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- Changed #315978 from "ani",
"'my mother', ani nɔhɔm 'your mother', pu-naha 'his mother'", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Malcolm Ross (2017-01-30 03:43:51)
- Changed #315979 from "av?",
"'my father', tɔvɔm 'your father', pu-tama 'his father'", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Malcolm Ross (2017-01-30 03:43:51)
- Changed #315914 from "mini",
"mini", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2016-07-06 09:37:19)
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Loan: |
125 |
salt |
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169 |
year |
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210 |
One Thousand
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2 |
left |
akɔs |
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3 |
right |
akiana |
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5 |
to walk |
kiki |
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6 |
road/path |
gulukua |
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8 |
to turn
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kule |
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9 |
to swim |
hehe |
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10 |
dirty |
gɔpgɔp |
=black |
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11 |
dust |
pun |
white stuff in a house |
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11 |
dust |
kuvuk |
smoky |
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13 |
back
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kahini |
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21 |
to think |
ɛ-mata vɛhei |
vɛhei (it seems...): Pa Elias a ɛ-mata vɛhei… 'Elias thinks...'; alɔna ɛmata vɛhei... 'I think...' |
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22 |
to fear |
malelen |
usually takes a word for 'skin' as a subject: pu-nia malelen ki i mɔtɔ 'He is scared of snake.' (lit. his skin fears a snake.) |
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23 |
blood |
gogoru |
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27 |
nose |
nohɔlimi |
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33 |
to laugh |
luvovo |
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39 |
to cook
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mɔk |
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41 |
to bite |
kɔr |
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46 |
to see |
ie |
"watch" |
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49 |
to lie down
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rikere |
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50 |
to dream |
mataluvi |
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51 |
to sit |
rehen |
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53 |
person/human being |
hɔke |
(not commonly used) |
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54 |
man/male |
putoho |
singular |
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54 |
man/male |
sɛtohosi |
plural |
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55 |
woman/female |
teili |
singular |
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55 |
woman/female |
sɛilisi |
plural |
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56 |
child |
mɛtɛti |
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56 |
child |
puiti |
his child |
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59 |
mother |
pu-naha |
'his mother'; ani 'my mother', ani nɔhɔm 'your mother', |
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62 |
thatch/roof |
bɛlɛpa |
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63 |
name |
ɛnɛmu |
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64 |
to say |
vɛhei |
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65 |
rope |
kusu |
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66 |
to tie up, fasten |
hɔrɔrɔm |
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68 |
needle |
bitarɔŋen |
a special bone of flying fox |
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71 |
to stab, pierce |
purɛs |
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72 |
to hit
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luba |
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73 |
to steal |
mɛhɛ |
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74 |
to kill |
suvɛlɛ |
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76 |
to live, be alive |
kɔlɔ |
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79 |
stick/wood |
kakan |
(tree) kakan (branch) |
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80 |
to split
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kasɛk i (ɛlukɛkɛ) |
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84 |
to plant |
hɔhɔ |
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85 |
to choose |
iɛ |
original meaning is 'see' |
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86 |
to grow
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koru |
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87 |
to swell
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unun |
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89 |
to hold
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(ka)habiri |
hold [in the fist] strongly |
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91 |
to buy |
tovo |
originally used for a bride |
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92 |
to open, uncover |
puɛs |
to open door |
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92 |
to open, uncover |
pulɛp |
to uncover a lid |
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92 |
to open, uncover |
puli |
to uncover a leaf for cooking |
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94 |
to throw
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tahur |
stone |
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95 |
to fall
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kuruk |
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96 |
dog |
mɛn |
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99 |
feather |
pakɔki |
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100 |
wing |
vuliti |
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102 |
rat |
makal |
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108 |
louse
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dɛr |
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110 |
spider |
kerebuk |
small |
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112 |
rotten
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lumo |
corpse |
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116 |
flower |
huhulna |
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117 |
fruit |
kiana |
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119 |
earth/soil |
kole |
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121 |
sand |
mado |
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123 |
to flow |
hɛl |
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124 |
sea |
dari |
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126 |
lake |
naruru |
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128 |
sky |
gusasa |
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129 |
moon |
lɛvɔnɔ |
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131 |
cloud
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lamori |
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132 |
fog |
lapavu |
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135 |
lightning |
lɛplɛp |
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136 |
wind |
nɛhɛpu |
strong wind; in general |
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136 |
wind |
lalɔlɔvi |
during dry season from forests; anytime but usually early morning and it gets cold |
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137 |
to blow
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pusue |
for dust, paper, leaf, people |
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138 |
warm
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rɔrɔŋɔ |
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144 |
to burn
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hɔnɔ |
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145 |
smoke
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kinana |
cooking fire |
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148 |
white |
punpun |
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149 |
red |
pisikiki |
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150 |
yellow |
mohomohok |
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152 |
small |
tevesik |
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153 |
big |
hebuk |
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156 |
thin
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parɛgɛ |
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157 |
thick
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gɔŋ |
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158 |
narrow |
tevesik |
small |
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159 |
wide |
hebuk |
big |
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161 |
shy, ashamed |
mahɛla |
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162 |
old
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saka |
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164 |
good |
luvul |
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166 |
correct, true |
kɛnɛka |
true |
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167 |
night |
nemgiliŋ |
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168 |
day |
laprava |
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171 |
to hide
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kumehe |
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172 |
to climb
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ra |
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175 |
above |
anaha |
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176 |
below |
anuhu |
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177 |
this |
ɛne |
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178 |
that |
ɛno |
very far |
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179 |
near |
katɔl |
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180 |
far |
puluŋ |
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181 |
where?
