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Language: Cemuhî

Resources:

•  ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for camuki
•  Ethnologue Information for cam
•  OLAC Information for cam
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for cem
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing all of 11 entries

• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2021-05-14 05:17:58)
• Changed #3224669 from "pɛ˧ᵑga˧ (1) pɛ˧mi˧, pɛ˧mi˧-hĩ˧ (2)", "(1) Means 'to devia, to change road' (2) Means 'to turn, as in turning the face around' ", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Changed #3224697 from "a. ᵑgu:˧mwe˨-hĩ˨", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Changed #3224698 from "a. pwɔ˧-i˨la˨, pwa˧-i˨la˨", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Changed #3224727 from "pi˧­ta˦i˦-na:˧ⁿdo˧ (1) pi˧-wɔ˨li˨-na:˧ⁿdo˧ (2)", "(1) Literraly, from french translation of this word in the source lexicon, means 'to hunt' (2) Literraly, from french translation of this word in the source lexicon, means 'to do the hunting'", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Changed #3224749 from "i:˧tu˧-hĩ˧ (1) hɛ˦lɛ˦ti˦, ha˦lɛ˦ti˦ (2)̃", "(1) Means 'to crush something solide' (2) Means 'to crush something soft'", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Changed #3224763 from "ᵐbe˧t / ᵐbe˧lɛ˧", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Changed #3224792 from "a-b. cu:˦", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Changed #3224795 from "a. mə˧i˧u˧ b. a˦ti˦ti˦", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:05:45)
• Language Added - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:04:37)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
1	hand	i˦-		11
2	left	a:˧mu˧		1, 59
2	left	ɛa˧mu˧		1, 59
3	right	pwɔ˧-ᶮju˧-i˦		24
4	leg/foot	a˦-		1
5	to walk	ɛ˧ŋe˧n
6	road/path	pwa:˦ⁿdɛ˦n
7	to come	a˦ᵐbe˦
7	to come	ã˦ᵐbe˦	(T)
8	to turn	pɛ˧mi˧	'to turn, as in turning the face around'
8	to turn	pɛ˧ᵑga˧	'to deviate, to change road'
8	to turn	pɛ˧mi˧-hĩ˧	'to turn, as in turning the face around'
9	to swim	e˦o:˦m
9	to swim	e˦o˦p	(T)
10	dirty	a˨li˨li˨
11	dust	mu:˦-pu˧lɛ˧	mu˦: means 'flying smoke'	105, 20
12	skin	i:˧-		1
12	skin	i˧-		1
13	back	ᶮjɛ˧i˧-
14	belly	na˨
15	bone	ⁿdu:˧-
16	intestines
17	liver	i:˧i-
18	breast	ti˦-		1
19	shoulder	ɛ˧a:˧-	The distinction between those two words has not been provided by the authors of the lexicon
19	shoulder	pi˧a:˧-
20	to know, be knowledgeable	tɛ˧mə˧hĩ˧
21	to think	ni˦:mi˦-hĩ˦
22	to fear	mwo˦ti˦
23	blood	ca˦we˦t
23	blood	cɛ˦we˦t
24	head	pu˧n	Out a possessive contruction
24	head	pu˧ni˧-	Within a possessive construction
25	neck	hɛ̃˦ne˦-
26	hair	a˨pu˨n	Out a possessive contruction
26	hair	a˨pu˨ni˨-	Within a possessive construction
27	nose	ũ˨mwi:˨-
27	nose	õ˨mwi:˨-
28	to breathe
29	to sniff, smell	te˧nə˧
30	mouth	pwɔ˦-
31	tooth	pɛ˧cu˧ɔ˧-
32	tongue	u˧pɛ˧hɛ̃˧-
33	to laugh	a˧p
34	to cry	e˦
35	to vomit	u˦ɲə˦
35	to vomit	u˦ɲə˦-hĩ˦
35	to vomit	u:˦ɲə˦-hĩ˦
36	to spit	cu˦mi˦
37	to eat	wi:˦na:˧ⁿdo˧
38	to chew	ᵑgu:˧mwe˨-hĩ˨	a.
39	to cook	pwɔ˧-i˨la˨	a.
39	to cook	pwa˧-i˨la˨	a.
