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Language: Kiribati

Resources:

•  Ethnologue Information for gil
•  OLAC Information for gil
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for krb
•  Trussel, S. & Groves, G.W. (1978). A Combined Kiribati-English Dictionary.
•  [Suggest a resource]

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• Updated to remove morpheme boundaries: i:/a -> i:a (Word 181) - (2024-07-17 16:02:39)
• Updated to remove morpheme boundaries: i:/a -> i:a (Word 181) - (2024-07-17 16:02:39)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 124) - (2010-03-05 01:51:26)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 124) - (2010-03-05 01:51:26)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 209) - (2010-03-05 00:45:41)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 208) - (2010-03-05 00:45:33)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 208) - (2010-03-05 00:45:33)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 205) - (2010-03-05 00:45:27)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 206) - (2010-03-05 00:45:27)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:45:13)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:45:13)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 202) - (2010-03-05 00:44:50)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 203) - (2010-03-05 00:44:50)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 203) - (2010-03-05 00:44:50)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 203) - (2010-03-05 00:44:50)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:36)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:36)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:36)
• Source: Bender et al 2003 (Word 207) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-05 00:18:29)
• Changed from "mae" (Word 65) - Simon Greenhill (2010-02-25 13:13:41)
• Changed from "kararæ/nimæn" (Word 47) - Simon Greenhill (2010-02-22 02:10:44)
• Adding Resource - Simon Greenhill (2007-03-11 05:12:19)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 203) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:36:18)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 204) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:35:59)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 205) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:35:47)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 202) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:34:58)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 201) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:34:25)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 206) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:21:46)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 210) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:21:16)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 207) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:18:43)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 208) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:17:36)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 208) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:17:25)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 209) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:16:46)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 209) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:16:18)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
1	hand	bái	hand, arm, wing, fin	8
2	left	máing	left, left-hand, left-handed person	13
3	right	átai	the right, the right hand of, right handed	5, 40
4	leg/foot	wáe	a leg, a foot	1, 100
5	to walk	karae
5	to walk	nákonako		1
5	to walk	butæ
5	to walk	nuwae
6	road/path	káwai	road, way, route, path, street
7	to come	ke		16
7	to come	ki		16
7	to come	róko	róko means also; see Bender et al. (2003) given as "come, arrive"	9
8	to turn	tan		59
8	to turn	tæn		59
9	to swim	uáua
10	dirty	baitoto
10	dirty	bakanana
10	dirty	baáreka
10	dirty	korowawa
11	dust	búbu	smoke, dust, sawdust
12	skin	kun	skin, peel, bark, crust, membrane	1
13	back	áku		12
14	belly	bíroto	abdomen
15	bone	ri		2
16	intestines	kanoa n nano	bowels, intestines
17	liver	áto		1
18	breast	b'aáb'aa	lower part of the breast	x
18	breast	úb'a	upper part of the breast	x
19	shoulder	ánga
20	to know, be knowledgeable	atá	to know, to be aware of, to understand	35
21	to think	iango
