Roon

ironwood ai nor

(Indonesian) kayu besi

Speaker: Jim Betay

wood amun

(Indonesian) kayu

Example: cf. ai

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saliva aninef

(Indonesian) ludah

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grandparent apui

(Indonesian) nene/tete

Speaker: Jim Betay

rope aβarai

(Indonesian) tali

Speaker: Jim Betay

grass aβeris

(Indonesian) rumput

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shore, forest bwon

(Indonesian) darat, hutan

Speaker: Jim Betay

cooked rice fas βemas

(Indonesian) nasi (dimasak)

Speaker: Jim Betay

four fiak

(Indonesian) empat

Speaker: Jim Betay

cheek fofer

(Indonesian) pipi

Speaker: Jim Betay

fire for

(Indonesian) api

Speaker: Jim Betay

fish in

(Indonesian) ikan

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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

correct, very kaku

(Indonesian) benar, sekali

Speaker: Jim Betay

to listen amanaf

(Indonesian) dengar

Example: 1sg: `yamanaf’, 3sg.anim: `tamanaf’

Speaker: Jim Betay

anchor kamutu

(Indonesian) jangkar

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

to swim as

(Indonesian) berenang

Example: 1sg: `yas’, 3sg.anim: `tas’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to sail ajun

(Indonesian) melayarkan

Example: 1sg: `yayun’, 3sg.anim: `tayun’

Speaker: Jim Betay

heart ken

(Indonesian) jantung

Speaker: Jim Betay

to sleep enef

(Indonesian) tidur

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

Speaker: Jim Betay

young babjo

(Indonesian) muda

Example: 1sg: `ibabyo’, 3sg.anim: `biabyo’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to walk baran wena

(Indonesian) jalan kaki

Example: (calque); 1sg: `yabaran wena’, 3sg.anim: `ibaran wena’

Speaker: Jim Betay

travel baran

(Indonesian) jalan

Example: 1sg: `yabaran’, 3sg.anim: `ibaran’

Speaker: Jim Betay

thin bua βa

(Indonesian) tipis

Example: lit. ’not big’; 1sg: `yabua va’, 3sg.anim: `ibua va’

Speaker: Jim Betay

close fanam

(Indonesian) dekat

Example: 1sg: `ifanam’, 3sg.anim: `fianam’

Speaker: Jim Betay

cook fanaβ

(Indonesian) masak

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

Speaker: Jim Betay

to wring for

(Indonesian) meras

Example: 1sg: `yafor’, 3sg.anim: `ifor’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to ask fuken

(Indonesian) tanya

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

Speaker: Jim Betay

to split kes

(Indonesian) belah

Example: 1sg: `yakes’, 3sg.anim: `ikes’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to flow ki

(Indonesian) mengalir

Example: 1sg: `yaki’, 3sg.anim: `iiki’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to hold kin

(Indonesian) pegang

Example: 1sg: `yakin’, 3sg.anim: `ikin’

Speaker: Jim Betay

burn oneself kun maŋgundi

(Indonesian) bakar diri

Example: 1sg: `ikun manggundi’, 3sg.anim: `kiun manggundi’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to dream mafu

(Indonesian) mimpi

Example: 1sg: `yamafu’, 3sg.anim: `imafu’

Speaker: Jim Betay

afraid makak

(Indonesian) takut

Example: 1sg: `yamakak’, 3sg.anim: `imakak’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to chew mam

(Indonesian) kunyah

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

Speaker: Jim Betay

to bathe masi

(Indonesian) mandi

Example: 1sg: `yamasi’, 3sg.anim: `imasi’

Speaker: Jim Betay

angry mosor

(Indonesian) marah

Example: 1sg: `yamosor’, 3sg.anim: `imosor’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to sniff, smell nasem

(Indonesian) cium

Example: 1sg: `yanasem’, 3sg.anim: `inasem’

Speaker: Jim Betay

touch paŋgan

(Indonesian) sentuh

Example: 1sg: `yapanggan’, 3sg.anim: `ipanggan’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to tie pes

(Indonesian) ikat

Example: 1sg: `yapes’; 3sg.anim: `ipes’

Speaker: Jim Betay

rotten pokem

(Indonesian) busuk

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

Speaker: Jim Betay

to call or

(Indonesian) panggil

Example: 1sg: `yor’, 3sg.anim: `tor’

Speaker: Jim Betay

dig rai

(Indonesian) gali

Example: 1sg: `yarai’, 3sg.anim: `irai’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to stand up ores

(Indonesian) berdiri

Example: 1sg: `yores’, 3sg.anim: `tores’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to fly riob

