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PARTS
OF THE BODY |
SOUNDS
AND MEANING |
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1 |
hand |
Olu`u |
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2 |
left |
Oloyihi |
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3 |
right |
Olawala |
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4 |
leg/foot |
U`ato |
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5 |
skin |
Alipo |
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6 |
back |
Balaka |
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7 |
belly/stomach |
Ombongo |
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8 |
bone |
tulalo |
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9 |
intestines |
Toniya |
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10 |
liver |
Wandohu |
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11 |
lungs |
Paru |
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12 |
breast |
Tutu |
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13 |
shoulder |
Binggungo |
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14 |
blood |
Duhu |
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15 |
head |
Longgongo |
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16 |
neck |
Bulo,o |
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17 |
hair
(head/body) |
Huwo`o |
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18 |
nose |
Wulingo |
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19 |
mouth |
Ngango |
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20 |
tooth |
Dungito |
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21 |
tongue |
Dila |
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22 |
eye |
Mato |
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23 |
ear |
Bulonga |
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VERBS
OF THE BODY |
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24 |
to
drink |
Mongilu |
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25 |
to
spit |
Monula
loyyohu |
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26 |
to
eat |
Morijiki |
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27 |
to
chew |
Mohundapo |
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28 |
to
breathe |
Mohilawo |
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29 |
to
smell |
Modilo |
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30 |
to
laugh |
Mo`i`i |
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31 |
to
cry/to weep |
Mohiyongo |
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32 |
to
vomit/to throw up |
Motu,o |
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33 |
to
bite |
Modengeto |
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34 |
to
hear |
Modungohu |
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35 |
to
see |
Momilohu |
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36 |
to
yawn |
Mohuwabu |
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37 |
to
sleep |
Motuluhu |
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FAMILY
TERMS |
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38 |
person
/ human being |
Tawu |
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39 |
man
/ male |
Tiyo |
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40 |
woman
/ female |
Tiye |
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41 |
child |
Tkikingo |
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42 |
husband |
Hiyalo |
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43 |
wife |
Hiyalo |
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44 |
mother |
Mama |
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45 |
father |
Papa |
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46 |
name |
Tanggulo |
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VERBS
OF ACTION |
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47 |
to
walk |
Mona`o |
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48 |
to
swim |
Motenggelam |
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49 |
to
know / to be knowledgeable |
Motota |
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50 |
to
think |
Momikirangi |
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51 |
to
fear |
Mohe |
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52 |
to
cook |
motubu |
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53 |
to
sit |
Motihulo,o |
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54 |
to
stand |
Tihu
tihulo |
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55 |
to
lie down |
Mohimbulo |
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56 |
to
climb |
Mopi,ato |
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57 |
to
say |
Molele |
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58 |
to
tie up / to fasten |
Molihuto |
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59 |
to
sew |
Modetu |
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60 |
to
hunt |
Mongalupo |
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61 |
to
shoot |
Momutahu |
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62 |
to
stab / to pierce |
moNgamo |
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63 |
to
hit |
Mombohu |
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64 |
to
kill |
Momate |
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65 |
to
die / to be dead |
Yilate |
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66 |
to
live / to be alive |
Tumulo |
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67 |
to
scratch |
MoNgahu |
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68 |
to
cut / to hack |
Momutu |
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69 |
to
work |
Mokaraja |
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70 |
to
plant |
Momulo |
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71 |
to
choose |
Momilia |
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72 |
to
grow |
Momulo |
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73 |
to
squeeze |
Momitilo |
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74 |
to
hold |
Modihimo |
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75 |
to
dig |
Mongakudu |
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76 |
to
open |
Mohu`o |
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77 |
to
throw |
Moma`i |
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EVERY
DAY OBJECT |
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78 |
road
/ path |
Dalalo |
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79 |
house |
Bele |
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80 |
roof
/ thatch |
Watopo |
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81 |
rope |
Tali |
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82 |
needle |
Dudetu |
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83 |
stick |
Tunggudu |
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ANIMALS |
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84 |
animal |
Binatangi |
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85 |
bird |
Burungi |
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85 |
dog |
Apula |
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87 |
egg |
Putito |
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88 |
feather |
Hapato |
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89 |
wing |
Polipi,o |
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90 |
rat |
Udu |
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91 |
meat
/ flesh |
Dagingi |
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92 |
tail |
Patahu |
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93 |
snake |
Tulidu |
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94 |
worm
/ earth worm |
Luwandi |
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95 |
louse |
Utu |
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96 |
mosquito |
Lamu`o |
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97 |
spider |
Dangga
- dangga |
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98 |
fish |
Uponula |
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NATURAL
OBJECTS AND PHENOMENA |
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99 |
branch |
Tango |
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100 |
leaf |
Dungo |
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101 |
root |
Uwwa,ata |
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102 |
flower |
Bunga |
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103 |
fruit |
Hungo |
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104 |
grass |
Puputo |
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105 |
earth
/ soil |
Huta |
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106 |
stone |
botu |
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107 |
sand |
hungayo |
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108 |
water |
taluhu |
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109 |
sea |
deheto |
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110 |
salt |
watingo |
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111 |
woods
/ forest / jungle |
O,ayuwa |
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112 |
sky |
Hulungo |
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113 |
moon |
hulalo |
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114 |
star |
poliyama |
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115 |
cloud |
hengo |
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116 |
sun |
Mato
lo Dulahu |
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117 |
rain |
Didi |
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118 |
thunder |
Bulonggodu |
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119 |
lightning |
Ilato |
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120 |
wind |
dupoto |
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121 |
fire |
tulu |
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122 |
smoke |
Polo,o |
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123 |
night |
huwi |
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124 |
day |
dulahu |
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ADJECTIVES |
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125 |
dirty |
mokotoro |
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126 |
clean |
beresi |
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127 |
sharp |
molalito |
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128 |
dull |
bungolo |
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129 |
warm |
mopatu |
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130 |
cold |
mohuhulo |
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131 |
small |
kikingo |
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132 |
big |
damango |
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133 |
short |
Limbo-limbongo |
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134 |
long |
Haya-haya,o |
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135 |
thin |
mohata |
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136 |
thick |
Mohulodu |
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137 |
narrow |
Mepito |
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138 |
wide |
Motanggalo |
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139 |
black |
Moyitomo |
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140 |
white |
Moputi,o |
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141 |
red |
Mela |
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142 |
yellow |
Molalahu |
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143 |
green
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Lamuto |
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144 |
painful
/ sick |
Mongoto |
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145 |
old
(object) |
Panggola |
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146 |
new |
Bohu |
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147 |
good |
Mopiyohu |
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148 |
bad |
Moleto |
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149 |
correct
/ true |
Banari |
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NUMBERS |
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150 |
one |
Tuwawu |
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151 |
two |
Dulowo |
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152 |
three |
Totolu |
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153 |
four |
Wopato |
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154 |
five |
Limo |
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155 |
six |
wolomo |
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156 |
seven |
Pitu |
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157 |
eight |
Walu |
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158 |
nine |
tiyo |
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159 |
ten |
Mopolu |
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160 |
zero |
kosongi |
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