Language: Tetun (Dili)
Source/Author: | Katrina Langford, Catharina Williams-van Klinken |
Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:tdt Glottocode: tetu1246 |
Notes: | |
Data Entry: | Typed By: Katrina Langford, Catharina Williams-van Klinken Checked By: |
Statistics: |
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Total Data: 240
- Number of Retentions:
- Number of Loans: 7
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Classification: | Creole:Tetun based |
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Resources:
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- Changed #248865 from "hare",
"", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-21 10:59:06)
- Changed #248943 from "sulin",
"", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-21 10:59:06)
- Changed #249005 from "ita",
"", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-21 10:59:06)
- Changed "typedby" from "Katrina Langford" - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:52:58)
- Changed #248918 from "tolun",
"Usually specify source: e.g. mantolun=bird egg", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:52:58)
- Changed #248932 from "dodok",
"dodok=rotten, mushy", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:52:58)
- Changed #248992 from "sae",
"=ascend, climb", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:52:58)
- Changed #248994 from "iha ... nia laran",
"= at ... 's inside", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:52:58)
- Changed #248995 from "iha ... nia leten",
"= at ...'s top", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:52:58)
- Changed #248996 from "iha ... nia okos",
"= at ...'s bottom", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:52:58)
- Changed #249008 from "saida",
"Lit 'what one'; Rarely: saa", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:52:58)
- Changed #249058 from "se",
"Portugese", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:52:58)
- Changed #249059 from "karik",
"'perhaps', often used in combination", "",
"L" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:52:58)
- Changed "author" from "Katrina Langford (fieldnotes)" - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:48:51)
- Changed #248825 from "dalan",
"Also common are: luroon (road), Portuguese: estrada (street)", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:48:51)
- Changed #248830 from "rai rahun",
"Less common term: rai uut", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:48:51)
- Changed #248839 from "hatene",
"knowledgable, clever: matenek", "35",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:48:51)
- Changed #248844 from "kakorok",
"means: neck, throat", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:48:51)
- Changed #248857 from "nata",
"chew betel = mama (malus)", "1",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:48:51)
- Changed #248867 from "toba",
"toba = sleep, lie down", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:48:51)
- Changed #248875 from "labarik",
"labarik=child (young person); oan = child (son/daughter)", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:48:51)
- Changed #249048 from "katuas oan",
"katuas oan = 'old.man + child'", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:48:51)
- Changed #248881 from "",
"uma duut = house with thatch roof", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:48:51)
- Changed #248888 from "kasa",
"From Portuguese 'caça'", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:48:51)
- Changed #248902 from "servisu",
"From Portuguese 'serviço'='service'", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:48:51)
- Changed #248913 from "fai",
"fai=pound using end of stick, eg corn; tuku=pound with stone, eg garlic", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:48:51)
- Changed #248919 from "fulun",
"fulun=body hair, feather, fur; Usually specify source: manu fulun=bird feather", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2012-10-17 03:48:51)
- Source: Endie Van Binsbergen (Word 164) - Simon Greenhill (2009-11-29 08:04:06)
- Source: Endie van Binsbergen (Word 86) - Simon Greenhill (2009-11-29 08:03:48)
- Source: Endie van Binsbergen (Word 149) - Simon Greenhill (2009-11-29 08:03:43)
- Source: Endie van Binsbergen (Word 153) - Simon Greenhill (2009-11-29 08:03:37)
- Source: Endie van Binsbergen (Word 152) - Simon Greenhill (2009-11-29 08:03:30)
- Source: Endie van Binsbergen (Word 160) - Simon Greenhill (2009-11-29 08:03:24)
- Source: Endie van Binsbergen (Word 168) - Simon Greenhill (2009-11-29 08:03:19)
- Source: Endie van Binsbergen (Word 199) - Simon Greenhill (2009-11-29 08:03:14)
- Source: Endie van Binsbergen (Word 169) - Simon Greenhill (2009-11-29 08:03:08)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 198) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-13 08:17:25)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 142) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-02 06:04:17)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 143) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-02 06:04:15)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 147) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-02 06:04:14)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 148) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-02 06:04:12)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 197) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-28 04:52:06)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 11) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-28 04:52:04)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 127) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-28 04:52:03)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 133) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-28 04:51:50)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 130) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-28 04:51:48)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 129) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-28 04:51:47)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 134) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-28 04:51:08)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 135) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-28 04:51:06)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 137) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-28 04:51:05)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 123) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-28 04:50:54)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 139) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-28 04:50:11)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 140) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-28 04:50:09)
- Source: katrina langford (Word 141) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-28 04:50:04)
- Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-26 00:41:20)
- Language Added - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-26 00:40:17)
Entries:
ID: |
Word: |
Item: |
Annotation: |
Cognacy: |
Loan: |
47 |
to yawn |
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82 |
dull, blunt |
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126 |
lake |
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178 |
that |
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1 |
hand |
liman |
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1 |
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2 |
left |
karuk (liman karuk) |
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3 |
right |
loos (liman loos) |
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4 |
leg/foot |
ain |
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1 |
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5 |
to walk |
lao |
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1 |
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6 |
road/path |
dalan |
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6 |
road/path |
luroon |
road |
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7 |
to come |
mai |
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1 |
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8 |
to turn
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fila |
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4? |
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9 |
to swim |
nani |
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1 |
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10 |
dirty |
foer |
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11 |
dust |
rai rahun |
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11 |
