Language: Mae
Source/Author: | Tryon (1976) | |
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Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:mme Glottocode: maee1241 | |
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:Malekula Coastal | |
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Resources:
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Mae (Orap)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Tirax (Mae A)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Tirax (Bakru)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Tirax (Mae B)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Tirax (Olamb)
Ethnologue Information for mme
OLAC Information for mme
World Atlas of Language Structures Information for mae
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ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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1 | hand | βra-k | 16 | ||
2 | left | mair | 1, 59 | ||
3 | right | matu | 5, 37 | ||
4 | leg/foot | laβɣa male-k | 62 | ||
5 | to walk | -βiβial | 10 | ||
6 | road/path | na-hal | 1 | ||
7 | to come | -me | 1 | ||
8 | to turn
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-lumⁿdʳur | 118 | ||
9 | to swim | -unun | 84 | ||
10 | dirty | ⁿdeneh naβram | 100 | ||
11 | dust | ᵐbitiβ | 80? | ||
12 | skin | βle-k | 1, 81 | ||
13 | back
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taxu-k | 12 | ||
14 | belly | təᵐbaxi-m | 36, 99 | ||
15 | bone | su-k | 52 | ||
16 | intestines | ene-hne-k | 74? | ||
17 | liver | sanlale-k | 15 | ||
18 | breast | ne-sus ho-k | 1 | ||
19 | shoulder | ᵐbitihuᵐboβra-m | 65, 1 | ||
20 | to know, be knowledgeable | -rŋoⁿdʳoi | 19, 91 | ||
21 | to think | -ⁿdʳoⁿdʳomi | 13 | ||
22 | to fear | -mtaxit | 1 | ||
23 | blood | na-ⁿdʳe-k | 1 | ||
24 | head | ᵐbati-k | 9 | ||
25 | neck | ![]() |
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26 | hair
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pəle-ᵐbati-k | 31, 60 | ||
27 | nose | kuhu-k | 1, 58, 55 | ||
28 | to breathe | -ŋoⁿdʳ | 13 | ||
29 | to sniff, smell | -rŋoi | 62 | ||
30 | mouth | soŋoŋk | 55 | ||
31 | tooth | liβo-k | 1, 35 | ||
32 | tongue | ne-ne-k | 7 | ||
33 | to laugh | -βɣaur | 92 | ||
34 | to cry | -ŋar | 5 | ||
35 | to vomit | -lu | 8 | ||
36 | to spit | -təβih | 15 | ||
37 | to eat | -wesi | 13 | ||
38 | to chew
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39 | to cook
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i-nehix | 19, 82 | ||
40 | to drink | -nini | 53 | ||
41 | to bite | -xehi | 1, 60 | ||
42 | to suck | -sumi | 51 | ||
43 | ear | ⁿdəlŋaᵑk | 1, 40 | ||
44 | to hear | -roŋo | 1 | ||
45 | eye | məte-k | 1 | ||
46 | to see | -lehi | 14, 94 | ||
47 | to yawn | ![]() |
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48 | to sleep | -netur | 1 | ||
49 | to lie down
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-netur | 37 | ||
50 | to dream | ![]() |
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51 | to sit | at litan | 109 | ||
52 | to stand | -tur | 2, 69 | ||
53 | person/human being | morti | 35 | ||
54 | man/male | nerner | 73 | ||
55 | woman/female | βinaⁿdʳ | 86 | ||
56 | child | netu-k | 5 | ||
57 | husband | mar | 68 | ||
58 | wife | βinaⁿdʳ ho-k | 5, 63 | ||
59 | mother | nunu | Address term | 53 | |
60 | father | tata | Address term | 19 | |
61 | house | na-in | 1 | ||
62 | thatch/roof | ![]() |
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63 | name | na-xa-k | 1, 37 | ||
64 | to say | -βeri | 30 | ||
65 | rope | narit | 63 | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | -melsi | 80 | ||
67 | to sew
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68 | needle | ![]() |
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69 | to hunt
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70 | to shoot
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71 | to stab, pierce | -heri | 14 | ||
72 | to hit
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-ruᵐbi | 87 | ||
73 | to steal | ![]() |
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74 | to kill | -βini | 1 | ||
75 | to die, be dead | -neh | 1 | ||
76 | to live, be alive | -seliβ | 57 | ||
77 | to scratch
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-kuskusi | 69 | ||
78 | to cut, hack
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-tesi | 29 | ||
79 | stick/wood | nesⁿden-xa | 1 | ||
80 | to split
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-ⁿderi | 62 | ||
81 | sharp | i-mon | 24 | ||
82 | dull, blunt | ![]() |
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83 | to work
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ⁿdahan | 75 | ||
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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-βihih | 18, 71 | ||
89 | to hold
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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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-serexi | 89? | ||
95 | to fall
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-soβ | 13 | ||
96 | dog | liⁿdax | 29 | ||
97 | bird | nanix | 1 | ||
98 | egg | ⁿdʳul-nato | 1, 66 | ||
99 | feather | βle nanix | 1 | ||
100 | wing | na-xaⁿda-n | 67 | ||
101 | to fly | -xaxaⁿd | 14, 78, 80 | ||
102 | rat | xariβ | 18 | ||
103 | meat/flesh | ![]() |
