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taambor   scattered   adjective

tabadiri   upright, erect   adjective

tabakar₁   burn   verb

tabakar₂   burnt   adjective

tabaku   tobacco   noun

tabaku utang   ngai camphor (Blumea balsamifera)   noun

tabala₁   to split   verb

tabala₂   split, cracked   adjective

tabal   thick   adjective

tabale₁   turned upside-down   adjective

tabale₂   backwards   adjective

tabale₃   twisted, wound   adjective

tabale₄   altered, changed   adjective

tabambang₁   hit, struck   verb

tabambang₂   be in trouble   verb

tabangong   wake up suddenly   verb

tabanting   fall   verb

tabaos₁   announcement, proclamation   noun

tabaos₂   a shout   noun

tabaus₁   announcement, proclamation   noun

tabaus₂   a shout   noun

tabea   “goodbye” (formal)   interjection

tabe   greetings   noun

tabembeng   sagging, hanging down (especially in folds)   adjective

tabera-bera   afflicted with diarrhea   adjective

tabongkar   turned upside down   adjective

tabongko-bongko   with all one’s might   adverb

tabrak   bump, crash   verb

tabuang₁   cast aside, cast away   verb

tabuang₂   wash ashore   verb

tabuka₁   to open   verb

tabuka₂   open   adjective

tabulabale₁   upside-down   adjective

tabulabale₂   reversed   adjective

tacabu   uprooted   adjective

tacere   separated   adjective

tacigi₁   jerked   verb

tacigi₂   shocked, surprised   verb

taciri   the urge to defecate, with some faeces already having come out   noun

tacobo   to have fallen in   adjective

taco   wok   noun

tacolo₁   dipped   verb

tacolo₂   swamped with water, submerged   verb

tacucu₁   impaled   verb

tacucu₂   throb with pain   verb

tacu   wok   noun

tacungkel₁   gouged out   adjective

tacungkel₂   burst out of the ground   verb

tacungkil₁   gouged out   adjective

tacungkil₂   burst out of the ground   verb

tada₁   positioned ready to catch or receive something descending from above   verb

tada₂   reach out to ask for something   verb

tado₁   silent   adjective

tado₂   calm   adjective

tado₃   be quiet   interjection

tado-tado   silently, quietly   adjective

tadudu₁   end up sitting after losing balance   verb

tadudu₂   exactly in place   noun

taflak   table cloth   noun

tagae₁   snagged   verb

tagae₂   related   noun

tagai₁   snagged   verb

tagai₂   related   noun

tagalasi   covered provisions box, possibly tagalaya   noun

tagalaya₁   a woven bamboo basket or box used for the long-term storage of food and produce   noun

