Language: Lenakel

Source/Author:	John Lynch
Identifiers:	ISO-639-3:tnl Glottocode: lena1238
Notes:	/ marks non-penultimate stress
Data Entry:	Typed By: Peng Du Checked By: Simon Greenhill
Statistics:	Total Data: 208 Number of Retentions: Proto Malayo-Polynesian:70 Proto-Oceanic:82 Number of Loans: 7
Classification:	Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Central-Eastern Oceanic:South Vanuatu:Tanna
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Updating Classification to Match Ethnologue 16. From: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Vanuatu, (I), Tanna, (A) To: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, South Vanuatu, Tanna - Simon Greenhill (2009-07-23 03:21:28)
Changed from "katilum kuar" (Word 205) - John Lynch (2007-01-22 01:15:13)
Changed from "katilum kisil" (Word 204) - John Lynch (2007-01-22 01:12:50)
Changed from "katilim karena" (Word 202) - John Lynch (2007-01-22 01:05:48)
Changed from "apwpmh" (Word 155) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-01 01:13:24)
Changed from "nhankom" (Word 145) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-01 01:01:09)
Changed from "nu" (Word 122) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-01 01:00:19)
Changed from "nəmwakəlakəl" (Word 121) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-01 00:59:14)
Changed from "nəmwanvhaal" (Word 118) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-01 00:58:23)
Changed from "nəmwal-" (Word 114) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-01 00:57:27)
Changed from "nelm-" (Word 113) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-01 00:56:19)
Changed from "kur[a]" (Word 108) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-01 00:26:27)
Changed from "nəkavkav-" (Word 100) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-01 00:18:38)
Changed from "nouanhal-" (Word 98) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-01 00:18:00)
Changed from "kuri" (Word 96) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-01 00:09:59)
Changed from "nouanək" (Word 79) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-01 00:03:30)
Changed from "hoapwnín" (Word 74) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-01 00:00:02)
Source: David Vloss (Word 206) - Simon Greenhill (2006-05-03 18:41:06)
Source: David Vloss (Word 205) - Simon Greenhill (2006-05-03 18:40:51)
Source: David Vloss (Word 204) - Simon Greenhill (2006-05-03 18:40:33)
Source: David Vloss (Word 203) - Simon Greenhill (2006-05-03 18:40:19)
Source: David Vloss (Word 202) - Simon Greenhill (2006-05-03 18:40:05)
Source: David Vloss (Word 201) - Simon Greenhill (2006-05-03 18:39:51)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
1	hand	nelm-		1, 64
2	left	mul		1, 59
3	right	mwatu		5, 77
4	leg/foot	nelk-		25
5	to walk	aliuok		97
6	road/path	suatu		47
7	to come	va		25
8	to turn	aləlín		123
9	to swim	aik		5, 24
10	dirty	amkəmək		14
11	dust	nəmoulúl		8
12	skin	nəviŋ-		28
13	back	nəmwataa-		35
14	belly	netp-		36
15	bone	nəkəlkəlii-		7
16	intestines	nəsŋaa-		1, 77
17	liver	nakanmop-		4, 7
18	breast	naha-		1
19	shoulder	nauik-
20	to know, be knowledgeable	hinatín		138
21	to think	nəki-n r-ho	his mind strikes	65	1
22	to fear	əŋn		60
23	blood	nətaa-		1
24	head	-kapwa		9, 17
25	neck	-rou		18
26	hair	nouanu-		59
27	nose	nəpwaŋhaŋ-		1, 33
28	to breathe	amiŋ		73
29	to sniff, smell	arou	+	62, 74	1
30	mouth	nhul-		76
31	tooth	nelu-		1, 35
32	tongue	nam-		7, 49
33	to laugh	əlhieelh		97
34	to cry	asak		33
35	to vomit	eua		8
36	to spit	aŋh		14, 83
37	to eat	kən		1
38	to chew	amai		1, 49
39	to cook	viin		50
40	to drink	amnuumw		1, 72
41	to bite	kəs		1, 60
42	to suck	təm		17
43	ear	nəmwa\|telŋ-		1
44	to hear	arou		56
45	eye	nəmr-		1
46	to see	aamh		80
47	to yawn	ouaŋ-taat	['open-bad']	12
48	to sleep	apul		11
49	to lie down	amel		8
50	to dream	amel-ait		13
51	to sit	owta		108
52	to stand	ail		64
53	person/human being	ieramím		55
54	man/male	iera\|mwaan		1, 14
55	woman/female	peravən		1, 35
56	child	ner-		5
57	husband	ieramwaan	man	17
58	wife	peravən	woman	5, 58
59	mother	in-		1, 61
60	father	rəm-		1
61	house	nimwa		1
62	thatch/roof	nhaŋ-
63	name	netŋ-		1, 18
64	to say	əni		104
65	rope	nelaus		11
66	to tie up, fasten	əliis		1, 39
67	to sew	til		71
68	needle
69	to hunt	eukpən		11
70	to shoot	əru
71	to stab, pierce	ətik		76
72	to hit	ho		85
73	to steal	aklha		10
74	to kill	hoapwnín	compound of /ho/ "hit" and /apwn/ "kill"	1
75	to die, be dead	məs		1
76	to live, be alive	amiuh		60
77	to scratch	aki		13
78	to cut, hack	arai		1
79	stick/wood	nouanək	noua- is "fruit of" prefix, nk reflects article + k of *kayu	1
80	to split	arpiai		98
81	sharp	asla		17
82	dull, blunt	əpus		16
83	to work	asumw		1, 13
84	to plant	su		28
85	to choose	haukər
86	to grow	ipwər		1?
