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Language: Saipan Carolinian

Resources:

•  ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Carolinian
•  ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Saipan Carolinian Tanapag
•  Ethnologue Information for cal
•  OLAC Information for cal
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for crl
•  Saipan Impressions: Chamorro and Carolinian
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing all of 20 entries

• Source: Jack Rangamar Norita (Word 203) - Simon Greenhill (2012-01-16 10:53:50)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 124) - (2010-03-05 01:51:25)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 210) - (2010-03-05 00:45:41)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 209) - (2010-03-05 00:45:34)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 205) - (2010-03-05 00:45:18)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 205) - (2010-03-05 00:45:18)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 205) - (2010-03-05 00:45:18)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:44:51)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:44:51)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:44:51)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:44:51)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 202) - (2010-03-05 00:44:45)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 202) - (2010-03-05 00:44:45)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:43:58)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:43:58)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:43:58)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:43:58)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:43:58)
• Updating Reference - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 11:08:05)
• Adding Resource - Simon Greenhill (2006-06-11 20:58:29)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
1	hand	paay	hand/wing/arm	8
1	hand	payú-(l)	hand/wing/arm	8
1	hand	gumʷush	wing and hand	9
1	hand	gumʷushú-(l)	wing and hand of	9
2	left
3	right
4	leg/foot	peshe		15
5	to walk	fetál	around	8
5	to walk	(fara)-fetál	somewhere, randomly,	8
6	road/path	aal	path/road/his path	1
6	road/path	ala-(l)		1
7	to come
8	to turn	sápe-	face, turn or proceed (in a direction). Has directional suffix	14
9	to swim	áf		7
9	to swim	áfe-		7
10	dirty
11	dust
12	skin	ghiil		1
12	skin	ghili		1
13	back	saghúr		12
14	belly	uubʷ	abdomen	11
14	belly	ubʷa-(l)	stomach, his a.	11
15	bone	shúú		2
16	intestines	taa		14
17	liver	áse-(l)	his liver	1
18	breast	útt	breast	1
18	breast	úttú-(l)	her breast	1
19	shoulder	aifar	shoulder	1
19	shoulder	aifár		1
19	shoulder	ayúfar	carry a load on the shoulder	1
19	shoulder	aifara-(l)	his shoulder	1
20	to know, be knowledgeable	ghule	to know / learn	18
20	to know, be knowledgeable	ghule-e-(y)	to know someone/something	18
21	to think	máŋimáŋ	be thinking, thought, idea	11
21	to think	ághiyágh	to think	12
22	to fear	me-sagh		1
22	to fear	ma-sagh		1
