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Language: Proto Malagasy

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Change History:

Showing all of 44 entries

• Changed from "*yatuh" (Word 209) - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-21 23:43:45)
• Changed from "*maiN/*maiK" (Word 140) - Simon Greenhill (2022-02-08 00:04:36)
• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2021-09-24 01:10:53)
• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2021-05-14 03:10:14)
• Source: (Word 144) - sander (2017-09-25 15:49:08)
• Source: (Word 10) - sander (2017-09-25 15:46:29)
• Source: (Word 11) - sander (2017-09-25 15:45:02)
• Source: (Word 13) - sander (2017-09-25 15:44:29)
• Changed #345505 from "*duuk", "?", "31", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:43:27)
• Changed #345596 from "*hena", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:43:27)
• Changed #345627 from "*seDuk", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:43:27)
• Changed #345563 from "*welum", "", "11", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:37:36)
• Changed #345719 from "*mi-aiŋ", "", "83", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:37:36)
• Source: (Word 76) - sander (2017-09-25 15:36:42)
• Changed #345703 from "*talukut", "", "1", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:33:15)
• Changed #345519 from "*maŋ-imbu", "", "36", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:33:15)
• Changed #345716 from "*maŋ-imbu", "smell, sniff", "36", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:33:15)
• Changed #345706 from "*muuk", "1,110", "", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:33:15)
• Changed #345707 from "*mamu", "", "1,101", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:33:15)
• Changed #345619 from "*aŋin", "+ *riwuT (24) < ML", "1", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:33:15)
• Changed #345708 from "*riwut", "", "24", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:33:15)
• Changed #345622 from "*tsi(N)tsiN", "+ maN-hatsiak < S. Sul 130", "131", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:33:15)
• Changed #345709 from "*maN- + *ha-tsiaka", "", "130", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:33:15)
• Changed #345710 from "*tsi(N)tsiN", "", "131", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:33:15)
• Changed #345664 from "*i *ahai ", "*i *tikaN = incl. (2,75)", "76", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:33:15)
• Changed #345711 from "*i *tikaN", "1st person + 2nd person = inclusive", "2,75", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-09-25 15:33:15)
• Source: (Word 103) - sander (2017-09-25 15:25:11)
• Source: (Word 19) - sander (2017-09-25 15:24:22)
• Source: (Word 29) - sander (2017-09-25 15:23:04)
• Source: (Word 29) - sander (2017-09-25 15:22:03)
• Source: (Word 37) - sander (2017-09-25 15:21:11)
• Source: (Word 194) - sander (2017-09-25 15:20:23)
• Source: (Word 194) - sander (2017-09-25 15:19:43)
• Source: (Word 185) - sander (2017-09-25 15:19:18)
• Source: (Word 139) - sander (2017-09-25 15:18:03)
• Source: (Word 139) - sander (2017-09-25 15:17:38)
• Source: (Word 136) - sander (2017-09-25 15:16:38)
• Source: (Word 109) - sander (2017-09-25 15:16:14)
• Source: (Word 109) - sander (2017-09-25 15:15:45)
• Source: (Word 83) - sander (2017-09-25 15:15:16)
• Source: (Word 43) - sander (2017-09-25 15:14:36)
• Source: (Word 13) - sander (2017-09-25 15:13:54)
• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2017-09-25 10:19:03)
• Language Added - Simon Greenhill (2017-09-25 10:17:23)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
1	hand	*taŋan		18
2	left	*hawia[n]		1, 42
3	right	*hawanan		1, 62
4	leg/foot
5	to walk	*mandeha	*man- + *leha	61
6	road/path	*lalan		1
7	to come	*awe		70
8	to turn	*kuliŋ		96
9	to swim	*mi-laŋu		1
10	dirty	*ma-lutu	< S.Sulawesi	108
11	dust	*wuwuk		56
12	skin	*hulit		1
13	back	*lambu/siN	< Malay	47	L
13	back	*talukut	reflex talutukŭ found in Sorabe literature	1
13	back	*ma-lutu	< S. Sulawesi	108	L
14	belly	*Duuk	?	31
15	bone	*taulaŋ		1
16	intestines	*tinai		1
17	liver	*ate		1
18	breast	*nunu		3
19	shoulder	*awae		1
19	shoulder	*suruk	< Malay but with metaphoric meaning change		L
20	to know, be knowledgeable	*ma-hilala	? could be borrowed on account of *-a	18	(L?)
