Tobian | Audio | English | Contributed | Comments/Examples/Sources |
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baut | Isauro | nose | Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009 | Eheihehi bautur. He is scratching his nose. See No. 31 of the Quackenbush Word List. Cf. bout, Isauro Andrew 2009. |
chapachapari hub | Isauro | foot | Isauro Andrew 2006 | Erap chapachapari huubar. He has big feet. |
chapirihub | Isauro | thigh | Isauro Andrew 2006 | Ewoutu chapirihubar. He hit him on the thigh. |
chi *chil *chir |
bone [liquid?] |
Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009; Justin Andrew | Mar eyaunap chir. The animal has large bones. Isauro Andrew spelling is chi. Tobian Illness Terms, Appendix A to Dissertation (Aunchalee E. Loscalzo 2006). Cf. Quackenbush Word List No. 54: chir. | |
chim | Isauro | head | Isauro Andrew 2006 | Erap chimar nga eyarai uuhar. He has a big head and long neck. |
chimiebur | Isauro | bald | Isauro Andrew 2009 | See No. 52 of the Quackenbush Word List. |
chuhur mangau | Isauro | stomach | Isauro Andrew 2009 | See No. 56 of the Quackenbush Word List. Cf. Quackenbush Word List No. 49. |
farar | Isauro | claw | Isauro Andrew 2006 | Imetah farfari moyo. I am afraid of the cat's claws. |
fehewa | Isauro | lungs | Isauro Andrew 2009 | Quackenbush Word List No. 59. |
gapiripinnipewy *hapirpin *hapiripinpou |
Isauro | elbow | Isauro Andrew 2009; Sisma Andrew 2013; Felicia Andrew 2013 | Quackenbush Word List No.6. While Isauro did not update the spelling for this word, Sisma spelled it as hapirpin. Felicia spelled it as hapiripinpou. |
hai | Isauro | penis | Isauro Andrew 2006 | Eyamuir hair. He is washing his penis. See No. 87 of the Quackenbush Word List. |
hapi | Isauro | hip | Isauro Andrew 2006 | Eheihehi hepir. He is scratching his hip. Note that hapi is impolite; the polite word is tahuh. |
huub | leg | Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009 | Ebechebech hin huubom. The skin on your leg is white. See No. 9 of the Quackenbush Word List. | |
kuripa | Isauro | fingernail | Isauro Andrew 2009 | See No. 8 of the Quackenbush Word List. Isauro spoke this word and B.W. Black spelled it. |
mat | Isauro | eye | Isauro Andrew 2006 | Hemurat meteh. They were rubbing their eyes. |
ngii | Isauro | tooth | Isauro Andrew 2006 | Ngiir piris makae. These are dog's teeth. |
nunusuruhan | Isauro Isauro |
tongue | Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009 | Ehusu nunusur han. He bit his tongue.See No. 34 of the Quackenbush Word List. The nu sound is like nur. |
pau | arm; hand from wrist down; that part of the ocean current that extends out and away from the island after hitting it | Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009; Justin Andrew 2008 | Echa paur. He has blood on his arm. Also see R.E. Johannes, Words of the Lagoon, p. 103; Fishing Lore of Tobi (Peter W. Black 1968). See No. 2 of the Quackenbush Word List. |
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pohomoi | Isauro | knee | Isauro Andrew 2009 | Quackenbush Word List No. 12. |
siie | Isauro | belly | Isauro Andrew 2006 | Engongo siyom. Your belly is swollen. See No. 49 of the Quackenbush Word List. Cf. Quackenbush Word List No. 56. |
tahuh | Isauro | buttocks | Isauro Andrew 2006. | Eyamir tahuhunaur. Note tahuh is also polite word for hapi:hip. |
tar | Isauro | intestines | Isauro Andrew 2006 | Echuh ba sibe hekene tari marurae. We could see all the animal's intestines. Cf. Quackenbush Word List No. 166. |
tering |
Isauro | ear | Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009 | Eheihehi ruhur taringar. He is scratching behind his ear. See No. 38 of the Quackenbush Word List. |
tiriyaw | Isauro | lip | Isauro Andrew 2009 | Quackenbush Word List No. 35. |
tuh | Isauro | vagina | Isauro Andrew 2006 | Faifinae ehamuir tuhar. She is washing her vagina. |
tut *tuut |
breast | Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009 | Eyamiir tutur. She is washing her breast. See No. 62 of the Quackenbush Word List. | |
ubot *ubut |
navel; coconut palm | Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009 | Ihekene ubuteri feifinae. I see the woman's navel. See No. 51 of the Quackenbush Word List. | |
urour | Isauro | fur | Isauro Andrew 2006 | Ureri mayorae ehochohoch. The cat's fur is black. |
uuh | neck | Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009 | Engungura uuhar. His neck is swollen. See No. 30 of the Quackenbush Word List. | |
uwaruhur | Isauro | heart | Isauro Andrew 2009 | Quackenbush Word List No.60. |
waah | Isauro | vein | Isauro Andrew 2009 | Quackenbush Word List No. 28. |
wahang | Isauro | throat | Isauro Andrew 2009 | Quackenbush Word List No. 36. |
yaati | Isauro | gall bladder | Isauro Andrew 2009 | Quackenbush Word List No. 57. |
yanichim | Isauro | hair | Isauro Andrew 2006 | Eyarai yanichimeri faifinae. She has long hair. |
yawo *yaaw |
mouth | Isauro Andrew 2006, 2009 | Faifinae e pachih yawar. She has a small mouth. See No. 32 of the Quackenbush Word List. | |
yafah | Isauro | shoulder | Isauro Andrew 2009 | Quackenbush Word List No. 46. |