Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database

ABVD#

pound | beat [v]   093

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not (will not) 195  [several NEGATIVES possible: don't, not so, not have...]

old (thing)      162  | As opposed to 'old person'

one      197  |  in counting

other | another      190  (of a different kind)

rotten    112  | Distinguished for: meat, fruit, wood, eggs, milk

scratch      077  | scratch (an itch with fingernails), soil as fowl

shoot  [v]      070 | Depends on what instrument is used for shooting

shy | ashamed      161  Great addition; rarely on other lists

stick | wood      079  Philippines generally same as 'tree'

short (object)     154  |  VS 'short (person)' & 'short (time)'

warm | hot      138


we     185    |  (exclusive) [vs] (inclusive)
wind  | air      136

woods | forest      127