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Language: Chamorro

Resources:

•  Ethnologue Information for cha
•  OLAC Information for cha
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for cha
•  Saipan Impressions: Chamorro and Carolinian
•  Wikipedia Page for Chamorro
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing all of 77 entries

• Changed from "auifi", source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 50) - Simon Greenhill (2024-01-03 09:07:54)
• Changed from "lasas" (Word 12) - Simon Greenhill (2018-04-24 19:27:20)
• Changed from "lassas" (Word 12) - Simon Greenhill (2018-04-24 19:27:20)
• Changed from "nangu-ñangu" (Word 9) - Simon Greenhill (2017-10-16 12:14:22)
• David Oradesky vai Topping, Dept. of Chamorro Affairs (Word 109) - Simon Greenhill (2017-10-16 12:12:54)
• Source: David Oradesky, Topping, Dept. of Chamorro Affairs (Word 12) - Simon Greenhill (2017-10-16 12:12:13)
• Source: David Oradesky, Ufiiåt na Diksionårion Chamorro-English (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2017-10-16 12:10:26)
• Changed #75276 from "bulokbok", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Laurie Reid (2016-07-04 10:29:57)
• Changed #30720 from "banna", "", "", "" (Word 30720) - Laurie Reid (2016-07-04 10:29:57)
• Changed #77272 from "sebu", "Spanish sebo 'tallow'", "34", "L" (Word 65535) - Laurie Reid (2016-07-04 10:29:57)
• Changed from "mapagahes", source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:29:49)
• Changed from "homhom", source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:29:49)
• Changed from "uchan", source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:29:49)
• Source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 193) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:29:39)
• Changed from "tano'", source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:29:31)
• Changed from "odda'", source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:29:31)
• Source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:29:19)
• Source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 10) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:28:44)
• Changed from "potbos", source: David Atienza (Word 11) - Simon Greenhill (2011-02-02 23:53:33)
• Changed from "tilipas", source: Pedro Munoz (Word 16) - Simon Greenhill (2010-11-19 03:27:10)
• Changed from "hígadu", source: Pedro Munoz (Word 16) - Simon Greenhill (2010-11-19 03:27:04)
• Changed from "gi[ya]", Source: Brant Songsong (Word 173) - Simon Greenhill (2010-05-05 00:09:32)
• Source: Ray Flores (Word 116) - Simon Greenhill (2009-07-23 02:40:35)
• Changed from "peska", source: Fernando (Word 69) - Simon Greenhill (2009-05-28 22:50:03)
• Changed from "simpeng", Source: Anthony Grant (Word 163) - Simon Greenhill (2009-02-22 21:58:21)
• Marked as Loan, Source: Gianguido Manzelli (Word 169) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-18 02:48:58)
• Marked as Loan, Source: Gianguido Manzelli (Word 164) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-18 02:48:38)
• Marked as Potential Loan, Source: Gianguido Manzelli (Word 156) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-18 02:48:19)
• Marked as Loan, Source: Gianguido Manzelli (Word 106) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-18 02:47:53)
• Marked as Loan, Source: Gianguido Manzelli (Word 104) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-18 02:47:34)
• Marked as Potential Loan, Source: Gianguido Manzelli (Word 42) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-18 02:47:03)
• Marked as Loan, Source: Gianguido Manzelli (Word 8) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-18 02:46:18)
• Changed #134935 from "hachiyai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134936 from "huguiyai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134937 from "tolgiyai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134938 from "farfatai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134949 from "gonmiyai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134939 from "fetguiyai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134948 from "gualguiyai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134947 from "siguiyai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134946 from "manutai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 54) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:12:11)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 54) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:11:59)
• Changed from "aaa'aa'", source: David Oradesky (Word 25) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:11:45)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 202) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:11:08)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 204) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:10:53)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 205) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:10:34)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 206) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:10:21)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 209) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:10:02)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 197) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:09:47)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 198) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:09:36)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 199) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:09:19)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 200) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:09:04)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 163) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:08:27)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 203) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:08:00)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 200) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:07:08)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 199) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:07:06)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 198) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:07:04)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 197) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:07:01)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 207) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:04:04)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 208) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:04:01)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 210) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:03:43)
• Changed from "limiyai", source: David Oradesky (Word 201) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:03:18)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 202) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:02:53)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 203) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:02:45)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 204) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:02:37)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 205) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:02:22)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 206) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:02:20)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 209) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:02:00)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 201) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:01:38)
• Source: Brant Songsong (Word 155) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-29 03:26:04)
• Source: Ben Mesa (Word 189) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-29 03:25:50)
• Source: Ben Mesa (Word 127) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-25 06:02:29)
• Adding Resource - Simon Greenhill (2008-01-09 02:59:33)
• Changed from "chocho", source: Brant Songsong (Word 37) - Simon Greenhill (2007-02-22 05:53:29)
• Source: Brant Songsong (Word 37) - Simon Greenhill (2007-02-22 05:53:25)
• Adding Resource - Simon Greenhill (2006-06-11 20:58:50)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
1	hand	kannai
2	left	akague
3	right	agapa'
4	leg/foot	addeng
5	to walk	lahu		1
6	road/path	chalan		1
7	to come	maila'		1
8	to turn	bira	probably Spanish virar [bi'rar]	4?	L
9	to swim	nangu		1
9	to swim	ñangu		1
10	dirty	hoplat
10	dirty	applacha'
11	dust	potbos	Spanish Polvo (Dust)		L
12	skin	lassas	<+laslas?
