Language: Mwerlap (Merlav)
Source/Author: | Tryon (1976) | |
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Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:mrm Glottocode: merl1237 | |
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 Mwerlap (Merig)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Mwerlap (of N. Maewo)
Ethnologue Information for mrm
OLAC Information for mrm
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Entries:
ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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1 | hand | lima-k | 1, 64 | ||
2 | left | ɣala | 14 | ||
3 | right | mato | 5, 37 | ||
4 | leg/foot | raŋo-k | 17 | ||
5 | to walk | ɣuluɣ | 96 | ||
6 | road/path | met-sal | 1, 43 | ||
7 | to come | βan me | 23, 1 | ||
8 | to turn
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turis | 46? | ||
9 | to swim | ɣarɣar | 5 | ||
10 | dirty | ᵐbolo | black | 67 | |
11 | dust | βoβo | 1, 50 | ||
12 | skin | βuni-k | 28 | ||
13 | back
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ɣatɣo-k | 80 | ||
14 | belly | takʷa-k | 36 | ||
15 | bone | suri-k | 52 | ||
16 | intestines | tinae-k | 1 | ||
17 | liver | βara-k | 17 | ||
18 | breast | susu-k | 1 | ||
19 | shoulder | pane-k | 36 | ||
20 | to know, be knowledgeable | βalɣer | <*vare-kila (1st element of unknown origin) | 18, 77 | |
21 | to think | ⁿduⁿdum | 13 | ||
22 | to fear | matawut | 1 | ||
23 | blood | ⁿdara-k | 1 | ||
24 | head | ᵏpʷatu-k | 9 | ||
25 | neck | ⁿdalo-k | 42 | ||
26 | hair
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βulu-k | 31 | ||
27 | nose | ŋusu-k | 1, 58 | ||
28 | to breathe | mʷomsa | 14 | ||
29 | to sniff, smell | ᵐbon | 42 | ||
30 | mouth | βolo-k | 42 | ||
31 | tooth | liwo-k | 1, 35 | ||
32 | tongue | lueme-k | 7, 17 | ||
33 | to laugh | man | 51 | ||
34 | to cry | ŋara | 5 | ||
35 | to vomit | lolo | 8 | ||
36 | to spit | lot | 37 | ||
37 | to eat | ɣænɣæn | 1 | ||
38 | to chew
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39 | to cook
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manoɣ | 21 | ||
40 | to drink | sim | 52 | ||
41 | to bite | ɣæt | 1, 55 | ||
42 | to suck | süs | 25 | ||
43 | ear | kʷuru-k | 16 | ||
44 | to hear | roroŋ | 1 | ||
45 | eye | mʷœto-k | 1 | ||
46 | to see | mata | 8 | ||
47 | to yawn | ![]() |
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48 | to sleep | matur | 1 | ||
49 | to lie down
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an sou | 1, 71 | ||
50 | to dream | ![]() |
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51 | to sit | siaɣ | 72 | ||
52 | to stand | tur | 2, 69 | ||
53 | person/human being | tœⁿdun | 4, 51 | ||
54 | man/male | ŋʷarat | 73, 14 | ||
55 | woman/female | βaβen | 1, 106 | ||
56 | child | natu-k | 5 | ||
57 | husband | tememem | 17 | ||
58 | wife | rœnatü-k | 59 | ||
59 | mother | i βeβ | 20 | ||
60 | father | tama-k | 1 | ||
61 | house | eaŋʷ | 1 | ||
62 | thatch/roof | ![]() |
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63 | name | sasa-k | 66 | ||
64 | to say | sur | 110 | ||
64 | to say | mænæs | 111 | ||
65 | rope | ɣa | 25 | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | wet | 74 | ||
67 | to sew
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susur | 15, 59 | ||
68 | needle | ![]() |
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69 | to hunt
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70 | to shoot
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71 | to stab, pierce | es | 34 | ||
71 | to stab, pierce | sor | 14 | ||
72 | to hit
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tutuɣ | 8 | ||
73 | to steal | ![]() |
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74 | to kill | ⁿda ɣæmæt | 57, 2 | ||
75 | to die, be dead | mæt | 1 | ||
76 | to live, be alive | es | 24 | ||
77 | to scratch
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teker | 12, 28 | ||
78 | to cut, hack
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79 | stick/wood | ritanki | |||
80 | to split
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wara | 1 | ||
80 | to split
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81 | sharp | ɣeɣen | 14 | ||
82 | dull, blunt | ![]() |
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83 | to work
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muɣmuɣi | 81 | ||
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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βir | 16 | ||
89 | to hold
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tor | 35 | ||
90 | to dig | ɣil | 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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wæle | 86 | ||
95 | to fall
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so | 13 | ||
96 | dog | kurut | 7, 76 | ||
97 | bird | man | 1 | ||
98 | egg | ɣutuli | 1 | ||
99 | feather | βolo-n | 1 | ||
100 | wing | ᵐbani | 2 | ||
101 | to fly | ɣaβ | 14 | ||
102 | rat | ɣasew | 3 | ||
103 | meat/flesh | ᵐbiɣᵐbiɣ | 80 | ||
104 | fat/grease | ɣorak | 39 | ||
105 | tail | ɣole | 24 | ||
106 | snake | ŋʷat | 12 | ||
107 | worm (earthworm) | ![]() |
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108 | louse
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wut | 1 | ||