dust |
rai uut |
Less common term |
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12 |
skin |
kulit |
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13 |
back
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kotuk |
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14 |
belly |
kabun |
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15 |
bone |
ruin |
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16 |
intestines |
teen |
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17 |
liver |
aten |
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18 |
breast |
susun |
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19 |
shoulder |
kabaas |
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20 |
to know, be knowledgeable |
matenek |
knowledgable, clever |
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20 |
to know, be knowledgeable |
hatene |
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35 |
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21 |
to think |
hanoin |
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5 |
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22 |
to fear |
tauk |
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1 |
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23 |
blood |
raan |
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1 |
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24 |
head |
ulun |
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1 |
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25 |
neck |
kakorok |
neck, throat |
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26 |
hair
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fuuk |
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1 |
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27 |
nose |
inus |
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28 |
to breathe |
dada iis |
iis = breath; dada = pull in |
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29 |
to sniff, smell |
horon |
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30 |
mouth |
ibun |
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31 |
tooth |
nehan |
Variant: nihan |
1? |
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32 |
tongue |
nanaal |
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33 |
to laugh |
hamnasa |
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34 |
to cry |
tanis |
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1 |
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35 |
to vomit |
muta |
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1 |
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36 |
to spit |
tafui |
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37 |
to eat |
haan |
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1 |
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38 |
to chew
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mama (malus) |
chew betel |
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38 |
to chew
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nata |
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1 |
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39 |
to cook
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tein |
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40 |
to drink |
hemu |
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41 |
to bite |
tata |
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42 |
to suck |
susu |
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43 |
ear |
tilun |
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4 |
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44 |
to hear |
rona |
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45 |
eye |
matan |
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1 |
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46 |
to see |
haree |
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48 |
to sleep |
toba |
sleep, lie down |
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49 |
to lie down
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toba |
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50 |
to dream |
mehi |
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51 |
to sit |
tuur |
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52 |
to stand |
hamriik |
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53 |
person/human being |
ema |
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54 |
man/male |
mane |
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55 |
woman/female |
feto |
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27 |
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56 |
child |
labarik |
child (young person) |
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56 |
child |
oan |
child (son/daughter) |
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57 |
husband |
laen |
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57 |
husband |
katuas oan |
lit. 'old.man + child' |
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57 |
husband |
kaben |
legally married spouse (husband, wife) |
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58 |
wife |
feen |
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5 |
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58 |
wife |
ferik oan |
lit. 'old.woman + child' |
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58 |
wife |
kaben |
legally married spouse (husband, wife) |
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59 |
mother |
inan |
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60 |
father |
aman |
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61 |
house |
uma |
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1 |
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62 |
thatch/roof |
uma duut |
house with thatch roof |
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63 |
name |
naran |
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64 |
to say |
dehan |
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65 |
rope |
tali |
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66 |
to tie up, fasten |
kesi |
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67 |
to sew
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suku |
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68 |
needle |
daun |
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70 |
to shoot
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tiru |
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71 |
to stab, pierce |
sona |
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72 |
to hit
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baku |
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73 |
to steal |
naok |
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74 |
to kill |
oho |
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75 |
to die, be dead |
mate |
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1 |
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76 |
to live, be alive |
moris |
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77 |
to scratch
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koi |
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78 |
to cut, hack
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taa |
chop |
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78 |
to cut, hack
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tesi |
cut, sever |
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79 |
stick/wood |
ai |
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80 |
to split
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fera |
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81 |
sharp |
kroat |
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84 |
to plant |
kuda |
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85 |
to choose |
hili |
choose, pick |
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85 |
to choose |
fihir |
stare at, choose |
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86 |
to grow
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moris |
No term. Use 'moris'='live' + word to show it is in process |
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87 |
to swell
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bubu |
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88 |
to squeeze
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buti |
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89 |
to hold
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kaer |
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90 |
to dig |
kee |
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91 |
