Roon

lungs abon

(Indonesian) paru-paru

Speaker: Jim Betay

tree, wood ai

(Indonesian) pohon, kayu

Speaker: Jim Betay

stick ai tatoni

(Indonesian) tongkat

Speaker: Jim Betay

wood amun

(Indonesian) kayu

Example: cf. ai

Speaker: Jim Betay

saliva aninef

(Indonesian) ludah

Speaker: Jim Betay

grandmother apu βun

(Indonesian) nene

Speaker: Jim Betay

ripe barai

(Indonesian) masak

Speaker: Jim Betay

cheek fofer

(Indonesian) pipi

Speaker: Jim Betay

decoration, to decorate fomoŋgor

(Indonesian) perhiasan

Speaker: Jim Betay

smoke for jow

(Indonesian) asap

Speaker: Jim Betay

crocodile in bebua

(Indonesian) buaya

Speaker: Jim Betay

freshwater eel in βero war

(Indonesian) belut tawar

Example: lit. ‘fish in the water’

Speaker: Jim Betay

right (side) kaku

(Indonesian) kanan

Speaker: Jim Betay

father kama

(Indonesian) bapak

Speaker: Jim Betay

anchor kamutu

(Indonesian) jangkar

Speaker: Jim Betay

ears kana

(Indonesian) telinga

Speaker: Jim Betay

larynx kanepin

(Indonesian) tenggorokan

Speaker: Jim Betay

to call, name jap

(Indonesian) sebut

Example: 1sg: `yap’, 3sg.anim: `tap’

Speaker: Jim Betay

bean kaβorur

(Indonesian) kacang

Speaker: Jim Betay

sand kajen

(Indonesian) pasir

Speaker: Jim Betay

heart ken

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: Jim Betay

to sleep enef

(Indonesian) tidur

Example: 1sg: `yenef’, 3sg.anim: `tenef’

Speaker: Jim Betay

skin kerip

(Indonesian) kulit

Speaker: Jim Betay

three kior

(Indonesian) tiga

Speaker: Jim Betay

return iβer

(Indonesian) kembali

Example: 1sg: `yiver’, 3sg.anim: `tiver’

Speaker: Jim Betay

big, large bua

(Indonesian) besar

Example: 1sg: `yabua’, 3sg.anim: `ibua’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to swell bjar

(Indonesian) bengkak

Example: 1sg: `yabyar’, 3sg.anim: `ibyar’

Speaker: Jim Betay

cook fanaβ

(Indonesian) masak

Example: 1sg: `yafanav’, 3sg.anim: `ifanav’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to ask fuken

(Indonesian) tanya

Example: 1sg: `yafuken’, 3sg.anim: `ifuken’

Speaker: Jim Betay

long kwan

(Indonesian) panjang

Example: 1sg: `yakwan’, 3sg.anim: `ikwan’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to chew mam

(Indonesian) kunyah

Example: 1sg: `yamam’, 3sg.anim: `imam’

Speaker: Jim Betay

rotten pokem

(Indonesian) busuk

Example: 1sg: `ipokem’, 3sg.anim: `piokem’

Speaker: Jim Betay

grandchild kopu

(Indonesian) cucu

Speaker: Jim Betay

tail kopu

(Indonesian) ekor

Example: also for ancestors/descendents: orang tua, nene, tete, cucu

Speaker: Jim Betay

dull, blunt pup

(Indonesian) tumpul

Example: 1sg: `ipup’, 3sg.anim: `piup’

Speaker: Jim Betay

bone kor

(Indonesian) tulang

Speaker: Jim Betay

to scratch rarja

(Indonesian) garuk

Example: 1sg: `yararya’, 3sg.anim: `irarya’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to bite rek

(Indonesian) gigit

Example: 1sg: `yarek’, 3sg.anim: `irek’

Speaker: Jim Betay

lower down, fall ri

(Indonesian) kasih turun, jatuh

Example: 1sg: `yari’, 3sg.anim: `iri’

Speaker: Jim Betay

thunder korur

(Indonesian) guntur

Speaker: Jim Betay

to climb sa

(Indonesian) panjat

Example: 1sg: `yasa’, 3sg.anim: `isa’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to hunt sam

(Indonesian) buru

Example: 1sg: `yasam’, 3sg.anim: `isam’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to speak san

(Indonesian) bicara

Example: 1sg: `yasan’, 3sg.anim: `isan’

Speaker: Jim Betay

breathe so sasen

(Indonesian) bernapas

Example: 1sg: `yaso sasen’, 3sg.anim: `iso sasen’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to grow sjur