12	skin	lasas	Skin, peel, bark, the covering tissue of the body, epithelium.
13	back	tátalo'
14	belly	estomagu	estomagu (Loan )		L
14	belly	tuyan		1
15	bone	to'lang		1
16	intestines	tilipas	Spanish		L
17	liver	hígadu			L
18	breast	susu		1
19	shoulder	apaga		1
20	to know, be knowledgeable	tungo'
21	to think	hasso
22	to fear	kinibatde
23	blood	haga'		1
24	head	kabesa	loan		L
24	head	ulu		1
25	neck	aga'ga'
26	hair	gapotulu		3
26	hair	pulu		31
27	nose	gui'eng		1
28	to breathe	hagong	(<-aSeN?)
29	to sniff, smell	nginge'
30	mouth	pachot
31	tooth	nifen		1
32	tongue	hula'		4
32	tongue	lenggua	loan from Spanish		L
33	to laugh	chalek
34	to cry	tanges		1
35	to vomit	muta'		1
36	to spit	to'la'
37	to eat	chochu	intransitive
37	to eat	kanno'	transitive
38	to chew	ñamñam
38	to chew	ngangas		12?
39	to cook	chahan		2
40	to drink	gimen	<M	1?
41	to bite	akka'
42	to suck	chopchop		1?
42	to suck	soppla	maybe Spanish soplar 'to blow', colloquial 'to guzzle'	1?	L?
43	ear	talanga		1
44	to hear	hungok		1
45	eye	mata		1
46	to see	li'e'
47	to yawn	magap		19
48	to sleep	maigo'
49	to lie down	asson
50	to dream	guifi		1?
51	to sit	mata'chong
52	to stand	tachu
52	to stand	tohge		2?
53	person/human being	taotao		1
54	man/male	lahi		2
54	man/male	lai		2
54	man/male	taotao		2
55	woman/female	palao'an
56	child	patgon
57	husband	asagua		2?
57	husband	esposu	(L)		L
58	wife	asagua		1?
59	mother	nana		5?
60	father	tata		1
61	house	guma'		1
62	thatch/roof	atof		1
63	name	na'an		1
64	to say	sangan
65	rope	tali		1
66	to tie up, fasten	traba			L
67	to sew	lakse
67	to sew	sotse
68	needle	haguha
69	to hunt	peska	Spanish "pescar", "To Fish"		L
70	to shoot	paki
71	to stab, pierce	bulokbok			L
71	to stab, pierce	si'ok
72	to hit	faggas
73	to steal	sakke
74	to kill	puno'		1
75	to die, be dead	matai		1
76	to live, be alive	lála'la'
77	to scratch	kassas	(<+ kaskas? cf 12)	1?
78	to cut, hack	cha'lak
78	to cut, hack	utot
79	stick/wood	hayu		1
80	to split	mapga'
80	to split	puta'	(<+betaq?)
81	sharp	kadidok
82	dull, blunt	ñaño'
83	to work	hotnát
84	to plant	tanom		2
85	to choose	ayek
86	to grow	dokko'
86	to grow	la'chok
87	to swell	banna			L
88	to squeeze	fokse
88	to squeeze	fugo'
89	to hold	go'he
89	to hold	go'te
89	to hold	gu'ot
90	to dig	guaddok		16
91	to buy	bona			L
91	to buy	fahan
92	to open, uncover	atbuetto			L
92	to open, uncover	pulakes		1?
