Language: Hewa

Source/Author:	Fricke 2014
Identifiers:	ISO-639-3:ski Glottocode: sika1262
Notes:	Fricke, Hanna. 2014. Topics in the grammar of Hewa. A variety of Sika in Eastern Flores, Indonesia. LINCOM: Munich. Hewa is a variety of Sika spoken in the southeastern edge of the Sika speaking area. The items in this word list were collected during fieldwork in 2013 by Hanna Fricke and published in 2014. The items are given in a phonemic transcription using IPA symbols. Some verbs in Hewa agree with person and number of their subject. If this is the case for a verb in the list, the forms are given as annotation. More on verbal inflection in Hewa see Fricke (2014: 28-37).
Data Entry:	Typed By: Hanna Fricke Checked By: Simon Greenhill
Statistics:	Total Data: 269 Number of Retentions: Proto Malayo-Polynesian:86 Number of Loans: 2
Classification:	Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern:Central Malayo-Polynesian:Timor:Flores-Lembata
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Changed #288123 from "loʔe roun", "head + leaf (ASch)", "40,3", "" (Word 65535) - Antoinette Schapper (2016-07-13 09:02:14)
Changed #288124 from "loʔe", "= head without possessive -n", "", "" (Word 65535) - Antoinette Schapper (2016-07-13 09:02:14)
Changed #288123 from "loʔe roun", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Antoinette Schapper (2016-07-12 13:43:19)
Changed #288124 from "loʔe", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Antoinette Schapper (2016-07-12 13:43:19)
Changed #288361 from "bano", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288350 from "dani", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288357 from "ʔa", "1SG", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288340 from "rəna", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288334 from "gitaʔ", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288331 from "duʔe", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288327 from "duʔe", "e", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288329 from "dəri", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288142 from "əra", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288325 from "bana", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288166 from "pati", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288169 from "ʔaro", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288323 from "bati", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288316 from "bəra", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288318 from "gali", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288321 from "bai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Changed #288278 from "lavun", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-06 21:23:51)
Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-05 22:16:18)
Language Added - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-05 22:09:48)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
8	to turn	belok	loan from Indonesian		L
11	dust	pua	(?)
14	belly	dula
25	neck	əru
26	hair	loʔe	= head without possessive -n (ASch)
28	to breathe	boʔ
29	to sniff, smell	movoʔ
38	to chew	ŋalet	for animals only
39	to cook	hunaʔ
41	to bite	baka
42	to suck	pləmet
46	to see	papaŋ
48	to sleep	ɡəpaŋ
55	woman/female	duʔa
56	child	dediʔ	child in terms of age
58	wife	duʔa
62	thatch/roof	ataʔ
64	to say	həron
66	to tie up, fasten	mataʔ
69	to hunt	rakan	this is for huntinɡ animals
72	to hit	rama
73	to steal	toʔi
79	stick/wood	loreŋ	b.
84	to plant	pahe
86	to grow	ne
89	to hold	pligo
91	to buy	boter
92	to open, uncover	dier
95	to fall	goru
95	to fall	lodoŋ	humans
103	meat/flesh	ətan
104	fat/grease	vura
105	tail	iʔur	tail of four legged animals
105	tail	kekor	tail of two leɡɡed animals
106	snake	ular
107	worm (earthworm)	doho
108	louse	ʔutu
109	mosquito	mur
110	spider	kuku raka
111	fish	iʔan
112	rotten	vauk
113	branch	kleren
114	leaf	roun
115	root	ramut
116	flower	puhun
117	fruit	vuan
118	grass	vaʔan
119	earth/soil	tana
120	stone	vatu
121	sand	nen	on the beach
121	sand	ʔəda	building sand
123	to flow	ba
124	sea	tahi
125	salt	hini
126	lake	se	This is probably a Dutch (or German) loan; it is likely that there is no native word for lake because there are no lakes in the area.		L
127	woods/forest	heri unen	forest in general
127	woods/forest	tuʔan	very old forest
130	star	dala
131	cloud	kova
132	fog	apun	also: dew
134	thunder	kleka liar
135	lightning	dəɡu
137	to blow	plupi
138	warm	dara
138	warm	dara ɡahuʔ
139	cold	blatan
140	dry	duʔur
141	wet	gəmaʔ
142	heavy	bərat
143	fire	api
144	to burn	holo
145	smoke	(api) nuhin
146	ash	avu
147	black	mitan
148	white	buraʔ
149	red	meran
150	yellow	heret
151	green	daʔan
153	big	gəteʔ
154	short	buluk	a.