to buy |
sosa |
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92 |
to open, uncover |
loke |
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93 |
to pound, beat
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fai |
pound using end of stick, e.g. corn |
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93 |
to pound, beat
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tuku |
pound with stone, e.g. garlic |
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94 |
to throw
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soe |
discard, throw underarm |
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94 |
to throw
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tuda |
pelt, overarm |
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95 |
to fall
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monu |
general term for 'fall' |
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95 |
to fall
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namtate |
fall and scatter (of fruit or leaves from tree) |
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96 |
dog |
asu |
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97 |
bird |
manu |
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98 |
egg |
tolun |
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99 |
feather |
manu fulun |
Usually specify source: e.g. manu fulun=bird feather |
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99 |
feather |
fulun |
body hair, feather, fur |
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100 |
wing |
liras |
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101 |
to fly |
semo |
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102 |
rat |
laho |
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103 |
meat/flesh |
naan |
meat |
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103 |
meat/flesh |
isin |
flesh (of body, fruit...) as opposed to spirit or bones or fat |
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104 |
fat/grease |
bokur |
fat |
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104 |
fat/grease |
mina |
oil, lard |
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105 |
tail |
ikun |
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106 |
snake |
samea |
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107 |
worm (earthworm) |
ular |
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108 |
louse
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utu |
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109 |
mosquito |
susuk |
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110 |
spider |
labadain |
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111 |
fish |
ikan |
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112 |
rotten
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dodok |
rotten, mushy |
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113 |
branch
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sanak |
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114 |
leaf |
tahan |
Must be possessed: e.g. ai tahan 'tree leaf' |
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115 |
root |
abut |
Must be possessed |
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116 |
flower |
funan |
Must be possessed: e.g. 'ai funan'='tree flower', sabraka funan=citrus flower |
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117 |
fruit |
fuan |
Must be possessed: e.g. 'ai fuan'='tree fruit' |
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118 |
grass |
duut |
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119 |
earth/soil |
rai |
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120 |
stone |
fatuk |
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121 |
sand |
rai henek |
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122 |
water
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bee |
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123 |
to flow |
suli |
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124 |
sea |
tasi |
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125 |
salt |
masin |
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127 |
woods/forest |
ai laran |
= plant + inside |
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128 |
sky |
lalehan |
= sky, heaven |
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129 |
moon |
fulan |
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130 |
star |
fitun |
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131 |
cloud
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kalohan |
Not aware of white/rain cloud distinction, but haven't asked. |
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132 |
fog |
abu-abu |
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133 |
rain |
udan |
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134 |
thunder |
rai tarutu |
= land bang; Less common: tinan tarutu=year/wet.season+bang |
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135 |
lightning |
rai lakan |
= earth shine |
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136 |
wind |
anin |
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137 |
to blow
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huu |
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138 |
warm
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manas |
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139 |
cold
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malirin |
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140 |
dry
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maran |
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141 |
wet |
bokon |
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142 |
heavy |
todan |
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143 |
fire |
ahi |
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144 |
to burn
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sunu |
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145 |
smoke
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ahi suar |
= fire smoke/exhaust/steam |
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146 |
ash |
ahi kdesan |
Variant: ahu kdesan |
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147 |
black |
metan |
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148 |
white |
mutin |
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149 |
red |
mean |
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150 |
yellow |
kinur |
= yellow, turmeric |
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151 |
green |
modok |
green |
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151 |
green |
matak |
fresh, green |
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152 |
small |
kiik |
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153 |
big |
boot |
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154 |
short
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badak |
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155 |
long
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naruk |
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156 |
thin
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mihis |
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157 |
thick
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mahar |
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158 |
narrow |
kloot |
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159 |
wide |
luan |
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160 |
painful, sick |
moras |
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161 |
shy, ashamed |
moe |
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162 |
old
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katuas |
old (for men) |
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162 |
old
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ferik |
old (for women) |
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162 |
old
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tuan |
old (for things) |
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163 |
new |
foun |
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164 |
good |
diak |
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165 |
bad, evil |
aat |
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166 |
correct, true |
loos |
Also means 'right' (not 'left') |
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167 |
night |
kalan |
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168 |
day |
loron |
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169 |
year |
tinan |
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170 |
when?