21	to think
22	to fear	*ma-tahut		1
23	blood	*raa		1
24	head	*luha		84
25	neck	*wuyuŋ		131
26	hair	*wulu		31
27	nose	*uruŋ		1
28	to breathe	*mi-aeŋ		23
29	to sniff, smell	*maŋ-imbu	smell, sniff	36
29	to sniff, smell	*maŋ-uruk	smell, sniff, kiss	120
29	to sniff, smell	*maŋ-imbu	X
30	mouth	*wawa		1
31	tooth	*nife		1
32	tongue	*lela		4
33	to laugh	*mi-hehe		107
34	to cry	*t<um>aŋis		1
35	to vomit	*mandua	< *maN- + *lua	8
36	to spit	*mandrura	< maN- + *rura	1
37	to eat	*mi-h<um>an		1
37	to eat	*hinan		1
38	to chew	*mi-huta		69
39	to cook	*ma-handru		102
40	to drink	*(u)m-inum		1
41	to bite	*hehet		20
41	to bite	*kaiket
42	to suck	*mi-nunu		76
43	ear	*taliŋe		1
43	ear	*taliŋe		1
44	to hear	*man-dreŋe		1
45	eye	*masu	< Bantu	36	L
46	to see	*ma-hita	LW on account of -a?	1	L?
47	to yawn	*maŋ-uaT		19
48	to sleep	*mandre	*maN- + re	34
49	to lie down	*mandre (?)	*maN- + re (?)	110
50	to dream	*maŋu-nufi		1
51	to sit	*mi-peDak		163
52	to stand	*mi-tsaŋgaŋ		101
53	person/human being	*(h)ulun		17
54	man/male	*lahi		2
55	woman/female	*wawe		1, 105
56	child	*anak		1
57	husband	*wali	< S. Sulawesi	88	L
58	wife	*wali	< S. Sulawesi	107	L
59	mother	*rene	< *ra- + *ine	1, 93
60	father	*rae	< *ra- + *aye	22, 50
61	house	*Daŋo	< Banjar Malay	18	L
62	thatch/roof	*tafu		15, 76
63	name	*aŋaran		1
64	to say	mi-teŋe	? not sure	52
65	rope	*tali		1
66	to tie up, fasten	*fehe		139
67	to sew	*yaiT		2
68	needle	*fanjaiT		45
69	to hunt	*mi-haya		87
70	to shoot
71	to stab, pierce
72	to hit
73	to steal	maŋgalaT	< *maN- + *halaT	57
74	to kill	*mamunu	< *maN= + *wunu	1
75	to die, be dead	*mate		1
76	to live, be alive	*welum	be alive, live	11
76	to live, be alive	*mi-aiŋ	be alive, breathe	83
77	to scratch	*mi-hauT		44
78	to cut, hack	*manampak	< *maN- + *tampak	25
79	stick/wood	*kubai		51
80	to split	*mamaki	< *maN- *waki	95
81	sharp	*raŋit		43
82	dull, blunt	*lumbu		3
82	dull, blunt	*dumbu		29
83	to work	*mi-asa	= work in general	94	L
83	to work	*mi-aeŋ		83
84	to plant	*mam-bule		1
85	to choose	*mi-pili		1
86	to grow	*mi-tumbu		1
87	to swell	*mi-buntiŋ	< Malay	49	L
88	to squeeze	*fia(C)	weak etymology	76
89	to hold	*-ta(h)(a)N		55
90	to dig	*maŋgali	< *maN= + *hali	1
91	to buy	*mi-wili		1
92	to open, uncover	*mi-su[ŋ]kaT		26
93	to pound, beat	*manutu	< *maN- + *tutu	20
94	to throw	*manurak	< *maN- + *turak	1, 118
95	to fall	*lawu		1
96	dog
97	bird	*wuruŋ	< Malay	17	L
98	egg	*atuli		1
99	feather	*wulu		1
100	wing	*elaT		23
101	to fly	*tiliŋ		97
102	rat	*walawu		1
103	meat/flesh	*hena		55
103	meat/flesh	*nufu(T)	< Bantu
104	fat/grease	*tawe		23
105	tail	*huhi		1, 59
106	snake	*bibi *lawa	*bibi 'animal' = Bantu; *lawa 'long'	70	L
107	worm (earthworm)	*(h)uleT		36
108	louse	*hau	< Bantu	33	L
109	mosquito	*muuk		1, 111
109	mosquito	*mamu		1, 101
109	mosquito	*muuk	X
109	mosquito	*mamu	X
110	spider