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haɛ |
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184 |
he/she |
pu |
he |
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184 |
he/she |
ti |
she |
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185 |
we
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mɛmɛk |
incl |
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185 |
we
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tɔtɔk |
excl |
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186 |
you |
momok |
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188 |
what?
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ine |
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190 |
other |
sɛpili |
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191 |
all |
simas |
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192 |
and |
o |
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if |
ɛvɛhei |
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194 |
how?
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wanawana |
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195 |
no, not |
sɔ |
no |
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202 |
Six
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limikapɛkɛhotonke |
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203 |
Seven
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limikapɛkɛhotonlu |
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204 |
Eight
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limikapɛkɛhotonmiok |
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205 |
Nine
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limikapɛkɛhotownpɛnɛl |
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206 |
Ten
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nuhulke |
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207 |
Twenty
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nuhul lukɛkɛ |
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208 |
Fifty
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nuhul limi kapɛkɛ |
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209 |
One Hundred
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nuhul rumumui |
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7 |
to come |
mɛ |
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1 |
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12 |
skin |
kuni |
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1 |
1 |
17 |
liver |
kote |
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1 |
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34 |
to cry |
tali |
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1 |
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35 |
to vomit |
mututu |
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1 |
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37 |
to eat |
kɛn |
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1 |
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40 |
to drink |
in |
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1 |
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43 |
ear |
talaŋa |
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1 |
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45 |
eye |
mata |
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1 |
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60 |
father |
pu-tama |
his father'; av? 'my father', tɔvɔm 'your father' |
1 |
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78 |
to cut, hack
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tɛlɛ |
for a big tree |
1 |
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83 |
to work
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kumumu (in garden) |
in garden |
1 |
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90 |
to dig |
kel |
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1 |
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97 |
bird |
mɛnanahaka |
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1 |
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98 |
egg |
kotɛl |
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1 |
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118 |
grass |
pɛlil |
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1 |
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139 |
cold
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mɛrir |
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1 |
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174 |
in, inside |
limi |
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1 |
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198 |
Two
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lu |
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1 |
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201 |
Five
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limikapeke |
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1 |
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44 |
to hear |
loŋo |
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1, 36 |
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182 |
I |
alɔ |
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1, 21 |
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104 |
fat/grease |
mɔnɛna |
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1, 65 |
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183 |
thou |
ino |
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1, 65 |
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28 |
to breathe |
ɛsmaɔna |
Although it looks a direct possessed noun, it takes a subject prefix: ka-ɛsmaɔnɛ-k, 1sg.sbj-breath-1sg.poss. 'I breathe' |
1, 88 |
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127 |
woods/forest |
kɛlimi |
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101 |
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140 |
dry
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popu |
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103 |
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141 |
wet |
pesik |
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105 |
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112 |
rotten
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visik |
banana |
110 |
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160 |
painful, sick |
mikɔlɔŋ |
sick |
112 |
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160 |
painful, sick |
mɔmɔk |
painfile |
113 |
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22 |
to fear |
taga |
great fear; e.g. to be killed |
12 |
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38 |
to chew
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nɛs |
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12 |
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106 |
snake |
mɔtɔ |
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12 |
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25 |
neck |
hipunu |
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123 |
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78 |
to cut, hack
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wal |
for a small tree/thing |
124 |
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20 |
to know, be knowledgeable |
rɔp |
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129 |
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154 |
short
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kokorok |
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13 |
