Language: Maewo, Central (Peterara)
Source/Author: | Tryon (1976) | |
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Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:mwo Glottocode: cent2058 | |
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 Peterara (Maewo)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sungwadia (Naomumu)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sungwadaga (Roŋnawo)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sungwaloge (Tawet) as spoken at Naviso
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sungwadaga (Lalaundi)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sungwada (Ngota)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sungwadola (Gʷaaran Uta)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sungwadoga (Rata)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sungwaloge (Tawet) as spoken at Narovorovo
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sungwaloge (Nalemba) as spoken at Narovorovo)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sungwaloge (Nalemba) as spoken at Nasawa
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sungagage (Avanbatai)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sungagage (Avavanvae)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sungagage (Asanvari)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Xalangi (Baetora)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sungwadia (Naone)
Ethnologue Information for mwo
OLAC Information for mwo
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Entries:
ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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1 | hand | lima-ᵑgu | 1, 64 | ||
2 | left | xalowa-ᵑgu | 14 | ||
3 | right | matua-ᵑgu | 5, 37 | ||
4 | leg/foot | raŋo-ᵑgu | 17 | ||
5 | to walk | xao | 1 | ||
6 | road/path | sala | 1 | ||
7 | to come | ɣuma | 1 | ||
8 | to turn
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ⁿdiɣerisi | 15 | ||
9 | to swim | xaxaru | 5 | ||
10 | dirty | maeto | black | 2 | |
11 | dust | ⁿdixefu | 1, 44? | ||
12 | skin | finu-ᵑgu | 28 | ||
13 | back
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taxu-ᵑgu | 12 | ||
14 | belly | taᵑgʷaŋi-ᵑgu | 60 | ||
15 | bone | suri-ᵑgu | 52 | ||
16 | intestines | tinae-ᵑgu | 1 | ||
17 | liver | fara-ᵑgu | 17 | ||
18 | breast | susu-ᵑgu | 1 | ||
19 | shoulder | tiᵑgʷa-ᵑgu | 40, 66? | ||
20 | to know, be knowledgeable | roŋoⁿduni | 19, 91 | ||
21 | to think | ⁿdoⁿdo | 13 | ||
22 | to fear | mataxuti | 1 | ||
23 | blood | ⁿdae-ᵑgu | 1 | ||
24 | head | ᵑgʷatu-ᵑgu | 9 | ||
25 | neck | xaua-ᵑgu | 18, 104 | ||
26 | hair
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ulu-ᵑgu | 31 | ||
27 | nose | lisu-ᵑgu | 1, 41 | ||
28 | to breathe | maᵐbusi | 14 | ||
29 | to sniff, smell | ᵐbuna | 42 | ||
30 | mouth | ɣʷawa-ᵑgu | 1 | ||
31 | tooth | liwo-ᵑgu | 1, 35 | ||
32 | tongue | luame-ᵑgu | 7, 17 | ||
33 | to laugh | mana | 51 | ||
34 | to cry | ŋara | 5 | ||
35 | to vomit | lulue | 8 | ||
36 | to spit | xura | 35 | ||
37 | to eat | ɣani | 1 | ||
38 | to chew
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39 | to cook
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manaxa | 21 | ||
40 | to drink | unu | 1 | ||
41 | to bite | ⁿdere | 59 | ||
42 | to suck | unu | 49, 53 | ||
43 | ear | ᵑgʷoro-ᵑgu | 16 | ||
44 | to hear | roŋo | 1 | ||
45 | eye | mata-ᵑgu | 1 | ||
46 | to see | ete | 1, 89 | ||
47 | to yawn | ![]() |
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48 | to sleep | maturu | 1 | ||
49 | to lie down
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eno | 1 | ||
50 | to dream | ![]() |
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51 | to sit | taɣʷara | 99 | ||
52 | to stand | tulu | 2, 69 | ||
53 | person/human being | tatu | 4, 34 | ||
54 | man/male | tatoata | 84, 14 | ||
55 | woman/female | fafine | 1, 106 | ||
56 | child | natu-ᵑgu | 5 | ||
57 | husband | tuᵐbu-ᵑgu | 71 | ||
58 | wife | ᵑgauli-ᵑgu | 120 | ||
59 | mother | rerefe-ᵑgu | 58 | ||
60 | father | tama-ᵑgu | 1 | ||
61 | house | fale | 14 | ||
61 | house | imʷa | 1 | ||
62 | thatch/roof | ![]() |
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63 | name | sasa-ᵑgu | 66 | ||
64 | to say | feβe | 13, 103 | ||
65 | rope | xawe | 25 | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | liɣo | 1, 39 | ||
67 | to sew
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tuxuru | 13 | ||
68 | needle | ![]() |
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69 | to hunt
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saro | 30 | ||
70 | to shoot
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71 | to stab, pierce | xoxo | 83 | ||
72 | to hit
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tutuɣ | 8 | ||
73 | to steal | ![]() |
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74 | to kill | wasi | 12 | ||
75 | to die, be dead | mate | 1 | ||
76 | to live, be alive | ŋʷaso | 37 | ||
77 | to scratch
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taᵑgari | 12, 28 | ||
78 | to cut, hack
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tai | 1 | ||
78 | to cut, hack
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teβe | 40 | ||
79 | stick/wood | xai | 1 | ||
80 | to split
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ⁿdara | 62 | ||
81 | sharp | mataxani | 14 | ||
82 | dull, blunt | ![]() |
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83 | to work
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roᵐbana | 82 | ||
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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fifiri | 16 | ||
89 | to hold
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tori | 35 | ||
90 | to dig | xili | 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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xʷosaxi | 92? | ||
95 | to fall
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soe | 13 | ||
96 | dog | ɣʷiriu | 7, 77 | ||
97 | bird | manu | 1 | ||
98 | egg | tol toa | 1 | ||
99 | feather | ulu-na | 1 | ||
