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Language: Tetum

Source/Author:

Blust, from Mathijsen

Identifiers:

ISO-639-3:tdt  Glottocode: tetu1246

Notes:

This list appears to be a mixture of Tetun Dili (creole-like Portuguese-influenced lingua franca Tetun) and Tetun Terik (traditional vernacular), as well as some unusual words. Modern Tetun Dili would have far more Portuguese influence than this list suggests - Catharina Williams-van Klinken

Data Entry:

Typed By: Penny Keenan  Checked By: Simon Greenhill

Statistics:

Total Data: 234

Number of Retentions:

Number of Loans: 2

Classification:

Creole:Tetun based

Map

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Leaflet | Language data © https://abvd.eva.mpg.de, Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Resources:

ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Tetun (Dili)

Ethnologue Information for tdt

OLAC Information for tdt

[Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing 3 of 12 entries. Show ALL logged changes

Source: MF-Warburg (Word 201) - Simon Greenhill (2007-12-03 02:43:09)

Source: MF-Warburg (Word 204) - Simon Greenhill (2007-12-03 02:43:07)

Source: MF-Warburg (Word 205) - Simon Greenhill (2007-12-03 02:43:06)

Entries:

ID:

Word:

Item:

Annotation:

Cognacy:

Loan:

1

hand

liman

1

2

left

karuk

3

right

kwana

1

4

leg/foot

ain

1

5

to walk

laʔo

1

6

road/path

dalan

1

7

to come

mai

1

8

to turn

filas

4?

8

to turn

fila

4?

8

to turn

faur

4?

9

to swim

nani

1

10

dirty

kfur

10

dirty

karebo

11

dust

rai ahun

1?

12

skin

kulit

1

13

back

kottuk

37

14

belly

kabun

2?

15

bone

ruʔin

2

16

intestines

te oan

17

liver

aten

1

18

breast

susun

1

19

shoulder

baas

6?

20

to know, be knowledgeable

hatana

35

21

to think

hanoʔin

5

22

to fear

hatauk

1

23

blood

raan

1

24

head

ulun

1

25

neck

kakorok

12?

26

hair

fuuk

1

27

nose

inur

1

28

to breathe

hasaè nawan

1

29

to sniff, smell

horan

30

mouth

ibun

39

30

mouth

nunun

2

31

tooth

nean

1?

32

tongue

nanaan

12

33

to laugh

hanassa

34

to cry

tanis

1

35

to vomit

kalea

35

to vomit

muta

1

36

to spit

teniru

37

to eat

ha

1?

38

to chew

mamma

1

39

to cook

teʔin

39

to cook

nasu

3

39

to cook

daʔan

2

40

to drink

hemu

41

to bite

makkit

1

41

to bite

hanisi

42

to suck

susu

1

43

ear

tilun

4

44

to hear

rona

1

45

eye

matan

1

46

to see

hare

30

47

to yawn

maas

cf#76

1?

48

to sleep

toba

43

49

to lie down

toba

36

50

to dream

mihin

1

50

to dream

mehi

1

51

to sit

tur

1

52

to stand

harik

33

53

person/human being

emma

54

man/male

mane

1

55

woman/female

fetto

27

56

child

oan

57

husband

laʔen

9?

58

wife

fen

5

59

mother

ina

1

60

father

ama

1

61

house

uma

1

62

thatch/roof

tali tahan

63

name

naran

1

64

to say

haʔak

65

rope

talin

1

66

to tie up, fasten

futu

9?

66

to tie up, fasten

kmeti

67

to sew

lita

44

68

needle

daun

1

69

to hunt

maraka

70

to shoot

hana

1

71

to stab, pierce

sona

72

to hit

taè

73

to steal

hanaʔo

1

74

to kill

hŏŏ

75

to die, be dead

mate

1

76

to live, be alive

moris

1

77

to scratch

koi

78

to cut, hack

tetak

3

78

to cut, hack

ta

1

79

stick/wood

ai

1

80

to split

fotta

80

to split

fera

22

81

sharp

meek

81

sharp

kroat

99

82

dull, blunt

la meek

82

dull, blunt

dubus

38

83

to work

knawar

83

to work

serewisu

84

to plant

furi

40

85

to choose

kakkan

85

to choose

booi

22

86

to grow

87

to swell

bubu

3

88

to squeeze

kumu

5

89

to hold

humur

90

to dig

keʔe

91

to buy

sossa

31

92

to open, uncover

lake

6?

93

to pound, beat

fai

15

94

to throw

tuda

1

95

to fall

monu

1

96

dog

asu

1

97

bird

manu fuʔik

1

98

egg

tollun

1

99

feather

rahun

40

100

wing

liras

6

101

to fly

semo

42

102

rat

lahŏ

1?

103

meat/flesh

isin

1

103

meat/flesh

naʔan

104

fat/grease

boran

33

104

fat/grease

mina

1

105

tail

ikun

1

106

snake

samea

40

107

worm (earthworm)

lattik rai

1

108

louse

utu

1

109

mosquito

ninik

17

109

mosquito

susuk

45

110

spider

labadain

1?

