Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

collateral consanguine of the first ascending generation

near

large green hairless stinging caterpillar

hoe

wood chips

cord

to laugh

three (of humans)

loom

three (of people)

true, real

person, human being

to hang up

person, human being

grandparent/ grandchild (referential term used reciprocally)

mosquito net

pupil of the eye (‘person of the eye’)

bachelor; young unmarried person

human effigy; pupil of the eye

to laugh

a large tree in the mahogany family: Dysoxylum sp.

to bargain, haggle over the price

kind of fruit tree: Pometia pinnata

open space, empty of obstruction

tasteless; neutralize something efficacious, as an antidote for poison

to call, summon; chant to call the spirits

a tree: Rhus taitensis

try the taste of something

lost, as in a crowd or in an unfamilar place

stakes in gambling, wager, bet

sea urchin with long black spines

single log bridge (?)

log or plank bridge

swing, oscillate

swing

steep angle

sharp

sharp point; to whet,

stick into the ground

crumbling, eroded; landslide, cave-in

fall with a loud smack

to fell trees

to cut down a stalk of bananas

to answer

loud, boom, booming

to cut, clear vegetation

close the harvest

pierce, stab

pierce

constipated

thick, of objects; dense, of crowds

felling of trees, as in preparing a swidden

a tree: Ficus sp.

split, divide, break off; section of a betel nut

to split off, break off a piece, as in breaking off a section of betel nut

edge, seam, hem

to cut off, prune; cut down

to cut">cut in half

sugarcane: Saccharum officinarum

sugarcane: Saccharum officinarum

to pound, as rice

fall with a dull thud

natural spring, fresh water spring

sugarcane: Saccharum officinarum

redeem, ransom

leftover, remainder

stick with a pin, pierce

crush lice between the thumbnails

crush with the thumbnail (as a louse)

take shelter, cover the head

kind of snake, possibly cobra

dry, dehydrated

clear, straightforward

sticky sap

unyielding, obstinate, inflexible, stubborn

unyielding, obstinate, inflexible, stubborn

knock, pound, beat

to gulp, swallow all at once

to boom, sound">resound

thump!

to come, arrive; reach as far as; reach a destination; to complete

elder sibling of the same sex

to cackle

a step, a stride

come to rest in a definite place, settle">settle down, as birds on a tree

to cover

prop, support

dull throaty sound

downward pressure; bamboo punting pole

pole

(gloss uncertain)

a cover; to cover with a flat surface

bind firmly

high-pitched sound

high-pitched sound; chirp of a gecko

chopping to pieces, cutting up, as meat or vegetables

gecko, house lizard (onom.)

pierce, penetrate

be chopped into pieces, be minced, as meat or vegetables; what is chopped up or minced

to cover, shut