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fruit (ai) βon
(Indonesian) buah
Speaker: Jim Betay
hips adir
(Indonesian) pinggang
Example: (=side?)
house lizard afenjar
(Indonesian) cicak
casuarina tree ai kasuari
(Indonesian) pohon kasuari
stick ai tatoni
(Indonesian) tongkat
N bow apai
(Indonesian) busur, panah
grandmother apu βun
(Indonesian) nene
spider arwam
(Indonesian) laba-laba
ripe barai
(Indonesian) masak
seed ef
(Indonesian) biji
four fiak
(Indonesian) empat
seven fik
(Indonesian) tujuh
cheek fofer
(Indonesian) pipi
fire for
(Indonesian) api
ashes for juβ
(Indonesian) abu
fish in
(Indonesian) ikan
freshwater eel in βero war
(Indonesian) belut tawar
Example: lit. ‘fish in the water’
father kama
(Indonesian) bapak
tongue kaperer
(Indonesian) lidah
worm kaseβoi
(Indonesian) cacing
sand kajen
(Indonesian) pasir
heart ken
(Indonesian) jantung
to sleep enef
(Indonesian) tidur
Example: 1sg: `yenef’, 3sg.anim: `tenef’
to drink inem
(Indonesian) minum
Example: 1sg: `yinem’, 3sg.anim: `tinem’
travel baran
(Indonesian) jalan
Example: 1sg: `yabaran’, 3sg.anim: `ibaran’
to laugh berif
(Indonesian) tertawa
Example: 1sg: `yaberif’, 3sg.anim: `iberif’
big, large bua
(Indonesian) besar
Example: 1sg: `yabua’, 3sg.anim: `ibua’
close fanam
(Indonesian) dekat
Example: 1sg: `ifanam’, 3sg.anim: `fianam’
to work fararur
(Indonesian) bekerja
Example: 1sg: `yafararur’, 3sg.anim: `ifararur’
to hide foja
(Indonesian) sembunyi
Example: 1sg: `yafoya’, 3sg.anim: `ifoya’
to ask fuken
(Indonesian) tanya
Example: 1sg: `yafuken’, 3sg.anim: `ifuken’
to choose kifir
(Indonesian) pilih
Example: 1sg: `yakifir’, 3sg.anim: `ikifir’
to count kor
(Indonesian) hitung
Example: 1sg: `yakor’, 3sg.anim: `ikor’
buy koβes
(Indonesian) beli
Example: 1sg: `yakoves’, 3sg.anim: `ikoves’
long kwan
(Indonesian) panjang
Example: 1sg: `yakwan’, 3sg.anim: `ikwan’
alone mawor
(Indonesian) sendirian
Example: 1sg: `yamawor’, 3sg.anim: `imawor’
to fall pi
(Indonesian) jatuh
Example: 1sg: `yapi’, 3sg.anim: `ipi’
strong pok
(Indonesian) kuat
Example: 1sg: `yapok’, 3sg.anim: `ipok’
grandchild kopu
(Indonesian) cucu
tail kopu
(Indonesian) ekor
Example: also for ancestors/descendents: orang tua, nene, tete, cucu
dull, blunt pup
(Indonesian) tumpul
Example: 1sg: `ipup’, 3sg.anim: `piup’
bone kor
(Indonesian) tulang
to fly riob
(Indonesian) terbang
Example: 1sg: `yariob’, 3sg.anim: `iriob’
come along, join in so
(Indonesian) ikut
Example: 1sg: `yaso’, 3sg.anim: `iso’
to think suaruser
(Indonesian) pikir
Example: 1sg: `yasuaruser’, 3sg.anim: `isuaruser’
to grow sjur
(Indonesian) tumbuh
Example: 1sg: `yasyur’, 3pl.anim: `isyur’
to bring βar
(Indonesian) bawa
Example: 1sg: `yavar’, 3sg.anim: `ivar
to give βe
(Indonesian) kasih
Example: 1sg: `yave’, 3sg.anim: `ive’
to say βere
(Indonesian) bilang
Example: 1sg: `yavere’, 3sg.anim: `ivere’
bad βie βa
(Indonesian) buruk
Example: 1sg: `yavie va’, 3sg.anim: `ivie va’
to turn wai
(Indonesian) balik
Example: 1sg: `yawai’, 3sg.anim: `iwai’
evil waruer
(Indonesian) jahat
Example: 1sg: `yawaruer’, 3sg.anim: `iwaruer’
to chase jom
(Indonesian) kejar
Example: 1sg: `yayom’, 3sg.anim: `iyom’
tear maka roru
(Indonesian) air mata
bird man
(Indonesian) burung
bat mandob
(Indonesian) kelelawar
wasp maniβer
(Indonesian) lebah
evil spirit, ghost manwen
(Indonesian) roh jahat
younger sibling mawari
(Indonesian) adik
cat nauw
(Indonesian) kucing
betel pepper/vine nian
(Indonesian) sirih
hair nondoβun
(Indonesian) rambut
person noŋgaku
(Indonesian) orang
teeth nja
(Indonesian) gigi
money pipi
(Indonesian) uang
fly raŋgumak
(Indonesian) lalat
needle ret
(Indonesian) jarum
child romaw
(Indonesian) anak
Example: (young person & familial relation)
house rum
(Indonesian) rumah
tobacco sabaku
(Indonesian) tembakau
eleven safur josier
(Indonesian) sebelas
mother sana
(Indonesian) mama
sail sarur
(Indonesian) layar
clothes sasun
(Indonesian) baju
mouth saβa
(Indonesian) mulut
sun siar
(Indonesian) matahari
nine siu
(Indonesian) sembilan
name sono
(Indonesian) nama
cuscus sor
(Indonesian) kuskus
lake soren bwon
(Indonesian) danau
Example: lit. laut hutan
wife suari βun
(Indonesian) istri
forest sub bwon
(Indonesian) hutan
garden sup
(Indonesian) kebun
morning torek perim
(Indonesian) pagi
rice louse uk roβuri
(Indonesian) kutu di beras
head louse uk siria
(Indonesian) kutu rambut
nail βarapar
(Indonesian) kuku
liver βaseβus
(Indonesian) hati
lightning βejer
(Indonesian) kilat
sick, painful βis
(Indonesian) sakit
hole βoron
(Indonesian) lobang
banana βjef
(Indonesian) pisang
high wind wam ja ipok
(Indonesian) angin kencang
rat, mouse waŋgar
(Indonesian) tikus
water war
(Indonesian) air
sea turtle waw
(Indonesian) penyu laut
leg/foot we
(Indonesian) kaki
ankle we na kareku
(Indonesian) mata kaki
knee we pur
(Indonesian) lutut
heel we tureβ
(Indonesian) tumit