Ambai wordlist

Form	Glosses	Links
awoki	float
aya-diru	bat	Ansus ayadiru
baba	big	Ansus beba, Biak ba, Biak baba, Irarutu nabade, Taba bakan, Wandamen baba, Wandamen baba, …
babeu	water jar
bai(t)	pay	Serui-Laut bait
baki	carry on back	Wandamen bai
barimu	taro	Ansus barimu, Moor barìmu, Wandamen barimu
bau(r)	split	Ansus bau
baya	basket	Ansus bayai
baya(r)	spin rope
bia(r)	go down
bireri	no	Ansus wereria
biriaiyai	fat (adj.)
bo	oar	ACD PMP beRsay, ACD PEMP boRse, Ambai wo, Ansus bo, Ansus wo, Arguni pores, Biak borĕs, …
boi	hit	Serui-Laut boi
bominin	yellow
bon	fruit	ACD PAN buaq, ACD PMP buaq, PCEMP buaq, PMP buaq, Ambai bo, Ansus aibong, As nupu-, …
boro-	mouth	Ambai boro-, Ansus woreu, As -walu, Warembori ke-vo-ro, Waropen boro, Waropen woro[do], Yoke βundu-
boro-rawa	lip	Ansus woreu arawa
bo-ru	two	ACD PMP duha, ACD PAN duSa, PCEMP dua, PMP duha, Ambai bo-ru, Ambel low, Arguni ru, …
botenan	bird of paradise	Serui-Laut botena
bo-toru	three	ACD PAN telu, ACD PEMP tolu, PCEMP təlu, PMP telu, Ansus toru, Arguni taor, Biga tol, …
bo-yari	one	Ambai bo-yori, Ansus koiri, Serui-Laut boiri, Wandamen siri, Wandamen siri
bui	blow (flute)	Ansus burari, Serui-Laut bui, Wandamen bub[u]
bui	draw/carve
coru	they 3
dai	father	Ambai dai, Moor dài, Waropen daidai, Yaur dáì, Yaur dáìdà, Yerisiam dáíì
damirai	painful
dan(-kararu)	burn (intr.)
daran	live
daru	sago stirrer	Ansus duaru, Serui-Laut daru, Yerisiam dìarúa
deda	flow
deda	leak
dere-	tooth	Ambai dore-, Ambai dore-, Ansus dereu, Serui-Laut doreng, Wandamen dire, Wandamen dire
dereun	edge	Wandamen dere
dere-wawa	jaw
dewaroi	long	Ambai dauroi, Serui-Laut doroi, Wandamen aroi, Waropen doro
dian	fish (n.)	ACD PMP hikan, ACD PEMP ikan, ACD PAN Sikan, PCEMP hikan, PMP *hikan, Ambai dia, Ambel dun, …
diauroi	dugong
di- kamirei	vagina
diodi	citrus
dira	narrow
diri	post	ACD PAN *SadiRi, Ansus riri, Ansus riri amang, Ansus riri au, Biak rir, Buli li, Buli li pupuŋ-an, …
diru	night	Ambai diru, Ansus diru, Serui-Laut diru, Wandamen diru, Wandamen diru
do	inside	Biak do
dodoku	bridge	Ansus doudou
dombau	below	ACD PMP ba₄, ACD PMP babaq₁, PCEMP i babaq, PMP i-babaq, Ambai -weu, Ansus umbau, Biak babni, …
do-moya	right side
dore-	tooth	Ambai dere-, Ambai dore-, Ansus dereu, Serui-Laut doreng, Wandamen dire, Wandamen dire
dore-wawa	chin
do-tayan	portside
dotu	sound (v.)	Moor vorò'u, Wandamen rotu
do-wei	left side
do-woman	starboard
ea	they (pl.)	ACD PMP si ida, PCEMP sida, PMP sida, PMP si-ida, Ambai ea, Ansus ya, Arguni sire, …
e(a)ka	again
embai	moon	Ambai embai, Ansus yembai, As paiʔ, Biak païk, Biga pet, Biga pit, Fiawat pit, …
ena	sleep	ACD PCEMP qenəp, ACD PAN qinep, PCEMP qenəp, PCEMP qinəp, PMP *qinep, Ambai i-ena, Ambel l-ane, …
ene-	abdomen	ACD PAN C<in>aqi, ACD PMP t<in>aqi, PCEMP tinaqi, PMP tinaqi, Ambai ene-, Ambel nyay, Ansus aneu, …
ene-kafu	navel
ene-tutiau(tai)	think
eran	fishnet	Ansus erang, Umar heran, Wandamen sera
eriai	swim	Ambai -eria, Ansus eiwai
evi	rainbow
fadai	attic
faemai	bamboo (small)
fafe(r)	extinguish
fafi	wash
fafo	grave(yard)
fai(r)	open (door)
-fan	palm/sole	ACD PMP *paqa₂, Biak fa
fanduki	gather
faranden	forget
fata	bed	ACD PMP *pa(n)tar₂, Biak fakĕr, Wandamen ai pata, Wandamen patar
fatamai	slow
fatata	mud
fatin	pull out
fau	many	Ansus tampau, Dusner pau, Wandamen pau
feran	cut (grass)	Ansus pera, Wandamen pera
fiabai	big
fi-an	food
fi-ani	what
fiawera	dog
fi-karari	mosquito
fi-menu	poison
finakan	weak (wood)
firaise	happy
fi-rotu	drum	Ansus pindotu, Wandamen pandotu, Wandamen piverotu
fo-abui	tear (tr.)
fon	front	Ansus repong, Dusner pon, Wandamen dopo
fo(t)	pull
fui	west
fuina	year
i	he	ACD PAN ia₁, ACD PAN si ia₁, PCEMP *s-ia, Ambai i, Ansus i, Ansus i, Arguni i, …
i-	penis	ACD PAN qutiN, ACD PMP qutin, Biak si-, Kowiai ut, Moor ùsi, Sawai fsi
ina	bone	Ambai ina, Ansus ina, Serui-Laut ina, Wandamen sina
ina-	mother	ACD PAN ina, ACD PCEMP ina, ACD PMP ina, ACD PMP iná-i, Ansus inani, Biak ina, Dusner mini, …
indeatan	nine	Ansus indiatang
indea-toru	eight	Ansus indiatoru
inon-kutun	old man

589 lexical entries found