22	to fear	maákina	not sure of -kina bit here, but Bender et al. (2003) give ma-aku 'afraid' and ma-aka 'fear s/one', so I've coded as cognate	1
22	to fear	makina	not sure of -kina bit here, but Bender et al. (2003) give ma-aku 'afraid' and ma-aka 'fear s/one', so I've coded as cognate	1
23	blood	rara		1
24	head	átu		9
25	neck	roróa
26	hair	íra n átu	hair of the head
27	nose	b'áiri		1, 12
28	to breathe	ike	to respire, to breathe
29	to sniff, smell	aroki	to smell or scent an odour	1
29	to sniff, smell	neneboi	to smell or scent an odour
30	mouth	wi	teeth, tooth, mouth, beak, point, needle
31	tooth	wi	teeth, tooth, mouth, beak, point, needle	54
32	tongue	néwe		17
33	to laugh	ngáre	laughter
34	to cry	tang		1
34	to cry	baebaeta
35	to vomit	múmuta		1
36	to spit	baáware
37	to eat	kang		1
37	to eat	kana		1
37	to eat	matamu
37	to eat	ám'arake
38	to chew	kanta	to chew
38	to chew	mama	to masticate	1
39	to cook	kám'a		11
39	to cook	kama		11
40	to drink	nima		1, 74
40	to drink	mói		1
41	to bite	ténaa
42	to suck	nam	to smack lips, to taste, to suck
43	ear	taninga		1
43	ear	tæninga		1
44	to hear	óngo		1
45	eye	mata	eye, look	1
45	eye	mæta	figure, face	1
46	to see	nóra
47	to yawn	ka		31
47	to yawn	kararæ		31
47	to yawn	nimæn
48	to sleep	matu		1
48	to sleep	mætu		1
48	to sleep	mwe
49	to lie down	wéne	to lie down	1
50	to dream	mi		1, 37
50	to dream	mia		1, 37
50	to dream	mitara
51	to sit	tékateka	to sit, to sit down
52	to stand	teirake	to stand up, to get up
53	person/human being	aomata	man, human, native	67, 70
54	man/male	m'aáne	male	1
54	man/male	mane	man	1
55	woman/female	áine	female, woman, feminine	1, 47
56	child	atáei		7, 84
56	child	nati		5
56	child	næti		5
56	child	teéi		7
56	child	tei		7
57	husband	bu	spouse	16
57	husband	kainaba	husband, wife
58	wife	bu	spouse	10
58	wife	kainaba	husband, wife
59	mother	tína		1
60	father	táma		1
61	house	áuti
61	house	úm'a		1
62	thatch/roof	áto	thatch made of coconut leaves	1
63	name	ara		1, 18
64	to say	atónga
64	to say	táku	Pn loan - JCM		L
65	rope	mae	string, rope, cord; Pn loan - JCM		L
66	to tie up, fasten	bae		96
66	to tie up, fasten	kabáea		96
67	to sew	itutu		17, 48
67	to sew	itua		17
67	to sew	itutua		17, 48
68	needle	néiran	Loan?	36
68	needle	néiro	Loan?	36
69	to hunt	katebe man	to hunt with weapons
70	to shoot	katébea	to shoot from a bow
71	to stab, pierce	ewa	to pierce, to stab
72	to hit	bo	to strike, to hit
72	to hit	óro	to blow	15
73	to steal	ira	to steal, to rob, to cheat	8
74	to kill	(ka-)márua
74	to kill	kamætea		2
74	to kill	tiri(-nga)
75	to die, be dead	mate		1
76	to live, be alive	máiu	be alive, live	1, 76
77	to scratch	ngóa	to scratch what itches
78	to cut, hack	kórokai	to cut wood
79	stick/wood	kai	wood in general: trees, plants, stick, switch, rod,	1
80	to split	aea
80	to split	b'énæ		1, 76
80	to split	bwena		1, 76
81	sharp	kakang		14, 68
81	sharp	mariro
81	sharp	namta
82	dull, blunt	kábubu		13
83	to work	kaibekua	to make work, labour
84	to plant	tei		46
84	to plant	unika
85	to choose	binea	to choose, to select
86	to grow	ríki	to shoot up, to spring, to grow
87	to swell	bwea
87	to swell	uati
88	to squeeze	ong	to squeeze, to press to extract juice
89	to hold	tau
90	to dig	kéna		1
91	to buy	bób'ai	to buy, to sell, to trade - Eng? - JCM
92	to open, uncover	úka		1
92	to open, uncover	káuka		1
93	to pound, beat	íka	pound as food with a pestle
94	to throw	kárea	to cast at, to throw at	14
95	to fall	b'áka
96	dog	kíri		7
97	bird	man		1
97	bird	mæn		1
98	egg	bunatoi	egg of bird or turtle	80
98	egg	bunætoi	egg of bird or turtle	80
99	feather	buráe ni man	buráe = hair, fur, feather
100	wing	bái	an arm, a wing	7
101	to fly	kíba
102	rat	kimóa	mouse, rat Pn loan - JCM		L
103	meat/flesh	íriko	flesh, muscle, meat	10
104	fat/grease	nénea	grease, fat
105	tail	búki	the base, the butt end, the buttocks, the tail
106	snake	náeta	serpent, snake
107	worm (earthworm)	íbo	worm	35
107	worm (earthworm)	ino	worm	35
107	worm (earthworm)	m'áta	worm	10
108	louse	úti		1
109	mosquito	maninnara		91
109	mosquito	mæninara		91
110	spider	areau		6
111	fish	íka	fish (general term), fish of any kind	1
112	rotten	m'æka
112	rotten	mka
112	rotten	toto
113	branch	m'ánga	[<] Pn; looks like a loan from Polynesian		L
114	leaf	ba
115	root	wákaa		2
115	root	waka		2
116	flower	marewe
116	flower	ue
117	fruit	uaa		1
118	grass	utéute
119	earth/soil	tano	earth, soil	1
119	earth/soil	tæno	ground	1
120	stone	ati		1
121	sand	bíke	beach sand, sand bank, sandy soil	13
122	water	ran	fresh water	1