40	to drink	ɔ̃˨ⁿdu˨
40	to drink	ũ˨ⁿdu˨
41	to bite	i:˧ᵑga˧	'to bite something, to hold it with the teeth'
41	to bite	wi:˦	'to bite, in order to eat'
42	to suck
43	ear	ᶮje˧:nə˧-
44	to hear	te˧nə˧
45	eye	na:˨mi:˨-
46	to see	a˧li˧-hĩ˧
47	to yawn	o:˦a˨m
48	to sleep	pu˦lu˦ta˦
49	to lie down	o:˦t
50	to dream	mwa:˦ŋ
51	to sit	tɛ˧ᵐbwɔ˧
52	to stand	cu:˧t
53	person/human being	a˧pu˧li˧p
54	man/male	a˧pu˧li˧ɛ˧
55	woman/female	to:˦mwo˦
56	child	ɛ˦wa˦
57	husband	a˦i˦u˦
58	wife	mwo˦ⁿdɛ˦-
59	mother	ɲa:˨
60	father	ca:˨
61	house	mwa˨
62	thatch/roof	pu˧ni˧-mwa˨
63	name	ni˧
64	to say	pi:˧
65	rope	ta˦i˦
66	to tie up, fasten	ci˦ɛ˦
67	to sew	ᵐbi˧ⁿdi˧
68	needle	ⁿdi˨ti˨
69	to hunt	pi˧­ta˦i˦-na:˧ⁿdo˧	Lit. french translation of this word in the source lexicon means 'to hunt'
69	to hunt	pi˧-wɔ˨li˨-na:˧ⁿdo˧	Lit.
70	to shoot	ta˦hĩ˦ ku˨ha˨	Means 'to shoot with a rifle'
71	to stab, pierce	ɔ˦li˦
71	to stab, pierce	wɔ˦li˦
72	to hit	ci:˦	Means 'to hit' without intrument specification in the lexicon
73	to steal	ᵐbu˨-ⁿdo:˧pi˧-hi˧
74	to kill	ta˦u˦nu˦-hi˦
74	to kill	ta˦u˦nu˦
75	to die, be dead	mə˧t
75	to die, be dead	mə˧lɛ˧
76	to live, be alive	mu˧li˧p
76	to live, be alive	mu˧li˧ɛ˧
77	to scratch
78	to cut, hack	ta˦hã˦ᵑgɛ˦i˦
79	stick/wood	ᵐba˨-a˨cu:˨t
80	to split	ta˦ⁿdi˦
81	sharp	a˦ɲə:˦
81	sharp	ã˦ɲə:˦	(T)
82	dull, blunt	a˦ɲə:˦ᵐbwɔ˦
83	to work	pɛ˧nə˧m	Means 'to work' not necessarily in in the fields or garden or 'to work as an occupation'
84	to plant	cɛ˧mi˧	The lexicon does not provide any clear semantic distinction between these two words for 'to plant'
84	to plant	cɛ˧mi˧-na:˧ⁿdo˧
85	to choose	pi˧-ᵑga˨	The lexicon does not provide any clear semantic distinction between these two words for 'to choose'
85	to choose	pwɔ˧-ᵑga˨li˨
86	to grow	wi:˧hĩ˧
87	to swell
88	to squeeze	pwɛti	The tons for this word have not been provided. They seem to have been forgotten, because this word meaning 'to squeeze' can mean as well 'cudgel', and the lexicon provides for this last word, the tons on top of the phonetic transcription
89	to hold	i˧mwi˧
90	to dig	i˧ni˧
91	to buy	pwɔ˧-cu˦hĩ˦-n
92	to open, uncover	tɛ˧hĩ˧
92	to open, uncover	tɛ˧hwĩ˧
93	to pound, beat	hɛ˦lɛ˦ti˦	'to crush something soft'
93	to pound, beat	i:˧tu˧-hĩ˧	'to crush something solid'
93	to pound, beat	ha˦lɛ˦ti˦	'to crush something soft'
94	to throw	ta˦hĩ˦
95	to fall	ti˧pwɔ˧
95	to fall	tu˧pwɔ˧
96	dog	wɔ˦ta˦-a˧-hɛ̃˧n
97	bird	mə˧ni˧
