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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259240 | Motu | to run | heau- | run | ||
| 258777 | Motu | bow | io | bow | ||
| 259906 | Motu | to go outside | raka lasi- | go outside (go arasait) (Imper) | ||
| 259653 | Motu | to fly | roho- | bird flies | ||
| 259227 | Motu | to call out | boiboi- | call out | ||
| 258788 | Motu | arrow | varo | arrow | ||
| 259215 | Motu | to speak | gwau | speak | ||
| 259214 | Motu | to speak | hereva heni- | speak | ||
| 259663 | Motu | to shoot | pidi- | shoot | ||
| 259201 | Motu | to sit | helaldiho | sit down | ||
| 259967 | Motu | to pour out | bubu- | pour out | ||
| 259674 | Motu | to bite | kori- | bite (v) | ||
| 259190 | Motu | to stand | gini- | stand | ||
| 259898 | Motu | to enter | vareai- | enter (go insait) (Imper) | ||
| 259548 | Motu | go! | lao- | go | ||
| 259182 | Motu | arise | toreisi- | arise | ||
| 259968 | Motu | to pour out | sei- | pour out | ||
| 258803 | Motu | rope | kiapa | "string, rope" | ||
| 259686 | Motu | to vomit | mumuta- | vomit | ||
| 259497 | Motu | to swim | nahu- | swim | ||
| 259169 | Motu | to drink | inu- | drink | ||
| 259890 | Motu | to swell | gudu- | skin swells up | ||
| 259412 | Motu | to sing | ane abi- | singsing (v) | ||
| 259698 | Motu | a cough | hua- | cough | ||
| 258702 | Motu | snake | gwarume | snake | ||
| 259157 | Motu | to eat | ani- | eat | ||
| 258815 | Motu | net bag | rami | "netbag, bilum" | ||
| 259488 | Motu | to throw | taho- | throw | ||
| 259144 | Motu | left (hand) | lauri | left hand | ||
| 259711 | Motu | to chop, cut down | utu- | chop wood | ||
| 259948 | Motu | to swallow | hadono- | swallow (v) | ||
| 259131 | Motu | right (hand) | idiba | right hand | ||
| 259880 | Motu | to joke (mock, make fun of) | hevaseha- | joke (v) tok pilai | ||
| 258665 | Motu | egg | ape- | egg | ||
| 259120 | Motu | rotten (especially log) | bodaga | rotten (house) | ||
| 259723 | Motu | to break wood | siri- | break wood | ||
| 258835 | Motu | woman's clothes (pulpul) | sihi | "woman's clothes, pulpul" | ||
| 259400 | Motu | to cry | tai- | cry | ||
| 259110 | Motu | new | matamata | new (house) | ||
| 258846 | Motu | singsing | mavaru | singsing | ||
| 259559 | Motu | to come | mai- | come | ||
| 259735 | Motu | name | lada- | [(name)] | ||
| 259097 | Motu | old | guna | old (house) | ||
| 259519 | Motu | to look for | tahu- | look for | ||
| 259085 | Motu | come quick! | (verb+) haraga | come quick (Imperative) | ||
| 259871 | Motu | to stop | doko- | stop (intr.) | ||
| 259746 | Motu | painful | hisihisi- | pain | ||
| 259072 | Motu | full | honu | full (of water) | ||
| 258860 | Motu | big | bada | big | ||
| 260341 | Motu | with (accompanying) | ida | together with |