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Language: Woleaian

Resources:

•  ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Woleai
•  Ethnologue Information for woe
•  OLAC Information for woe
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for wol
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

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• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 124) - (2010-03-05 01:51:25)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 124) - (2010-03-05 01:51:25)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 124) - (2010-03-05 01:51:25)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 124) - (2010-03-05 01:51:25)
• Source: Bender et al 2003 (Word 203) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-05 00:53:11)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:46:00)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 210) - (2010-03-05 00:45:41)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 210) - (2010-03-05 00:45:41)
• 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 206) - (2010-03-05 00:45:27)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 205) - (2010-03-05 00:45:18)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:45:13)
• 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 202) - (2010-03-05 00:44:45)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:29)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:29)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:29)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:29)
• Updating Reference - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 11:08:05)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
1	hand	paaú		8
1	hand	paú-(l)		8
2	left
3	right
4	leg/foot	peshee		15
5	to walk	fetale	move by its own power, go, around and about (as verbal suffix)	8
6	road/path	yaale	path/road/path of	1
6	road/path	yela-(li)	path/road/path of	1
6	road/path	yen-(nape)	path/roadway (< *yalalapa)	1
7	to come
8	to turn	sape	turn, face	14
9	to swim	yafe		7
10	dirty
11	dust
12	skin	giili		1
12	skin	gili		1
13	back	taguru		12
14	belly	uube	chest	11
14	belly	uba-(l)	his c.	11
15	bone	shúú		2
15	bone	shúú-		2
16	intestines	taa		14
17	liver	yaase		1
17	liver	yase-		1
18	breast	ttú-(ú)	my breast	1
18	breast	ttú-(le)	her breast	1
19	shoulder	yefare		1
19	shoulder	yafera-(le)		1
20	to know, be knowledgeable	gile	be clear, seen clearly, recognized	18
21	to think	maŋimeŋi	to think/remember/consider/ponder/expect	11
21	to think	maŋi-i-(ye)	think about it/expect it/remember it	11
21	to think	yagi-(le)	for thought of it/by reason of it/because of it	12
21	to think	yagiyegi	to think/ponder/consider	12
21	to think	yagi-(le)	for thought of it/by reason of it/because of it	12
21	to think	yagiyegi		12
22	to fear	me-tagú-(ú)	be scared of it, be afraid of it	1
23	blood	chchaa		1
24	head
25	neck	úúwe		18
25	neck	úwa-(le)		18
26	hair	úúle		10
26	hair	úle-(li)		10
26	hair	úleúle		10
26	hair	úle-fi-(i)		10