tagalaya₂   fee, cost   noun

tagal   because   conjunction

tagantong   hanging   adjective

tagaris₁   scratched   adjective

tagaris₂   become scratched   verb

tagate   captivated   adjective

tagepe   narrow   noun

tagepe₁   wedged in   adjective

tagepe₂   become wedged in between two things   verb

tagi   collect on a payment or debt   verb

tagor₁   who   pronoun

tagor₂   rebuke   verb

tagoso   scraped   adjective

taguling   roll over   verb

tagulung   wound up, curled up   adjective

taha   no, not, none   adverb

tahaha   drying coral reef   noun

tahang mata   remain awake   verb

tahang₁   hold on to   verb

tahang₂   hold still   verb

tahang₃   withstand, endure   verb

tahasi   exposed   adjective

tahe   tie together   verb

tahek-hek₁   hiccup   verb

tahek-hek₂   sob with choking sounds   verb

tahek-hek₃   make a choking sound laughing   verb

tahela₁   attractiveness   noun

tahela₂   drawn out, drawling   adjective

tahela₃   dragged in, drawn in   verb

taheru   the tree Pterophyllafraxinea   noun

tahesi   exposed   adjective

tahosa-hosa   panting heavily   adjective

tahuri   conch   noun

tai arus   riptide   noun

tai besi   rust   noun

tai gigi   dental plaque   noun

tai idong   dried nasal mucus, ‘boogers’   noun

tai kuku   dirt under the fingernails or toenails   noun

tai lalar₁   mole (skin condition)   noun

tai lalar₂   mold spot   noun

tailang   doze off   verb

tai mata₁   rheum, ’eye-boogers’   noun

tai mata₂   small child   noun

tai minya   edible dregs left over from the production of coconut oil   noun

tai puki   vaginal discharge or secretion   noun

tai₁   faeces   noun

tai₂   any kind of excreta or byproduct   noun

tai talingang   earwax   noun

tai tikus   a kind of knot joining the ends of two fishing lines   noun

tajang   sharp   adjective

tajangke   infected   adjective

tajatu   fall down suddenly   verb

tajela   clay cooking pot   noun

taji₁   spur (of a rooster’s leg)   noun

taji₂   boat frame   noun

taju₁   spur (of a rooster’s leg)   noun

taju₂   boat frame   noun

takajo₁   shocked, surprised   verb

takajo₂   surprised by   verb

takajo₃   suddenly, unexpectedly   adjective

takajo₄   lest   verb

takajou₁   shocked, surprised   verb

takajou₂   surprised by   verb

takajou₃   suddenly, unexpectedly   adjective

takajou₄   lest   verb

takal   boat tackle, gear   noun

takanal₁   ensnared, entrapped   verb

takanal₂   accidentally fall prey to supernatural powers   verb

takancing   rigid   noun

takandas   run ashore, run aground   verb

takangkang₁   hindered, held up   verb

takangkang₂   lodged in the throat   verb

takangkang₃   stuttering   verb

takapa-kapa   thrash about convulsively like a speared fish   verb

takarang   dose, indeterminate measurement of volume   noun

takaruang hadat   outside the traditional order of things   adjective

takaruang₁   without order, arbitrarily   adjective

takaruang₂   not happy   adjective

takaruang₃   terribly   adverb

takikis₁   grazed, struck by a glancing blow   verb

takikis₂   almost, narrowly   noun

takincing-kincing   wet oneself   verb

takisu₁   sulking   adjective

takisu₂   socially shy   adjective

takonto-konto   afflicted with a bout of farting   verb

takor   not enough   adjective

takoro₁   shrink, shrivel, wrinkle   verb

takoro₂   shrunken, shrivelled, wrinkled   adjective

takoro₃   tangled   noun

takotang   scared, afraid   adjective

takser   estimate, calculate approximately   verb

taksir   estimate, calculate approximately   verb

takurung   confined in an enclosure   verb

taku₁   scared, afraid   adjective

taku₂   unit referring to 20-50 sagu lempeng   noun

talabukut   nothing   noun

talacu   slip   verb

talaga₁   pond   noun

talaga₂   muddy   adjective

talalo₁   too much   adjective

talalo₂   overly   adverb

talalo₃   be overly troublesome   verb

talalu₁   too much   adjective

talalu₂   overly   adverb

talalu₃   be overly troublesome   verb

talamburang   dishevelled, untidy, disorganised   noun

talampar₁   washed ashore   verb

talampar₂   stranded   verb

talampar tinggalang   shipwrecked   adjective

talanburang   scattered about messily   adjective

talanggera   seawall   noun

talang₁   to swallow   verb

talang₂   a species of seagull in the family Laridae   noun

talang₃   drain pipe, gutter on the roof   noun

talanjang   naked   adjective

talantang   laying on one’s back   adverb

talapak   palm, sole   noun

talapak kaki   sole of the foot   noun

talapak tangang   palm of the hand   noun

talapas₁   detached, loose   adjective

talapas₂   regardless   noun

talasu   masturbated   verb

talat₁   be late   verb

talat₂   late   adjective

talat₃   embankment, slope   noun

talesu   sagging, about to fall due to being loose   adjective

tali balanda   hemp rope   noun

tali damang   part of a sailing ship’s rigging (a sheet)   noun

tali hahesi   cord made from sago palm fibre or the outer skin of bamboo   noun

tali hulaleng   rope made from vines or tree bark   noun

tali kaeng   sash to hold up a woman’s sarong   noun

tali labrang   part of a sailing ship’s rigging (a shroud)   noun

talinga   ear   noun

talingang   ear   noun

talingang tikus   the jelly ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae)   noun

