Language: Hiw
Source/Author: | Tryon (1976) | |
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Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:hiw Glottocode: hiww1237 | |
Notes: | Tryon, DT. 1976. New Hebrides Languages: An internal classification. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. | |
Data Entry: | Typed By: Kirsty Maurits Checked By: | |
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Classification: | Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Central-Eastern Oceanic:Remote Oceanic:North and Central Vanuatu:Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands:East Vanuatu | |
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Resources:
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Hiw
Ethnologue Information for hiw
OLAC Information for hiw
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ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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1 | hand | myo-k | 1, 78 | ||
2 | left | ɣayawa | 14 | ||
3 | right | moso | 5, 37 | ||
4 | leg/foot | ɣoŋo-k | 17 | ||
5 | to walk | toɣ | should be /to/ | 13 | |
6 | road/path | ɣaia | 1 | ||
7 | to come | to mə | 1 | ||
8 | to turn
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tutawi | 53 | ||
9 | to swim | ɣoɣ | 5 | ||
10 | dirty | təɣoɣə | 81 | ||
11 | dust | ![]() |
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12 | skin | ɣiti-k | 1 | ||
13 | back
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kio-k | 10 | ||
14 | belly | kʷo-k | 36 | ||
15 | bone | siɣi-k | 52 | ||
16 | intestines | ![]() |
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17 | liver | wusə | 31 | ||
18 | breast | tit | 1 | ||
19 | shoulder | pini-k | 36 | ||
20 | to know, be knowledgeable | yoimeɣen | 86 | ||
21 | to think | təm | 13 | ||
22 | to fear | mətoɣtoɣ | 1 | ||
23 | blood | taɣa | (A.F.) actually /taᶢʟə/ < *draRaq | 1 | |
24 | head | kʷuti-k | 9 | ||
25 | neck | tinamo-k | 65 | ||
26 | hair
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n-uyu-k | 31 | ||
27 | nose | miti-k | 14 | ||
28 | to breathe | menawə | 1 | ||
29 | to sniff, smell | kʷunukʷunə | 42, 69 | ||
30 | mouth | ᵑgo-k | 7 | ||
31 | tooth | yiwo-k | 1, 35 | ||
32 | tongue | ɣamie-k | 7, 14 | ||
33 | to laugh | ɣiwə | (<**riwa) | 90 | |
34 | to cry | woɣə | 65 | ||
35 | to vomit | yœ | 8 | ||
36 | to spit | aɣamut | in fact /ᶢʟaɣə-mɵt/ < *kaRat 'bite' + *musi | 14, 82, 97 | |
37 | to eat | ɣon | 1 | ||
38 | to chew
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39 | to cook
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sok | should be /sokʷ/ unknown origin. | 87 | |
40 | to drink | ni | 1? | ||
41 | to bite | ɣaɣə | 1 | ||
42 | to suck | tit | 25 | ||
43 | ear | toiŋo-k | 1, 40 | ||
44 | to hear | ɣoŋ | 1 | ||
45 | eye | muto-k | 1 | ||
46 | to see | ye | 14 | ||
47 | to yawn | ![]() |
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48 | to sleep | mitiɣ | 1 | ||
49 | to lie down
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en | 1 | ||
50 | to dream | ![]() |
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51 | to sit | saɣ | 72 | ||
52 | to stand | tu | 2 | ||
53 | person/human being | tayœ | 4, 50 | ||
54 | man/male | təmʷen | 1, 14 | ||
55 | woman/female | yekʷen | 1, 106 | ||
56 | child | moɣoye | 50 | ||
57 | husband | təʷen ekiə | 17 | ||
58 | wife | yekʷen | 5, 52 | ||
59 | mother | teta | Address term | 44 | |
60 | father | tomo-k | 1 | ||
61 | house | emʷ | 1 | ||
62 | thatch/roof | ![]() |
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63 | name | yo-k | 1, 18 | ||
64 | to say | maŋə | |||
65 | rope | ɣie | 25 | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | ɣoŋə | |||
67 | to sew
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68 | needle | ![]() |
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69 | to hunt
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yaɣyaɣ | |||
70 | to shoot
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71 | to stab, pierce | soɣ | 14 | ||
72 | to hit
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tut | 8 | ||
73 | to steal | ![]() |
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74 | to kill | not | 62 | ||
75 | to die, be dead | met | 1 | ||
76 | to live, be alive | at | 24, 55 | ||
77 | to scratch
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koɣ | 12 | ||
78 | to cut, hack
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tipə | 100 | ||
79 | stick/wood | tuŋɣeɣe | |||
80 | to split
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mətaiə | |||
81 | sharp | woi | |||
82 | dull, blunt | ![]() |
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83 | to work
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84 | to plant | ![]() |
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85 | to choose | ![]() |
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86 | to grow
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87 | to swell
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88 | to squeeze
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βiɣ | 74 | ||
89 | to hold
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90 | to dig | ɣiy | 1 | ||
91 | to buy | ![]() |
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92 | to open, uncover | ![]() |
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93 | to pound, beat
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94 | to throw
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95 | to fall
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so | 13 | ||
96 | dog | tok | English term only remembered. | 73 | L |
97 | bird | mon | 1 | ||
98 | egg | tui | 1 | ||
99 | feather | ![]() |
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100 | wing | pini | 2 | ||
101 | to fly | ɣaβə | 14 | ||
102 | rat | ɣusuwə | 3 | ||
103 | meat/flesh | ![]() |
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104 | fat/grease | ɣəɣakə | 39 | ||
105 | tail | ɣio | 1, 58 | ||
106 | snake | mʷata | 12 | ||
107 | worm (earthworm) | ![]() |
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108 | louse
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ɣit | 1 | ||