27	nose	booti		1, 12
28	to breathe	ŋaseŋase	breathe rapidly/be exhausted	10
29	to sniff, smell
30	mouth	yaawe		36
30	mouth	yewa-(le)		36
31	tooth	ŋii		30
31	tooth	ŋii-(le)		30
32	tongue	leewe	tongue	17
32	tongue	lewe-(mʷu)	your tongue	17
33	to laugh	ffase	to laugh/smile/chuckle	10
33	to laugh	(ge)-fase		10
34	to cry	taŋi		1
34	to cry	taŋiteŋi		1
35	to vomit	mʷmʷute	to vomit, throw up	1
36	to spit	ma-ttipi	to spit out	19, 53
36	to spit	ma-ttipi-(ye)	to spit it out	19, 53
37	to eat	mʷoŋoo	to eat food	8
37	to eat	gaŋi-(i)	to eat something	1
38	to chew	lúúlúú	chew/masticate/eat (honorific by female)	59
38	to chew	lúúlúú-(we)	to chew betel	59
38	to chew	ŋú-ti-i	chew it	11
39	to cook	mette	cooked	19, 82
39	to cook	(ga)-met	cook/prepare food	19, 82
39	to cook	(ga)-mett	cook/prepare food	19, 82
39	to cook	mette		19, 82
39	to cook	buga-a		12
40	to drink	úlú		1
40	to drink	úlú-mi-(i)		1, 59
40	to drink	úlú-ma-(le)		1, 74
41	to bite	geigei	to bite with the teeth or husk coconuts, into smaller layers	38, 73
41	to bite	kúkkú	to bite/sting (as mosquitoes)	9, 74
41	to bite	gúúgúú	to bite/chew/hold/squeeze	9, 74
42	to suck
43	ear	taliŋe	ear	1
44	to hear	roŋoroŋ		1
45	eye	maate		1
45	eye	meta-(le)		1
45	eye	meta-(li)		1
46	to see	weri	to see/observe	10
46	to see	weriweri	to see/observe	10
47	to yawn	móó-(li-gatelú)	to yawn/a yawn	19
48	to sleep	masúrú	sleep	1
48	to sleep	mʷmʷe	sleep well
49	to lie down	wolo	to lie down/stretch oneself out	1
50	to dream	ttale		9
51	to sit	matto	sit/squat down	18, 101
52	to stand	súú	stand/take an upright position	2
53	person/human being	yare-mate		67, 70
54	man/male	mʷaale	man, male	1
55	woman/female	faifile		1, 47
55	woman/female	shóó-buto	woman forty to fifty years of age	7
56	child	laaú		5
56	child	laú-le		5
56	child	laúleú		5
56	child	saari		7
56	child	sari-		7
57	husband
58	wife
59	mother	sila-(le)	his mother	1
60	father	taame	father	1
60	father	tema-(li)	father of	1
61	house	iimʷe		1, 48
61	house	imʷa-(le)		1, 48
61	house	imʷe-li-(i)		1, 48
61	house	imʷeimʷe		1, 48
62	thatch/roof	yaaso		1
62	thatch/roof	yaso-		1
63	name	iite		66
63	name	ita-		66
64	to say	serú	to say	14
65	rope	taali	rope, line	1
65	rope	tan-ni	rope of	1
66	to tie up, fasten	fééféé		11
66	to tie up, fasten	féé-ti-(i)		11
67	to sew	teetee		2
67	to sew	tee-ye		2
67	to sew	ti-gi-(i)		2
68	needle
69	to hunt
70	to shoot
71	to stab, pierce	togatoge	pierce/stab/to stick s.t. into (a young coconut)	67
71	to stab, pierce	toutou	to spear/innoculate/stab	13
72	to hit	tugu	give a blow with the fist	8, 63
73	to steal	mʷashogo	to steal	9
73	to steal	pirafe	to steal/rob	8
73	to steal	pira-a	to rob someone of something	8
74	to kill	lii-(ye)	kill/beat it	11
74	to kill	nnii	engage in beating/hitting/killing	11
74	to kill	ninnii-(ye)	engage in beating/hitting/killing	11
74	to kill	lii-li	engage in beating/hitting/killing	11
75	to die, be dead	mase		1
76	to live, be alive	me-lawe	be alive	7
77	to scratch	kkéétú	be itchy (from eating raw a kind of nonswamp taro)	11
