Austronesian

Basic Vocabulary Database

• Home
• About
• Collaborators
• Links to other sites
• FAQ & Information
• Contact Us
• Our Research
• News

• Languages
• Words
• Search
• Advanced Display
• Classification
• Language Map

• Add Data

• Display Family Tree

Language: Kusaie

Resources:

•  Ethnologue Information for kos
•  OLAC Information for kos
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for kos
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing all of 18 entries

• Source: Kenye (Word 207) - Simon Greenhill (2010-06-15 09:15:31)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 124) - (2010-03-05 01:51:26)
• Changed from "-foko." (Word 209) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-05 00:58:58)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 209) - (2010-03-05 00:45:41)
• 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 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 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 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 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)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
1	hand	paho
1	hand	po		8
1	hand	pæo-(l)		8
2	left	lacsac
3	right	lacyot
4	leg/foot	niyac		63
4	leg/foot	niyɛ-(l)	his leg	63
4	leg/foot	niye-(n)	leg of.	63
5	to walk	som
5	to walk	ɛl	march, parade.
6	road/path	innek
7	to come	tuhkuh		9
7	to come	fær	pass/go/come (a loan?)
8	to turn	el
8	to turn	tahpuhl
9	to swim	kofkof
10	dirty	fohkfohk
11	dust
12	skin	kolo	[='skin of']	1
12	skin	kulu-n	[='skin of']	1
12	skin	kulu-(k)	my skin	1
12	skin	kolo-(l)	his/her s.	1
13	back	fin tohkoh	[='back of']	12
13	back	fin tuku-n	[='back of']	12
13	back	tok	back	12
13	back	tɔkɔ(l)	his back	12
13	back	tuku(n)	back of	12
14	belly	in-siyac
15	bone	sri		2
15	bone	sri		2
16	intestines	fohk
17	liver	acs	ɛs, esyɛ-(l) 'liver, his liver' - see Bender et al. (2003)	1
17	liver	ɛs	liver	1
17	liver	esyɛ-(l)	his liver	1
18	breast	titi		1
18	breast	twetwe-(l)	her breast	1
18	breast	titi-(n)	breast of	1
19	shoulder	fin pihsac
20	to know, be knowledgeable	etuh	orthographic form; etʌ in Bender et al. (2003)	35
20	to know, be knowledgeable	etʌ	know, understand (something)	35
20	to know, be knowledgeable	(a)-kɨle-(n)	notice (tr.)	18
21	to think	muh		66
21	to think	mʌ	see, think	66
21	to think	motko
22	to fear	sahŋweŋ
22	to fear	mo-tok	feel unwelcome, ill at ease, awkward	1
23	blood	srah		1
23	blood	sræ		1
24	head	in-sifac
24	head	olo-(l)	its top	1
24	head	ulu-(n)		1
25	neck	in-kwacwac
26	hair	in-sifac
26	hair	une-(n)	feather, hair, scale, fur of	10
27	nose	fwac		73
27	nose	fwɛ		73
28	to breathe	ŋosr		10
29	to sniff, smell	ŋok
29	to sniff, smell	(mɨ)sʌŋsʌŋ	smelly, stinking of urine	11
30	mouth	oal		36
30	mouth	oali-(k)	my mouth	36
