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

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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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