111

fish

naʔan

112

rotten

dodok

35

113

branch

wattan

114

leaf

tahan

7

115

root

abut

3

116

flower

ai funan

1

117

fruit

ai fuan

1

118

grass

haè

42

119

earth/soil

rai

4

120

stone

fatuk

1

121

sand

rai henik

48

122

water

we

2

123

to flow

suli

28

124

sea

tasi

1

125

salt

masin

3

126

lake

we lihun

127

woods/forest

alas

1

128

sky

lalean

10?

129

moon

fulan

1

130

star

fitun

1

131

cloud

kaloan

132

fog

ai abu

1

133

rain

udan

1

134

thunder

kukur

1

135

lightning

mameran

42

136

wind

anin

1

137

to blow

hu

5

138

warm

manas

1

139

cold

malirin

1

140

dry

maran

1

141

wet

bottes

141

wet

bokon

142

heavy

todan

143

fire

haʔi

(<M)

1

144

to burn

sunu

1?

144

to burn

namottuk

145

smoke

dubun

36

146

ash

147

black

metan

1

148

white

mutin

1?

149

red

mean

1

150

yellow

modak

151

green

matak

1

152

small

kiʔik

1

153

big

bôt

9?

154

short

bettek

54?

154

short

badak

54

155

long

naruk

1

156

thin

niʔis

1

157

thick

maʔar

158

narrow

klot

8?

159

wide

luwa

1?

160

painful, sick

moras

46

161

shy, ashamed

moè

33

162

old

tuan

1

163

new

foon

1

164

good

diak

43

165

bad, evil

aat

1?

166

correct, true

tebes

34

166

correct, true

lôs

167

night

kalan

20?

168

day

loron

26

169

year

tinan

42

170

when?

bai hira

1?

171

to hide

funin

1

172

to climb

saʔe

2?

173

at

iha

20?

174

in, inside

iha laran

1

175

above

letten

176

below

kraik

177

this

neʔe

1

178

that

nia

(<M)

1

179

near

kreʔis

179

near

tukus

180

far

kedok

181

where?

iha neʔebè

2?

182

I

hau

1

183

thou

o

1

184

he/she

nia

1

185

we

ita

1

185

we

ami

2

186

you

emi

1, 13

187

they

sia

1

188

what?

sa

1

189

who?

se

1

190

other

seluk

6

191

all

hotu hotu

11

191

all

falu

192

and

no

7

193

if

kalau

14

L

194

how?

na nuusa

195

no, not

la [le]

196

to count

sura

7

197

One

ida

1?

198

Two

rua

1

199

Three

tollu

1

200

Four

haat

1

1

201

Five

lima

1

202

Six

neen

203

Seven

hitu

1

204

Eight

ualu

205

Nine

sia

206

Ten

sanulu

5

207

Twenty

ruanulu

208

Fifty

limanulu

209

One Hundred

atus ida

210

One Thousand

rihun

Seen an error? Please let us know: hand
left
right
leg/foot
to walk
road/path
to come
to turn
to swim
dirty
dust
skin
back
belly
bone
intestines
liver
breast
shoulder
to know, be knowledgeable
to think
to fear
blood
head
neck
hair
nose
to breathe
to sniff, smell
mouth
tooth
tongue
to laugh
to cry
to vomit
to spit
to eat
to chew
to cook
to drink
to bite
to suck
ear
to hear
eye
to see
to yawn
to sleep
to lie down
to dream
to sit
to stand
person/human being
man/male
woman/female
child
husband
wife
mother
father
house
thatch/roof
name
to say
rope
to tie up, fasten
to sew
needle
to hunt
to shoot
to stab, pierce
to hit
to steal
to kill
to die, be dead
to live, be alive
to scratch
to cut, hack
stick/wood
to split
sharp
dull, blunt
to work
to plant
to choose
to grow
to swell
to squeeze
to hold
to dig
to buy
to open, uncover
to pound, beat
to throw
to fall
dog
bird
egg
feather
wing
to fly
rat
meat/flesh
fat/grease
tail
snake
worm (earthworm)
louse
mosquito
spider
fish
rotten
branch
leaf
root
flower
fruit
grass
earth/soil
stone
sand
water
to flow
sea
salt
lake
woods/forest
sky
moon
star
cloud
fog
rain
thunder
lightning
wind
to blow
warm
cold
dry
wet
heavy
fire
to burn
smoke
ash
black
white
red
yellow
green
small
big
short
long
thin
thick
narrow
wide
painful, sick
shy, ashamed
old
new
good
bad, evil
correct, true
night
day
year
when?
to hide
to climb
at
in, inside
above
below
this
that
near
far
where?
I
thou
he/she
we
you
they
what?
who?
other
all
and
if
how?
no, not
to count
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Twenty
Fifty
One Hundred
One Thousand

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Please cite: Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

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