31	tooth	wihs		54
32	tongue	loh[oh]		18
32	tongue	lɔ	tongue	18
32	tongue	lɔɔ-(l)	his tongue	18
33	to laugh	isracsr
33	to laugh	ŋis	laugh	17
33	to laugh	ŋisŋis	guffaw	17
34	to cry	tuhŋ		1
34	to cry	tʌŋ	cry	1
35	to vomit	kolai
35	to vomit	woht		1
35	to vomit	wɔt	to vomit	1
36	to spit	acni
37	to eat	kihmihs
37	to eat	moŋo		8
37	to eat	kaŋ		1
37	to eat	moŋo	eat food	8
38	to chew	wi[wi]
39	to cook	pohel[i]
40	to drink	nihm	reflex of PMic *nima 'drinkable object, with possessive classifier'	1, 59
40	to drink	nɨmnɨm	to drink	1
40	to drink	nɨ-m	to drink (s.t.)	1, 59
41	to bite	ŋalŋuhl
42	to suck	kaŋ
42	to suck	moŋo
43	ear	[in]srwac
44	to hear	lohŋ		1
44	to hear	lɔŋ	hear/listen to (someone)	1
45	eye	muhta		1
45	eye	mʌta-		1
46	to see	muh
47	to yawn	muh		19
47	to yawn	mʌ		19
48	to sleep	mutul		1
48	to sleep	mutul		1
49	to lie down	ona		1
49	to lie down	ona	to lie down	1
49	to lie down	on-(kiyʌki)	be prone	1
50	to dream	mwemwe			7
51	to sit	pihtuhk
51	to sit	mʌta (in aset)	non-native sitting posture	18, 101
51	to sit	mʌta (lɨplɨp)	a sitting posture	18, 101
52	to stand	tu		2
52	to stand	tu	stand up	2
53	person/human being	mwet		70
53	person/human being	mʷet		70
54	man/male	mukul
54	man/male	wen		1
55	woman/female	muhtwacn
55	woman/female	acn		1, 47
55	woman/female	ɛn		1, 47
56	child	tuhlihk		7
56	child	nætʌ-(l)	his child	5
56	child	tʌlik		7
57	husband	tuhmwac
58	wife	kaŋkuh	[='wife of']
59	mother	ninac		1, 78
59	mother	ninɛ	ones mother.	1, 78
59	mother	nnæ		1, 83
60	father	pahpah		48
60	father	tuhma		1
60	father	tʌmʷɛ-(l)	his father	1
61	house	lohm		1
61	house	yuwac		1
61	house	yuwɛ-		1
61	house	iwɛ-		1, 48
62	thatch/roof	fahsuc
63	name	e		66
63	name	e		66
64	to say	aŋwe
64	to say	fahk		13
64	to say	fæ-k	say/tell/announce	13
65	rope	sucl
65	rope	səl		1
66	to tie up, fasten	awi		11
66	to tie up, fasten	kapihr
66	to tie up, fasten	ayʌ	tie/bind	11
66	to tie up, fasten	awi	tie it	11
66	to tie up, fasten	pip			L
67	to sew	tuh[ta]		17
67	to sew	tʌta		17, 48
67	to sew	tʌ		17
68	needle	ninuhl
69	to hunt
70	to shoot	lihkacski
71	to stab, pierce	fakfuhk
72	to hit	suhsahk		8, 63
72	to hit	tukutuk	to pound	8, 63
72	to hit	tuk	to pound on something	8, 63
73	to steal	kahl
73	to steal	puhsr		51
73	to steal	pisrapasr	to steal	51
73	to steal	pʌsr	to steal	51
73	to steal	pɨsre	to steal something	51
74	to kill	uni		1
74	to kill	uni	hit or kill (someone)	1
75	to die, be dead	misac		1
75	to die, be dead	mʷet	to die	1
75	to die, be dead	misɛ	death/to die	1
76	to live, be alive	moul		1, 76
76	to live, be alive	moul	alive, live	1, 76
77	to scratch	kawi		11
77	to scratch	rahfuhs[i]			L?
77	to scratch	kakʌ	to scratch
77	to scratch	kawi	to scratch something	11
78	to cut, hack	twe
78	to cut, hack	paki
78	to cut, hack	uti		54
78	to cut, hack	tæt	chop