22	to fear	me-ságh		1
23	blood	tcha		1
23	blood	tchaa-		1
24	head	úli-(l)	his head (respect usage)	1
24	head	yúli-(l)	his head (respect usage)	1
25	neck	úúw		18
25	neck	úwa-(l)		18
26	hair	ileila-	feather/fur/body hair	10
27	nose	bʷoot		1, 12
27	nose	bʷootú-		1, 12
28	to breathe	ŋŋas	breathe/breath/sigh	10
28	to breathe	ŋasaŋas	breathe/breath/sigh	10
29	to sniff, smell
30	mouth	aaw		36
30	mouth	awa-(l)		36
31	tooth	ŋii		30
31	tooth	ŋii-(l)		30
32	tongue
33	to laugh	ffas	to laugh	10
33	to laugh	faffas	to laugh	10
33	to laugh	ghekkáy	to giggle/chuckle	11
34	to cry	sáŋ	cry	1
34	to cry	sáŋisáŋ	cry	1
35	to vomit	mʷmʷus		1
36	to spit	óttuf	saliva, to spit	19, 55
37	to eat	mʷoŋo	staple food	8
37	to eat	(a)-mʷoŋoo-(w)	to feed someone	8
37	to eat	aŋi	to eat something	1
38	to chew	lúúlú	to chew on	59
38	to chew	lúúlúú-(w)	to chew	59
38	to chew	ŋúúŋ	to chew (as betel nut or sugar cane),	11
39	to cook	mʷoot	be cooked	19, 82
39	to cook	(a)-mʷoot	to cook food	19, 82
39	to cook	mʷoot		19, 82
39	to cook	mʷoota-		19, 82
40	to drink	úl		1
40	to drink	úlú-mi		1, 59
40	to drink	úlú-ma-		1, 74
41	to bite	ghey	to tear off the husk of coconut or sugarcane with the teeth	38, 73
42	to suck	túút	to suckle	25
43	ear
44	to hear	roŋ		1
44	to hear	roŋoroŋ		1
45	eye	maas		1
45	eye	mesa-(l)		1
46	to see	weri	to see something	10
46	to see	uri	to see something	10
47	to yawn	(a)-móó-(l)		19
47	to yawn	móó-(l-atél)		19
48	to sleep	mayúr	sleep	1
48	to sleep	(ghúla)-mʷmʷey	be sleeping deeply
49	to lie down	wol		1
50	to dream	ttal		9
51	to sit	móót	to sit	18, 101
51	to sit	móóte-(tiw)	to sit down	18, 101
51	to sit	móót-(tiw)	to sit down	18, 101
52	to stand	úú-(tá)	stand up	2
53	person/human being	ara-mas		67, 70
53	person/human being	are-mas		67, 70
54	man/male	mʷáál	man/male	1
54	man/male	olo-	man/male/guy	13
55	woman/female	shóó-bʷut		7
55	woman/female	liye-		6
55	woman/female	liya-		6
56	child	layú-		5
56	child	sáár		7
56	child	sári-		7
57	husband	bʷúlú-wa-	spouse	16
57	husband	shóó-li-imw	spouse	39
58	wife	bʷúlú-wa-	spouse	10
58	wife	shóó-li-imw	spouse	22
59	mother	iil		1
59	mother	ila-(l)		1
60	father	saam	father	1
60	father	sema-(l)	his father	1
61	house	iimʷ		1, 48
61	house	imʷa-(l)		1, 48
62	thatch/roof	óós	thatch	1
63	name	iit		66
63	name	ita-		66
64	to say
65	rope	sáál	rope	1
65	rope	sálil	rope of	1
66	to tie up, fasten	féé-tagh	set an anchor, tie up a boat	11
67	to sew	teete		2
67	to sew	tee-yi		2
68	needle
69	to hunt
70	to shoot
71	to stab, pierce	ttow	to spear something, stab something, give one an injection	13
72	to hit	tughu-u-(w)	to punch, hit (someone or something)	8, 63
73	to steal	mʷósho	to steal/be wild/rascally/untamed (of animals)	9
73	to steal	púraf	to steal	8
73	to steal	piraf	to steal	8
74	to kill	lli	to hit	11
75	to die, be dead	má	die	1
75	to die, be dead	máá	death	1
76	to live, be alive	ma-law		7
76	to live, be alive	(a)-ma-lawa		7
77	to scratch	kkéét	to be scratchy/itchy	11
77	to scratch	gherigher	to scratch	12
77	to scratch	gheregher	to scratch	12
77	to scratch	gheri	to scratch/grate something	12