tali nyimu   cord, twine   noun

talipa   folded   adjective

taliporo   intestines   noun

tali pusa   umbilical cord   noun

tali skot   part of a sailing ship’s rigging (a sheet)   noun

tali₁   vine   noun

tali₂   a children’s game in which the players proceed through grids etched in the earth   noun

talo   molding dough into small rounds using the hands   verb

taloe₁   earthenware dinner plate   noun

taloe₂   food bowl made from coconut shell   noun

taloi₁   earthenware dinner plate   noun

taloi₂   food bowl made from coconut shell   noun

talor₁   egg   noun

talor₂   testical   noun

talor₃   offspring (pejorative)   noun

talucu₁   slip   verb

talucu₂   come loose   verb

taludor₁   lie down   verb

taludor₂   sleep   verb

talunjuk   index finger   noun

tamang   friend   noun

tamang-tamang   “guys”   interjection

tamaso₁   enter (accidentally), fall into   verb

tamaso₂   fall into   verb

tambaga   copper   noun

tamba gas   increase the rpm of an engine   verb

tamba mulu   give one’s view or opinion (figurative, literally “add mouth”)   verb

tambaru   new year   noun

tamba₁   add, plus   verb

tamba₂   additionally, even more   adverb

tambong   pile up   verb

tambus₁   pass all the way through   verb

tambus₂   translucent   adjective

tamiring-miring   in a staggering or wobbling manner   adverb

tampa api   fireplace   noun

tampa bajalang   the track made by a person or animal as it habitually follows the same path   noun

tampa dudu   any type of chair or seat, though usually used to refer to a bench   noun

tampa kaki   footprint   noun

tampa karas   (sacred) place (held in awe)   noun

tampal   clothes patch   noun

tampa maso   entrance   noun

tampa mati   side of head directly behind each eye   noun

tampa nae   notch cut into the side of a tree to assist climbing   noun

tampa pamale   holy place   noun

tampa potong pusa   homeland, birthplace   noun

tampar₁   slap   verb

tampar₂   the largetooth flounder (Pseudorhombus arsius)   noun

tampa siri   box, usually of brass, for storage of betel-nut chewing paraphernalia   noun

tampa₁   place   noun

tampa₂   imprint   noun

tampa₃   bed   noun

tampa₄   measure word for ingredients   measure

tampa tangang   handprint   noun

tampa tidor   bed   noun

tampayang   large earthenware jar, usually for water or sageru   noun

tampeleng   slap   verb

tampias₁   bounce, tumble   verb

tampias₂   splash   verb

tampurung   coconut shell   noun

tamunta-munta   afflicted with a bout of vomiting   verb

tamusa’al   small red ants that nest in trees   noun

tana   earth (ground)   noun

tanae₁   slightly raised   adjective

tanae₂   raise up slightly   verb

tanaga   power, energy   noun

tana goyang   earthquake   noun

tana isi   bare earth   noun

tanala   hunt for cucus   verb

tana lapang   field used for games or ceremonies   noun

tana mera   red clay   noun

tanang   plant   verb

tanang jaga   feud   noun

tana rata   level ground   noun

tanase   the man who sits at the front of an arombai to spot fish and give directions   noun