77	to scratch	gerigeri	scratch, rub	12
78	to cut, hack	tafatafe	to cut, slice, write (by carving letters	18
79	stick/wood	raa	branch of a tree, bough	2
80	to split	tile-ŋi-(i)	open it, split it, crack it	29
81	sharp	kkaŋi		14, 68
82	dull, blunt	kkabu		13
82	dull, blunt	guu		72
83	to work
84	to plant	fato		6
84	to plant	ffato		6
84	to plant	fato-gi-(i)		6
84	to plant	fato-go		6
85	to choose	fili-(i)	choose it	1
85	to choose	ffili	choose/decide	1
86	to grow	fagole		8
86	to grow	fagola-(a)		8
87	to swell	boo		9
87	to swell	booboo		9
88	to squeeze	fiyefiye	to squeeze/press/wring	15
88	to squeeze	fiya-(a)	squeeze it	15
89	to hold	(ge)-mʷashú-(ú)	hold it	16
89	to hold	(ge)-mʷashú-(ú-we)	grab it	16
90	to dig	keli		1
90	to dig	keli-ŋi-(i)		1
91	to buy
92	to open, uncover	waa-(ruu)	be wide open	12
92	to open, uncover	waawaa	be uncovered/large hole/opening	12
93	to pound, beat	bboo	to pound (breadfruit)	3
93	to pound, beat	bboo-li-(i)	pound it	3
93	to pound, beat	súgú-ú	pound/beat/hit/hammer it	20, 2
94	to throw	gashe-e-(ye)		14
95	to fall	mʷoro	to fall (as breadfruit or false teeth)	16
95	to fall	mʷoromʷoro	drop down, be fallen	16
96	dog
97	bird	ligaapi-(laai)	a bird	9
98	egg	súgúnnú	probable loan	1, 66
99	feather	úúle		30
99	feather	úle-(li)		30
99	feather	úleúle		30
100	wing
101	to fly	yali		13
102	rat	geeshi		16
102	rat	geshi-		16
103	meat/flesh	fitigo		10
104	fat/grease
105	tail	úúgú		1
105	tail	úgú-		1
106	snake
107	worm (earthworm)
108	louse	gúúsú	louse	1
108	louse	gúsú	vermin	1
109	mosquito	laamʷu	mosquito	1
109	mosquito	lamʷu-	mosquito	1
109	mosquito	(tau)-lomʷu	mosquito net	1
110	spider
111	fish
112	rotten	mashe		50
112	rotten	baa		17
113	branch	raa	branch of a tree, bough	1
114	leaf	shéé		1
114	leaf	shéé-		1
115	root	wegare		2
115	root	wagera-(li)		2
116	flower	péé-(raŋe)	a kind of yellow flower	10
116	flower	péé-(beshe)	a kind of white flower	10
117	fruit	uwaa	fruit, to bear fruit	1
118	grass	fatili		1
119	earth/soil	bbelú	soil	13
120	stone	faaú		1
120	stone	faú-		1
120	stone	faasú		1
120	stone	fasú-		1
121	sand	ppiye		12
122	water	shaalú	liquid	1
122	water	shalú-	fresh water	1
123	to flow	heļ	flow - this is Mrs - no "h" in Wol - JCM	12
124	sea	me-tawe		13
124	sea	sati-		1
124	sea	saati		1
124	sea	tati-		1
124	sea	taati		1
125	salt
126	lake
127	woods/forest	waalú	forest	17
127	woods/forest	walú-	bush, woods	17
128	sky	laaŋi	sky/typhoon/rainstorm/wind	1
128	sky	laŋi-	sky/typhoon/rainstorm/wind	1
129	moon	me-rame	moon, month	7
130	star	fúús		1
130	star	fúsú-(li)		1
131	cloud
132	fog
133	rain	uute	rain	1
133	rain	uta-	rain	1
134	thunder	pachche		15, 16
135	lightning
136	wind	yaaŋi		1
136	wind	yaŋi-		1
136	wind	yaŋiyeŋi		1
137	to blow	péépéé	blow gently (as a breeze)	14
137	to blow	uguugu	blow with the mouth	15
138	warm
139	cold	fééú	be cold/cool/shiver	11
139	cold	(gari)-ffééú	be cold/chilly	11
140	dry
141	wet	chchogi	be wet	12
142	heavy	chchau		9
143	fire	yaafi		1
143	fire	yafi-		1
144	to burn	gúú	burn, glow	10
145	smoke	(gera)-atú	to be foggy/smoky	2