98	egg	pi˦hĩ˦-ᶮja˨	Means 'chiken egg' ; this is the only word for egg, beside 'fish eggs' that have been found in the lexicon
99	feather	pu˨mi:˨-
100	wing	pu˧-i˦-
100	wing	pu˧-i˧
101	to fly	te:˨
102	rat	ci:˦ᵐbwi˦
103	meat/flesh	mə˦-hĩ˦-	Can be used with the meaning of 'piece of meat' or 'flesh of the body' Note that there are other words which mean 'flesh', but they are used with a extended meaning of 'flesh', like the notion 'aspect/origin of someone', or some social practice including
104	fat/grease	ᶮjɛ˧p	An other lexical term phoneticly close to the one retained here, [ᶮjɛm] has been presented by a religious representative, the Father A. Colomb (1890), but without any transcription of the tons
105	tail	ti˦ᵐbwɔ˦-
105	tail	tu˦ᵐbwɔ˦-
105	tail	ti˦ᵐbwɛ˦-
106	snake	ᵐbwi˧ɛ˧n	Referes to a specific sea snake ; there are no land snake in New Caledonia
107	worm (earthworm)	ᵐbe˧t
107	worm (earthworm)	ᵐbe˧lɛ˧
108	louse	b. i˧
109	mosquito	na˨ᵐbu˨
110	spider	we:˧hɛ̃˦
111	fish	i˧ku˧a˧
112	rotten	mu˦ti:˦-
113	branch	ⁿdi˧hɛ̃˧-
113	branch	ⁿdi:˧hɛ̃˧-
113	branch	ⁿdi˧hã˧-
114	leaf	ⁿdi˧	The distinction between the semantic specifities of each of those words is not clear
114	leaf	ⁿdi˧-hĩ˧-
114	leaf	ma˦ⁿdi˦-
114	leaf	a˦ⁿdi˦-
115	root	wa:˧-
116	flower	mu:˧-
117	fruit	a˦cɛ˦
118	grass	mə˧te˧
119	earth/soil	ᵐbwa˧hɛ˦mwo˦
119	earth/soil	ᵐbwa˧hĩ˦mwo˦
119	earth/soil	ᵐbwɔ˧hɛ˦mwo˦
120	stone	pə˧i˧
121	sand	wɔ˧n
121	sand	ɔ˧n
122	water	ta˦ᵐbe˦
123	to flow	te˦tɛ˦
124	sea	ᶮji˨e˨
125	salt	wɔ˧n	According to the missionary A. Colomb
125	salt	ɔ˧n	According to the missionary A. Colomb
125	salt	ᶮji˨e˨	According to J-C. Rivierre, the author of the source lexicon
126	lake
127	woods/forest	ⁿdɛ˧ᵐbo˧
128	sky	mi:˧ⁿdɛ˧n
129	moon	wɔ˦lɛ˦
129	moon	ɔ˦lɛ˦
130	star	cԑ˦ni˦
131	cloud	ni:˦
132	fog	ca:˦mə˦t
132	fog	ca:˦məlɛ˦
133	rain	u˧tɛ˧
134	thunder	ti˦kɛ˦kɛ˦t
134	thunder	ti˦kɛ˦kɛ˦lɛ˦
135	lightning	ti˦kɛ˦kɛ˦t
135	lightning	ti˦kɛ˦kɛ˦lɛ˦
136	wind	ⁿda˨n
137	to blow	cu:˦	a, b.
138	warm	e˦t
138	warm	e˦lɛ˦
139	cold	ᵐbwa˧la˧
140	dry	mə˧i˧u˧	a.
140	dry	a˦ti˦ti˦	b.
141	wet	ti˨ti˨
142	heavy	te:˦
143	fire	mi˨u˨
144	to burn	e˦t
144	to burn	e˦lɛ˦
145	smoke	mu:˦-mi˨u˨
146	ash	ⁿdɛ˧hĩ˧	None of those words mean prototypically 'ash', but they do share this meaning
146	ash	ⁿdɛ˧m
146	ash	ⁿdɛ˧p
147	black	ᵐbwi:˧t
147	black	ᵐbwi:˧lɛ˧
148	white	pwa˦ᶮjo˦
149	red	ma˧ᵑga˧
149	red	ma˧ᵑga˧lɛ˧
149	red	mə˧ᵑgə˧t
149	red	mə˧ᵑgə˧lɛ˧
150	yellow	pu˨n
151	green	ᵐbu˧pwi˧
152	small	pɛ˧hĩ˧ᵐbwa˨
153	big	u˦n
153	big	u˦t
153	big	u˦ᵐbwɔ˦
154	short	ᵐba˨hĩ˨n	a.
