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Language: Tetun (Dili)

Resources:

•  ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Tetum
•  Ethnologue Information for tdt
•  OLAC Information for tdt
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing all of 56 entries

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

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Please cite: Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

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