78	to cut, hack
79	stick/wood	ráá-	branch	2
79	stick/wood	ráá-l	branch	2
80	to split	tili-ŋi	to split or separate (an object) into halves	29
81	sharp	kkáŋ		14, 68
82	dull, blunt	kkóbʷ		13
83	to work
84	to plant	ffót		6
84	to plant	fóto-ghi		6
84	to plant	fóót		6
85	to choose	ffil	to choose/select	1
85	to choose	fili	choose it	1
86	to grow	ffóól		8
86	to grow	ffóólá-á-li		8
86	to grow	ffóóla-a-(y)		8
87	to swell	bʷoo		9
87	to swell	bʷo		9
87	to swell	bʷoobʷo		9
88	to squeeze	fei-ŋi	to squeeze (something) with the hand. Note: metathesis of vowels	15
89	to hold
90	to dig	kkel	dig a hole with a digging implement	1
90	to dig	kkeli-ŋi	dig (a hole) with an implement	1
90	to dig	gheli-ŋi	dig up (s.t.)	1
91	to buy
92	to open, uncover	wáá-si	open (the way), make room for (more people)	12
93	to pound, beat	pʷpʷoo-li	to pound (food) with a mortar and pestle	3
93	to pound, beat	úghúúgh	do pounding	20, 2
93	to pound, beat	úghú-w	pound food into paste	20, 2
94	to throw	akkesh	to throw	14
94	to throw	akkásh	to throw	14
94	to throw	ákkesh	to throw	14
94	to throw	ashe-(y)	to throw s.t.	14
94	to throw	ashee-(y)	to throw s.t.	14
95	to fall	mʷoromʷor	to fall (as rain or fruit from tree)	16
96	dog
97	bird
98	egg	sóghull		1, 66
98	egg	saghull		1, 66
98	egg	sóghullu-(l)		1, 66
99	feather	ileila-	feathers/fur/body hair	30
100	wing
101	to fly	yál		13
101	to fly	yáliyál		13
102	rat	gheesh		16
103	meat/flesh	fitúg		10
103	meat/flesh	fitugh		10
104	fat/grease
105	tail
106	snake
107	worm (earthworm)
108	louse	ghúúw		1
109	mosquito	lóómʷ	mosquito	1
109	mosquito	lómʷo-(l)	mosquito of	1
110	spider
111	fish
112	rotten	bʷa	be rotten on one side (of fruit)	17
112	rotten	bʷaa-	be rotten on one side (of fruit)	17
113	branch	ráá	branch	1
113	branch	ráá-l	branch	1
114	leaf	shéé		1
115	root	waar	roots	2
115	root	waara-(l)	root of	2
116	flower	péé	flower, blossom	10
117	fruit	uwa	fruit	1
117	fruit	uwaa-(l)	its fruit	1
117	fruit	wwa	flower	1
118	grass	fitil		1
118	grass	fetil		1
119	earth/soil	pʷpʷel	dirt	13
119	earth/soil	pʷpʷelú-	soil	13
119	earth/soil	pʷpʷél	be dirty	13
119	earth/soil	pʷpʷélú-	soiled	13
120	stone	faay		1
120	stone	faaú		1
120	stone	fayú-(l)		1
121	sand	ppi		12
122	water	shaal	water	1
122	water	shalú-	clear liquid	1
123	to flow	bʷu	to flow	11
124	sea	me-taw		13
124	sea	ma-taw		13
124	sea	sáát		1
125	salt
126	lake
127	woods/forest	walúwal	forest, jungle	17
128	sky	lááŋ	heaven	1
129	moon	ma-ram	moon, month	7
130	star	fúú		1
130	star	fúú-(l)		1
131	cloud
132	fog
133	rain	úút		1
134	thunder	pachch		15, 16
134	thunder	pachchú-(l)		15, 16
135	lightning
136	wind	ááŋ		1
136	wind	yááŋ		1
136	wind	yáŋi-		1
137	to blow	ughu-u-(w)	to blow air on (of a person or wind)	15
138	warm
139	cold	ffooy	feel cold	11
139	cold	ffééy	feel cold	11
140	dry	mmat	be dry/low (of water)/be low tide	11
140	dry	mʷór	evaporate/dry up	13
140	dry	mʷóra-ló	evaporate/dry up	13
141	wet	tchogh	be saturated, soaked, wet	12
142	heavy	tchów		9
143	fire	(a-ghúú)-áf	light a signal fire	1
144	to burn	ghú	be alight, smolder, be burning	10