109 | mosquito | nam | 1 | ||
110 | spider | ![]() |
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111 | fish | eɣ | 1 | ||
112 | rotten
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ⁿdar | 19 | ||
113 | branch
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114 | leaf | ⁿdoⁿdo | 1 | ||
115 | root | ɣæri | 2, 41 | ||
116 | flower | miti tenke | |||
117 | fruit | wie | 1, 26 | ||
118 | grass | wo-βlis | 1 | ||
119 | earth/soil | na-tan | 1 | ||
120 | stone | βat | 1 | ||
121 | sand | on | 1 | ||
122 | water
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ᵐbe | 28 | ||
123 | to flow | sow | |||
124 | sea | nau | 42 | ||
125 | salt | nau | 30 | ||
126 | lake | ᵐbi | |||
127 | woods/forest | no-won | 81 | ||
128 | sky | tokʷ | 62 | ||
129 | moon | βol | 1 | ||
130 | star | βiti | 1 | ||
131 | cloud
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maleɣ | 34 | ||
132 | fog | mæræβ | 3, 32 | ||
133 | rain | re | 48 | ||
134 | thunder | βiəl | 23 | ||
135 | lightning | waŋ | 12 | ||
136 | wind | laŋ | 1, 77 | ||
137 | to blow
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uβ | 4, 81 | ||
138 | warm
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sewsew | 42 | ||
139 | cold
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marir | 51? | 1 | |
140 | dry
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masmas | 11 | ||
141 | wet | ᵐbom | 15 | ||
142 | heavy | wen | 76 | ||
143 | fire | aβ | 1 | ||
144 | to burn
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tiŋit | 85 | ||
145 | smoke
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os | 2 | ||
146 | ash | βoβo | 62 | ||
147 | black | ᵐbolo | 77 | ||
148 | white | wenwen | 100 | ||
149 | red | meme | 1 | ||
150 | yellow | aŋaŋ | 9 | ||
151 | green | ⁿdosmat | |||
152 | small | wiriɣ | 66 | ||
153 | big | laβ | 10 | ||
154 | short
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155 | long
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156 | thin
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meβinβin | 1, 50 | ||
157 | thick
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tütum | |||
158 | narrow | wiriɣ | small | x | |
159 | wide | ![]() |
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160 | painful, sick | siaŋʷ | 111 | ||
161 | shy, ashamed | ![]() |
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162 | old
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163 | new | ɣarakʷ | 9 | ||
164 | good | wiə | 1 | ||
165 | bad, evil | siset | 1 | ||
166 | correct, true | tares | |||
167 | night | kʷoŋ | 1 | ||
168 | day | kʷoŋ | 16 | ||
169 | year | tœ | 1 | ||
170 | when?
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niŋias | 1, 43 | ||
171 | to hide
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172 | to climb
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173 | at | ![]() |
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174 | in, inside | le | 1 | ||
175 | above | ![]() |
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176 | below | ![]() |
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177 | this | teke | 52 | ||
178 | that | ŋeŋea | 1 | ||
179 | near | ɣamtu | 104 | ||
180 | far | suwe | 1 | ||
181 | where?
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aβea | 3, 35 | ||
182 | I | ina | 1, 21, 22 | ||
183 | thou | iniok | 1, 17, 18 | ||
184 | he/she | kisian | 1 | ||
185 | we
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iɣian | pl. incl. | I | |
185 | we
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kamem | pl. excl. | E42 | |
185 | we
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ⁿdoro | dl. incl. | ||
185 | we
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kamaro | dl. excl. | ||
186 | you | kami | pl. | 1, 13 | |
186 | you | kamro | dl. | x | |
187 | they | kiar | they | 1, 69 | |
187 | they | kararo | they (dual) | x | |
188 | what?
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na-sa | 1 | ||
189 | who?
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ise | 1 | ||
190 | other | tuar | 61 | ||
191 | all | ⁿdœl | 15 | ||
192 | and | nen | 2, 40 | ||
193 | if | si | 76 | ||
194 | how?
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ɣesβa | 58, 82 | ||
195 | no, not | teɣe | 10 | ||
196 | to count | βeβ | 70 | ||
197 | One
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tuwal | 9 | ||
198 | Two
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i-ro | 1 | ||
199 | Three
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i-tol | 1 | ||
200 | Four
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i-βæt | 1, 65 | ||
201 | Five
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taβa-liam | 1 | ||
202 | Six
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liβi-tiə | 20 | ||
203 | Seven
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liβia-ro | 13 | ||
204 | Eight
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liβia-tol | 5, 7 | ||
205 | Nine
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laβ-βæt | 20 | ||
206 | Ten
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saŋaβul | 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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