154	short	puʔur	b.
155	long	blon
156	thin	bleler
157	thick	apar
158	narrow	təker
159	wide	-	no general word for 'wide'
160	painful, sick	blaraʔ
161	shy, ashamed	meaŋ
162	old	blupur
163	new	vərun
164	good	əpan
165	bad, evil	vəngoʔ
165	bad, evil	goʔid	(mainly used for things that are not nice)
166	correct, true	dəmen
167	night	guman
168	day	ləron
169	year	livan
170	when?	rəma pira
171	to hide	səsuʔ
172	to climb	haʔe
173	at	-	there is no generic word to express the preposition 'at'
174	in, inside	unen
175	above	lala wutun
175	above	lala nan
176	below	wawa on
176	below	ləvun
177	this	ʔete
178	that	ʔia
179	near	roʔo
180	far	blavir
181	where?	upa
182	I	aʔu
183	thou	ʔau
184	he/she	nimu
185	we	ʔita	incl.
185	we	ʔami	excl.
186	you	miu
187	they	rimu
188	what?	apa
189	who?	hai
190	other	pehan
191	all	leʔu vaʔi ha
192	and	nora	from the verb -ora 'with'
193	if	-	no native word for 'if'
194	how?	ɡanu upan
195	no, not	eʔon	preverbal
195	no, not	iva	clause-final
196	to count	ɡasik
207	Twenty	pulu rua
208	Fifty	pulu lima
209	One Hundred	ŋasu
2	left	virin		1
3	right	vanan		1
6	road/path	laran		1
7	to come	mai		1
7	to come	main		1
11	dust	avu	also means ash	1
12	skin	ʔulit		1
16	intestines	tain vaten	tain = intestine vaten = liver	1
18	breast	uhu		1
27	nose	iru		1
30	mouth	va		1
31	tooth	niu		1
33	to laugh	to		1
34	to cry	tani	1SG,1PL.IN,3PL	1
34	to cry	dani	2SG,3SG,1PL.EX, 2PL	1
35	to vomit	mutaʔ		1
37	to eat	ʔa	3PL	1
37	to eat	gea	2PL	1
37	to eat	gea	1PL.EX	1
37	to eat	ʔea	1PL.IN	1
37	to eat	ga	3SG	1
37	to eat	goa	2SG	1
37	to eat	ʔoa	1SG	1
38	to chew	maʔmaʔ	only for hard things (betel nut, meet, ...); for humans and animals, for humans one usually adds the verb for eat after mama 'chew'	1
40	to drink	-inu		1
40	to drink	ʔinu	1SG	1
40	to drink	minu	2SG	1
40	to drink	ninu	3SG	1
40	to drink	tinu	1PL.IN	1
40	to drink	minu	1PL.EX	1
40	to drink	minu	2PL	1
40	to drink	rinu	3PL	1
44	to hear	ʔəna	1SG	1
44	to hear	bəna	2PL	1
44	to hear	rəna	2SG,3SG,1PL.IN,1PL.EX,2PL,3PL	1
45	eye	mata		1
46	to see	ʔitaʔ	1SG, 1PL.IN, 3PL	1
46	to see	gitaʔ	2SG,3SG,1PL.EX, 2PL	1
48	to sleep	tuʔe	1SG, 1PL.IN, 3PL	1
48	to sleep	duʔe	2SG,3SG,1PL.EX, 2PL	1
59	mother	ina		1
60	father	ama		1
63	name	naran		1
65	rope	tali		1
70	to shoot	pana	1SG, 1PL.IN, 3PL	1
70	to shoot	bana	2SG,3SG,1PL.EX, 2PL	1
75	to die, be dead	mate		1
77	to scratch	garo	2SG,3SG,1PL.EX, 2PL	1
