Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

extract the pith from the sago palm

needlefish, young of Istiophorus spp.

kind of banana

lid, cover

transport piecemeal; tranport through repeated trips

sailfish, swordfish

to catch

jurisdiction, territory

to carry, transport, move something

grasshopper or stick insect

sharp-

male deer, buck (?)

cover trap for fish or crustaceans

kingfisher sp.

kind of large fishing net

hang of drape over the shoulder

path, road, way

spiny sea urchin

broom, to sweep

betel nut case

broom, to sweep

braid

wrong, in error (of behavior); miss (a target); mistake, error, fault

dislocated, of bones

to blame, assign fault to (?)

(gloss uncertain)

nest

forest, wilderness, woods

south, south wind

stinging nettle: Laportea spp.

to pour, of heavy rain

to dessicate, parch near a fire

place to dry wood

(gloss uncertain)

dive; immerse oneself

pine tree, pitch pine

click

lightning

floor of a house

make a floor, install a floor

float

to insert between, intersperse

to insert between, intersperse

intersperse

strip leaves from branch

jungle leech, Haemadipsa spp.

firefly

pour from one vessel into another; translate, interpret

to prune a tree; new growth from pruning

to flow, of water

buy, sell

to masturbate

to masturbate

water conduit

get a splinter or sliver under the skin or nail

insert

tool like chisel or trowel

insert, slip between

small basket; a unit of measure for dry goods

to measure by

brook or small stream

a shrub, the Jew’s mallow: Corchorus spp., fam. Malvaceae

mate, companion, fellow; together with; alike, the same as; aligned or in good order

a tree and the tannin that it yields: probably Macaranga tanarius

outrigger float

a plant: Lactuca indica Linn., and Sonchus oleraceus Linn.

remnant, leftover

with no difference, equally to both

hit, strike a heavy blow

seize in the mouth or beak

soup, broth

do something together with others

sow, scatter, broadcast seed

to speak of, mention

cover, covering

take advantage of a situation or opportunity, exploit an advantage

to catch, receive something thrown or sent one’s way

a plant: Solanum nigrum

dense undergrowth

leaf awning

branch

waterfall

drape over the shoulder or from a line, as a cloth

up to, as far as, until

clothes cloth, place to hang washed clothing

side, flank

type of headcloth

collide, bump into

to seize, take by force, snatch from another’s hands; pillage

a plant, sesame: Sesamum indicum

undergrowth

to mix; mixture

there

there, yonder

ant sp.

river otter

to shine, of the sun

pawned, pledged in place of something else

wear across the shoulder

lean on or against