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bainhira |
when (for future) |
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170 |
when?
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hori bainhira |
when (for past) |
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171 |
to hide
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subar |
'subar' is most common. |
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171 |
to hide
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helik |
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172 |
to climb
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sae |
ascend, climb |
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173 |
at |
iha |
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174 |
in, inside |
iha ... nia laran |
at ... 's inside |
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175 |
above |
iha ... nia leten |
at ...'s top |
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176 |
below |
iha ... nia okos |
at ...'s bottom |
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177 |
this |
nee |
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179 |
near |
besik |
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180 |
far |
dook |
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181 |
where?
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iha nebee |
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182 |
I |
hau |
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183 |
thou |
o |
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184 |
he/she |
nia |
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185 |
we
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ami |
excl. |
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185 |
we
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ita |
incl. |
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186 |
you |
ita |
"you" |
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186 |
you |
ita boot |
"you big" = more formal and respectful |
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187 |
they |
sira |
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188 |
what?
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saida |
Lit 'what one' |
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188 |
what?
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saa |
Rare |
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189 |
who?
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see |
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190 |
other |
seluk |
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191 |
all |
hotu |
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191 |
all |
hotu-hotu |
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192 |
and |
ho |
NPs |
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192 |
and |
no |
formal use |
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193 |
if |
karik |
'perhaps', often used in combination |
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194 |
how?
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oinsaa |
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195 |
no, not |
la |
not (verbs, adj) |
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195 |
no, not |
laos |
not (other) |
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195 |
no, not |
lae |
no |
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196 |
to count |
sura |
|
|
|
197 |
One
|
ida |
|
1 |
|
198 |
Two
|
rua |
|
1 |
|
199 |
Three
|
tolu |
|
|
|
200 |
Four
|
haat |
|
|
|
201 |
Five
|
lima |
|
|
|
202 |
Six
|
neen |
|
|
|
203 |
Seven
|
hitu |
|
|
|
204 |
Eight
|
walu |
|
|
|
205 |
Nine
|
sia |
|
|
|
206 |
Ten
|
sanulu |
|
|
|
207 |
Twenty
|
rua-nulu |
|
|
|
208 |
Fifty
|
lima-nulu |
|
|
|
209 |
One Hundred
|
atus ida |
= hundred one |
|
|
210 |
One Thousand
|
rihun ida |
= thousand one |
|
|
6 |
road/path |
estrada |
Portuguese: estrada (street) |
|
L |
69 |
to hunt
|
kasa |
From Portuguese 'caça' |
|
L |
83 |
to work
|
servisu |
From Portuguese 'serviço'='service' |
|
L |
85 |
to choose |
eskolya |
Portuguese 'escolha'='choice' |
|
L |
151 |
green |
verde |
Portugese 'verde'='green' |
|
L |
192 |
and |
i |
i (from Portugese 'e') for clauses |
|
L |
193 |
if |
se |
Portugese |
|
L |