122	water	ræn	fresh water	1
122	water	mam	fresh water	60
122	water	mæm	fresh water	60
123	to flow	raánga		70
123	to flow	ranga		70
124	sea	tari	sea	1
124	sea	taári	salt water, sea water.	1
124	sea	-tari		1
124	sea	taari		1
125	salt	taoro
126	lake	nama		8
126	lake	reeke
127	woods/forest	buákoakónikai	a forest, woods
128	sky	kárawa	heaven, the blue sky, the skies
129	moon	namakáina	moon, month
130	star	ítoi		1
131	cloud	nang		37
132	fog	maábubu		77
132	fog	mabubu		77
132	fog	marabu
133	rain	kárau	to rain; rain, rainwater	24
134	thunder	ba		15, 16
135	lightning	íti	lightning, thunderbolt, electricity, light	34
136	wind	ang	wind, breeze, air	1
137	to blow	wái	a. to blow as the wind;
137	to blow	uka	b. to blow on, to blow out	15
138	warm	kabue	warm (weather)
139	cold	mariri		1
139	cold	mæriri		1
140	dry	m'áu	a. dry	11
140	dry	taka	b. to dry
140	dry	bataka	a. dry;	14
140	dry	kam'áua	b. to dry	11
141	wet	aoi
141	wet	maimai		99
141	wet	maki
141	wet	mæra		99
142	heavy	rawata	heavy
142	heavy	tinebu	weighty
143	fire	ái		1
144	to burn	kabueka		102
144	to burn	kabuóka		102
145	smoke	búbu
145	smoke	marabu
146	ash	mannang
147	black	b'áta
147	black	kun
147	black	roró
148	white	mái	white	106
148	white	máina	pale	106
149	red	uráura
150	yellow	méamea
151	green	mawáwa		13
152	small	kárako		118
152	small	kakárako		118
152	small	tiko
153	big	búbura	"naba" - 'too, also' is the purported cognate - JCM
153	big	kora
154	short	kimótoto
155	long	anáu		13
155	long	anánau		13
156	thin	bwére
156	thin	manni		1
156	thin	mæni		1
157	thick	maten		3
157	thick	mæten		3
158	narrow	réme
158	narrow	wáriki		13
159	wide	wárebwe
160	painful, sick	áoraki	sick, unwell; sickness, disease	1
161	shy, ashamed	angama
161	shy, ashamed	maama		1
162	old	kara	old, aged, elderly
163	new	bou	Bender et al. (2003:292) suggest this is a loan from a Polynesian source		L
163	new	menaái
163	new	ngkáinaba
164	good	raoi		18
164	good	ráoirói		18
164	good	reréi		18
164	good	wau
164	good	kan
165	bad, evil	be
165	bad, evil	buákaka
165	bad, evil	buréti
165	bad, evil	tabobe
166	correct, true	éti	a. correct;
166	correct, true	kóaua	b. true, real
167	night	bong		1
168	day	ngaina	day, daylight
169	year	riríki
170	when?	níngai		1, 24
170	when?	n tai ra		1, 24
171	to hide	karabana	to cover oneself, to hide oneself
172	to climb	tám'a	a. to climb
172	to climb	árarake	b. ascend, climb as a mountain
173	at	i		1
173	at	ni		1
173	at	n		1
174	in, inside	i		4
174	in, inside	ni		55
174	in, inside	n		55
174	in, inside	nano		1
175	above	i eta		1
176	below	i nano		8
177	this	áei		1, 18
178	that	ae
178	that	áre		40
178	that	árei		40
179	near	kan	irregular *ŋ > n	1, 75
179	near	aikan
180	far	kino
180	far	kírarewa		45
180	far	kíraroa		45
180	far	raróa		1
181	where?	ia		3, 48
181	where?	i:a		3, 48
181	where?	gna
182	I	ngái		12
182	I	i		x
182	I	n	n: before verb	x
183	thou	ngkóe		1
183	thou	ko	ko: before verb	1
184	he/she	ngáia		1, 68
184	he/she	e		x
185	we	ngáira
185	we	ti	ti: before verb
186	you	ngkámi
186	you	kam	kam: before verb	1
187	they	ngaia
187	they	a	a: before verb
188	what?	ra		1, 52
188	what?	tera		1, 52
189	who?	antai		9
190	other
191	all	náko
192	and	áo
192	and	ma		2
193	if	ngkána
194	how?	kanga
195	no, not	kákea
195	no, not	tiáki
196	to count	wáre	to count, to calculate, to enumerate, to spell, to read	10
197	One	teuána	general word;	14
198	Two	uóua	general word; root: ua	1
199	Three	tenúa	general word; root: ten	1
200	Four	áua	general word; root: a
201	Five	nimáua	general word; root: nima	1
201	Five	nii-man		1
201	Five	nima-ua		1
201	Five	nima-		1
202	Six	onóua	general word; root: ono	1
202	Six	one-		1
203	Seven	itúa	general word; root: iti	1
203	Seven	iti-ua		1
203	Seven	iti-		1
203	Seven	itu-ua		1
204	Eight	wani-ua	general word; root: wan, wani	3
204	Eight	wanua		3
204	Eight	wanu-ua		3
204	Eight	wani-		3
205	Nine	ruáiua	general word; root: rua	27
205	Nine	rua-		27
206	Ten	bwi		38
206	Ten	tebwína		38
206	Ten	-ŋaun		5
207	Twenty	uábwi
207	Twenty	uángaun
207	Twenty	(ua)-iaki	twenty in counting fish and rolls of dried pandanus paste
208	Fifty	nimábwi		10
208	Fifty	nimángaun		1
208	Fifty	nima-ŋaun		1
208	Fifty	nima-bwii		10
209	One Hundred	tebúbua	one hundred	9
209	One Hundred	búbua	hundred	9
209	One Hundred	(te)-bwubwua		20
210	One Thousand	nga	thousand	18
210	One Thousand	ténga	one thousand	18

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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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