tana₁   ground   noun

tana₂   earth   noun

tana₃   land   noun

tanati   right time (for fishing)   noun

tandang bale   kick something back   verb

tandang   kick   verb

tando₁   horns, antlers   noun

tando₂   to ram   verb

tangada₁   across from, in front of   preposition

tangada₂   dealing with   verb

tangang   hand   noun

tanggong₁   cost, fee   noun

tanggong₂   responsibility   noun

tanggo₁   small, round fishing net with a wooden handle   noun

tanggo₂   church offering bag affixed to a long wooden handle   noun

tanggu₁   small, round fishing net with a wooden handle   noun

tanggu₂   church offering bag affixed to a long wooden handle   noun

tangi   rancid   adjective

tangiri   a species of Spanish mackerel (the tribe Scomberomorini)   noun

tangkorak   skull   noun

tang₁   tongs   noun

tang₂   the sound of metal striking metal   interjection

tang₃   the sound of a gunshot   interjection

taniri   a species of Spanish mackerel (the tribe Scomberomorini)   noun

tanital₁   mountain ridge   noun

tanital₂   snare (?)   noun

tanitang   snare (?)   noun

tanjong   cape (geographical feature)   noun

tanoar₁   time slot   noun

tanoar₂   season   noun

tanoar₃   feeding time   noun

tanong   plant   verb

tanpa   place   noun

tanta   “aunt”, term of address for an older woman   noun

tantara   soldier   noun

tantu   certain   adjective

tanuar₁   time slot   noun

tanuar₂   season   noun

tanuar₃   the time of day when fish tend to feed   noun

tanuar₄   rock pools formed due to the receding tide   noun

tanusang   a small patch of land rising just above the water level at low tide, like a sandbar in a river or a sandy coral reef   noun

taong baru   new year   noun

taong₁   year   noun

taong₂   Blyth’s hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus)   noun

taong-taong   Blyth’s hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus)   noun

tapake   famous   adjective

tapaku   awestruck   adjective

tapalang   a raised platform with a floor of split bamboo or gaba-gaba, often for sleeping   noun

taparego₁   do something hurriedly, in a rushed and panicked manner   verb

taparego₂   busy, encumbered   adjective

taparegu₁   do something hurriedly, in a rushed and panicked manner   verb

taparegu₂   busy, encumbered   noun

tapareku₁   do something hurriedly, in a rushed and panicked manner   verb

tapareku₂   busy, encumbered   noun

taparika   tangled   adjective

taparika   tangle   verb

tapele   blocked by   adjective

tapeper₁   dizziness   noun

tapeper₂   make dizzy   verb

tapikong   mystic   noun

tapinda   shifted   noun

tapisang   strainer, sieve   noun

tapis₁   winnow   verb

tapis₂   strain with a sieve   verb

taplak meja   tablecloth   noun

tapong   flour   noun

taprop   plugged (of a hole)   adjective

tapukul   thud against something   verb

taputar₁   revolve, spin   verb

taputar₂   get involved with   verb

taputar₃   wander about   verb

taputar₄   whirlpool   noun

taputus₁   broken   adjective

taputus₂   stopped   adjective

tarabe₁   ripped, torn   adjective

tarabe₂   (of tree branches) completely detached from the trunk as a result of some sudden force   adjective

tarampa   (?)   adjective

tarangka₁   rise   verb

tarangka₂   slightly raised   adjective

tarang₁   light   noun

tarang₂   lamp   noun

tarang₃   bright   adjective

tarang₄   clear of vegetation   adjective

tarang₅   clear, as of water or glass   adjective

tarang₆   clear, plain   adjective

tarap₁   a pedal   noun

tarap₂   to pedal   verb

tarasi₁   sambal   noun

tarasi₂   fermented shrimp paste   noun

tar bae   no good   adjective

tarbae   no good   adjective

tarbai   no good   adjective

tar bisa   unacceptable as an argument or proposition   adjective

tare   tight, taught   adjective

tar   no, not (general negation)   adverb

tarengke-rengke   lots of (something) one after another   adjective

taresel   to saw planks from tree trunks as a two-man team operating a two-handled saw   verb

tari   a particular stage in palm sugar manufacture   adjective

tarigu   wheat (the genus Triticum)   noun

tarika₁   entangle   verb

tarika₂   entangled   adjective

tarik lotrei   draw a lottery   verb

tarima   accept, acquiesce   verb

tarima kasi₁   gratitude, thanks   noun

tarima kasi₂   “thank you”   interjection

taripang   sea cucumber   noun

tarkira   pay attention (negative connotation)   verb

tar laku   worthless   adjective

tarobe   ripped, torn   adjective

tarompa   traditional sandal made of sago bark with rattan thongs, worn to protect the feet when working in sago swamps   noun

