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Remijsen (2017): Matbat

Original citation: Remijsen, Bert. 2017. Matbat vocabulary. Manuscript, University of Edinburgh.
Notes on this source: Vocabulary distributed and reproduced here under a Creative Commons License: Attribution 4.0 International. Formatting of original has been adapted to the online platform by Antoinette Schapper. Edited by Allahverdi Verdizade

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-a-a

particle.‘particle marking the end of a phrase’

-ada³m-adam˦

v.‘chew’

-ala³n-alan˦

v.‘sing’

-alo²¹m-alom˨˩

v.‘receive’

-alɔ²¹n-alɔn˨˩

v. tr., intr.‘swallow’

-ama¹²m-amam˩˨

v.‘eat betel, chew tobacco’

-amdɛ²¹met(o)-amdɛ˨˩met(o)

v.‘steer (re. dug-out canoe)ɛ’

-amla¹-amla˩

v.‘speak in one’s sleep’

-amlɛ¹²-amlɛ˩˨

v. refl.‘wash one’s face’; ‘pasa muka’

-amɔ¹ntɔ³k-amɔn˩tɔk˦

v. intr.‘wise, intelligent’

-amɔ¹²m-amɔm˩˨

v. tr.‘suck (e.g. candy, areca chew)’

-amu¹²¹m-amum˩˨˩

v.‘rinse one’s mouth out (to take in water, swish around, spit out)’

-ani¹²¹m/-ani¹m-anim˩˨˩/-anim˩

v.‘drink’

-anɔ²¹k-anɔk˨˩

1.v.‘smoke’

2.v.‘inhale’

-anɔ⁴¹k-anɔk˥˩

1.v.‘suck’

2.v.‘kiss’

-apu¹²¹y-apuj˩˨˩

v.‘drink’

-a²¹-a˨˩

v.‘eat (when used in a general sense, usually in combination with pɔ³n)’

a²¹da³ta˨˩dat˦

attr.‘customs’

-a²¹t-at˨˩

v. tr.‘bite’

-a³l-al˦

v. tr.‘take’

-a³p-ap˦

v.‘row’

-a¹m-am˩

v.‘pee’

-a¹n-an˩

v.‘shoot (using bow and arrow)’

baba

1.prep.‘with’

2.prep.‘with (instrumental)’

3.prep.‘at (marker of time)’

4.prep.‘derives adverbial’

bafi³bafi˦

v.‘careful’

bahe³bahe˦

pron.‘all’

bala¹ya³rbala˩jar˦

v. intr.‘learn (school context)’

balbu³li³balbu˦li˦

attr.‘full, round’

balbu³li³ na⁴¹balbu˦li˦ na˥˩

n.‘full moon’

bale³ybalej˦

adv.‘landward’

bali¹wbaliw˩

adv.‘a great extent’

bali¹wbaliw˩

attr.‘big’

balo³wbalow˦

adv.‘seaward’

balu³sbalus˦

n.‘ring’

bapa³pbapap˦

adv.‘clockwise orientation (absolute reference)’

bapla¹²ybaplaj˩˨

v.‘naked’

basa¹tbasat˩

v.‘speak’

basa¹²sbasas˩˨

v.‘dance’

bata³ (be)bata˦ (be)

particle.‘urge’

bata³n me¹²¹batan˦ me˩˨˩

n.‘Misol’

bata¹²nbatan˩˨

n.‘Misol’

batu³pbatup˦

pron.‘all’

bawibawi

v. tr.‘steal’

bawo²¹bawo˨˩

v. intr.‘run’

bayasbajas

v.‘expert at’

baya¹ybajaj˩

1.v. tr.‘stroll’; ‘pasiar [local Malay]’

2.v. tr.‘hang out, play’

3.n.‘game, play’

baye³baje˦

adv.‘counterclockwise orientation’

bay¹ba³tbaj˩bat˦

n.‘Brown Dorcopsis’

ba²¹ba˨˩

v.‘flow (re. water – probably from ba⁴¹ ‘to blow’)’

ba²¹mbam˨˩

n.‘shoulder’

ba²¹nban˨˩

n.‘area of shadow, place offering protection from the sun’

ba²¹taba˨˩ta

n.‘door’

ba²¹wbaw˨˩

n.‘male bud (of banana tree)’

ba²¹ybaj˨˩

n.‘shaft’

ba³ba˦

n.‘great-grandfather, great-grandmother’

ba³kbak˦

n.‘man-made water reservoir’

ba³lbal˦

n.‘ball’

ba³mbam˦

v.‘hit (with flat hand)’

ba³mbam˦

v.‘wash (re. clothes, not dishes (ho¹w) or body (hi¹²p))’

ba³sbas˦

v.‘lift up’

ba³tbat˦

1.n.‘earth’

2.n.‘land’

3.n.‘floor’

ba¹ba˩

1.v. tr., intr.‘leave behind’

2.v. tr., intr.‘remain’

