng)

‘heel’ (eng)

‘pick (fruit)’ (eng)

‘smoke’ (eng)

‘blow’ (eng)

‘tail’ (eng)

‘slither (of snake), creep (of vine), proceed (of work), push (boat into water)’ (eng)

‘younger sibling’ (eng)

‘oldest, first-born’ (eng)

‘follow, obey’ (eng)

‘stump (of chopped-down tree)’ (eng)

‘ladder, stairs’ (eng)

‘wrap oneself up completely’ (eng)

‘land, make for a place’ (eng)

‘atraight’ (eng)

‘push off from a height’ (eng)

‘help’ (eng)

‘clothes louse’ (eng)

‘jump down, alight (from a boat)’ (eng)

‘thorn, splinter (in flesh)’ (eng)

‘very small bush mite which causes skin irritation’ (eng)

‘(onomatopoeic) sound of a type of large drum, make a thumping noise like such a drum’ (eng)

‘scorch, scald’ (eng)

‘leak, drip’ (eng)

‘cover’ (eng)

‘burn’ (eng)

‘cook’ (eng)

‘fell, chop down tree’ (eng)

‘young, still unfurled palm leaves, grow’ (eng)

‘sugarcane’ (eng)

‘pain, illness, very ill’ (eng)

‘egg’ (eng)

‘wash out in fresh water (nets etc. soaked in salt water), wash anus’ (eng)

‘tree sp. with large leaves’ (eng)

‘(walking) stick, staff’ (eng)

‘fly’ (eng)

‘three’ (eng)

‘working fast and powerfully for evil’ (eng)

‘fence’ (eng)

‘right, correct’ (eng)

‘become dry (of throat, reef)’ (eng)

‘mosquito’ (eng)

‘mat’ (eng)

‘break (of thread, rope), out loose, unstitch (seam)’ (eng)

‘hot coals’ (eng)

‘disembowel, gut (fish, pig etc.)’ (eng)

‘mango’ (eng)

‘tusk (of pig), canine tooth’ (eng)

‘eight’ (eng)

‘termite’ (eng)

‘rattan’ (eng)

‘wash (hands)’ (eng)

‘thick rope from palm fibres’ (eng)

‘return (to previous condition)’ (eng)

‘roll (of ball etc.)’ (eng)

‘worm’ (eng)

‘interior, inland, upstream’ (eng)

‘lower (by rope)’ (eng)

‘medicine’ (eng)

‘young boy, younger brother’ (eng)

‘core, pith (of plants)’ (eng)

‘dip, plunge in water’ (eng)

‘prawn’ (eng)

‘spell, magic charm (used against thieves)’ (eng)

‘dive, swim underwater’ (eng)

‘hair’ (eng)

‘torch’ (eng)

‘dip, immerse in water, enter water’ (eng)

‘day’ (eng)

‘tears’ (eng)

‘pull out (hair, plants etc.)’ (eng)

‘spittle, spit’ (eng)

‘sharpen (a point)’ (eng)

‘tall grass sp.’ (eng); ‘Imperata cylindrica’ (lat)

‘bottom of the sea’ (eng)

‘swallow’ (eng)

‘rice (in field)’ (eng)

‘learn’ (eng)

‘make a noise to warn others of one's presence’ (eng)

‘floor’ (eng)

‘earth, ground, land’ (eng)

‘six’ (eng)

‘four’ (eng)

‘one’ (eng)

‘fart’ (eng)

‘full, satisfied’ (eng)