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Gone Dau

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020; not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

B
bogi
NIGHT

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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buka
FIRE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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C
cā
BAD OR EVIL

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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D
dua
BONE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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I
ilava
FLESH OR MEAT

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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K
kalavo
RAT

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kete
BELLY

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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L
lailai
SMALL

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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levu
BIG

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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liga
HAND

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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N
namo
MOSQUITO

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Q
qoli
FISH

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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R
rē
GOOD

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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T
takū
BACK

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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U
usa
RAIN (PRECIPITATION)

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from Greenhill et al.'s "Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database" from 2020. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703383. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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