Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

tree with inedible white fruit and root that yields a useful dye: Morinda citrifolia L.

to sip, suck on

to fear, be intimidated by

stonefish

marker of uncertainty

2sg possessor and non-subject agent

conditional, if

2sg.; you

genitive case marker for common nouns (cf. na, ni)

squid

wound

wound

wound

to swim

stare, look fixedly

earthquake

to slough, shed the skin, as a snake

female breast

female breast

a tree, the banyan

earthquake

dream

bone marrow

luck

squid, cuttlefish

island

smaller types of reef squid

smaller types of reef squid

suck, pull at with the lips

join two things to give added length (rope, bamboo, etc.)

on, onto, in, into

possessive marker used with inalienable pronouns

interjection or exclamation to call attention or answer a call

fog, mist

house beam

scavenger fish: Lethrinus spp.

fog, mist

cover with something (?)

return

to and fro

hit with a spear

spear; sharpened pitfall stake

mend a net (tran.)

six

mend a net (intr.)

bend, stoop over

hold in the mouth

six

six

six by six, six at a time

brood, sit on eggs

block, obstruct

heap, pile

yes

to scrape, with motion away from body

scratch, scrape, peel

to go; to come

mountain, hill

roar, shout

straight

still, yet, til now, first (before doing something else)

numeral prefix, divide into x (x = numeral)

interjection; to startle

causative prefix

at, on, in, to

go

kill

to paddle

grandparent, possibly vocative

(gloss uncertain)

to bathe (someone)

(gloss uncertain)

set a drift

to let food or hot water cool off

know

to awaken, wake someone up

give an impression (physical or psychological)

sell, give in exchange

to give

stay overnight, spend the night

make an exploding sound

(gloss uncertain)

to foam, to bubble

lend

killer, one who kills

spotted, speckled, as the skin of an animal

to make someone cry; to let someone cry

kill

wooden nail, dowel; drive in, as a wooden nail or dowel

in

to irrigate

to irrigate

sail

rice husk

to stick or paste on

to stick or paste on

(gloss uncertain)

pandanus

bait

to bait a trap, set the bait for