tarompong₁   chimney   noun

tarompong₂   pipe through which to blow air upon a fire   noun

tarong₁   aubergine (Solanum melongena)   noun

tarong₂   male hernia   noun

taros   thereupon   noun

taro₁   put, place   verb

taro₂   put (it) down   verb

taro₃   estimate   verb

taro₄   bet, wager   verb

tar pake   completely unattractive, having no appeal   adjective

tarpaksa   forcibly   adverb

tarpal   tarpaulin   noun

tar pung muka di modeblat   (of women) unattractive, unimportant, and unpopular (figurative, literally “don’t have their face in a magazine”)   adjective

tar tahu   never (?)   adverb

tar taku mati   not afraid to die   adjective

tar tau adat   impudent   adjective

tar tau malu   shameless   adjective

tar ujung tar pohong   without purpose or meaning   adjective

tarukira   pay attention (negative connotation)   verb

tarupa   traditional sandal made of sago bark with rattan thongs, worn to protect the feet when working in sago swamps   noun

tarus₁   continue, keep on   verb

tarus₂   then, thereupon   adverb

tarus-tarus₂   continually   adverb

taru₁   put, place   verb

taru₂   put (it) down   verb

taru₃   estimate   verb

taru₄   bet, wager   verb

taru’u₁   shrink, shrivel, wrinkle   verb

taru’u₂   shrunken, shrivelled, wrinkled   adjective

taru’u₃   tangled   noun

tasala₁   err, make a mistake   verb

tasala₂   in error   adjective

tasala₃   sprained, pulled muscle   adjective

tasala₄   looking away distractedly   adjective

tasalep   slip   verb

tasangko₁   linked, connected   adjective

tasangko₂   stuck, caught   adjective

tas baribot   durable plastic canvas bag   noun

tasimpir   be struck very lightly by a glancing blow   verb

tasirang   splashed, doused   verb

tasisi   (of persons) backward, provincial   adjective

tasi₁   bag   noun

tasi₂   monofilament nylon fishing line   noun

tasono   asleep   adjective

tasonto₁   nudged, jogged   adjective

tasonto₂   stumble on   verb

tasorong-sorong   stagger like a drunkard   verb

tatabrak   crashed   adjective

tatabuang   instrument consisting of an array of pot-like gongs   noun

tata   father   noun

tatahang   impeded, detained   adjective

tatal   chop up into pieces   verb

tatanamang   vegetatation   noun

tatanang   firmly implanted   adjective

tatari   either the short mackerel (Rastrelliger brachysoma) or the island mackerel (Rastrelliger faughni)   noun

tatawa   laugh   verb

tate   step   verb

tatidor   fall asleep   verb

tatihu   the torpedo scad (Megalaspis cordyla), or the yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)   noun

tatikang   stabbed   adjective

tatimbang   tipped, tilted   verb

tatinggal   to have been left behind   verb

tatiu   a species of triggerfish (the genus Balistoides)   noun

tatohi   a small sieve for sifting sago or separating grated coconut from coconut milk   noun

tatoki   to have been knocked back   verb

tatongka   come up against, came across   verb

tatoro   kncoked backwards   verb

tatua   eldest   adjective

tatukar   alternate   verb

tatumbu₁   crashing   verb

tatumbu₂   in trouble   verb

tatumbu₃   box made of the fibre at the base of aren palm leaves   noun

tatumbu₄   the longhorn cowfish (Lactoria cornuta)   noun

tatumpa₁   poured out   verb

tatumpa₂   spilt   verb

taturung   slightly lowered   verb

tatu₁   tattoo   noun

tatu₂   a species of triggerfish (the genus Balistoides)   noun

tatusu   impaled   verb

tatutu₁   closed   adjective

tatutu₂   capsized   verb

tau   know   verb

ta’uli   related as in-laws (specifically referring to the wife’s family from the perspective of the husband’s family)   noun