93	to pound, beat	acha
93	to pound, beat	tutu	or 20?	2
94	to throw	aguet
95	to fall	lotgon
96	dog	ga'lagu		1
97	bird	páharu			L
98	egg	chada'		22
99	feather	pulu		1
100	wing	pappa	(<+pakpak?)	33
101	to fly	gupu		1
102	rat	cha'ka
103	meat/flesh	katne	katne (L)		L
103	meat/flesh	sensen
104	fat/grease	mantika	mantika (L)		L
104	fat/grease	sebu	Spanish sebo 'tallow'		L
105	tail	dádalak
106	snake	kolepbla	Spanish culebra		L
107	worm (earthworm)	ulo'		36
108	louse	hutu		1
109	mosquito	ñamu		1
109	mosquito	ñåmu		1
109	mosquito	ñamu		1
110	spider	sanye'ye'
111	fish	guihan
112	rotten	lamas
113	branch	ramas			L
114	leaf	hagon
115	root	hale'
116	flower	flores			L
116	flower	chinalek
117	fruit	inasahan
118	grass	cha'guan
119	earth/soil	tåno'
119	earth/soil	odda'
119	earth/soil	edda'
120	stone	acho'
121	sand	unai		1
122	water	agua			L
122	water	hanom		1
123	to flow
124	sea	tasi		1
125	salt	asiga		1
126	lake	hagoe
127	woods/forest	bundak
127	woods/forest	halom tano'
128	sky	langet		1
129	moon	pulan		1
130	star	puti'on		1
131	cloud	mapagahes
131	cloud	homhom
131	cloud	uchan
132	fog	afao
132	fog	asgon
133	rain	ame'		1	L
133	rain	uchan		1	L
134	thunder	hulu
135	lightning	lamlam		19
136	wind	manglo'
137	to blow	guaife
138	warm	maipe
139	cold	fugu
139	cold	manengheng		1?
140	dry	angglo'
141	wet	fotgon
141	wet	masmas
142	heavy	makkat		1
143	fire	guafi		1
144	to burn	pakko'
144	to burn	potne
144	to burn	tunu		1
145	smoke	asu		2
146	ash	apu		1
147	black	áttilong		1?
148	white	á'paka		1?
149	red	agaga'
150	yellow	amariyu			L
151	green	betde			L
152	small	díkike'		1
152	small	hagui
153	big	dánkolo		22?
154	short	ébaba'		54
154	short	étigu
155	long	laguas		1?
155	long	anakko'
156	thin	kanifes	maybe Spanish canijo [ka'nixo] 'slight, thin, lean'	1?	L?
157	thick	potpot		18
158	narrow	anggosto
158	narrow	ma'i'ot
159	wide	fedda'
160	painful, sick	sage'		1?
161	shy, ashamed	mamahlao		13
161	shy, ashamed	manachang
162	old	amko'
163	new	nuebu			L
163	new	simpeng	Loan from Japanese (compound of Chinese origin)		L
164	good	buenu	Spanish bueno		L
164	good	maolek
165	bad, evil	baba		26
166	correct, true	magahet
167	night	puengi		1?
168	day	dia			L
168	day	ha'ani
169	year	añu	Spanish año	17?	L
169	year	sakkan
170	when?	ngai'an		1?
171	to hide	na'atok
171	to hide	na'na'
172	to climb	hotde
173	at	gi		20
174	in, inside	halom		1
175	above	hulo'
176	below	papa'		1
177	this	ini		1
178	that	enao
179	near	fi'on
179	near	hihot
180	far	chago'
181	where?	amanu
182	I	guahu		1
183	thou	hagu		1
184	he/she	guiya		1
185	we	hita		1
185	we	hami		2
186	you	hamyo		1, 13
187	they	siha		1
188	what?	hafa		1
189	who?	hai		1?
189	who?	hayi?
190	other	otro			L
191	all	puru			L
191	all	todu			L
192	and	ya
192	and	yan
193	if	komu	(L?)	11?	L?
193	if	yanggen
194	how?	[hafa] taimanu
195	no, not	ahe'
196	to count	tufong
197	One	unu	(Loan)		L
197	One	hachiyai	(count non-living objects)
197	One	maisa
198	Two	dos	(Loan)		L
198	Two	huguiyai	(count non-living objects)
198	Two	hugua
199	Three	tres	(Loan)	1	L
199	Three	tolgiyai	(count non-living objects)	1
199	Three	tulo		1
200	Four	kuatro	(Loan)		L
200	Four	farfatai	(count non-living objects)
200	Four	fatfat
201	Five	lima		1
202	Six	gunum		1?
202	Six	gonmiyai	(count non-living objects)
203	Seven	fito		1
203	Seven	fetguiyai	(count non-living objects)	1
204	Eight	gualo
204	Eight	gualguiyai	(count non-living objects)
205	Nine	sigua		5
205	Nine	siguiyai	(count non-living objects)
206	Ten	fulu
206	Ten	manutai	(count non-living objects)
207	Twenty	huguiyai na fulu
208	Fifty	limiyai na fulu
209	One Hundred	gatos		4
209	One Hundred	gatus		4
210	One Thousand	chalan

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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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