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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)
Entries:
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Item: |
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Cognacy: |
Loan: |
| 125 |
salt |
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| 169 |
year |
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| 210 |
One Thousand
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| 1 |
hand |
mini |
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35 |
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| 2 |
left |
akɔs |
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| 3 |
right |
akiana |
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| 4 |
leg/foot |
keve |
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83 |
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| 5 |
to walk |
kiki |
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| 6 |
road/path |
gulukua |
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| 7 |
to come |
mɛ |
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1 |
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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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| 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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| 15 |
bone |
hihi |
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54 |
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| 16 |
intestines |
tana |
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68 |
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| 17 |
liver |
kote |
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1 |
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| 18 |
breast |
mina |
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20 |
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| 20 |
to know, be knowledgeable |
rɔp |
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129 |
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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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| 22 |
to fear |
taga |
great fear; e.g. to be killed |
12 |
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| 23 |
blood |
gogoru |
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| 24 |
head |
palimi |
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73 |
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| 25 |
neck |
hipunu |
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123 |
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| 26 |
hair
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pakoki |
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78 |
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| 27 |
nose |
nohɔlimi |
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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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| 29 |
to sniff, smell |
lɔŋɔi |
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29 |
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| 30 |
mouth |
kua |
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36 |
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| 31 |
tooth |
kua |
kuakuruba 'eyetooth', adɔl 'backtooth' |
69 |
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| 32 |
tongue |
manapa |
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45 |
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| 33 |
to laugh |
luvovo |
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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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| 36 |
to spit |
kapusu |
with metathesis of non-initial consonants |
19 |
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| 37 |
to eat |
kɛn |
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1 |
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| 38 |
to chew
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kɛn |
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63 |
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| 38 |
to chew
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nɛs |
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12 |
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| 39 |
to cook
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mɔk |
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| 40 |
to drink |
in |
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1 |
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| 41 |
to bite |
kɔr |
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| 42 |
to suck |
nɛnɛm |
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50, 36 |
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| 43 |
ear |
talaŋa |
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1 |
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| 44 |
to hear |
loŋo |
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1, 36 |
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| 45 |
eye |
mata |
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1 |
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| 46 |
to see |
ie |
"watch" |
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| 47 |
to yawn |
mamaua |
[mamawa] |
19 |
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| 48 |
to sleep |
konkon |
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8 |
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| 49 |
to lie down
|
rikere |
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| 50 |
to dream |
mataluvi |
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| 51 |
to sit |
rehen |
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| 52 |
to stand |
rumit |
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94 |
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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 |
tuk |
my child |
5 |
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| 56 |
child |
tum |
your child |
5 |
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| 56 |
child |
puiti |
his child |
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| 56 |
child |
tiiki |
her child |
96, 95 |
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| 57 |
husband |
kula |
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2 |
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| 58 |
wife |
kula |
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97 |
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| 59 |
mother |
pu-naha |
'his mother'; ani 'my mother', ani nɔhɔm 'your mother', |
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| 60 |
father |
pu-tama |
his father'; av? 'my father', tɔvɔm 'your father' |
1 |
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| 61 |
house |
bɛlɛ |
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14 |
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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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| 67 |
to sew
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sigit |
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| 68 |
needle |
bitarɔŋen |
a special bone of flying fox |
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| 69 |
to hunt
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panɔ |
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16 |
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| 70 |
to shoot
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wɛs |
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43 |
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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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| 75 |
to die, be dead |
riŋi |
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40 |
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| 76 |
to live, be alive |
kɔlɔ |
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| 77 |
to scratch
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kara |
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81 |
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| 78 |
to cut, hack
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tɛlɛ |
for a big tree |
1 |
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| 78 |
to cut, hack
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wal |
for a small tree/thing |
124 |
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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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| 81 |
sharp |
kɛkɛl |
the point/tip is sharp |
98 |
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| 81 |
sharp |
kua |
knife, the edge is sharp |
97 |
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| 82 |
dull, blunt |
kɛkɛl sɔ |
not sharp |
X |
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| 83 |
to work
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kumumu (in garden) |
in garden |
1 |
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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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| 88 |
to squeeze
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bɛbɛ |
coconut, fruit |
21, 80 |
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| 88 |
to squeeze
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pɔrɔ |
sago, towel |
42 |
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| 89 |
to hold
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nugu |
in the fist |
74 |
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| 89 |
to hold
|
(ka)habiri |
hold [in the fist] strongly |
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| 90 |
to dig |
kel |
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1 |
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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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| 93 |
to pound, beat
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tutu |
for taro cake |
20 |
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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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| 97 |