taung   year   noun

taure   loose, undone   adjective

taurung-urung   together   adjective

tau-tau₁   whereas, when really   adverb

tau-tau₂   suddenly, unexpectedly   adjective

tau-tau₃   arrogant, opinionated   adjective

tawar   reluctant   adjective

tawaru   find out something using magic   verb

te areng-areng   tea without biscuit or cake   noun

tedong   cow   noun

te   tea   noun

tego₁   tightly bound   adjective

tego₂   tightly fitting   adjective

te gula   sweet tea   noun

te halia   ginger tea   noun

tehel   tile   noun

teheng   oppose   verb

tei₁   faeces   noun

tei₂   any kind of excreta or byproduct   noun

tekeng soldadu   sign up for military service   verb

tekeng₁   sign (a document)   verb

tekeng₂   sign up   verb

tekeng tantara   sign up for military service   verb

tela   tile   noun

telefisi   television   noun

telefon   telephone   noun

telepisi   television   noun

telor₁   egg   noun

telor₂   slurred speech   adjective

telor₃   speak with a burr   verb

tembak   a game in which stones are tossed at coin targets   noun

tempo₁   time   noun

tempo₂   when   noun

tempo₃   early   adverb

tempo₄   fast   adjective

tenga   middle   noun

tenga-tenga   in the middle of   adjective

tenggiri   the dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)   noun

tengi   rancid   adjective

tentamen   exam   noun

teong   a traditional title granted to the area belonging to a clan or association of two or more clans   noun

tepar   almost dying   verb

tep   cassette stereo   noun

teratai   the lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera)   noun

terek₁   tease, rile up   verb

terek₂   disturb, be a nuisance   verb

testa   forehead   noun

te susu   tea with milk and sugar   noun

tetap₁   tightly bound   adjective

tetap₂   tightly fitting   adjective

teta₁   grandfather or great uncle   noun

teta₂   ancestor   noun

tete jaganti   a fairytale figure: seven children play in the forest and get lost, but are taken in by two friendly giants (nene jaganti and tete jaganti) who, it transpires, intend to eat the children for their breakfast   noun

tete manis   Jesus Christ   noun

tete momo   ghost with the appearance of a terrifying old man   noun

tete moyang   ancestors   noun

teteruga aer   a species of turtle   noun

teteruga campaka   a species of turtle or tortoise   noun

teteruga darat   a species of tortoise   noun

teteruga   turtle, tortoise   noun

teteruga ikang   a species of turtle   noun

teteruga salawaku   a species of turtle or tortoise   noun

teteruga sisir   a species of turtle or tortoise   noun

teteruga utang   a species of tortoise   noun

tete₁   grandfather or great uncle   noun

tete₂   ancestor   noun

tetok   near, close   adjective

tetu   peck   verb

teun   a traditional title granted to the area belonging to a clan or association of two or more clans   noun

teung   a traditional title granted to the area belonging to a clan or association of two or more clans   noun

tia   aunt   noun

tidor₁   sleep   noun

tidor₂   lie down   noun

tifa   traditional single-headed goblet drum used throughout Maluku   noun

tifar   tap the liquid from an aren palm   verb

tigekor   three tails (of) (measure word for describing the number of fish, chickens, etc.)   measure

tikang   stab   verb

tikang kapala   dive or fall headfirst   verb

tikang lutu   kneel   verb

tikoang   teapot   noun

tikos   mouse   noun

tikos kalapa   squirrel   noun

tikos mondo₁   rat   noun

tikos mondo₂   shrew   noun

tikus mulu panjang   possibly the Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus)   noun

tikus utang   a species of forest rat or shrew   noun

tima   lead, tin   noun

tima itang   lead   noun

tima puti   tin   noun

timbang tarima   delegate, hand over   verb

timbang-timbang   seesaw   noun

timba ruang₁   scoop used to bail out a canoe   noun

timba ruang₂   bail out a canoe   verb

timbil   basket woven from green sago stems and layered with runut on the inside, used by men to carry produce home from the fields   noun

timbung   pile up   verb

tinba roang₁   scoop used to bail out a canoe   noun

tinba roang₂   bail out a canoe   verb

tinbil   basket woven from green sago stems and layered with runut on the inside, used by men to carry produce home from the fields   noun

