Language: Imreang
Source/Author: | Tryon (1976) | |
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Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:nwi Glottocode: sout2869 | |
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:South Vanuatu:Tanna | |
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Resources:
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Tanna, Southwest
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Lapwangtoai
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Ikiti
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Ikiyau
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Enfitena
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Vaha (Tanna Island)
Ethnologue Information for nwi
OLAC Information for nwi
World Atlas of Language Structures Information for tns
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ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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38 | to chew
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47 | to yawn | ![]() |
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50 | to dream | ![]() |
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53 | person/human being | ![]() |
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62 | thatch/roof | ![]() |
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68 | needle | ![]() |
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69 | to hunt
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70 | to shoot
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73 | to steal | ![]() |
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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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91 | to buy | ![]() |
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92 | to open, uncover | ![]() |
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93 | to pound, beat
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106 | snake | ![]() |
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107 | worm (earthworm) | ![]() |
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110 | spider | ![]() |
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113 | branch
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126 | lake | ![]() |
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154 | short
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158 | narrow | ![]() |
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159 | wide | ![]() |
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161 | shy, ashamed | ![]() |
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171 | to hide
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172 | to climb
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173 | at | ![]() |
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174 | in, inside | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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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204 | Eight
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206 | Ten
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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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1 | hand | kʷa-limœ-k | 1, 64 | ||
2 | left | mʷaul | 1, 59 | ||
3 | right | mʷatu-k | 5, 77 | ||
5 | to walk | -aliwok | 97 | ||
6 | road/path | suatuk | 47 | ||
7 | to come | -yuwa | 25 | ||
8 | to turn
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-al̥æl̥a | 123 | ||
9 | to swim | -al | 5, 24 | ||
10 | dirty | lamkəmək | 14 | ||
11 | dust | nə-moulul | 8 | ||
12 | skin | təki-k | 27 | ||
13 | back
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nə-mʷata-k | 35 | ||
14 | belly | təpʷə-k | 36 | ||
15 | bone | nə-kilikili-k | 7 | ||
16 | intestines | nə-siŋa-k | 1, 77 | ||
17 | liver | na-kanmopʷə-k | 4, 7 | ||
18 | breast | na-hi-m | 1 | ||
19 | shoulder | n-ula-k | 61 | ||
20 | to know, be knowledgeable | -lukʷun | 18 | ||
21 | to think | -atæləᵑkən | 19 | ||
22 | to fear | -ŋən | 60 | ||
23 | blood | ni-tawu-k | 1 | ||
24 | head | kapa kapʷa | 9, 17 | ||
25 | neck | nə-mʷoliku-nua-k | 18, 83 | ||
26 | hair
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nu-kʷanea-k | 59 | ||
27 | nose | na-pʷaŋ-%iŋi-k | 1, 33 | ||
28 | to breathe | -ehaŋ | 15 | ||
29 | to sniff, smell | -pin | 42, 73 | ||
30 | mouth | ne-lə-k | 76 | ||
31 | tooth | kʷaliβœ-k | 1, 35 | ||
32 | tongue | na-lamə-k | 7, 48 | ||
33 | to laugh | -al̥ | 97 | ||
34 | to cry | -asak | 33 | ||
35 | to vomit | -alua | 8 | ||
37 | to eat | -an | 1 | ||
39 | to cook
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i-lapʷa | 86 | ||
40 | to drink | -numʷ | 1, 72 | ||
41 | to bite | -as | 1, 60 | ||
42 | to suck | -amʷah | 25, 57 | ||
43 | ear | ni-mʷa-tæliŋa-k | 1 | ||
44 | to hear | -aləŋ | 1, 84 | ||
45 | eye | nə-mlə-k | 1 | ||
46 | to see | -am | 80 | ||
48 | to sleep | -apʷəl | 11 | ||
49 | to lie down
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-aməl | 8 | ||
51 | to sit | -akʷotæ | 108 | ||
52 | to stand | -alel | 2, 57 | ||
54 | man/male | yelimʷan | 1, 14 | ||
55 | woman/female | pilaβœn | 1, 35 | ||
56 | child | nalə-k | 5 | ||
57 | husband | yelimʷan | 17 | ||
58 | wife | pilaβœn | 5, 58 | ||
59 | mother | yamʷa | 5 | ||
61 | house | ni-mʷa | 1 | ||
63 | name | n̥aŋə-k | 1, 18 | ||
64 | to say | -anikial | 105 | ||
65 | rope | ne-lowus | 11 | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | -aləkəs | 1, 39 | ||
67 | to sew
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-čil | 71 | ||
71 | to stab, pierce | -hai | 14 | ||
