Source: Dutton (1970)
Dutton, T.E., 1970. Notes on the languages of the Rigo area of the Central district of Papua. In S. A. Wurm & D. C. Laycock, eds. Pacific Linguistic Studies in honour of Arthur Capell. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
Provided Lexicon:
| ID | Language | Word | Entry | Source Gloss | Annotation | Loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257488 | Motu | you pl. (pronoun d:2p) | umui | you (pl.) | ||
| 257726 | Motu | palm (of hand) | ima palapala | palm of hand | ||
| 258914 | Motu | long | lata | long | ||
| 259735 | Motu | name | lada- | [(name)] | ||
| 259771 | Motu | narrow | hekahi | [(narrow)] | ||
| 258639 | Motu | bird | hui- | bird | ||
| 258888 | Motu | good | namo | good | ||
| 259723 | Motu | to break wood | siri- | break wood | ||
| 258123 | Motu | evening | adorahi | evening | ||
| 259214 | Motu | to speak | hereva heni- | speak | ||
| 257712 | Motu | elbow | diu- | elbow | ||
| 257477 | Motu | we incl. (pronoun d:1p, incl) | ita | we incl. | ||
| 259711 | Motu | to chop, cut down | utu- | chop wood | ||
| 259215 | Motu | to speak | gwau | speak | ||
| 258475 | Motu | taro | taro | taro | ||
| 258210 | Motu | mountain | ororo | mountain | ||
| 258451 | Motu | kunai | kurukuru | kunai | ||
| 257699 | Motu | arm | ima- | arm | ||
| 257358 | Motu | wife | adava- | wife | ||
| 259201 | Motu | to sit | helaldiho | sit down | ||
| 259686 | Motu | to vomit | mumuta- | vomit | ||
| 257686 | Motu | shoulder | paɣa- | shoulder | ||
| 258626 | Motu | fur | manu | dog's fur | ||
| 259182 | Motu | arise | toreisi- | arise | ||
| 257464 | Motu | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | ia | he | ||
| 257272 | Motu | woman | hahine | woman | ||
| 259674 | Motu | to bite | kori- | bite (v) | ||
| 257673 | Motu | mouth | udu- | mouth | ||
| 259663 | Motu | to shoot | pidi- | shoot | ||
| 259169 | Motu | to drink | inu- | drink | ||
| 258614 | Motu | tail | hui- | dog's tail | ||
| 258197 | Motu | sand | raria | sand | ||
| 257258 | Motu | man | tau | man | ||
| 258860 | Motu | big | bada | big | ||
| 258042 | Motu | sky | guba | sky | ||
| 257297 | Motu | old woman | hahine buruka | old woman | ||
| 258440 | Motu | leaf | lau | leaf | ||
| 258875 | Motu | small | maraɣi | small | ||
| 257659 | Motu | nape | aio- | nape | ||
| 259157 | Motu | to eat | ani- | eat | ||
| 259643 | Motu | to pull | veri- | pull | ||
| 257450 | Motu | you (pronoun d:2s) | oi | you (sing. | ||
| 258846 | Motu | singsing | mavaru | singsing | ||
| 258300 | Motu | smoke (of fire) | kwaiahu | smoke | ||
| 259632 | Motu | to push | dori- | push | ||
| 258429 | Motu | fruit | huahua- | fruit of tree | ||
| 257645 | Motu | throat | gado- | throat | ||
| 257345 | Motu | husband | adava- | husband | ||
| 259653 | Motu | to fly | roho- | bird flies | ||
| 259610 | Motu | to hold (in hand) | dogo-tao | hold in hand |