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Language: Proto Northern Central Vanuatu

Source/Author:  Clark 2009 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:  Glottocode: nort3195 
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Data Entry:  Typed By: Erin Donnelly  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 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
68 needle      
82 dull, blunt      
85 to choose      
125 salt      
127 woods/forest      
158 narrow      
161 shy, ashamed      
171 to hide word info      
173 at      
176 below      
177 this      
178 that      
183 thou      
190 other      
192 and      
193 if      
207 Twenty word info      
208 Fifty word info      
209 One Hundred word info      
210 One Thousand word info      
185 we word info *(k)ida      
98 egg *Rami crustacean eggs    
66 to tie up, fasten *Roʔoti   77  
57 husband *a-soa spouse 2  
58 wife *a-soa spouse 1  
13 back word info *adu   82  
150 yellow *ago=ago      
69 to hunt word info *ara      
63 name *asa   1, 18  
54 man/male *ata-mwaʔane   1, 14  
17 liver *ate   1  
62 thatch/roof *ato   1  
143 fire *avi   1  
11 dust *avu ashes, lime, dust 1  
100 wing *bani   2  
146 ash *banoi volcanic ash    
155 long word info *baravu   16  
31 tooth *bati   6  
96 dog *bati canine    
181 where? word info *bea   3, 35  
122 water word info *bei   28  
20 to know, be knowledgeable *bi(ni)si   5  
203 Seven word info *bitu   1  
29 to sniff, smell *bo   42  
112 rotten word info *bo   52  
164 good *bo(s)i   108  
167 night *bogi   1  
168 day *bogi   16  
29 to sniff, smell *boni   42  
50 to dream *bore   10  
46 to see *bu(nu)sil *ilo   11  
137 to blow word info *bubu-si   6, 60  
74 to kill *bunu-ʔi   1  
30 mouth *bwago   41  
4 leg/foot *bwalo leg or part of leg 33  
163 new *bwaro   1, 47  
19 shoulder *bwatu   65  
24 head *bwatu   9  
43 ear *bwero   16  
23 blood *daRa   1  
25 neck *daleʔo   42  
43 ear *daliga   1, 40  
122 water word info *danu   1  
72 to hit word info *digi      
21 to think *do=do-mi   13  
131 cloud word info *dodo   90  
42 to suck *dumu-si   50  
49 to lie down word info *eno   1  
196 to count *eve   70  
170 when? word info *gaisa   1  
34 to cry *gara   5  
34 to cry *gere   5  
30 mouth *go   80  
111 fish *ika   1  
20 to know, be knowledgeable *ilo   13  
40 to drink *inu   1  
186 you *iqo      
81 sharp *ka=kani   14  
101 to fly *ka=kava   14  
41 to bite *kaRa-ti   1  
65 rope *kaRo   56  
100 wing *kaba-u   1, 12  
129 moon *kabatia   6  
143 fire *kabu   19  
37 to eat *kani   1  
160 painful, sick *kara-ti      
172 to climb word info *kara-vi      
163 new *karabwa   9  
172 to climb word info *karaka      
102 rat *karivi   18  
115 root *karo      
77 to scratch word info *karo-si      
9 to swim *karu   5  
102 rat *kasuve   3  
115 root *kawa-ri   2, 41  
90 to dig *keli   1  
151 green *keza   8  
152 small *kiki   78  
20 to know, be knowledgeable *kila-la   18  
46 to see *kila-la   18  
46 to see *kita   1  
94 to throw word info *kubu-i   84  
12 skin *kuli skin, bark 1  
108 louse word info *kutu   1  
153 big *laba   10  
105 tail *labwe   62  
115 root *labwe   18  