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61 |
house |
bɛlɛ |
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14 |
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69 |
to hunt
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panɔ |
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16 |
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196 |
to count |
gigi |
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17 |
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36 |
to spit |
kapusu |
with metathesis of non-initial consonants |
19 |
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47 |
to yawn |
mamaua |
[mamawa] |
19 |
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14 |
belly |
kapa |
(3sg) |
2 |
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14 |
belly |
kɛpɛk |
(1sg) |
2 |
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14 |
belly |
kɔpɔm |
(2sg) |
2 |
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57 |
husband |
kula |
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2 |
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134 |
thunder |
guguruŋ |
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2 |
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18 |
breast |
mina |
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20 |
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93 |
to pound, beat
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tutu |
for taro cake |
20 |
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88 |
to squeeze
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bɛbɛ |
coconut, fruit |
21, 80 |
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103 |
meat/flesh |
misa |
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23 |
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29 |
to sniff, smell |
lɔŋɔi |
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29 |
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197 |
One
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kɛy |
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31 |
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1 |
hand |
mini |
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35 |
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30 |
mouth |
kua |
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36 |
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75 |
to die, be dead |
riŋi |
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40 |
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88 |
to squeeze
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pɔrɔ |
sago, towel |
42 |
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173 |
at |
ki |
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42 |
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70 |
to shoot
|
wɛs |
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43 |
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143 |
fire |
kɔn |
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44 |
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32 |
tongue |
manapa |
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45 |
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109 |
mosquito |
mikikin |
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47 |
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56 |
child |
tuk |
my child |
5 |
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56 |
child |
tum |
your child |
5 |
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200 |
Four
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pɛnɛl |
|
5 |
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42 |
to suck |
nɛnɛm |
|
50, 36 |
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120 |
stone |
kum |
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52 |
|
189 |
who?
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aho |
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53 |
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15 |
bone |
hihi |
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54 |
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113 |
branch
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(ke) kakana |
|
54 |
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133 |
rain |
biti |
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56 |
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101 |
to fly |
bebe |
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60 |
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114 |
leaf |
kɔki |
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60 |
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115 |
root |
sele |
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60 |
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38 |
to chew
|
kɛn |
|
63 |
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187 |
they |
si |
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63 |
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195 |
no, not |
esɔm |
not |
66 |
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16 |
intestines |
tana |
|
68 |
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31 |
tooth |
kua |
kuakuruba 'eyetooth', adɔl 'backtooth' |
69 |
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67 |
to sew
|
sigit |
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69 |
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199 |
Three
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miok |
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7 |
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24 |
head |
palimi |
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73 |
|
89 |
to hold
|
nugu |
in the fist |
74 |
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26 |
hair
|
pakoki |
|
78 |
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48 |
to sleep |
konkon |
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8 |
|
151 |
green |
kekese |
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8 |
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105 |
tail |
lepe |
|
80 |
|
170 |
when?
|
hɛka |
|
80 |
|
77 |
to scratch
|
kara |
|
81 |
|
137 |
to blow
|
kave |
|
81 |
|
142 |
heavy |
mae |
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82 |
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4 |
leg/foot |
keve |
|
83 |
|
130 |
star |
kirap |
|
83 |
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107 |
worm (earthworm) |
tugel |
|
86 |
|
146 |
ash |
bubus |
|
86 |
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122 |
water
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nɛki |
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9 |
|
163 |
new |
alaba |
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9 |
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111 |
fish |
le |
|
92 |
|
52 |
to stand |
rumit |
|
94 |
|
147 |
black |
gɔpgɔp |
|
96 |
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56 |
child |
tiiki |
her child |
96, 95 |
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58 |
wife |
kula |
|
97 |
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81 |
sharp |
kua |
knife, the edge is sharp |
97 |
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81 |
sharp |
kɛkɛl |
the point/tip is sharp |
98 |
|
155 |
long
|
loloi |
|
98 |
|
19 |
shoulder |
lagɛpɛ |
Probable Nakanai loan |
L? |
L |
82 |
dull, blunt |
kɛkɛl sɔ |
not sharp |
X |
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165 |
bad, evil |
luvul so |
'not good' |
x |
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