3.v. tr., intr.‘left’

ba¹kbak˩

n.‘tobacco’

ba¹mbam˩

n.‘k.o. mangrove tree’; ‘pohon manggimanggi mera’

ba¹nban˩

n.‘oven to make sago biscuits (with about five rectangular holes (ga¹w); made of clay; is operated by heating over fire)’; ‘porno’

ba¹ŋbaŋ˩

attr.‘blind’

ba¹ŋbaŋ˩

1.n.‘dust’

2.n.‘smoke’

ba¹pbap˩

v. tr.‘carry on one’s back (e.g. a child or a baby) on one’s back (either holding the legs, or by means of a sarong)’

ba¹yla⁴¹mbaj˩lam˥˩

n.‘small bat’

ba¹²pbap˩˨

n.‘father’

ba¹²ybaj˩˨

n.‘hit’

ba⁴¹ba˥˩

v.‘blow (re. wind)’

ba⁴¹ba˥˩

1.v. tr., middle.‘hit the mark’

2.interj.‘Correctǃ’

ba⁴¹ŋbaŋ˥˩

1.v. tr.‘break’

2.v. tr.‘break off’

ba⁴¹ŋ hɛ³ltebaŋ˥˩ hɛl˦te

v.‘travel by boat (following the waterside)’

ba⁴¹ybaj˥˩

v.‘pay’

beta²¹beta˨˩

marker.‘future tense marker’

be²¹be˨˩

1.prep.‘for’

2.interrog.‘why’

be²¹be˨˩

v. tr.‘give’

be³lbel˦

v. intr.‘flash’

bɛ³mbɛm˦

n.‘plate’

bɛ¹nsi³nbɛn˩sin˦

n.‘gasoline’

bintu³ni³bintu˦ni˦

nprop.‘name of bay on the New Guinea mainland to the east of Misol’

bi³ga²¹bi˦ɡa˨˩

nprop.‘Biga’

bi³mbɔ¹²¹mpubim˦bɔm˩˨˩pu

n.‘butterfly’

bi³nbin˦

v. intr.‘jump (horizontally)’

bi¹²nbin˩˨

v.‘pinch with the fingers and thumb’

bla²¹wblaw˨˩

attr.‘sea’

bla²¹yblaj˨˩

v.‘stir (e.g. sago porridge, using itepo)’

bla³ŋblaŋ˦

attr.‘soft (re. nuts)’

bla¹²wblaw˩˨

1.attr.‘blue’

2.attr.‘green’

bla⁴¹bla˥˩

attr.‘fast’

bli¹²¹bli˩˨˩

n.‘fishing rod’

blu¹²nblun˩˨

n.‘head hair’

boma⁴¹mbomam˥˩

v.‘defecate, poop’

bomi¹bomi˩

v.‘urinate, pee’

bo²¹bo˨˩

v.‘go (generic – with whatever means of transport or on foot)’

bo²¹mbom˨˩

1.n.‘bone’

2.n.‘central vein of leaf’

bɔ²¹tbɔt˨˩

v. tr.‘meet’

bɔ³kbɔk˦

v. intr.‘come up’

bɔ³nbɔn˦

n.‘debt’

bo³tbot˦

n.‘boat (in compound with wa³ŋ)’

bɔ³tbɔt˦

v. intr.‘arrive at, reach’

bɔ¹ŋbɔŋ˩

n.‘bat (general term)’

bɔ¹²mbɔm˩˨

n.‘k.o. arrow’

bɔ¹²sbɔs˩˨

v. intr.‘short of breath’

bu³bu˦

attr.‘white, light-coloured’

bu³kbuk˦

n.‘book’

bu³ybuj˦

n.‘cloth, sarong’

bu³yha³ybuj˦haj˦

n.‘loincloth made of treebark’

bu¹lu³tbu˩lut˦

n.‘plate’

bu¹tbut˩

n.‘k.o. breadfruit tree’; ‘sukun’; ‘Artocarpus sp.’

bu¹ybu³ybuj˩buj˦

n.‘mist of early morning’

bu¹²¹bu˩˨˩

v. tr.‘embrace, take hold of (somebody)’

bu¹²¹bu˩˨˩

n.‘k.o. tree’; ‘kayu besi’

bya¹²ybjaj˩˨

attr.‘stiff, cramped’

cɛ³tcɛt˦

n.‘paint’

cɛ¹ŋke³cɛŋ˩ke˦

n.‘clovetree’; ‘Eugenia aromatica’

cɔ³kla³tcɔ˦klat˦

n.‘cocoa tree’; ‘Theobroma cacao’

dadi³dadi˦

v. tr.‘hack, cut’

dayi³pdajip˦

v.‘pouring down (re. rain)’

da²¹da˨˩

v.‘close’

da²¹mdam˨˩

v.‘answer’

da²¹ndan˨˩

n.‘leaf’

da²¹ŋdaŋ˨˩

v. tr.‘search’

da³ndan˦

n.‘garden (i e., place of agricultural cultivation)’

da¹ga³mda˩ɡam˦

n.‘oil’

da¹mpa³tdam˩pat˦

attr.‘nearby’

da¹ŋdaŋ˩

v. intr.‘wait’

da¹pu³rda˩pur˦

n.‘kitchen’