79	stick/wood	sahk
79	stick/wood	læ	branch/twig/limb	2
79	stick/wood	lwe		2
80	to split	fihlihk
80	to split	falfal	to split/saw lengthwise	1, 76
80	to split	fʌlʌ-ŋ	to split something	1, 76
81	sharp	kohsroh
82	dull, blunt	sahfiht
83	to work
84	to plant	yuki		6
84	to plant	yok	to plant
84	to plant	ikwi	to plant something
84	to plant	yuki		6
85	to choose	sule
86	to grow	kap
87	to swell	faht		28
87	to swell	fiti	bud, swelling	28
88	to squeeze	isacs
89	to hold	sruh		16
89	to hold	fahrfahr
90	to dig	puhk
90	to dig	kuhlkuhl		1
90	to dig	kʌlkʌl	dig / turn up	1
90	to dig	kilʌ-ŋ	to dig s.t.	1
91	to buy	eis
91	to buy	moli		1
92	to open, uncover	ikuhs
93	to pound, beat	tuk[tuk]		20, 2
93	to pound, beat	tuk	to pound	20, 2
93	to pound, beat	tuk-tuk		20, 2
94	to throw	kalti
94	to throw	kuhluhk
94	to throw	osrwosr		104
94	to throw	osrak		104
95	to fall	ikor
95	to fall	top
96	dog
97	bird	tuhram
97	bird	won	is this 1 really? RG. No, I think KSR mæn is the cognate. See Bender et al. (2003)
98	egg	ahtro
99	feather	unac	(<qunap-i)	30
99	feather	une-(n)	feather/hair/scale/fur of	30
100	wing	paho		7
101	to fly	sohk
102	rat	kihsrihk	'mouse; < 'rat' + 'little'	16, 66
102	rat	kisrik	'mouse; < 'rat' + 'little'	16, 66
103	meat/flesh	ikoac		10
103	meat/flesh	ikoɛ-(n)	flesh of (showing metathesis)	10
104	fat/grease	fact
105	tail	puhla
105	tail	ikwik	rudder, tiller, helm	1
106	snake
107	worm (earthworm)	wet		10
108	louse	kut		1
108	louse	kut		1
109	mosquito	emsyac		1
109	mosquito	em-(syɛ)		1
110	spider	pwepwenu
111	fish	ik		1
111	fish	apil	a kind of fish ( probable loan from Mrs)	26
112	rotten	kohl
112	rotten	mwesr	rotten, mellow, pimple, flake of skin	50
113	branch	lah		1
113	branch	læ		1
113	branch	lwe		1
114	leaf	sra		1
114	leaf	sra		1
115	root	okah		2
115	root	okæ	root	2
115	root	ɒkɒk	mangrove root	2
116	flower	yosep
117	fruit
118	grass	mah
119	earth/soil	infohk
120	stone	yot		46
120	stone	yot		46
121	sand	puhk		13
122	water	kof
122	water	sroano		1
122	water	srɒno-		1
123	to flow	acsracsr
124	sea	meoha		13
124	sea	me-ɔa	ocean	13
124	sea	(kifin)-te
125	salt	sohl			L
126	lake
127	woods/forest	insack
128	sky	lucŋ
128	sky	ləŋ	sky, heaven	1
129	moon	mahlwem		7
129	moon	mæ-lwem	moon, month	7
130	star	itih		1
130	star	itɨ		1
131	cloud	puhkuhn yeŋ
132	fog	ohk
133	rain	af
134	thunder	puhlahl		15, 16
134	thunder	pʌlæl		15, 16
135	lightning	sahrom	Bender et al. (2003:327) suggest this is a loan from Marshallese		L
136	wind	eŋ		1
136	wind	eŋ		1
136	wind	eŋyeŋ		1
137	to blow	ukuk		15
137	to blow	pæpæ	blow/fan	14
137	to blow	uk	to blow (a bugle)/blow (something) away	15
137	to blow	ukuk	blow/be blowing	15
138	warm	fuhsr fuhsr		10
139	cold	mihsrihsr		1
139	cold	mɨsrɨsr	cold/chilly/cool/goose bumps	1
139	cold	ɔu	cold	11
139	cold	ɔyɔu	chilly	11
140	dry	paho
