PEMP Blust 1978

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*ayawan

k.o. tree, Ficus sp

*beke

defecate

*boi

smell, stench

*budan

white

*bui

smell, stench

*butak

close the eyes

*dadas(i)

peel off

*dege

cavity, small recess

*ibu

drinking vessel

*iRiR

to fan

*ka(d,R)a

cockatoo, parrot

*kiñit

pinch

*laman(a)

deep sea

*ma-

directional particle

*mada

ripe, soft

*mada-

prefix carrying a depreciatory force

*maidu

evening, dusk

*maluRu

shade

*matu

dry coconut

*mo(d,l)aŋ

real, genuine, true

*momaw

crumbs, sweepings, rubbish

*moməq

crumbs, sweepings, rubbish

*mumo

whisper

*(n)a(d,R)i

to wait

*natu

child

*ŋu(d,R)um

grunt, growl

*(n)iwi

nest

*patotaw

outrigger boom

*patotə(k,q)

outrigger boom

*qanus(i)

to spit

*qutub

submerge to fill

*qutə(m,ŋ)

fishnet float

*sakaRu

reef

*sala

sharp-pointed object

*sepat

go past, beyond

*sobu

go down, descend; dive

*soRa

to help

*suda

comb

*supi

peel, pare

*suRa

to help

*tabus

taboo; sign of something interdicted

*ta(d,R)i

steer a course (in navigating)

*taŋa

carrying container

*tatu

true

*tawan

a tree: Pommetia pinnata

*tinan

elder (of kinsmen)

*tobV

fishnet float and the wood from which it is made

*tobə(k,R)

throw down

*ubi

drinking vessel

*wa(q)ip

scoop or container for water

*wataŋ

bring, carry, take

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