da¹ydaj˩

v.‘draw (water – e.g. from well or deep container)’

da¹²ndan˩˨

v. intr.‘peck (at)’

da¹²¹da˩˨˩

attr.‘ripe (re. mango, banana)’

da⁴¹da˥˩

v. tr.‘dig up, turn over, prepare/process (sago)’

da⁴¹ŋdaŋ˥˩

v. tr.‘chase, go after’

dɛ²¹l-dɛl˨˩-

particle.‘also’

dɛ²¹l-tedɛl˨˩-te

conj.‘and’

dɛ²¹rɛmdɛ˨˩rɛm

quant.‘every’

de³de˦

n.‘house, nest’

dɛ³kdɛk˦

n.‘landing stage’

dɛ³ldɛl˦

prep.‘with’

dɛ³ndɛn˦

v. tr.‘divide’

de¹²ldel˩˨

n.‘thread’

dɛ¹²ldɛl˩˨

n.‘friend’

de¹²¹de˩˨˩

v. intr.‘in pain’

de⁴¹de˥˩

v. tr.‘throw (towards)’

de⁴¹ lɛ⁴¹nde˥˩ lɛn˥˩

v.‘plant sago (involves digging a hole)’

de⁴¹lode˥˩lo

n.‘top’

di²¹ndin˨˩

v. tr.‘ask for (something)’

di²¹n wa⁴¹ldin˨˩ wal˥˩

‘promise’

di²¹nɛkdi˨˩nɛk

v. tr.‘ask about (something)’

di³ŋdiŋ˦

v. tr.‘make a ‘ding’-like sound’

di³ri³kdi˦rik˦

n.‘k.o. big mat’; ‘kalipan’

di³wdiw˦

v. intr.‘move (to change location of one’s home)’

di¹ndin˩

v. tr.‘call (somebody)’; ‘panggil’

di¹n se¹tɛ³ndin˩ se˩tɛn˦

v.‘conjure up a spirit / spirits’

di¹n yi³ndin˩ jin˦

v.‘conjure up a spirit / spirits’

di¹²mdim˩˨

v.‘scrub, mop (e.g. floor, boat; ≠ hi¹²p)’

di¹²ŋdiŋ˩˨

v. tr.‘sew (e.g. sansu³n, ta¹²f)’

di¹²¹di˩˨˩

n.‘build a separation (wall)’

di¹²¹mdim˩˨˩

n.‘dark’

di¹²¹m ya¹ba³tdim˩˨˩ ja˩bat˦

attr.‘pitch-dark’

di⁴¹di˥˩

n.‘sound (specifically of machines that have a motor), noise (specifically of machines that have a motor)’

di⁴¹hadi˥˩ha

num.‘one’

do²¹do˨˩

1.marker.‘existential marker’

2.marker.‘possession marker’

3.marker.‘location marker, on, in, at’

4.interrog.‘where’

5.interj.‘expression of apology’

dɔ²¹kdɔk˨˩

v. tr.‘pull (with force)’

dɔ³kdɔk˦

v. intr., refl., tr.‘untie, undo, take off (re. clothes)’

dɔ³ldɔl˦

v. intr.‘fall (re. rain)’

dɔ¹kdɔk˩

v. intr.‘boil (only with respect to water)’

do¹ydoj˩

v. intr.‘cough’

dɔ¹²ldɔl˩˨

v. intr.‘fall (not re. rain)’

dɔ¹²ndɔn˩˨

v.‘take out of (refers to taking out something that is stuck)’

dɔ¹²¹ldɔl˩˨˩

v.‘sink (re. non-human), go under water (re. non-human)’

do⁴¹nodo˥˩no

adv.‘long ago’

drɔ³mdrɔm˦

n.‘large plastic barrel (e.g. for storage of water)’

du²¹kduk˨˩

v. intr.‘frightened, to be scared, shocked’

du²¹ŋduŋ˨˩

v. tr.‘pour out’

du²¹pdup˨˩

v. tr.‘spit out’

du³du˦

1.attr.‘hard (antonym of soft)’

2.attr.‘physically straining’

3.attr.‘ripe (re. breadfruit, banana)’

4.attr.‘dark shade of (re. color term)’

du³du˦

v.‘push’

du³ku³du˦ku˦

v.‘mourn, sad due to the loss of a dear one’

du³mdum˦

v. tr.‘follow, accompany, go along with’

du³m tedum˦ te

conj.‘and’

du³tdut˦

v.‘hit (with fist)’

du¹ŋduŋ˩

v.‘wait’

du¹²tdut˩˨

n.‘mother’

-ɛ³ŋ-ɛŋ˦

v. tr.‘see’

-ɛ³ŋ/nɔ⁴¹ŋ -u²¹n-ɛŋ˦/nɔŋ˥˩ -un˨˩

v. tr.‘recognize (visually / from the voice)’

-ɛ³¹-ɛ˦˩

particle.‘yes/no-question marking particle’

-ɛ¹n-ɛn˩

v.‘carry on a band over the shoulder’; ‘gendong’

-e¹pɛ³n-e˩pɛn˦

v. tr.‘earn, obtain’

-ɛ⁴¹l-ɛl˥˩

1.v.‘go down.’