154	short	pi˧te˦tɔ:˦	b.
154	short	pi˧te˦te˦ɔ˦	b.
154	short	pi˧te˦to˦ɔ˦	b.
154	short	pi˧te˦to:˦	b.
155	long	ᵐbwa˨li˨
156	thin	ɛ˧le˧lo:˧p
157	thick	ta˦ᵐbo˦
158	narrow	pi˨cu˨
159	wide	ᵐbwa:˧ŋə˧-mwa˨
160	painful, sick	ta˦ci˦ŋi˦
161	shy, ashamed	cɛ˦ᵐbwɔ˦
162	old	pwe:˦nə
163	new	cɔ˦hõ˦	Mean 'someone new, visitor, invited guest'
163	new	co˦hõ˦
164	good	wã˦ɛ˦
165	bad, evil	ta˨
166	correct, true	mo˨mwɔ˨
166	correct, true	mu˨mwɔ˨n
166	correct, true	mwa˨mwɔ˨n
167	night	ᵐbwe˧n
168	day	ta˨n
169	year	ᶮjo˧
170	when?	e˧-ni:˧t
170	when?	e˧-ni:˧lɛ˧
171	to hide	ta˨ⁿdu˨ɔ˨
172	to climb	pa˧la˧
172	to climb	pɛ˧la˧
173	at	ne͐	The ton of this word depends on the ton of the word it is attached to. Hence, it can be a hight ton, a middle, or a low one.
174	in, inside	nə˦-
175	above	hwĩ:˧-
175	above	hĩ:˧-
176	below	hã:˦hĩ˦-
177	this	cɛ͐	As in 'this montaign here' The ton of this word depends on the ton of the word it is attached to. Hence, it can be a hight ton, a middle, or a low one.
178	that	na͐:	As in 'that montaign there' The ton of this word depends on the ton of the word it is attached to. Hence, it can be a hight ton, a middle, or a low one.
179	near	pɛ˧hĩ˧-
180	far	ko˦ᶮja˨
181	where?	we˧
181	where?	we˨
182	I	e˧
183	thou	ᵑgo˧
184	he/she	ɛ˧
185	we	ᵑga˧ɲə˧	(incl)
185	we	ɲə˧,	(incl)
185	we	ᵑga˧mə˧	(excl)
185	we	mə˧	(excl)
186	you	ᵑga˧we˧
187	they	le˧
188	what?	ⁿdɛ˧
188	what?	ⁿdɛ˨
189	who?	ɔ͐:	The ton of this word depends on the ton of the word it follows. Hence, it can be a hight ton, a middle, or a low one.
190	other
191	all	ta˦i˦
192	and	ka˧
192	and	kɛ˧
193	if	mə˧pi˧ɛ˧
194	how?
195	no, not	õ˦hõ˨	Means 'no'
195	no, not	u˦hũ˨
196	to count	pi˦nə˦
197	One	cɛ˦i˦u˦
198	Two	a˦lo˦
199	Three	ci˦e˦
200	Four	pa:˦
201	Five	ni˦m
202	Six	ni˦m ka˧ ᵐbwɔ˧ cɛ˦i˦u˦	The distinction between those forms has not been provided in the lexicon
202	Six	ni˦m ᵐbwɔ˧ mu˦ cɛ˦i˦u˦ pwɔ˦-n
202	Six	ᵐbwɔ˧-mu˦-cɛ˦i˦u˦-pwɔ˦-n
203	Seven	ni˦m ᵐbwɔ˧ mu˦ a˦lo˦ pwɔ˦-n
204	Eight	ni˦m ᵐbwɔ˧ mu˦ ci˦e˦ pwɔ˦-n
205	Nine	ni˦m-ᵐbwɔ˧-mu˦-pa:˦-pwɔ˦-n
206	Ten	pa˨ᶮji˨lu˨
206	Ten	pa˨ᶮju˨lu˨
207	Twenty	cɛ˦i˦u˦ a˧pu˧li˧p
208	Fifty
209	One Hundred	ni˦m a˧pu˧li˧ɛ˧
210	One Thousand

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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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