tinbul   float   verb

tindis mata   shut both eyes hard, a signal equivalent to a wink   verb

tindis₁   press down upon   verb

tindis₂   piercing   noun

tinggal   keep quiet   verb

tinggalong   a species of lizard in the genus Calotes   noun

tingka   attitude, behaviour   noun

tingkai   conceited, haughty   adjective

tingkalong   the large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha)   noun

tiop₁   blow   verb

tiop₂   extinguish   verb

tio₁   uncle   noun

tio₂   inflate   verb

tio₃   blow a magic spell at   verb

tio-tio   magic involving blowing   noun

tipa   traditional single-headed goblet drum used throughout Maluku   noun

tipar   tap the liquid from an aren palm   verb

tipa setang   hear something without seeing it   verb

tipu tapa₁   deception   noun

tipu tapa₂   deceptive   adjective

tirang₁   barnacle   noun

tirang₂   oyster   noun

tiris   roof of a house   noun

tiris-tiris   eaves of a roof   noun

tirong   oyster   noun

tistisan   teenage girls behaving like they are in love   noun

tita₁   traverse (a branch or plank over a stream)   verb

tita₂   order, command   noun

titi   the tree Gmelina moluccana, the wood of which is used to build dugout canoes   noun

tiu₁   uncle   noun

tiu₂   inflate   verb

tiu₃   blow a magic spell at   verb

tobe   buoys indicating the location of fish traps in the sea   noun

tobelo   an ethnic group of halmahera and obi   noun

tobo₁   sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)   noun

tobo₂   any cane or reed plant   noun

tobu ikang   the species of sugarcane Saccharum edule   noun

tobu₁   sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)   noun

tobu₂   any cane or reed plant   noun

tobu-tobu   a patch of reeds   noun

toch   yet, still   noun

to   “right?”, “isn’t it?” (question particle at the end of a sentence)   interjection

tofer   perform magic   verb

tofor   perform magic   verb

tohar   strike as with a lance or battering ram, especially to strike the water in this way with a pantohar   verb

toher   afflicted with an ear infection   adjective

tohor   the boundary between shallow and deep sea   noun

toi   the red-cheeked parrot (Geoffroyus geoffroyi)   noun

tok   sound of a stone striking ground   noun

toki₁   tap (percuss)   verb

toki₂   knock   verb

tola lau   a species of fish (?)   noun

tola₁   push away   verb

tola₂   the yellowstripe scad (Selaroides leptolepis)   noun

tola-tola₁   eating snacks with coffee   verb

tola-tola₂   bar snacks when drinking sopi   noun

toleng-toleng   a gong used to signal danger, made of a large bamboo trunk with a long hole in one side   noun

toma₁   struggle against   verb

toma₂   tacking against the current   verb

tombong₁   sprout formed inside an old coconuts   noun

tombong₂   hernia that causes a bulging scrotum   noun

tome-tome   the batoko plum (Flacourtia inermis)   noun

tomi-tomi   the batoko plum (Flacourtia inermis)   noun

tonda₁   tow   verb

tonda₂   troll for fish   verb

tonda₃   drag   verb

tonda₄   make a loss   verb

tone₁   mash   verb

tone₂   mashed   adjective

tone₃   boiled   adjective

tongala   god / allah   noun

tong   drum (barrel)   noun

tongisa   jesus christ   noun

tongka dagu   regret   verb

tongka langit   banana cultivar that is large, dark yellow or brown, and has a slightly sour taste   noun

tongka pinggang   stand with one’s hand on one’s hip   verb

tongka setang   stick insect   noun

tongka₁   stick, staff   noun

tongka₂   prop, beam   noun

tongke   mangrove   noun

tongke-tongke   mangrove   noun

tongkol   the longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol)   noun

toni   fringe   noun

topo₁   clap   verb

topo₂   coax   verb

topo testa   clap a hand to one’s forehead in a gesture of surprise   verb

top₁   first rate   adjective

top₂   a card game, often gambled upon   noun

topu₁   clap   verb

topu₂   coax   verb

torana₁   hit hard   verb

torana₂   stab   verb

torat   appropriate, acceptable   adjective

tornei   go on a tour of inspection   verb

torompong   a piece of bamboo with a hole, used to blow oxygen into a fire   noun