2.v.‘go downstream (in a boat)’

-ɛ⁴¹n-ɛn˥˩

v.‘lie down’

faba²¹makfaba˨˩mak

n.‘liar’

fabe¹bɛ³lfabe˩bɛl˦

v. tr.‘heal, treat somebody for an illness’

fadi¹²mfadim˩˨

n.‘k.o. breadfruit tree’; ‘sukun’; ‘Artocarpus sp.’

fafi³fafi˦

v. intr.‘well’

fago¹²lfaɡol˩˨

v.‘shave’

fakasu³nfakasun˦

v. intr.‘give birth’

fake¹tɛ³pfake˩tɛp˦

n.‘scissors’

fali¹²wfaliw˩˨

v. intr.‘win’

fama²¹tfamat˨˩

v. intr.‘do one’s best, make an effort’

fama¹²yfamaj˩˨

v. tr.‘humiliate’

famɔ²¹lfamɔl˨˩

v.‘cause to be, make’

faŋɔ⁴¹tfaŋɔt˥˩

attr.‘thick’

fani¹wfaniw˩

n.‘k.o. tree, the nuts are eaten’; ‘Canarium sp.’

fara²¹wfaraw˨˩

adv.‘fast’

fasa²¹lfasal˨˩

v. tr.‘move’

fasa²¹yfasaj˨˩

pron.‘other’

fase¹ndi³fasen˩di˦

attr.‘big’

fasɛ¹²kfasɛk˩˨

v.‘change (re. money)’

fasɔ¹²yfasɔj˩˨

v.‘rest’

fata²¹nfatan˨˩

v. tr.‘smell’

fatɛ¹tfatɛt˩

n.‘sieve’

fato²¹pfatop˨˩

v.‘peek’

fato²¹yfatoj˨˩

n.‘female genitals’

fato²¹y po²¹lfatoj˨˩ pol˨˩

n.‘pubic hair’

fato²¹y wu²¹mpofatoj˨˩ wum˨˩po

n.‘part of female genitals’; ‘Labia majora’

fatu²¹fatu˨˩

v.‘dizzy’

faya¹nfajan˩

n.‘mast’

faya¹wfajaw˩

v.‘hunt (any animal, incl. fish, with whatever instrument)’

faya¹²yfajaj˩˨

v. tr.‘taste’

fayɛ¹²tfajɛt˩˨

n.‘fight’

fayo²¹lfajol˨˩

1.v.‘invite, bring together, come together’

2.v.‘collect’

fayu³faju˦

n.‘wife’

fa²¹fa˨˩

n.‘husband’

fa²¹fa˨˩

1.v. intr.‘smell’

2.n.‘smell’

fa²¹nfan˨˩

v. tr., middle.‘dry (e.g. on a metal board; e.g. ni¹², cɔ³kla³t)’

fa²¹wfaw˨˩

n.‘branches of palm tree (generic)’

fa³nfan˦

attr.‘clean’

fa³sfas˦

n.‘rice (in general)’

-fa³t-fat˦

num.‘four’

fa¹ndu³nfan˩dun˦

v. tr.‘need, want’

fa¹²mfam˩˨

n.‘nuclear family or clan’

fa⁴¹fa˥˩

n.‘chalk (ingredient of chew tobacco mix)’

fa⁴¹fa˥˩

n.‘ray (kind of fish)’

fe³fe˦

n.‘k.o. mat (used to sleep on)’; ‘tikar kakoya’

fɛ³nfɛn˦

n.‘sea turtle’

fe¹fe˩

n.‘hut’

fɛ¹nfɛn˩

v. tr.‘breastfeed’

fɛ¹²tfɛt˩˨

1.v. tr.‘cut (into pieces; involves use of knife or machete; well-controlled movement)’

fe¹²¹ydifej˩˨˩di

1.n.‘bird’s wing’

2.n.‘eyelid (when preceded by a form of manɔ²¹n ‘eye’)’

fi³fi˦

1.attr.‘good’

2.attr.‘helathy’

3.attr.‘beautiful’

4.attr.‘handsome’

5.attr.‘good-natured’

6.marker.‘modality marker (‘to feel like’)’

-fi³t-fit˦

num.‘seven’

-fi¹²¹n-fin˩˨˩

1.particle.‘how many?’