109 | mosquito | ŋoɣa | |||
110 | spider | ![]() |
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111 | fish | eɣə | 1 | ||
112 | rotten
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ŋʷoɣ | 30? | ||
113 | branch
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114 | leaf | ti | 1 | ||
115 | root | ![]() |
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116 | flower | ![]() |
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117 | fruit | ![]() |
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118 | grass | ![]() |
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119 | earth/soil | ![]() |
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120 | stone | βot | 1 | ||
121 | sand | en | 1 | ||
122 | water
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pe | 28 | ||
123 | to flow | ɣou | 37 | ||
124 | sea | peɣonə | |||
124 | sea | yamə | 14 | ||
125 | salt | pe ɣonə | 43 | ||
126 | lake | petü | |||
127 | woods/forest | ![]() |
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128 | sky | maewaɣə | 63 | ||
129 | moon | mewe | 52 | ||
130 | star | βti | 1 | ||
131 | cloud
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miyiɣə | 34 | ||
132 | fog | ɣuβɣuβ | 3 | ||
133 | rain | wetə | 51 | ||
134 | thunder | mon | 37 | ||
135 | lightning | βiyə | 26 | ||
136 | wind | yoŋ | 1, 77 | ||
137 | to blow
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βiβ | 5 | ||
138 | warm
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tin | 12 | ||
139 | cold
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maitit | 1 | ||
140 | dry
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moɣoŋ | 1, 85 | ||
141 | wet | tok | 94 | ||
142 | heavy | maβə | 46 | ||
143 | fire | oβ | 1 | ||
144 | to burn
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towɣaɣ | 88 | ||
145 | smoke
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soβ | 84 | ||
146 | ash | saw | |||
147 | black | miyeɣə | 41 | ||
148 | white | yui | 95 | ||
149 | red | mie | 1 | ||
150 | yellow | ŋoŋo | 9 | ||
151 | green | maiɣetə | 8, 43 | ||
152 | small | ke | 78 | ||
153 | big | kʷo | 55 | ||
154 | short
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155 | long
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156 | thin
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miɣiβɣiβ | 1 | ||
157 | thick
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mətœi | 3 | ||
158 | narrow | ![]() |
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159 | wide | ![]() |
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160 | painful, sick | mo | 1 | ||
161 | shy, ashamed | ![]() |
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162 | old
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tamoso | 1, 118 | ||
163 | new | ɣakʷə | 9 | ||
164 | good | wiə | 1 | ||
165 | bad, evil | sa | 1 | ||
166 | correct, true | wiə | good | X | |
167 | night | yokʷoŋ | 1 | ||
168 | day | meɣen | 6 | ||
169 | year | to | 1 | ||
170 | when?
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ŋeie | 1 | ||
171 | to hide
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172 | to climb
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173 | at | ![]() |
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174 | in, inside | yonə | 1 | ||
175 | above | ![]() |
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176 | below | ![]() |
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177 | this | ![]() |
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178 | that | ![]() |
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179 | near | ɣəptoɣ | 101 | ||
180 | far | ata | 77 | ||
181 | where?
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aβʷa | 3, 35 | ||
182 | I | noko | 1, 21, 22, 23 | ||
183 | thou | ikə | 1, 17 | ||
184 | he/she | ninə | 1, 6 | ||
185 | we
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titə | pl. incl. | I | |
185 | we
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kama | pl. excl. | E | |
185 | we
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toɣo | dl. incl. | ||
185 | we
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kamaɣa | dl. excl. | ||
186 | you | kimi | pl. | 1, 13 | |
186 | you | kimiɣə | dl. | x | |
187 | they | sisə | they | ||
187 | they | soɣə | they (dual) | x | |
188 | what?
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naβə | 1 | ||
189 | who?
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ie | 1 | ||
190 | other | ![]() |
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191 | all | ![]() |
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192 | and | ![]() |
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193 | if | ![]() |
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194 | how?
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195 | no, not | ![]() |
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196 | to count | yukʷ | 1, 83 | ||
197 | One
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tuwə | There are two forms of one in New Hebrides languages | 9 | |
197 | One
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βise | There are two forms of one in New Hebrides languages | 9 | |
198 | Two
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βi-ɣo | 1 | ||
199 | Three
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βi-toi | 1 | ||
200 | Four
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βi-βot | 1, 65 | ||
201 | Five
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toβo-yim | 1 | ||
202 | Six
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yeβe-se | 33 | ||
203 | Seven
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yeβo-ɣo | 13 | ||
204 | Eight
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yeβo-toi | 5, 7 | ||
205 | Nine
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ye-βot | 20 | ||
206 | Ten
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tamui | 5 | ||
207 | Twenty
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208 | Fifty
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209 | One Hundred
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210 | One Thousand
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