136 wind *lagi   1, 77  
5 to walk *lako step, walk, go 1  
69 to hunt word info *lako   10  
124 sea *lau   6  
84 to plant *lavo   10  
10 dirty *leba mud, dirt 9  
4 leg/foot *lewa leg 37  
46 to see *leʔo-si   14, 94  
66 to tie up, fasten *liko-ti   1, 39  
1 hand *lima hand 1, 64  
201 Five word info *lima   1  
31 tooth *livo   1, 35  
147 black *loa   40  
174 in, inside *lolo   1  
36 to spit *loto-vi   37  
35 to vomit *lua   8  
132 fog *ma-Ravu   3, 32  
112 rotten word info *ma-da-da   116  
156 thin word info *ma-nivi=nivi   1  
140 dry word info *ma=masa   11  
28 to breathe *mabu-si   14  
139 cold word info *madidi   1  
7 to come *mai   1  
81 sharp *makani   14  
151 green *malakeza   8, 43  
139 cold word info *malaso   51  
131 cloud word info *maliqo   34  
60 father *mama   1, 10  
38 to chew word info *mama-ʔi   1  
33 to laugh *mana   51  
97 bird *manu-ku bird (generic) 1  
156 thin word info *maqura   22  
52 to stand *maraka   66  
142 heavy *marazi   33  
175 above *maree   10  
28 to breathe *maro   12  
124 sea *masawa      
128 sky *masawa   63  
45 eye *mata   1  
22 to fear *mataku   1  
75 to die, be dead *mate   1  
157 thick word info *matolu   3  
48 to sleep *maturu   1  
3 right *matuʔa   5, 37  
162 old word info *matuʔa   1  
99 feather *mau-a   6  
142 heavy *mava   46  
47 to yawn *mawa-va   19  
2 left *mawiri   1, 59  
147 black *maʔeto   1  
76 to live, be alive *maʔuri   1, 76  
32 tongue *mea   7  
141 wet *meeu wetness    
149 red *miala   1, 55  
21 to think *mido-do   13, 72  
104 fat/grease *muta   72  
140 dry word info *mwa(ri)toʔu      
17 liver *mwabwe   7  
13 back word info *mwadu   35  
118 grass *mwanayu   31  
56 child *mwara   8  
106 snake *mwata   12  
130 star *mwazoe   13  
56 child *mwera   8  
154 short word info *mwido-lo   32  
187 they *n(a)-ira   1, 33  
184 he/she *n(a)ia   1, 6  
109 mosquito *namu-ki   1  
56 child *natu   5  
182 I *nau   1, 21, 22  
126 lake *nobu      
202 Six word info *ono   1  
148 white *ovo=ovo   101  
172 to climb word info *qalo   49  
185 we word info *qama(m)i      
186 you *qamuyu   1, 13  
27 nose *qanisu [AF] really means *ᵑganisu 1, 58  
77 to scratch word info *qaru   1?  
159 wide *qeqe      
105 tail *qere   39  
89 to hold word info *qo=qo-mi      
140 dry word info *qora   29  
140 dry word info *qoru   29  
88 to squeeze word info *qu=qu-mi      
113 branch word info *ra=ra      
113 branch word info *raga   1, 21  
168 day *rani   6  
138 warm word info *rara-gi   46  
160 painful, sick *rara-gi      
114 leaf *rau   1  
123 to flow *rave   37  
152 small *riki   66  
179 near *rivita   101  
29 to sniff, smell *rogo   62  
44 to hear *rogo   1  
101 to fly *rovo   1  
123 to flow *rovo   37  
198 Two word info *rua   1  
84 to plant *ruvi   9  
206 Ten word info *sagavulu   5  
51 to sit *sake   72  
6 road/path *sala   1  
123 to flow *sale   38  
51 to sit *saqele   118, 96  
191 all *sara   49  
180 far *sau   1  
188 what? word info *sava   1  
39 to cook word info *savu(a)   97  
165 bad, evil *saʔa-ti   1  
189 who? word info *sei   1  
137 to blow word info *sere   26  
80 to split word info *sibwa      