2.particle.‘how much?’

fla¹wflaw˩

attr.‘blind’

flɛ²¹mflɛm˨˩

v.‘send’

flɛ³sflɛs˦

v.‘weed’

flɛ¹fflɛf˩

v.‘add (e.g. food on plate)’

flɛ¹²¹mpoflɛm˩˨˩po

n.‘hiding place used in hunting’

flu²¹ŋfluŋ˨˩

attr.‘unripe (re. mango)’

flu¹²ŋfluŋ˩˨

attr.‘yellow, orange’

flu¹²ŋ du³fluŋ˩˨ du˦

attr.‘orange (dark shade of yellow)’

fɔ²¹lfɔl˨˩

v. tr.‘have as taboo’

fɔ²¹nfɔn˨˩

v.‘whistle’

fo²¹wdɔ³mfow˨˩dɔm˦

n.‘k.o. plant’

fɔ³nfɔn˦

attr.‘full’

fɔ³nfɔn˦

v.‘high-tide’

fɔ¹²nfɔn˩˨

v. intr.‘blow’

fɔ¹²ŋfɔŋ˩˨

v. tr.‘buy’

fo¹²¹lfol˩˨˩

v. tr.‘stroke, caress, wipe (using hand)’

fo¹²¹wfow˩˨˩

v.‘whistle’

fo⁴¹yfoj˥˩

n.‘bow (weapon)’

fu²¹fu˨˩

v. intr.‘say’

fu³nfun˦

n.‘God’

fu¹²yfuj˩˨

v. tr.‘sweep (with brush; e g room)’

gago³lɡaɡol˦

1.attr.‘unripe (re. sapa¹y, nu¹)’

2.attr.‘non-prototypical realization of a color’

gala¹²sɡalas˩˨

n.‘glass’

galo¹yu³ɡalo˩ju˦

v. intr.‘greedy’

gaŋgɛ³ŋɡaŋɡɛŋ˦

n.‘illness’

gari³n bata²¹yi³ɡarin˦ bata˨˩ji˦

n.‘soursop, prickly custard apple’; ‘sirsak’; ‘Annona muricata’

gari¹²nɡarin˩˨

n.‘durian’; ‘Durio zibethinus’

gata³ɡata˦

n.‘small bowl (e.g. from plastic)’

ga²¹ɡa˨˩

conj.‘then’

ga²¹lɡal˨˩

1.n.‘jaw’

2.n.‘mouth’

ga²¹ŋɡaŋ˨˩

1.n.‘place’

2.n.‘moment’

ga²¹(pe)ɡa˨˩(pe)

adv.‘right now’

ga²¹ri³sɡa˨˩ris˦

n.‘match’

ga³mba³rɡam˦bar˦

v.‘paint (a picture, e.g. on paper)’

ga³ŋɡaŋ˦

n.‘field’

ga¹wɡaw˩

n.‘hole, opening, cave’

ga⁴¹nɡan˥˩

n.‘bamboo’

ga⁴¹n sate²¹ɡan˥˩ sate˨˩

1.n.‘section of bamboo’

2.n.‘any drinking instrument (e.g. glass)’

gɛ²¹lɡɛl˨˩

n.‘fruit’

gɛ³tɡɛt˦

attr.‘salty’

ge¹yɡej˩

n.‘earthworm (not eaten)’

ge¹²ɡe˩˨

v.‘peel (e.g. hu⁴¹ to be used as rope)’

gɛ¹²ŋɡɛŋ˩˨

v. tr., intr.‘ill’

gi²¹mɡim˨˩

v. tr.‘send’

gopi³ɡopi˦

n.‘bellybutton’

go¹lɡol˩

n.‘sugar’

go¹²lɡol˩˨

v. refl.‘shave’

gu³nti³ŋɡun˦tiŋ˦

n.‘scissors’

gu¹nɡun˩

n.‘arrowhead made from iron’

haba¹²rhabar˩˨

n.‘news, message’

hadohado

particle.‘marker, expresses immedicay’

haku¹mhakum˩

n.‘fern’

hala¹²ŋhalaŋ˩˨

v.‘step over, tread’

hani³whaniw˦

adv.‘directly, straight’

haro³wharow˦

prep.‘until’

hate³lhatel˦

v.‘at high up (re. sun)’

ha²¹ha˨˩

1.pron.‘one’

2.conj.‘like, as’

3.noun.‘class marker’

ha²¹poha˨˩po

n.‘penis’

ha²¹po po²¹lha˨˩po pol˨˩

n.‘pubic hair’

ha²¹po yaha˨˩po ja

n.‘penis excl. glans’

ha³ha˦

v. tr., intr.‘go up’

ha³yhaj˦

1.n.‘wood’

2.n.‘[k.o. tree] category of trees (category of plants (trees and shrubs) that have branches)’

ha³y wa²¹haj˦ wa˨˩

1.n.‘medicine (including modern medicine)’

2.n.‘poison’

ha³ywa¹haj˦wa˩

n.‘poison, medicine, antidote’

ha¹nhan˩

v. tr., middle.‘cook (generic; directly on the fire – no water, no oil)’

ha¹n-bu¹yhan˩-buj˩

v.‘grill, roast’

ha¹si³kha˩sik˦

attr.‘lively, busy’

ha¹²whaw˩˨

v. intr.‘married’

ha⁴¹lhal˥˩

v. tr.‘dig out (e.g. canoe)’

ha⁴¹yhaj˥˩

n.‘comb (made of bamboo, unless specified otherwise)’

ha⁴¹y nu¹²haj˥˩ nu˩˨

n.‘comb (made of plastic)’

he²¹whew˨˩

v.‘carry on the shoulder’; ‘pikul’

he³he˦

1.particle.‘marker of completion, already’