(Indonesian) terbang

Example: 1sg: `yariob’, 3sg.anim: `iriob’

Speaker: Jim Betay

sick, painful sionek

(Indonesian) sakit

Example: 1sg: `yasionek’, 3sg.anim: `isionek’

Speaker: Jim Betay

sew sip

(Indonesian) jahit

Example: 1sg: ’yasip’, 3sg.anim: ’isip’

Speaker: Jim Betay

throw (away) so

(Indonesian) buang

Example: 1sg: `yaso’, 3sg.anim: `iso’

Speaker: Jim Betay

good, beautiful soror

(Indonesian) bagus, indah

Example: 1sg: `yasoror’, 3sg.anim: `isoror’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to think suaruser

(Indonesian) pikir

Example: 1sg: `yasuaruser’, 3sg.anim: `isuaruser’

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 bring βar

(Indonesian) bawa

Example: 1sg: `yavar’, 3sg.anim: `ivar

Speaker: Jim Betay

to give βe

(Indonesian) kasih

Example: 1sg: `yave’, 3sg.anim: `ive’

Speaker: Jim Betay

bad βie βa

(Indonesian) buruk

Example: 1sg: `yavie va’, 3sg.anim: `ivie va’

Speaker: Jim Betay

to go home βur

(Indonesian) pulang

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

Speaker: Jim Betay

old, long kwar

(Indonesian) tua, lama

Example: also perfect marker

Speaker: Jim Betay

stars mak

(Indonesian) bintang

Speaker: Jim Betay

tear maka roru

(Indonesian) air mata

Speaker: Jim Betay

dirty mamas

(Indonesian) kotor

Speaker: Jim Betay

bird man

(Indonesian) burung

Speaker: Jim Betay

evening, early night mandiren

(Indonesian) sore, menjelang malam

Speaker: Jim Betay

oil mani

(Indonesian) minyak

Example: (+ solar, benzin, sop = tanah, etc.)

Speaker: Jim Betay

bird of paradise manβukor

(Indonesian) burung cenderawasih

Example: ~mambukor

Speaker: Jim Betay

younger sibling mawari

(Indonesian) adik

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village monu

(Indonesian) kampung

Speaker: Jim Betay

mosquito mumes

(Indonesian) nyamuk

Speaker: Jim Betay

cat nauw

(Indonesian) kucing

Speaker: Jim Betay

knife nioi

(Indonesian) pisau

Speaker: Jim Betay

hair nondoβun

(Indonesian) rambut

Speaker: Jim Betay

person noŋgaku

(Indonesian) orang

Speaker: Jim Betay

tomorrow perim

(Indonesian) besok

Example: cf perim `cold’, torek perim `morning’

Speaker: Jim Betay

egg ponor

(Indonesian) telur

Speaker: Jim Betay

sago poridge ran

(Indonesian) papeda

Speaker: Jim Betay

sky ranek

(Indonesian) langit

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when ras mundi

(Indonesian) kapan

Example: lit. `day which’

Speaker: Jim Betay

needle ret

(Indonesian) jarum

Speaker: Jim Betay

five rim

(Indonesian) lima

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guava robebarai

(Indonesian) jambu

Example: lit. ‘ripe thing’

Speaker: Jim Betay

food roβian

(Indonesian) makanan

Example: lit. `thing that eat’

Speaker: Jim Betay

house rum

(Indonesian) rumah

Speaker: Jim Betay

ten safur

(Indonesian) sepuluh

Speaker: Jim Betay

mother sana

(Indonesian) mama

Speaker: Jim Betay

left (side) sar

(Indonesian) kiri

Speaker: Jim Betay

coconut water sarai rur

(Indonesian) air kelapa

Speaker: Jim Betay

sail sarur

(Indonesian) layar

Speaker: Jim Betay

stomach sene

(Indonesian) perut

Speaker: Jim Betay

nine siu

(Indonesian) sembilan

Speaker: Jim Betay

husband suari noman

(Indonesian) suami

Speaker: Jim Betay

cassava timur

(Indonesian) singkong, kasbi

Speaker: Jim Betay

kichen in back of a house uren

(Indonesian) dapur di belakang rumah

Speaker: Jim Betay

nail βarapar

(Indonesian) kuku

Speaker: Jim Betay

finger βara pin

(Indonesian) jari

Speaker: Jim Betay

wing βaraβur

(Indonesian) sayap

Speaker: Jim Betay

seawards βoda

(Indonesian) ke laut

Speaker: Jim Betay

afternoon, midday werekjok

(Indonesian) siang, tengah hari

Speaker: Jim Betay

one josier

(Indonesian) satu

Speaker: Jim Betay