205 Nine word info *sivwa   5  
71 to stab, pierce *sobwe pierce    
28 to breathe *sova   35  
15 bone *suRi   52  
72 to hit word info *sua      
169 year *sukawa   29  
107 worm (earthworm) *sulati   1, 8  
18 breast *susu   1  
137 to blow word info *suvi   62  
110 spider *ta-lawa   1  
49 to lie down word info *tabwa   78  
14 belly *tabwa-i   36  
62 thatch/roof *takura   20  
138 warm word info *talai   102  
65 rope *tali   1  
60 father *tama   1  
119 earth/soil *tano earth 1  
124 sea *tasi   1  
60 father *tata   19  
33 to laugh *tayale   84  
131 cloud word info *taʔe   36  
39 to cook word info *taʔo-ni   10  
169 year *taʔu-ni   1  
34 to cry *tei   32  
14 belly *tia   1  
70 to shoot word info *tibwa   8  
72 to hit word info *tibwa   92  
195 no, not *tika-i   10  
79 stick/wood *tiko      
59 mother *tina   1  
16 intestines *tinaʔe   1  
166 correct, true *tino      
87 to swell word info *tobu   12  
51 to sit *toka   80  
199 Three word info *tolu   1  
86 to grow word info *tovu   1, 6  
72 to hit word info *tu=tu-ki   8  
93 to pound, beat word info *tu=tu-ki   20, 2  
162 old word info *tuai      
138 warm word info *tunu   12  
166 correct, true *tunu      
67 to sew word info *turu   13  
52 to stand *tuʔu-ru   2, 69  
107 worm (earthworm) *udu      
175 above *ulu   47  
33 to laugh *uru   13  
137 to blow word info *uvi   4, 81  
25 neck *uʔa   18  
143 fire *vaga   21  
144 to burn word info *vaga   39  
118 grass *valisi   1  
70 to shoot word info *vana-i   1  
73 to steal *vanako   1, 58  
144 to burn word info *vani   83  
1 hand *vara arm 16  
134 thunder *vara   15  
64 to say *vasa   116  
200 Four word info *vati   1, 65  
120 stone *vatu   1  
64 to say *vava   13  
55 woman/female *vavine   1, 106  
163 new *vaʔou   1  
64 to say *veti   47  
90 to dig *vezi   48  
135 lightning *vila   26  
8 to turn word info *vile-si   24  
8 to turn word info *vilo-si   24  
12 skin *vinu-ti skin, husk, rind 28  
116 flower *vira   35  
194 how? word info *visa how many? x  
103 meat/flesh *visiko   10  
130 star *vituu   1  
91 to buy *voli   1  
148 white *voqe   13  
80 to split word info *vora   1  
116 flower *vuga   1  
87 to swell word info *vuke   10?  
129 moon *vula   1  
26 hair word info *vulu   31  
99 feather *vulu   1  
196 to count *vulu-ki   1?  
191 all *vunu   84  
36 to spit *vura-i   35  
90 to dig *vuti      
154 short word info *vutu   9  
117 fruit *vwa   1, 26  
64 to say *vwara   30  
30 mouth *vwavwa   1  
122 water word info *wai   2  
92 to open, uncover *walaqa   55  
204 Eight word info *walu   3  
79 stick/wood *wasu      
107 worm (earthworm) *weli      
164 good *wia   1  
61 house *yumwa   1  
174 in, inside *yumwa   18  
38 to chew word info *zamwa   21  
123 to flow *zara   33  
78 to cut, hack word info *zavi cut with axe 40  
30 mouth *zigo   55  
197 One word info *zikai      
42 to suck *zimi   51  
95 to fall word info *zovi   13  
145 smoke word info *ʔasu   2  
53 person/human being *ʔata   4  
98 egg *ʔatolu   1  
121 sand *ʔone   1  
83 to work word info *ʔumwa   1  
133 rain *ʔusa   1  
88 to squeeze word info viri   16  

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