2.particle.‘describing a future state’

he³lhel˦

v. intr.‘crescent-shaped (re. moon)’

hɛ³lhɛl˦

n.‘mountain’

hɛ³ldi²¹hɛl˦di˨˩

n.‘wall’

hɛ³lte¹hɛl˦te˩

n.‘coastline (re. river or sea), waterside (re. river or sea)’

hɛ³thɛt˦

n.‘anchor’

hi²¹phip˨˩

v. tr.‘rub (liquid/moist substance)’

hi³hi˦

interj.‘interjection of confirmation’

hi¹²phip˩˨

v. intr., refl., tr.‘bathe, wash one’s body’

hɔthɔt

n.‘cloth / sarong used as headwear’

ho²¹ho˨˩

v. tr.‘rub’

hɔ²¹hɔ˨˩

particle.‘politeness marker’

ho²¹bɔ³tho˨˩bɔt˦

v. tr., middle.‘boil’

ho²¹lhol˨˩

n.‘pit, seed, bean’

ho²¹whow˨˩

n.‘flower’

ho²¹yhoj˨˩

particle.‘again’

ho³whow˦

n.‘k.o. tree’; ‘pohon lawang’

ho³yhoj˦

v.‘return’

hɔ¹ŋhɔŋ˩

n.‘mango’

ho¹whow˩

v. tr.‘wash (re. dishes, not re. body (hi¹²p) or clothes (ba³m))’

hɔ¹²khɔk˩˨

v. intr., tr.‘break, pull, pull off (re. branch: by pulling downwards against its inclination)’

hɔ¹²lhɔl˩˨

v.‘set up’

hɔ¹²¹lhɔl˩˨˩

v. intr.‘sit, live, reside’

hɔ¹²¹lhɔl˩˨˩

v. intr.‘sit, live’

hɔ⁴¹lhɔl˥˩

n.‘k.o. snare’

hɔ⁴¹nlɔ³thɔn˥˩lɔt˦

n.‘Adam’s apple’

hɔ⁴¹npohɔn˥˩po

n.‘waterfall’

ho⁴¹whow˥˩

v. intr.‘flower, bloom’

hu²¹ŋhuŋ˨˩

v. tr., caus. < hu³ŋ.‘cause to enter, put in’

hu²¹yhuj˨˩

v. tr.‘smoke-dry’

hu³ŋhuŋ˦

v.‘enter, put on clothes’

hu¹²ŋhuŋ˩˨

v.‘search’

hu⁴¹hu˥˩

n.‘bamboo bark’

i-i-

marker.‘noun class marker (class V. ‘Rest’)’

iba¹²¹ŋibaŋ˩˨˩

n.‘Cuscus’; ‘Phalanger orientalis’

iba¹²¹ŋ ila¹²libaŋ˩˨˩ ilal˩˨

‘Common Spotted Cuscus’; ‘Spilocuscus maculatus’

ibli¹²¹tiblit˩˨˩

n.‘k.o. mollusc’; ‘bia bor’

ibo¹yiboj˩

n.‘k.o. mollusc’; ‘Malay: bia bor – wat betekent dat?’

ifu⁴¹ifu˥˩

n.‘Fruit Dove’; ‘Ptilinopus spp., excl. Ptilinopus magnificus’

ifu⁴¹ taro¹tifu˥˩ tarot˩

n.‘red-crowned fruit dove’

ifu⁴¹ tarɔ¹tifu˥˩ tarɔt˩

‘red-crowned fruit dove’; ‘Ptilinopus spp.’

iga³ŋiɡaŋ˦

n.‘swamp’

iga³tiɡat˦

n.‘k.o. ant’

ige¹yiɡej˩

n.‘earthworm’

igɔ¹²liɡɔl˩˨

n.‘common scrubfowl’; ‘burung maleo’; ‘Megapodius freycinet’

igɔ¹²l bɛ³ŋiɡɔl˩˨ bɛŋ˦

‘Moluccan scrubfowl’; ‘Megapodius wallacei’

ihu⁴¹ihu˥˩

n.‘parasite worm’

ikebe¹yikebej˩

n.‘k.o. mollusc’

iko³iko˦

n.‘k.o. mollusc’; ‘bia darah’

ikɔ¹tikɔt˩

n.‘Eclectus Parrot’

ikɔ⁴¹wikɔw˥˩

n.‘lobster (generic term), shrimp (generic term)’

iku³mikum˦

n.‘Great-billed Heron’; ‘Ardea sumatrana’

ila¹poila˩po

n.‘squash’

ila¹²yilaj˩˨

n.‘sister-in-law (after death of the linking male relative), female in-law (after death of the linking male relative)’

ili¹²¹ili˩˨˩

n.‘k.o. ant red’

ili⁴¹finili˥˩fin

n.‘k.o. low wickerwork basket, approx. 15 cms. high and 70 cms. wide, square, used to sieve sago flour by means of fatɛ¹t

ilɔ¹ŋilɔŋ˩

n.‘hand-made comb, made from the central veins of palm leaves, tied together’

ima²¹nsa¹wiman˨˩saw˩

n.‘Banded sea krait (k.o. snake)’; ‘Laticauda sp.’