100 | wing | ᵐbani-na | 2 | ||
101 | to fly | xaxa | 14 | ||
102 | rat | xarifi | 18 | ||
103 | meat/flesh | fasixona | 10 | ||
104 | fat/grease | rixas | 80 | ||
105 | tail | xolo-na | 24 | ||
106 | snake | mʷaɣata | 12, 64 | ||
107 | worm (earthworm) | ![]() |
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108 | louse
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mʷaⁿdi | 30 | ||
109 | mosquito | namu | 1 | ||
110 | spider | ![]() |
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111 | fish | masi | 53 | ||
112 | rotten
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ⁿdaru | 19 | ||
113 | branch
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114 | leaf | dao-ɣʷai | 1 | ||
115 | root | xori xai | 2, 41 | ||
116 | flower | matas xai | 34? | ||
117 | fruit | wei xai | 1, 26 | ||
118 | grass | ᵐbalisi | 1, 81 | ||
119 | earth/soil | tano | 1 | ||
120 | stone | βatu | 1 | ||
121 | sand | one | 1 | ||
122 | water
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ᵐbei | 28 | ||
123 | to flow | ![]() |
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124 | sea | tasi | 1 | ||
125 | salt | tasi | 20 | ||
126 | lake | ![]() |
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127 | woods/forest | utaɣwono | 7 ? | ||
128 | sky | tae-laŋi | cloud? | 1, 61 | |
129 | moon | βula | 1 | ||
130 | star | βitiu | 1 | ||
131 | cloud
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tae-laŋi | 3, 36 | ||
132 | fog | fififi | 11 | ||
133 | rain | usa | 1 | ||
134 | thunder | man-fara | 15, 37 | ||
135 | lightning | ɣʷana | |||
136 | wind | laŋi | 1, 77 | ||
137 | to blow
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uβi | 4, 81 | ||
138 | warm
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tutunu | 12 | ||
139 | cold
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maⁿdiŋi | 1? | ||
140 | dry
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mamasa | 11 | ||
141 | wet | saŋʷale | 43 | ||
142 | heavy | ⁿdemu | 72 | ||
143 | fire | aβi | 1 | ||
144 | to burn
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sulu | 4 | ||
145 | smoke
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asu | 2 | ||
146 | ash | taniaβu | 1, 26 | ||
147 | black | maeto | 1 | ||
148 | white | oɣʷoɣʷo | 13 | ||
149 | red | memea | 1 | ||
150 | yellow | aŋoɣa | 9, 82 | ||
151 | green | malxesaxa | 8, 43 | ||
152 | small | riᵑgi | 66 | ||
153 | big | maŋasi | 114 | ||
154 | short
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155 | long
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ᵐbaᵐbarau | 16 | ||
156 | thin
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manifnifi | 1 | ||
157 | thick
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mamatoluxa | 3 | ||
158 | narrow | ![]() |
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159 | wide | ![]() |
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160 | painful, sick | seŋʷa | 111 | ||
161 | shy, ashamed | ![]() |
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162 | old
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ŋoixa | 133 | ||
163 | new | araᵑgʷa | 9 | ||
164 | good | ɣʷia | 1 | ||
165 | bad, evil | sati | 1 | ||
166 | correct, true | ɣʷia | good | X | |
167 | night | ᵑgʷoŋi | 1? | ||
168 | day | rani | 6 | ||
169 | year | ⁿdamu | 30 | ||
169 | year | siɣʷao | 29 | ||
170 | when?
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taᵑgasa | 1, 24 | ||
171 | to hide
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172 | to climb
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173 | at | ![]() |
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174 | in, inside | lolo | 1 | ||
175 | above | ![]() |
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176 | below | ![]() |
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177 | this | ela | 62 | ||
178 | that | ⁿdaɣalia | |||
179 | near | fifirtaxi | |||
180 | far | soai | 1 | ||
181 | where?
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ᵐbeɣe | 3, 59 | ||
182 | I | nau | 1, 21, 22 | ||
183 | thou | niᵑgo | 1, 17, 18 | ||
184 | he/she | ia | 1 | ||
185 | we
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ɣiⁿda | pl. incl. | I | |
185 | we
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ᵑgomai | pl. excl. | E | |
185 | we
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ɣiⁿdarua | dl. incl. | ||
185 | we
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ᵑgomairua | dl. excl. | ||
186 | you | ᵑgamu | pl. | 1, 13 | |
186 | you | ᵑgamrua | dl. | x | |
187 | they | ira | they | 1, 70 | |
187 | they | irarua | they (dual) | x | |
188 | what?
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a-sa | 1 | ||
189 | who?
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ise | 1 | ||
190 | other | ![]() |
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191 | all | xumuɣi | |||
192 | and | ti | 30 | ||
193 | if | ato | 79 | ||
194 | how?
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195 | no, not | xʷata | |||
196 | to count | falu | **palu | 1, 13 | |
197 | One
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tea | 14 | ||
197 | One
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tuɣʷale | 9 | ||
198 | Two
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rua | 1 | ||
199 | Three
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tolu | 1 | ||
200 | Four
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fati | 1, 65 | ||
201 | Five
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taβa-lima | 1 | ||
202 | Six
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laβ-tuɣʷale | 20 | ||
203 | Seven
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laβ-rua | 13 | ||
204 | Eight
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laβ-tolu | 5, 7 | ||
205 | Nine
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lei-βati | 20 | ||
206 | Ten
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saŋaβulu | 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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