77	to scratch	ʔaro	1SG,1PL.IN,3PL	1
79	stick/wood	ʔai anak	a.	1
84	to plant	mula		1
85	to choose	liʔi		1
88	to squeeze	pəra	1SG, 1PL.IN, 3PL	1
88	to squeeze	bəra	2SG,3SG,1PL.EX, 2PL	1
90	to dig	ʔali	1SG, 1PL.IN, 3PL	1
90	to dig	gali	2SG,3SG,1PL.EX, 2PL	1
93	to pound, beat	pai	1SG, 1PL.IN, 3PL	1
93	to pound, beat	vai	1SG, 1PL.IN, 3PL	1
93	to pound, beat	bai	2SG,3SG,1PL.EX, 2PL	1
96	dog	ahu		1
98	egg	təlon		1
99	feather	vulu	also: body hair, animals hair	1
100	wing	kapik		1
129	moon	vulan		1
133	rain	uran		1
136	wind	anin		1
197	One	ha		1
198	Two	rua		1
199	Three	təlu		1
200	Four	hutu		1
201	Five	lima		1
202	Six	əna		1
203	Seven	pitu		1
4	leg/foot	vaʔi		1, 100
50	to dream	mipin	can also be a noun	1, 37
43	ear	tilu		1, 4
9	to swim	nani		1, 45
17	liver	vaten		1, 58
1	hand	lima		1, 64
76	to live, be alive	moret		1, 76
19	shoulder	palik		1, 89
94	to throw	dəgu		107
95	to fall	ʔela	humans	108
13	back	toʔe		11
78	to cut, hack	pati	1SG, 1PL.IN, 3PL	112
78	to cut, hack	bati	2SG,3SG,1PL.EX, 2PL	112
10	dirty	milan		131
36	to spit	niru		14
51	to sit	təri	1SG, 1PL.IN, 3PL	146
51	to sit	dəri	2SG,3SG,1PL.EX, 2PL	146
64	to say	marin		149
47	to yawn	moaʔ		19
84	to plant	paʔat		19
5	to walk	pano	1SG,1PL.IN,3PL	2
5	to walk	bano	2SG,3SG,1PL.EX, 2PL	2
15	bone	lurin		2
54	man/male	laʔit		2
67	to sew	raʔit		2
122	water	vair		2
82	dull, blunt	bohuk		21
97	bird	kəna horon	(literally: flying thing)	26
23	blood	mei		3
87	to swell	bovoʔ		3
204	Eight	valu		3
56	child	me	daughter or son	31
71	to stab, pierce	tuhuk		33
46	to see	tenger		4
53	person/human being	ata		4
26	hair	loʔe roun	head leaf (ASch)	40
39	to cook	pura		49
205	Nine	hiva		5
206	Ten	pulu		5
210	One Thousand	rivu		5
68	needle	luhir		6
24	head	loʔen		67
61	house	ləpo		67
44	to hear	diʔiŋ		67?
32	tongue	ma		7
83	to work	krian		7
102	rat	teʔu		7
101	to fly	horo		74
20	to know, be knowledgeable	raʔitan		75
97	bird	olon		77
80	to split	plika		79
80	to split	pleka		79
152	small	anak		8
22	to fear	blauʔ		80
53	person/human being	biʔan		82
21	to think	suɡo	also: remember	83
52	to stand	gəra	2SG,3SG,1PL.EX, 2PL	89
52	to stand	ʔəra	1SG,1PL.IN,3PL	89
57	husband	laʔi		9
128	sky	kəleŋ		9
74	to kill	bati	2SG,3SG,1PL.EX, 2PL	92
74	to kill	pati	1SG,1PL.IN,3PL	92
81	sharp	diran		93
49	to lie down	tuʔe	1SG, 1PL.IN, 3PL	97
49	to lie down	duʔe	2SG,3SG,1PL.EX, 2PL	97

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