ima³wimaw˦

n.‘cat’

ima¹²yimaj˩˨

n.‘sister-in-law, female in-law’

imo¹²yu³imo˩˨ju˦

1.n.‘mother-in-law’

2.n.‘daughter-in-law’

impa¹²nimpan˩˨

n.‘Pinon Imperial Pigeon’; ‘Ducula pinon’

imu⁴¹nimun˥˩

n.‘Purple-tailed Imperial Pigeon’; ‘Ducula rufigaster’

imya¹pimjap˩

n.‘Crowned pigeon’; ‘Goura cristata’

inaina

particle.‘marks end of clausal argument’

ina¹²ina˩˨

particle.‘utterance-final question-word question marker’

ina¹²¹minam˩˨˩

n.‘Singing Starling’; ‘Aplonis cantaroides’

ina⁴¹ina˥˩

n.‘widow’

iŋa¹kiŋak˩

n.‘Brush-turkey’; ‘ayam hutan’

iŋa¹²yiŋaj˩˨

n.‘Misool rainbowfish’; ‘Melanotaenia misoolensis’

-(i)no-(i)no

dem.‘this’

-(i)nta²¹-(i)nta˨˩

dem.‘there (far)’

-(i)nyo-(i)ɲo

dem.‘there (not too far)’

ipo fu²¹nipo fun˨˩

n.‘Lesser Bird of Paradise’; ‘Paradisaea minor’

ipɔ³¹ipɔ˦˩

particle.‘utterance-final question-word question marker’

ipo¹²¹ipo˩˨˩

n.‘bird’

isa¹ŋisaŋ˩

n.‘Vulturine Parrot’; ‘Psittrichas fulgidus’

isɔ¹²kisɔk˩˨

n.‘Echymipera’; ‘Echymipera kalubu, probably also Echymipera rufescens’

isɔ¹²¹tisɔt˩˨˩

n.‘k.o. root starch’; ‘keladi’; ‘Colocasia antiquorum / esculenta’

i-tɛ³mi-tɛm˦

attr.‘same’

ite⁴¹poite˥˩po

n.‘stirring stick’

itisi²¹noitisi˨˩no

n.‘metal bars’

iti³kitik˦

n.‘frog’

itɔ⁴¹kitɔk˥˩

n.‘honey’

itɔ⁴¹k nɛ³nitɔk˥˩ nɛn˦

n.‘bee’

iwa³nke¹wiwan˦kew˩

n.‘Wompoo fruit dove’; ‘Ptilinopus magnificus’

iwa¹yiwaj˩

n.‘Sulphur-crested cockatoo’; ‘kakatua putih’; ‘Cacatua galerita’

iwe³yiwej˦

n.‘Western Black-capped Lory’; ‘burung luri’; ‘Lorius lory’

iwɛ¹²kiwɛk˩˨

n.‘k.o. insect (dangerous)’

iwɔ⁴¹iwɔ˥˩

n.‘k.o. plant’; ‘Malay ubi’

iya³mijam˦

n.‘bird of prey (generic term; includes kites and owls, among others)’

iya³m lɛ⁴¹n de²¹loijam˦ lɛn˥˩ de˨˩lo

n.‘brahminy kite’; ‘Haliastur indus’

iya³m tawi³ijam˦ tawi˦

n.‘refers to “smaller” iya³m – unclear whether this means immature or smaller variety’

interj.‘OK (expression of confirmation)’

i³la³ŋi˦laŋ˦

v.‘have disappeared’

kabi¹²tkabit˩˨

attr.‘black, dark-colored’

kabɔ¹ŋkabɔŋ˩

n.‘bat (generic term – various species occur, but they are not distinguished)’

kadu¹²kadu˩˨

n.‘wave’

kahɔ¹²mkahɔm˩˨

n.‘ks. or k.o. black small ant’

kala³nkalan˦

attr.‘red, pink’

kala¹pkalap˩

n.‘folded piece of bamboo used to handle burning wood’

kala¹pkalap˩

attr.‘grey’

kala¹²ŋkalaŋ˩˨

n.‘fly’

kala⁴¹ŋkalaŋ˥˩

n.‘Eclectus Parrot’; ‘Eclectus roratus’

kale²¹wkalew˨˩

v. tr.‘mix’

kalu³fkaluf˦

n.‘mouse’

kama¹ykamaj˩

n.‘ks. or k.o. red small ant’

kamlɛ¹²kamlɛ˩˨

v.‘wash one’s face’

kamo³wkamow˦

attr.‘deaf’

kamɔ¹²wkamɔw˩˨

1.n.‘star’

