Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

small heap, rounded mass

dull, blunt

to complete, finish

to stun fish with plant poison

to sprout, to grow

to drip, to leak

knock or bump the head

to aid, assist, help

to hear, listen

to roast (intr.)

(gloss uncertain)

to descend, come or go down

to point at, point out, lecture or instruct, give advice

freshwater eel

freshwater eel

sprout, plant shoot

to melt, dissolve

to melt, dissolve

thorn in the flesh

real, genuine, true, sincere

to sit

to swallow

booming sound

tiny red itch mite

break open, force open

for force something open or out of its position

prop, support; staff

sleepy, drowsy

cover

beak; to peck

cover

bundle

bamboo internode used as a storage container

peak, top

instruction, guidance, help in getting started

roast food over a fire

roast food over a fire

to roast

roast

roast food over a fire

painful swelling in limbs

fish poison: Derris spp.

to divide, share out

mend, repair, set in order

over-ripe, beginning to rot

send out new growth, of vegetation

natural spring, fresh water spring

back (anat.)

old, of people; mature, as fruit

old

elder same sex sibling

primary forest

old, of people; primary forest, old forest

old

a bird sp. and its cry

leader in a group

tree stump; stubble

condylous bone; bone of fauna exclusive of fish

condylous bone, bone of fauna exclusive of fish

to hammer, pound, crush

right side

true, real; truly, really

to stand

an evergreen tree, probably Acacia confusa

evaporate, dry up

to stand

true, truly

knee

to string, put on a string

kinsman, relative (undefined)

kinsman, relative (undefined)

to lead, guide; leader?

to string (beads, fish, etc.); to skewer (candlenuts, etc.)

mark with a line or spot

fish sp.

scratch a line

friend

resonant sound

to wade, wade across

knee

to stand

chicken

to descend, go down; to lower

send off with a message

waterfall (?)

leak, drip

to sleep

stake, free-standing post

stake, post

to follow instructions, follow an example; carry along, give in, allow something to happen

to allow, permit

draw, make marks or designs

to point at, indicate

to hang down, to lower

roll up a leaf, as a tobacco leaf

pierce, skewer or string together

to point at, point out; give directions

beat, pound, bump, thump

to cover

set on fire, burn