72 | to hit
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-uh | 85 | ||
74 | to kill | -ho-pni | 1, 58 | ||
75 | to die, be dead | -am̥ʷa | 1 | ||
76 | to live, be alive | -mlaəŋ | 60 | ||
77 | to scratch
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-aki | 13 | ||
78 | to cut, hack
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-alai | 1 | ||
79 | stick/wood | n-ai | 1 | ||
80 | to split
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-aleplai | 98 | ||
81 | sharp | lasələ | 17 | ||
88 | to squeeze
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-awət | 90 | ||
89 | to hold
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-askʷaləmən | 113 | ||
90 | to dig | -kəl | 1 | ||
94 | to throw
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-alakikən | 52 | ||
95 | to fall
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-nakʷamʷəl | 40 | ||
96 | dog | kuri | 7 | L | |
97 | bird | mænə | 1 | ||
98 | egg | kʷon̥ale-mænə | 1, 61 | ||
99 | feather | ne-mʷulə-n | 23 | ||
100 | wing | ni-mʷalimʷali-n | 66 | ||
101 | to fly | -iβæ | 1 | ||
102 | rat | yahuk | 3 | ||
103 | meat/flesh | nauŋa | 16 | ||
104 | fat/grease | na-lipʷa | 15 | ||
105 | tail | ni-pikawu-n | 1, 31 | ||
108 | louse
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kel | 1 | ||
109 | mosquito | mʷuk | 1 | ||
111 | fish | ñumu | 51 | ||
112 | rotten
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namramr | 116 | ||
114 | leaf | nə-mʷalən | 30 | ||
115 | root | nu-an | 50 | ||
116 | flower | nukuŋə-nai | 1 | ||
117 | fruit | kʷunkuai-nai | 1, 26 | ||
118 | grass | nə-mʷanw̥ilək | 1 | ||
119 | earth/soil | nə-mʷop-tanə | 1, 34 | ||
120 | stone | kapʷiel | 6 | ||
121 | sand | nə-mʷakəlakəl | 30 | ||
122 | water
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n-u | 2 | ||
124 | sea | tahik | 1 | ||
125 | salt | n-ap | x | ||
127 | woods/forest | nə-kinan | 99 | ||
128 | sky | kopoapəŋ | x | ||
129 | moon | mʷakua | 28 | ||
130 | star | kum̥awu | 13 | ||
131 | cloud
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na-pua | 16 | ||
132 | fog | na-tapʷien | 3, 32 | ||
133 | rain | ne-hen | 1 | ||
134 | thunder | kalualua | 2, 64, 18 | ||
135 | lightning | nə-rowayipien | 25 | ||
136 | wind | nə-mətaŋ | 1, 66 | ||
137 | to blow
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-helapu | 61 | ||
138 | warm
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l̥aluon | 1, 98 | ||
139 | cold
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laukʷiai | 108 | ||
140 | dry
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i-leβsək | 15 | ||
141 | wet | i-lapʷutəŋ | 13 | ||
142 | heavy | i-ləpʷam | 30 | ||
143 | fire | n-ap | 19, 25 | ||
144 | to burn
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-wan | 83 | ||
145 | smoke
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n̥e-nap | 2 | ||
146 | ash | nə-mlaku | 1, 73 | ||
147 | black | i-lapuŋ | 9 | ||
148 | white | i-l̥awun | 14 | ||
149 | red | i-low̥au | 52 | ||
150 | yellow | i-lokulə | 42 | ||
151 | green | ilæmləmlæ | 1 | ||
152 | small | i-likatœt | 111 | ||
153 | big | i-lehoa | 47 | ||
155 | long
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lapʷam | 14 | ||
156 | thin
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laŋeaŋei | 70 | ||
157 | thick
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lekumkum | 38 | ||
160 | painful, sick | lam̥ʷa | 1 | ||
162 | old
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ilakʷas | 83 | ||
163 | new | iləβi | 1 | ||
164 | good | i-lœw̥æ | 61 | ||
165 | bad, evil | i-laha | 1 | ||
167 | night | yenpœŋ | 1 | ||
168 | day | nə-pœŋ | x | ||
169 | year | ne-aku | 41 | ||
170 | when?
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naŋ̥en | 1, 43 | ||
180 | far | isok | 1 | ||
181 | where?
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ihæ | 91 | ||
182 | I | iow | 1, 21 | ||
183 | thou | ik | 1, 17 | ||
184 | he/she | in | 1, 43 | ||
188 | what?
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naha | 1 | ||
189 | who?
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pae | 1, 30 | ||
196 | to count | -aβeəkən | 26 | ||
197 | One
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kilikiaŋa | 14, 44 | ||
198 | Two
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kəla-lu | 8, 1 | ||
199 | Three
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kəsisəl | 1 | ||
200 | Four
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ku-wos | 1, 65 | ||
201 | Five
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kəlikəlip | 1, 14 | ||
202 | Six
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203 | Seven
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kəlikəlip kəlalu | |||
205 | Nine
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36 | to spit | -aluaŋ̥ | *luaq 'vomit' + *ŋapus 'spit' | 14, 83 | |
123 | to flow | -aiu | =run | 57 | |
60 | father | tata | Address term | 19 | |
186 | you | kəmilu | dl. | x | |
185 | we
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kəmlu | dl. excl. | ||
185 | we
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kilau | dl. incl. | ||
186 | you | kəmie | pl. | 1, 13 | |
185 | we
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kəmʷawæ | pl. excl. | E | |
185 | we
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kitawæ | pl. incl. | I | |
166 | correct, true | letukʷatuk | straight | x | |
4 | leg/foot | nu-ŋ̥u-k | The presence of the voiceless velar nasal leads me to believe that there is an underlying ng-h sequence, which. caused the. ng to devoice and the /h/ to drop. | 75 | |
187 | they | ilie | they | 1, 75 | |
187 | they | iliu | they (dual) | x |