146	ash	felaŋe	ashes	8
146	ash	peyase	fireplace (archaic)	7
146	ash	mó-óshoosho		9
147	black	sóólo	be black	8
147	black	chchóchchóólo	be black	8
148	white
149	red	paare	tree with red flowers	17
150	yellow
151	green	gaarawarawa	green/blue (sic)	13, 52
152	small	-shigi		81
152	small	giti		80
152	small	gitigiiti		80
152	small	kkiti		80
153	big	lape		10
153	big	nnap		10
153	big	lapelap		10
154	short	mʷmʷosho	be short/brief	12
155	long	yelai	length	13
155	long	yelai-(li)	length of	13
155	long	yennai	be long/extended	13
156	thin	ma-lifi		1
156	thin	ma-lifilifi		1
157	thick	ma-alúyelú	to be thick, close packed, dense	3
158	narrow
159	wide	shéé-lape	be wide/broad/spacious	9, 48
160	painful, sick	metagi	painful/hurt	1
160	painful, sick	te-mʷaaú	be sick	14
161	shy, ashamed
162	old
163	new	féé		1
163	new	fféé		1
164	good
165	bad, evil
166	correct, true	búŋú	be right, correct	12
167	night	booŋi		1
167	night	boŋi-		1
168	day	raali		6
169	year
170	when?	(i)-lee-te		1, 24
171	to hide	yope	to hide, remain in hiding.	5
172	to climb	téé	climb/move	8
172	to climb	téé-(tage)	climb up	8
173	at	i-		1
174	in, inside	lalo		1
175	above
176	below
177	this	yee	this near me	1, 18
177	this	yeele	this here near me	1, 33
178	that	yeele		1
178	that	(i)-mʷuu		11
178	that	(i)-mʷuu-le		11
178	that	(i)-kke-mʷuu		11
178	that	(i)-kke-mʷuu-le		11
179	near	repe	be close by/near	13
179	near	ga-repe	be near/come close	13
180	far	ttaawe		1
181	where?	i-faa		3, 48
181	where?	(i)-iyaa		37
182	I	gaaŋú		12
183	thou	go-	(sentential voc.)	1
183	thou	go		1
183	thou	geele		6
184	he/she	iiye	independent pronoun	1
185	we	giishe	incl.	1, 42
185	we	gishe	incl.	1, 42
185	we	gai	excl.	43
186	you	gai
186	you	gaamii		1, 13
186	you	-gamii		1, 13
187	they	re-		1, 70
187	they	iire		1, 70
187	they	-:re		1, 70
188	what?	(me)-ta	what?	1, 64
188	what?	(me)-ttaa	what?	1, 64
189	who?	(i)-teú		9
190	other
191	all
192	and	me	and (with)	2
192	and	ŋe	and then,	10
193	if	garee	or/by any chance/if	7
194	how?
195	no, not	yeebe	no	14
195	no, not	-tai	not	4
195	no, not	ta-	not	4
195	no, not	-tewai	future negative (will not)	4, 98
196	to count	watewate	to count/reckon/enumerate	10
196	to count	weta-gi-(i)	count or reckon it	10
196	to count	paapaa	count	11
197	One	yete		1
197	One	yeta		1
197	One	se-		14
198	Two	rúúwe		1
198	Two	rúúwa		1
198	Two	rúwa		1
198	Two	rúwe-		1
199	Three	yeeli		1
199	Three	seli-		1
199	Three	seli-ike		1
200	Four	faŋi	(sic)	1, 67
201	Five	lime-ige		1
201	Five	lima-		1
201	Five	limo-uwe		1
201	Five	liime		1
202	Six	wole-		1
202	Six	wolo-		1
202	Six	woolo		1
203	Seven	fiisi		1
204	Eight	wali-ige		3
204	Eight	wanú-iki		3
204	Eight	walu-uwe		3
204	Eight	wali-		3
204	Eight	waali		3
205	Nine	tiwe		5
206	Ten	-ŋaulu		5
207	Twenty
208	Fifty
209	One Hundred	(se)-pwúgúwe		20
210	One Thousand	-ŋe-raú		17
210	One Thousand	ŋe-rasi		17
210	One Thousand	-ŋe-rai		17

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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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