2.n.‘firefly’

kanka²¹nkankan˨˩

n.‘shape, form’

kapi¹²¹kapi˩˨˩

n.‘k.o. ant’

kapna⁴¹kapna˥˩

n.‘k.o. ant’

kapu¹²kapu˩˨

n.‘loincloth’; ‘cidako’

kare¹²¹kare˩˨˩

attr.‘frizzy (about hair)’

karɔ¹²nkarɔn˩˨

n.‘k.o. red ant’

karɔ¹²n fu⁴¹lkarɔn˩˨ ful˥˩

n.‘k.o. red big ant’

karɔ¹²n katubo⁴¹karɔn˩˨ katubo˥˩

n.‘k.o. ant’

karɔ¹²skarɔs˩˨

attr.‘impolite, rude’

karya¹²nkarjan˩˨

v.‘work (generic/abstract term)’

kasa¹²skasas˩˨

n.‘k.o. mollusc’

kasɛ³t sadi³kasɛt˦ sadi˦

n.‘VCD’

kata³kata˦

n.‘catapult’

kata¹kata˩

n.‘spoon’

kate¹tɛ³lkate˩tɛl˦

n.‘slice, ‘finger’’

kati¹²pkatip˩˨

n.‘drinking instrument (general term)’

katmɛ¹tkatmɛt˩

v. intr.‘stingy’

kawɛ¹²kawɛ˩˨

n.‘k.o. leech’

kawu³tkawut˦

n.‘village head’

kayɔ¹²wkajɔw˩˨

n.‘k.o. leech |||’

ka³ca³ŋka˦caŋ˦

n.‘plant with seedy fruit contained in a pod’

ka³kkak˦

n.‘aunt’

ka³k li¹wkak˦ liw˩

n.‘mother’s brother (older than mother)’

ka³k wa¹ykak˦ waj˩

n.‘mother’s brother (younger than mother)’

ka³mkam˦

n.‘rocky hill, rocky mountain’

ka³skas˦

n.‘cupboard’

ka¹fkaf˩

n.‘crab’

ka¹mkam˩

1.n.‘evening (period from nightfall to daybreak), night (period from nightfall to daybreak)’

2.interj.‘± good night (greeting used when meeting during above-mentioned period)’

ka¹nkan˩

n.‘k.o. rotan’

ka¹pa³lka˩pal˦

n.‘ship (no sail, propelled by a motor)’

ka⁴¹paska˥˩pas

n.‘thread’

ke¹skes˩

n.‘resin’; ‘damar’

kɛ¹²skɛs˩˨

v.‘write’

kɛ¹²s bu³ŋa³kɛs˩˨ bu˦ŋa˦

v.‘paint (a picture)’

kɔ²¹pkɔp˨˩

attr.‘dark, nighttime’

kɔ³kkɔk˦

n.‘snake (generic term)’

kɔ³k bu³kɔk˦ bu˦

‘k.o. snake’

ko³la³kko˦lak˦

n.‘stew (e.g. of sweet potatoes sweentened with sugar and with added water thinning the consistency to that of porridge ; cf. Malay bubur), mash (e.g. of sweet potatoes sweentened with sugar and with added water thinning the consistency to that of porridge ; cf. Malay bubur)’

kɔ³skɔs˦

n.‘t-shirt’

kɔ¹²kkɔk˩˨

n.‘throat’

ko¹²¹lkol˩˨˩

v. intr.‘funny’

ko¹²¹mkom˩˨˩

attr.‘lame, rigid’

ko⁴¹lkol˥˩

v. intr.‘jump (horizontally)’

kutkut

n.‘charcoal’

ku²¹mkum˨˩

v.‘clench fist’

ku³pu³nku˦pun˦

n.‘livelihood, income’

ku³rsi³kur˦si˦

n.‘chair’

ku³ykuj˦

n.‘biscuit’

lalɛ¹llalɛl˩

n.‘sea straits’

lamo³llamol˦

postp.‘interior’

landarlandar

n.‘fishing net’

laŋa¹nlaŋan˩

n.‘Papuan olive python’; ‘Apodora papuana’

lanta²¹lanta˨˩

adv.‘forward’

lawa⁴¹nlawan˥˩

n.‘Green tree python’; ‘Morelia viridis’

lawi¹²nlawin˩˨

n.‘sail’

la²¹la˨˩

adv.‘question-marking particle where to’

la²¹ŋlaŋ˨˩

v. tr., middle.‘barbecue (i e., to roast/grill food over a fire, using a metal grid to keep the food from the source of heat)’

la²¹plap˨˩

n.‘side’

la²¹wala˨˩wa

adv.‘short while, briefly’

la³nlan˦

n.‘raja’

la³nlan˦

n.‘song’

la³ŋlaŋ˦

n.‘k.o. surface’

la³slas˦

v. intr.‘swim’

la³wlaw˦

1.adv.‘long time’

2.adv.‘rarely, seldom’

3.adv.‘slow’

la³ylaj˦

1.n.‘error, wrong’

2.v.‘wrong’

la¹flaf˩

v. tr.‘spread out’

la¹mlam˩

n.‘needle’

la¹mpu³lam˩pu˦

n.‘lamp’

la¹ylaj˩

n.‘k.o. palm tree’

la¹²ylaj˩˨

n.‘brother-in-law (after death of the linking female relative), male in-law (after death of the linking female relative)’

la¹²¹la˩˨˩

1.n.‘sun’

2.n.‘day’

la¹²¹ de⁴¹la˩˨˩ de˥˩

v.‘sun shines’

la¹²¹llal˩˨˩

v. intr.‘move’

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