(Indonesian) tumbuh

Example: 1sg: `yasyur’, 3pl.anim: `isyur’

Speaker: Jim Betay

wet tinem

(Indonesian) basah

Example: 1sg: `yatinem’, 3sg.anim: `itinem’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to climb βai

(Indonesian) panjat

Example: 1sg: `yavai’, 3sg.anim: `ivai’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to give βe

(Indonesian) kasih

Example: 1sg: `yave’, 3sg.anim: `ive’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to go home βur

(Indonesian) pulang

Example: 1sg: `yavur’, 3sg.anim: `ivur’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to live βje

(Indonesian) hidup

Example: 1sg: `yavye’, 3sg.anim: `ivye’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to squeeze uf

(Indonesian) remas

Example: 1sg: `yuf’, 3sg.anim: `tuf’

Speaker: Jim Betay

old, long kwar

(Indonesian) tua, lama

Example: also perfect marker

Speaker: Jim Betay

stars mak

(Indonesian) bintang

Speaker: Jim Betay

evening, early night mandiren

(Indonesian) sore, menjelang malam

Speaker: Jim Betay

wasp maniβer

(Indonesian) lebah

Speaker: Jim Betay

black mekem

(Indonesian) hitam

Speaker: Jim Betay

island meos

(Indonesian) pulau

Speaker: Jim Betay

small, little moku

(Indonesian) kecil

Speaker: Jim Betay

cat nauw

(Indonesian) kucing

Speaker: Jim Betay

betel pepper/vine nian

(Indonesian) sirih

Speaker: Jim Betay

man noman

(Indonesian) laki-laki

Speaker: Jim Betay

teeth nja

(Indonesian) gigi

Speaker: Jim Betay

spear om

(Indonesian) tombak

Speaker: Jim Betay

roof os

(Indonesian) atap

Speaker: Jim Betay

hibiscus peŋgar

(Indonesian) bunga sepatu

Speaker: Jim Betay

cold perim

(Indonesian) dingin

Example: cf perim `besok’, torek perim `pagi’

Speaker: Jim Betay

netbag pom

(Indonesian) noken

Speaker: Jim Betay

fly raŋgumak

(Indonesian) lalat

Speaker: Jim Betay

day ras

(Indonesian) hari

Speaker: Jim Betay

cloud repeβar

(Indonesian) awan

Speaker: Jim Betay

needle ret

(Indonesian) jarum

Speaker: Jim Betay

blood rik

(Indonesian) darah

Speaker: Jim Betay

behind ripur

(Indonesian) di belakang

Speaker: Jim Betay

leaf roram

(Indonesian) daun

Speaker: Jim Betay

food roβian

(Indonesian) makanan

Example: lit. `thing that eat’

Speaker: Jim Betay

neck rowa

(Indonesian) leher

Speaker: Jim Betay

road rjan

(Indonesian) jalan

Example: lit. ’it goes’

Speaker: Jim Betay

tobacco sabaku

(Indonesian) tembakau

Speaker: Jim Betay

door saduan

(Indonesian) pintu

Speaker: Jim Betay

ten safur

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: Jim Betay

twelve safur suru

(Indonesian) dua belas

Speaker: Jim Betay

eleven safur josier

(Indonesian) sebelas

Speaker: Jim Betay

grasshopper sapam

(Indonesian) belalang

Speaker: Jim Betay

lips saβapar

(Indonesian) bibir

Speaker: Jim Betay

sun siar

(Indonesian) matahari

Speaker: Jim Betay

lake soren bwon

(Indonesian) danau

Example: lit. laut hutan

Speaker: Jim Betay

husband suari noman

(Indonesian) suami

Speaker: Jim Betay

forest sub bwon

(Indonesian) hutan

Speaker: Jim Betay

machete suber

(Indonesian) parang

Speaker: Jim Betay

garden sup

(Indonesian) kebun

Speaker: Jim Betay

earthquake tatawai

(Indonesian) gempa

Speaker: Jim Betay

sweat tomes

(Indonesian) keringat

Speaker: Jim Betay

baked/dry sago βarjam

(Indonesian) sagu dibakar

Speaker: Jim Betay

lightning βejer

(Indonesian) kilat

Speaker: Jim Betay

seawards βoda

(Indonesian) ke laut

Speaker: Jim Betay

hole βoron

(Indonesian) lobang

Speaker: Jim Betay

woman βun

(Indonesian) perempuan

Speaker: Jim Betay

leg/foot we

(Indonesian) kaki

Speaker: Jim Betay

knee we pur

(Indonesian) lutut

Speaker: Jim Betay

heel we tureβ

(Indonesian) tumit

Speaker: Jim Betay