145	smoke	(bʷa)-at	smoky	2
145	smoke	(bʷa)-atiyat	be smoking lightly	2
146	ash	falaŋ	wood-burning stove,cooking fire, hibachi, ashes, charcoal, charred wood	8
146	ash	mʷó-ósh	ashes (as from a cigarete)	9
146	ash	(a)-mʷmʷó-ósh	ashes (as from a cigarete)	9
147	black	shótchól	black	8
147	black	shól	be dark / black all over,	8
148	white
149	red
150	yellow	yóleyól	light color such as cream, yellow, or tan	9
151	green	araw	blue	13, 52
151	green	arawaraw	blue	13, 52
152	small	-shigh		81
152	small	ghit		80
152	small	ghikkit		80
152	small	ghitighiit		80
153	big	lap		10
153	big	llape-		10
154	short	mʷoshomʷoosh		12
155	long	láálááy	be long, tall	13
156	thin	má-lifilif	thin/flimsy	1
157	thick	ma-aliyél		3
157	thick	má-áliyél		3
157	thick	maaléél		3
158	narrow
159	wide
160	painful, sick	metágh	painful/hurt	1
160	painful, sick	se-mʷaay	sick	14
160	painful, sick	se-mʷaayú-(l)	sick	14
161	shy, ashamed
162	old
163	new	ffé	be new	1
164	good
165	bad, evil
166	correct, true	bʷuŋ	be right, correct	12
167	night	bʷooŋ		1
167	night	bʷoŋi-		1
168	day	ráál		6
168	day	rááli-		6
169	year
170	when?	(i)-lee-t		1, 24
170	when?	(i)-lee-ta		1, 24
171	to hide	óp	to hide oneself from people	5
171	to hide	ap	to hide oneself from people	5
171	to hide	op	to hide oneself from people	5
172	to climb	téé-(tá)	climb	8
172	to climb	téé-ghi	climb up something	8
173	at	i-		1
174	in, inside	lló-(l)	inside of it	1
175	above
176	below
177	this	yeel	this close to speaker	1, 33
177	this	(i)-yeel	this one ( emphatic )	1, 33
178	that	yeel	this/that close to speaker	1
178	that	(i)-yeel	that one (emphatic)	1
178	that	(i)-mʷu	that one (close to hearer)	11
178	that	(i)-mʷuu-l	that one (close to hearer, emphatic)	11
179	near	a-rap	be near	13
179	near	akka-rap	come closer/approach	13
180	far	taaw	be far	1
180	far	taawu-(ló)	be very far	1
181	where?	i-fa		3, 48
181	where?	iya		37
182	I	ŋaaŋ	ghaaŋ = analogical back formation	12
182	I	ghaaŋ	ghaaŋ = analogical back formation	12
183	thou	gho-	archaic	1
183	thou	u-		x
183	thou	eel		6
184	he/she	ii	independent pronoun	1
185	we	ghiish	incl.	1, 42
185	we	ay	excl.	43
186	you	aw		36
186	you	áámi		1, 13
186	you	-ghámi		1, 13
187	they	re-		1, 70
187	they	ra-		1, 70
187	they	iir		1, 70
188	what?	(mee)-t	what?	1, 64
188	what?	(mee)-ta	what?	1, 64
189	who?	(i)-yo		9
189	who?	(ii)-yo		9
190	other
191	all
192	and	me	and (with)	2
192	and	ŋe	and (but)	10
193	if	(ŋá)-áre	if	7
193	if	(ŋ)-áre	or (<ŋe are)	7
193	if	(ŋ)-are		7
194	how?
195	no, not	-se		4
196	to count
197	One	eet		1
197	One	éét		1
198	Two	rúúw		1
198	Two	ruwa-		1
198	Two	ruwo-		1
198	Two	ruwe-		1
199	Three
200	Four	fáál		1, 69
201	Five	limo-uw		1
201	Five	lim-mal		1
201	Five	lime-igh		1
201	Five	lima-		1
201	Five	liim		1
202	Six	ool		1
202	Six	olo-		1
203	Seven	fisu		1
204	Eight	wali-igh		3
204	Eight	walu-uw		3
204	Eight	walú-		3
204	Eight	waal		3
205	Nine	tiwo-		5
205	Nine	tiwa-		5
205	Nine	tiiw		5
206	Ten
207	Twenty
208	Fifty
209	One Hundred	-bwúghúw		20
210	One Thousand	-ŋé-réw		17

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