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PARTS OF THE BODY

SOUNDS AND MEANING 

 

1

hand

Olu`u

 

2

left

Oloyihi

 

3

right

Olawala

 

4

leg/foot

U`ato

 

5

skin

Alipo

 

6

back

Balaka

 

7

belly/stomach

Ombongo

 

8

bone

tulalo

 

9

intestines

Toniya

 

10

liver

Wandohu

 

11

lungs

Paru

 

12

breast

Tutu

 

13

shoulder

Binggungo

 

14

blood

Duhu

 

15

head

Longgongo

 

16

neck

Bulo,o

 

17

hair (head/body)

Huwo`o

 

18

nose

Wulingo

 

19

mouth

Ngango

 

20

tooth

Dungito

 

21

tongue

Dila

 

22

eye

Mato

 

23

ear

Bulonga

 

 

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VERBS OF THE BODY

 

 

24

to drink

Mongilu

 

25

to spit

Monula loyyohu

 

26

to eat

Morijiki

 

27

to chew

Mohundapo

 

28

to breathe

Mohilawo

 

29

to smell

Modilo

 

30

to  laugh

Mo`i`i

 

31

to cry/to weep

Mohiyongo

 

32

to vomit/to throw up

Motu,o

 

33

to bite

Modengeto

 

34

to hear

Modungohu

 

35

to see

Momilohu

 

36

to yawn

Mohuwabu

 

37

to sleep

Motuluhu

 

 

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FAMILY TERMS

 

 

38

person / human being

Tawu

 

39

man / male

Tiyo

 

40

woman / female

Tiye

 

41

child

Tkikingo

 

42

husband

Hiyalo

 

43

wife

Hiyalo

 

44

mother

Mama

 

45

father

Papa

 

46

name

Tanggulo

 

 

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VERBS OF ACTION

 

 

47

to walk

Mona`o

 

48

to swim

Motenggelam

 

49

to know / to be knowledgeable

Motota

 

50

to think

Momikirangi

 

51

to fear

Mohe

 

52

to cook

motubu

 

53

to sit

Motihulo,o

 

54

to stand

Tihu tihulo

 

55

to lie down

Mohimbulo

 

56

to climb

Mopi,ato

 

57

to say

Molele

 

58

to tie up / to fasten

Molihuto

 

59

to sew

Modetu

 

60

to hunt

Mongalupo

 

61

to shoot

Momutahu

 

62

to stab / to pierce

moNgamo

 

63

to hit

Mombohu

 

64

to kill

Momate

 

65

to die / to be dead

Yilate

 

66

to live / to be alive

Tumulo

 

67

to scratch

MoNgahu

 

68

to cut / to hack

Momutu

 

69

to work

Mokaraja

 

70

to plant

Momulo

 

71

to choose

Momilia

 

72

to grow

Momulo

 

73

to squeeze

Momitilo

 

74

to hold

Modihimo

 

75

to dig

Mongakudu

 

76

to open

Mohu`o

 

77

to throw

Moma`i

 

 

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EVERY DAY OBJECT

 

 

78

road / path

Dalalo

 

79

house

Bele

 

80

roof / thatch

Watopo

 

81

rope

Tali

 

82

needle

Dudetu

 

83

stick

Tunggudu

 

 

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ANIMALS

 

 

84

animal

Binatangi

 

85

bird

Burungi

 

85

dog

Apula

 

87

egg

Putito

 

88

feather

Hapato

 

89

wing

Polipi,o

 

90

rat

Udu

 

91

meat / flesh

Dagingi

 

92

tail

Patahu

 

93

snake

Tulidu

 

94

worm / earth worm

Luwandi

 

95

louse

Utu

 

96

mosquito

Lamu`o

 

97

spider

Dangga - dangga

 

98

fish

Uponula

 

 

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NATURAL OBJECTS AND PHENOMENA

 

 

99

branch

Tango

 

100

leaf

Dungo

 

101

root

Uwwa,ata

 

102

flower

Bunga

 

103

fruit

Hungo

 

104

grass

Puputo

 

105

earth / soil

Huta

 

106

stone

botu

 

107

sand

hungayo

 

108

water

taluhu

 

109

sea

deheto

 

110

salt

watingo

 

111

woods / forest / jungle

O,ayuwa

 

112

sky

Hulungo

 

113

moon

hulalo

 

114

star

poliyama

 

115

cloud

hengo

 

116

sun

Mato lo Dulahu

 

117

rain

Didi

 

118

thunder

Bulonggodu

 

119

lightning

Ilato

 

120

wind

dupoto

 

121

fire

tulu

 

122

smoke

Polo,o

 

123

night

huwi

 

124

day

dulahu

 

 

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ADJECTIVES

 

 

125

dirty

mokotoro

 

126

clean

beresi

 

127

sharp

molalito

 

128

dull

bungolo

 

129

warm

mopatu

 

130

cold

mohuhulo

 

131

small

kikingo

 

132

big

damango

 

133

short

Limbo-limbongo

 

134

long

Haya-haya,o

 

135

thin

mohata

 

136

thick

Mohulodu

 

137

narrow

Mepito

 

138

wide

Motanggalo

 

139

black

Moyitomo

 

140

white

Moputi,o

 

141

red

Mela

 

142

yellow

Molalahu

 

143

green

Lamuto

 

144

painful / sick

Mongoto

 

145

old (object)

Panggola

 

146

new

Bohu

 

147

good

Mopiyohu

 

148

bad

Moleto

 

149

correct / true

Banari

 

 

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NUMBERS

 

 

150

one

Tuwawu

 

151

two

Dulowo

 

152

three

Totolu

 

153

four

Wopato

 

154

five

Limo

 

155

six

wolomo

 

156

seven

Pitu

 

157

eight

Walu

 

158

nine

tiyo

 

159

ten

Mopolu

 

160

zero

kosongi

 

 

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