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104 | fat/grease | ![]() |
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105 | tail | ᵐbalxa-n | 60 | ||
106 | snake | na-mat | 12 | ||
107 | worm (earthworm) | ![]() |
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108 | louse
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na-xut | 1 | ||
109 | mosquito | namux | 1 | ||
110 | spider | ![]() |
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111 | fish | nas | 53 | ||
112 | rotten
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i-ᵐbo | 52 | ||
113 | branch
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114 | leaf | ron-xa | 1 | ||
115 | root | ləᵐbanan | 18 | ||
116 | flower | ![]() |
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117 | fruit | na-βŋan | 13 | ||
118 | grass | ![]() |
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119 | earth/soil | n-tan | 1 | ||
120 | stone | nə-βat | 1 | ||
121 | sand | na-oen | 1 | ||
122 | water
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n-ua | 2 | ||
123 | to flow | -kol | 62 | ||
124 | sea | n-tah | 1 | ||
125 | salt | ![]() |
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126 | lake | ![]() |
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127 | woods/forest | lanih | 92 | ||
128 | sky | linha | |||
129 | moon | na-βil | 1 | ||
130 | star | ![]() |
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131 | cloud
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neh nalⁿdʳaβ | |||
132 | fog | ne-hnalⁿdʳaβ | cloud | ||
133 | rain | na-uh | 1 | ||
134 | thunder | ᵐbetᵐbetekur | 2, 84 | ||
135 | lightning | ne-βial | 26 | ||
136 | wind | n-laŋ | 1, 77 | ||
137 | to blow
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-huβi | 62 | ||
138 | warm
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ixᵐba | 93 | ||
139 | cold
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nalɣaiɣehi | 51 | ||
140 | dry
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i-nənəh | 11 | ||
141 | wet | i-wair | 35, 47 | ||
142 | heavy | i-ⁿdʳoβ | 14 | ||
143 | fire | naⁿdə-xan | 19 | ||
144 | to burn
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-tintini | intransitive form | 1 | |
145 | smoke
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n-eh naⁿdxan | 2 | ||
146 | ash | ᵐbiteβ naβih | |||
147 | black | i-net | 1 | ||
148 | white | i-βuh | 1 | ||
149 | red | i-nial | 1, 55 | ||
150 | yellow | i-mɣel | 68 | ||
151 | green | ![]() |
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152 | small | i-ᵐbihᵐbih | 109 | ||
153 | big | i-laⁿdlaⁿd | 10, 86 | ||
154 | short
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155 | long
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i-ᵐbraβ | 16 | ||
156 | thin
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i-mneβneβ | 1 | ||
157 | thick
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i-ᵐbur | 56 | ||
158 | narrow | i-ᵐbihᵐbih | small | x | |
159 | wide | ![]() |
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160 | painful, sick | i-ros | 32 | ||
161 | shy, ashamed | ![]() |
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162 | old
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163 | new | nəmaxleβi | 45 | ||
164 | good | i-nam | 27 | ||
165 | bad, evil | i-hat | 1 | ||
166 | correct, true | xain | |||
167 | night | laᵐbuŋ | 1 | ||
168 | day | no-tʳen | 6, 52 | ||
169 | year | kaka | 67 | ||
170 | when?
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əβeliŋ | 59 | ||
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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180 | far | haue | |||
181 | where?
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aⁿde | 3, 59 | ||
182 | I | xono | 1, 21, 22 | ||
183 | thou | nox | 1, 18 | ||
184 | he/she | xain | 1, 29 | ||
185 | we
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nikiⁿdʳ | pl. incl. | I | |
185 | we
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kənen | pl. excl. | E42 | |
185 | we
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nikiⁿdʳ-ᵐbaru | dl. incl. | ||
186 | you | keni | pl. | 1, 13 | |
187 | they | xair | they | 1, 69 | |
188 | what?
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haxa | 1, 59 | ||
189 | who?
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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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196 | to count | -ᵐbasᵐbexi | |||
197 | One
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axal | 42, 57 | ||
198 | Two
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i-ru | 1 | ||
199 | Three
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i-til | 1 | ||
200 | Four
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i-βat | 1, 65 | ||
201 | Five
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i-lin | 1 | ||
202 | Six
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i-xowen | 1 | ||
203 | Seven
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iɣe-ⁿdit | 1 | ||
204 | Eight
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ixe-wel | 3 | ||
205 | Nine
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iɣe-siβ | 5 | ||
206 | Ten
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ihŋaβil | 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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