87	to swell	asiis		11
88	to squeeze	avət		90
89	to hold	os		33
90	to dig	il		1
91	to buy	os nəmr-n		73?	1
92	to open, uncover	atita
93	to pound, beat	atia		11
94	to throw	atkín		52
95	to fall	əm		40
96	dog	kuri	PN Loan	7	L
97	bird	menuk		1
98	egg	nouanhal-	-nhal- < * (qa)toluR	1, 61
99	feather	nəmomwi-		23
100	wing	nəkavkav-	<*kapak	1
101	to fly	ivək		1
102	rat	kahau		3
103	meat/flesh	nauŋa		16
104	fat/grease	nelpwa		15
105	tail	nəpik-		1, 31
106	snake	taŋalua		14
107	worm (earthworm)	mwatíkalo		38
108	louse	kur		1
109	mosquito	mumuk		1
110	spider	makal		30
111	fish	nam		51
112	rotten	amramər		116
113	branch	nelm-	= hand	67
114	leaf	nəmwal-	n*mwa- is a prefix for covering things, l- is what is left of root	30
115	root	nuk-		2
116	flower	nouŋ-		1
117	fruit	noua-		1, 26
118	grass	nəmwanvhaal	compound form with prefix nmwan/vhall < palisi with matathesis	1
119	earth/soil	nəmop\|tən		1, 34
120	stone	kopwiel		6
121	sand	nəmwakəlakəl	*kele with prefixes	30
122	water	nu	n is the article, u < w of waiR	2
123	to flow	aih		57
124	sea	tehe		1
125	salt	nəŋal		8
126	lake	nəsiu		10
127	woods/forest	nəkinhamra		99
128	sky	neai		12
129	moon	mouk		28
130	star	mahau		13
131	cloud	napua		16
132	fog	oro	verb	3
133	rain	nihin		1
134	thunder	kalvəlva		2, 64, 18
135	lightning	alukomw	verb
136	wind	nəmataaŋ	(PN LOAN)	1, 66	L
137	to blow	ilíl		16	L
137	to blow	hal		26	L
138	warm	mhan		1, 72
139	cold	arap		29
140	dry	ausək		15
141	wet	ptəŋ		13
142	heavy	pkom		30
143	fire	nəkom		19
144	to burn	vaan		83
145	smoke	nhankom	nkom = fire, n/ha- < qasu	2
146	ash	nəmraau		1, 73
147	black	apən		9
148	white	tuan		14
149	red	ləvləv		52
150	yellow	auhia		42
151	green	ami\|mra		1
152	small	esuaas		142
153	big	asuul		47
154	short	erupwerupw
155	long	apwomh		14
156	thin	akəlkəl		20
157	thick	pək		71
158	narrow	evtetín		14
159	wide	asuul	[=big]	x
160	painful, sick	amha		1
161	shy, ashamed	auləs		36
162	old	ahiŋəl		84
163	new	vi		1
164	good	vət		61
165	bad, evil	taat		1
166	correct, true	etuatu		x
167	night	la\|pən		1
168	day	nian		6
169	year	nuw	[=YAM]	41
170	when?	nahan		1, 43
171	to hide	elhuaiŋ		7
172	to climb	ət		39
173	at	le		20
174	in, inside	nakani-
175	above	ilis		26
176	below	lahau
177	this	uk		47
178	that	aan		1
179	near	iuokət		32
180	far	i\|sou		1
181	where?	ihie		91
182	I	io		1, 21
183	thou	iik		1, 17
184	he/she	in		1, 43
185	we	kat\|ar		1
185	we	kam\|ar		2
186	you	kami\|ar		1, 13
187	they	il\|ar		1, 75
188	what?	neta		78
189	who?	pe\|he		1, 30
190	other	psən		71
191	all	petəmw
192	and	məne	[NP]	2, 68
192	and	kani	[VP]	1
193	if	takamwa		22
194	how?	etu-	verb prefix	87
195	no, not	kapwa		105
196	to count	avhín		26
197	One	karena		14, 44
198	Two	kiu		1
199	Three	kəsil		1
200	Four	kuver		1
201	Five	katilim		1, 14
202	Six	katilum karena
203	Seven	katilum kiu
204	Eight	katilum kəsil
205	Nine	katilum kuvər
206	Ten	katilum katilum
207	Twenty
208	Fifty
209	One Hundred
210	One Thousand

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