141	wet	twe kof
142	heavy	toasr
143	fire	e		1
143	fire	e		1
144	to burn	fulok
144	to burn	isihk		93
145	smoke	kuhlahsr
146	ash	apact
146	ash	(a)-pɛt		7
147	black	sroalsroal		8
147	black	srɒlsrɒl	black	8
148	white	fasrfasr		11
149	red	sruhsrah
150	yellow	raŋraŋ		13
151	green	folfol sra
152	small	srihk		66
152	small	srɨk		66
152	small	srɨsrɨk		66
153	big	yohk
153	big	lʌlæp	big/large/huge	10
154	short	fototo	short, brief, curt.	9
155	long	loes		87
155	long	loes	long, tall	87
156	thin	muhs
156	thin	mihnini		1
157	thick	mahtol		3
157	thick	mæ-tol	thick/dense	3
158	narrow	ohsrihksrihk		13
159	wide	sralahp		9, 48
159	wide	sra-(læp)	wide	9, 48
160	painful, sick	mas		1
160	painful, sick	atuck		1
160	painful, sick	atək		1
161	shy, ashamed	efef
161	shy, ashamed	fuon
161	shy, ashamed	mwekihn		1
162	old	mahtuh		1
163	new	sasuh
164	good	wo		38
165	bad, evil	nahsuhk
166	correct, true	pwacye
167	night	fohŋ		1
167	night	foŋ		1
168	day	lwen		6
168	day	lwen		6
169	year	yac
170	when?	ŋac		1, 24
170	when?	ŋɛ		1, 24
171	to hide	wihk
172	to climb	fahluhki
172	to climb	fan
173	at	ke
173	at	i-		1
174	in, inside	loac	[time]
174	in, inside	loɛ	inside	1
174	in, inside	lu-(n)	inside of	1
175	above	fac-
176	below	ye
177	this	iŋe
177	this	ʌ	this near speaker	1, 18
177	this	(iŋ)-e	this/here/now
178	that	[s]oh
178	that	ŋoh
178	that	iŋacn
178	that	(iŋ)-ɛn	that, those.
179	near	yuru-(n)	vicinity of, near	97
180	far
181	where?	piyac		3
181	where?	o-yɛ		3, 48
181	where?	yɛ		3, 48
182	I	ŋa		12
182	I	ŋa		12
183	thou	kom
184	he/she	el		x
185	we	kuht		1
185	we	kitacl		1
186	you	komtacl		1
186	you	kom		1
187	they	eltahl
187	they	el-(tæl)
188	what?	meac
188	what?	ɛ
188	what?	(me)-ɛ		1, 64
189	who?	suc		9
189	who?	sə	There are problems here	9
190	other
191	all	[nuh]kwewa
192	and	ac
192	and	ma	and others	2
193	if	fin		65
193	if	fuhnuh		65
194	how?	fuhkah
195	no, not	mo[h]		4
195	no, not	se-		4
195	no, not	sʌ-		4
196	to count	oacoac		77
196	to count	oek		77
196	to count	oɛoɛ	count/enumerate	77
196	to count	oe-k	count (something)	77
197	One	se		14
197	One	sie		14
197	One	soko
197	One	sra		14
197	One	se		14
197	One	sie		14
198	Two	luo		1
198	Two	lo-		1
198	Two	lu-		1
199	Three	tolu		1
199	Three	tol		1
199	Three	tol-(u)		1
200	Four	ahŋ		1, 67
200	Four	yoko
200	Four	æŋ	four (prefixed to classifier).	1, 67
201	Five	lʌm-		1
201	Five	lime-		1
201	Five	lʌm		1
202	Six	on		1
203	Seven	it		1
204	Eight	al-		3
204	Eight	ɒl-		3
204	Eight	ɒl		3
204	Eight	al		3
205	Nine	yʌ
206	Ten	-ŋoul		5
206	Ten	-ŋʌul		5
207	Twenty	|ongoul
208	Fifty	lʌm-ŋaul		1
209	One Hundred	-foko		20
209	One Hundred	-fok		20
210	One Thousand

© 2003-2024: Simon J. Greenhill , Robert Blust, & Russell Gray. (0.00604)

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.

Max Planck EVA Imprint/Impressum.