bird |
mɛnanahaka |
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1 |
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| 98 |
egg |
kotɛl |
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1 |
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| 99 |
feather |
pakɔki |
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| 100 |
wing |
vuliti |
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| 101 |
to fly |
bebe |
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60 |
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| 102 |
rat |
makal |
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| 103 |
meat/flesh |
misa |
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23 |
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| 104 |
fat/grease |
mɔnɛna |
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1, 65 |
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| 105 |
tail |
lepe |
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80 |
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| 106 |
snake |
mɔtɔ |
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12 |
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| 107 |
worm (earthworm) |
tugel |
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86 |
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| 108 |
louse
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dɛr |
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| 109 |
mosquito |
mikikin |
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47 |
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| 110 |
spider |
kerebuk |
small |
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| 111 |
fish |
le |
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92 |
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| 112 |
rotten
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visik |
banana |
110 |
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| 112 |
rotten
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lumo |
corpse |
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| 113 |
branch
|
(ke) kakana |
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54 |
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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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| 116 |
flower |
huhulna |
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| 117 |
fruit |
kiana |
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| 118 |
grass |
pɛlil |
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1 |
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| 119 |
earth/soil |
kole |
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| 120 |
stone |
kum |
|
52 |
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| 121 |
sand |
mado |
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| 122 |
water
|
nɛki |
|
9 |
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| 123 |
to flow |
hɛl |
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12 |
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| 124 |
sea |
dari |
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1 |
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| 126 |
lake |
naruru |
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| 127 |
woods/forest |
kɛlimi |
|
101 |
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| 128 |
sky |
gusasa |
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| 129 |
moon |
lɛvɔnɔ |
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| 130 |
star |
kirap |
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83 |
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| 131 |
cloud
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lamori |
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| 132 |
fog |
lapavu |
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| 133 |
rain |
biti |
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56 |
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| 134 |
thunder |
guguruŋ |
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2 |
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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 |
17 |
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| 137 |
to blow
|
kave |
|
81 |
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| 137 |
to blow
|
pusue |
for dust, paper, leaf, people |
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| 138 |
warm
|
rɔrɔŋɔ |
|
73 |
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| 139 |
cold
|
mɛrir |
|
1 |
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| 140 |
dry
|
popu |
|
103 |
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| 141 |
wet |
pesik |
|
105 |
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| 142 |
heavy |
mae |
|
82 |
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| 143 |
fire |
kɔn |
|
44 |
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| 144 |
to burn
|
hɔnɔ |
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| 145 |
smoke
|
kinana |
cooking fire |
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| 146 |
ash |
bubus |
|
86 |
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| 147 |
black |
gɔpgɔp |
|
96 |
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| 148 |
white |
punpun |
|
119 |
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| 149 |
red |
pisikiki |
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| 150 |
yellow |
mohomohok |
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| 151 |
green |
kekese |
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8 |
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| 152 |
small |
tevesik |
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| 153 |
big |
hebuk |
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| 154 |
short
|
kokorok |
|
13 |
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| 155 |
long
|
loloi |
|
98 |
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| 156 |
thin
|
parɛgɛ |
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| 157 |
thick
|
gɔŋ |
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| 158 |
narrow |
tevesik |
small |
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| 159 |
wide |
hebuk |
big |
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| 160 |
painful, sick |
mikɔlɔŋ |
sick |
112 |
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| 160 |
painful, sick |
mɔmɔk |
painfile |
113 |
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| 161 |
shy, ashamed |
mahɛla |
|
42 |
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| 162 |
old
|
saka |
|
90 |
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| 163 |
new |
alaba |
|
9 |
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| 164 |
good |
luvul |
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| 165 |
bad, evil |
luvul so |
'not good' |
x |
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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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| 170 |
when?
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hɛka |
|
80 |
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| 171 |
to hide
|
kumehe |
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| 172 |
to climb
|
ra |
|
10 |
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| 173 |
at |
ki |
|
42 |
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| 174 |
in, inside |
limi |
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1 |
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| 175 |
above |
anaha |
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| 176 |
below |
anuhu |
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| 177 |
this |
ɛne |
|
1 |
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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?
|
haɛ |
|
10 |
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| 182 |
I |
alɔ |
|
1, 21 |
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| 183 |
thou |
ino |
|
1, 65 |
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| 184 |
he/she |
pu |
he |
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| 184 |
he/she |
ti |
she |
1 |
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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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| 187 |
they |
si |
|
63 |
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| 188 |
what?
|
ine |
|
2 |
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| 189 |
who?
|
aho |
|
53 |
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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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| 193 |
if |
ɛvɛhei |
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| 194 |
how?
|
wanawana |
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| 195 |
no, not |
esɔm |
not |
66 |
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| 195 |
no, not |
sɔ |
no |
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| 196 |
to count |
gigi |
|
17 |
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| 197 |
One
|
kɛy |
|
31 |
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| 198 |
Two
|
lu |
|
1 |
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| 199 |
Three
|
miok |
|
7 |
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| 200 |
Four
|
pɛnɛl |
|
5 |
|
| 201 |
Five
|
limikapeke |
|
1 |
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| 202 |
Six
|
limikapɛkɛhotonke |
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| 203 |
Seven
|
limikapɛkɛhotonlu |
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| 204 |
Eight
|
limikapɛkɛhotonmiok |
|
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| 205 |
Nine
|
limikapɛkɛhotownpɛnɛl |
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| 206 |
Ten
|
nuhulke |
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| 207 |
Twenty
|
nuhul lukɛkɛ |
|
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| 208 |
Fifty
|
nuhul limi kapɛkɛ |
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| 209 |
One Hundred
|
nuhul rumumui |
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| 12 |
skin |
kuni |
|
1 |
1 |
| 19 |
shoulder |
lagɛpɛ |
Probable Nakanai loan |
L? |
L |