Index

*adaS bring, take along

*ajem heart; mind

*aki grandfather

*alim forget

*alujah ant sp.

*apa₂ carry on the back

*asaŋ₂ village

*baCaR broomcorn millet: Panicum miliaceum

*bajiw edible mushroom sp.

*baki₂ grandfather

*bali₃ wind

*baliw₃ buy, sell

*baŋaS a tree: Melia azedarach

*baŋeS skin

*baŋun the Japanese cypress: Chamaecyparis obtusa

*baqeSiŋ sneeze

*baRaŋ rib (?)

*baRat₂ cucumber: Cucumis sativus

*benan deer of the genus Cervus, either the sika deer or sambar deer

*beNbeN banana: Musa sapientum L.

*beRuS a plant: Rhus semialata

*biliN to follow after someone, walk behind

*bukuN back (anat.)

*bula₂ to give

*bunuR₁ to swell; swollen

*bunuS machete

*buRay flower

*Cabu to wrap

*Cali cultivated taro: Colocasia esculenta

*Capuh sweep

*CawiN year

*CebuN smoke

*Cebuŋ to meet, come together

*Ceked to rest, take a break from work or other activity

*CekeS kind of very slender bamboo

*Cemel grass, herbs; medicine

*Cumay Formosan black bear

*dakeS a tree: the camphor laurel: Cinnamomum spp.

*damuq₁ menstrual blood?

*daqu₂ soapberry: Sapindus mukrossi, S. saponaria

*daRa₁ Formosan maple: Liquidambar formosana

*daRiq soil, probably clay

*dawiN far

*diNaŋ rust; hematite

*dua over there, yonder

*dukduk₁ ginger

*gumuN body hair

*ini negative marker: no, not

*iuk citrus fruit (both orange and pomelo?)

*kabaR clothing

*kabus₂ shrimp, lobster

*kahuS scoop up

*kakaCu spider

*kaluŋkuŋ deep resounding sound

*kapua silk cotton, kapok

*kawaS₁ year, season; sky, heaven

*kawaS₂ talk, talk about, discuss

*kaway₃ net bag used by men for carrying things on back

*kawkaw₁ sickle for harvesting grain

*keRiw hemp plant; hemp

*ketun cut, sever

*kiRim seek, search, look for

*kuCkuC roll up, curl up tightly

*kulay₁ worm, insect

*kumeS pubic hair

*kumiS pubic hair

*kuNkuN Formosan hill partridge

*kuRi rake

*kuti vulva, vagina

*kuya defect, bad, defective

*lahuN steam, vapor

*lapis flying squirrel

*lawaR flying squirrel

*lebleb₁ foggy, misty, overcast, gloomy, of weather preceding rain

*likeS mosquito

*lukeNaw Formosan clouded leopard

*lupas₁ peach

*lutuk₁ the Formosan hare: Lepus sinensis formosus

*maNaŋ sharp

*maqaw a plant: Litsea cubeba (Lour.)

*mumu Formosan blind mole: Talpa micrura insularis (Swinhoe)

*nay deictic particle: this

*nema what thing?

*Namat iron (metal)

*Naqeji boundary between adjacent rice fields

*Nibu lair, den of an animal

*Nihib rock shelter, cave under a rock

*NuqeS bone marrow

*Nutud join two things to give added length (rope, bamboo, etc.)

*ŋiSŋiS beard

*ŋuSuN nosebleed

*pajiS enemy

*paNiŋ door

*paqeju gall, gall bladder

*pataS tattoo

*pedel to wring out, as water from wet clothes

*peSiq squeeze out juice; squirt out

*pi- causative of location

*piad dish, plate

*pu- causative of motion

*puja navel, umbilical cord

*pujek navel, umbilical cord

*pukaw₁ night-blindness, nyctalopia

*punuq brain, marrow

*puNi whiteness

*puSaN twice

*qa₂ interrogative particle

*qadiS hawk sp. (harrier?)

*qanus₁ a plant: Begonia aptera (Hay)

*qaNa stranger; enemy

*qaRidaŋ bean, pea (generic)

*qaRiw dry

*qeCeŋeN black

*qelqel chew, gnaw on

*qelud housepost, pillar

*qemu sticky rice cake

*qiNaS moon, month

*qubiS pubic hair

*qudaS gray hair

*qulas dewdrop

*quyaS to sing; song, tune, melody

*riSriS hoe up weeds; weed a garden

*RabiS small knife

*Rahap seeds for sowing

*RameC root

*RamiS root

*Ribawa swell; swelling, tumor

*Rimeja sword grass: Imperata cylindrica

*RiNaS long feathers used for personal adornment

*Ritu loquat tree and fruit: Eriobotrya deflexa

*Rubu nest, lair

*RuSRuS to scrape smooth, to plane a surface

*sakay₂ walk

*sakeC muntjac, barking deer

*sakut to carry, transport, move something

*salaw to pour, of heavy rain

*samaq remnant, leftover

*saNiw whetstone

*sequŋ horn of an animal

*sihikay maggot

*siRa₁ yesterday

*supay whetting, sharpening

*Samaq a plant: Lactuca indica Linn., and Sonchus oleraceus Linn.

*Samud a plant, sesame: Sesamum indicum

*Sanaq river otter

*Sawiki betel nut: nut of Areca catechu

*Seked stop an activity, take a break, rest

*Seŋad to breathe

*Sidi Formosan serow, mountain goat

*Sijap broom

*Sikad ashamed; shy

*Sina a plant: Erechtites spp.

*SipuR to count

*SiSiN omen bird: Alcippe spp.

*Suaw yawn

*SulSul to masturbate

*SuReNa snow

*tabi plough

*tadaw kind of large knife

*takis sword

*tanaq a plant: Aralia decaisneana (Hance)

*tanayan bamboo sp.

*taNah red

*taRuqan field hut; temporary shelter used when working for extended periods in fields far from the village

*tatak hoe

*tenem sea, ocean

*teñeb dive, submerge

*timu salt

*timuRmuR rinse the mouth

*tumaNa to hear, listen

*timaNa to hear, listen

*tuquN an evergreen tree, probably Acacia confusa

*tuRukuk chicken

*uka₂ negative existential: there is none

*umaS to pickle, preserve meat or fish

*uŋay ritually sacrificed monkey?

*uSa go

*waCaN deep pool or pond

*walay thread

*waNiS tusk of wild boar

*waNu honeybee

*waqit barb, point; canine tooth?

*waSaw leaf