toro₁   back up, reverse   verb

toro₂   move a little distance away   verb

tosaul   muddy puddle in which a pig has been wallowing   noun

toti   the stick used to measure the distance between two pieces of thatch for a roof   noun

totoboan   instrument consisting of an array of pot-like gongs   noun

totobuang   instrument consisting of an array of pot-like gongs   noun

toto   breast   noun

totoruga   turtle, tortoise   noun

tra bai   ugly   adjective

tra berasal   unrelated   adjective

trada   no   noun

tra   no, not (general negation)   adverb

tra kadalang pende   shallow   adjective

trap₁   stairs   noun

trap₂   pedalling   verb

tri-tri   a species of bird, possibly the grey-hooded white-eye (Heleia pinaiae)   noun

trofol   trowel   noun

trompet   horn   noun

trosol   dawdle, loiter   verb

tuagama   church elder   noun

tua jaranggong   elderly, wizened   adjective

tua karongkong   term for an old person   noun

tuang ala   Allah   noun

tuang ampong   “my goodness!” (?)   interjection

tuang dosa   (expression of shock at someone acting inappropriately, impolitely, or improperly)   interjection

tuang dusong   landowner (in a village)   noun

tuang   sir, lord   noun

tuang isa   Lord Jesus   noun

tuang raja   king   noun

tuang ruma   head of the family   noun

tua-tua   very old   adjective

tubal   using a talisman to heal someone   verb

tubus   ransom   verb

tudong   conical hat made of nipa palm leaves   noun

tudu   accuse   verb

tu   that, that one   noun

tuer   tree stump   noun

tuhang   the Christian god   noun

tuh   that   noun

tuher   “good grief!” (expression of surprise, dismay)   interjection

tui   a species of small parrot that lent its name to the village Tulehu   noun

tui   small bamboo variety, either Schizostachyum lima or Gigantochloa atter   noun

tuing-tuing   a species of flying fish in the genus Cypselurus   noun

tuju   seven   noun

tukang baruba   shaman   noun

tukang cari ikang   fisherman   noun

tukang   the Moluccan owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles crinifrons)   noun

tukang kasar   night-hunter   noun

tukang pangcuri   thief   noun

tukang tangka ikang   fisherman   noun

tula   day after day after tomorrow   noun

tulang panggayo   shoulder blade (scapula)   noun

tuli   deaf   noun

tulisang   writing   noun

tulungang   help, assistance   noun

tulung   help   verb

tulung-tulung   always helping   adjective

tumang   package of sago flour made from sago leaves or banana leaves, shaped like a truncated cone about 40cm high   noun

tumbak₁   a spear used to hunt a pig or deer   noun

tumbak₂   shoots, sprouts   noun

tumbu dada   pound one’s chest   verb

tumbulawa   Javanese turmeric (Curcuma zanthorrhiza)   noun

tumbu₁   mash, pound   verb

tumbu₂   box (with fists)   verb

tumbu₃   (of the wind) fill a sail with great force   verb

tumbu₄   grow   verb

tumbu₅   dive under water   verb

tunangang   fiancé/e   noun

tunda₁   tow   verb

tunda₂   troll for fish   verb

tundu kepala   to nod   noun

tung   the sound of a gunshot   interjection

tuni   original, authentic   adjective

tunju   point at, point out   verb

turati   waterlilies, the genus Nymphaea   noun

turung   descend, go down   verb

turung nai   go up and down   verb

turung-turung   decrease, decline   verb

tusa   cat   noun

tustel   camera   noun

tusu   skewer   noun

tutang bunting   afflicted with swollen gums   adjective

tutang   gums   noun

tutua   eldest   adjective

tutu   shut, closed   noun

tutup prop   “shut up”   interjection

tutu prop   “shut up”   interjection

tuturiha   ceremony in which a man apologizes to his parents-in-law for eloping with their daughter   noun

tu’u   a species of fish (?)   noun