111	fish	*hena	SA: ? not clear whether originally 'fish' or 'fish' and 'meat'
112	rotten	*lu	< S. Sulawesi	108	L
113	branch	*rantsaŋ	< Malay	63	L
114	leaf	*rawen		1
115	root	*wahaT		2
116	flower	*wuŋe		1
117	fruit	*wua		1
118	grass	*aheT		34
119	earth/soil	*tane		1
120	stone	*watu		1
121	sand	*fasi[C]	< Malay	18	L
122	water	*ranu		10
123	to flow	*m-ili[N]		56
124	sea
125	salt	*sira	< Malay	1	L
126	lake
127	woods/forest	*ala		1
128	sky	*laŋit		1
129	moon	*wulan		1
130	star	*wasiaŋ	compare Ma'anyan wawahiaŋ	90
131	cloud	*rahun		1
132	fog	*yawun		27
133	rain	*uran		1
134	thunder	*huDuk ~ *kuDuk		2
135	lightning	*helaT		1
136	wind	*aŋin		1
136	wind	*riwut	< Malay	24	L
137	to blow	*mi-tiuk	< Malay	1, 19	L
138	warm	*ma-fana		1
139	cold	*tsi(N)tsiN		131
139	cold	*maN- + *ha-tsiaka	< S. Sulawesi	130	L
139	cold	*tsi(N)tsiN	X	131
140	dry	*maiN		113
140	dry	*maiK		113
141	wet	*leeN	(weak etymon)	118
142	heavy	ma-wesaT	< Malay	1	L
143	fire	*afu		1
144	to burn	*(C)uru		98
145	smoke	*seDuk		90
146	ash	*lawenun		95
147	black	*ma-intem		1
148	white	*futi		1	L
149	red	*mena		1, 39
150	yellow
151	green	*ma-itsu	< Malay	25	L
152	small	*kele		126
153	big	*bey		46
154	short	*fuhe	< Bantu	47	L
155	long	*lawa		27, 101
156	thin	*tifi		1
156	thin	*ma-nifi
157	thick	*manewe	*maN- + *tewe	26
158	narrow	*ifiT		68
159	wide	*ma-lalak		27
160	painful, sick	*ma-rare		118
161	shy, ashamed	*heŋaT		80
161	shy, ashamed	*h<um>eŋaT		80
162	old	*anteT		72
163	new	*wau		1
164	good	*sua	ancestral to all MLG dialects?	138
165	bad, evil	*rati		116
166	correct, true	*tuu		6
167	night	*alem		20
168	day	*andru		1
169	year	*taun		1
170	when?	*uwian		86
170	when?	*umbian		86
171	to hide	*wuni		1
172	to climb	*maŋ-anik		1
173	at	*aN-		22
174	in, inside	*aŋateni	< *aŋ-ate-ni 'in heart of it'	74
175	above	*ambuni	< *aŋ-wu-ni 'on top of it'	2, 27
176	below	*ambani	< *aŋ-wa-ni 'at bottom of it'	1
177	this	*iti		10
178	that
179	near
180	far	*lawiT		100
181	where?	*aia		89
182	I	*i *ahu		1
183	thou	*iha		36
184	he/she	*i[y]e		1
185	we	*i *ahai	exclusive	76
185	we	*i *tikaN	inclusive	2, 75
186	you	*nau		9
187	they	*ire *u		1, 67
188	what?	*inun		61
189	who?	*i[y]a		59
190	other	*hafa		70
191	all	*abi	< (Old) Malay *habis	32	L
192	and	*si		66
193	if	*(l,r)aha *i		88
194	how?	*ahuan		70
194	how?	*akuri	uncertain etymology	76
195	no, not	*ti	< Malay	68	L
196	to count	*maŋ-isa		87
197	One	*irai		21
198	Two	*ru(a,e)		1
199	Three	*telu		1
200	Four	*efaT		1
201	Five	*lime		1
202	Six	*enem		1
203	Seven	*fitu		1
204	Eight	*walu		3
205	Nine	*siwe		5
206	Ten	*fulu		5
207	Twenty	*rua-m-pulu		3, 6
208	Fifty	*lima-m-pulu		1, 2
209	One Hundred	*yatuh		4, 15
210	One Thousand	*ariwu	< Malay sa-ribu	5, 4	L

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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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