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Language: Keapara (Kalo Dialect)

Source/Author:  Kiniravu Karomanu 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:khz  Glottocode: kalo1259 
Notes:  I wrote the words down in their most accurate pronounciation form. 
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Classification:  Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Western Oceanic:Papuan Tip:Peripheral:Central Papuan:Sinagoro-Keapara  
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
17 liver      
37 to eat      
151 green      
1 hand gima   1, 58  
3 right ripa   22  
6 road/path raupara      
8 to turn word info make      
9 to swim navu      
10 dirty milo   142  
11 dust kakavu      
18 breast lata   59  
20 to know, be knowledgeable ripa   66  
21 to think tugamagi      
22 to fear kali   86  
23 blood rala   1  
24 head repa      
26 hair word info gui      
27 nose iru   1  
29 to sniff, smell ponanaa      
30 mouth poka      
31 tooth ruga      
32 tongue mae   7  
33 to laugh mamai   3  
34 to cry tagi      
38 to chew word info tamutamu      
45 eye mata   1  
46 to see gita      
47 to yawn ataka      
50 to dream nivi   1, 60  
51 to sit tanu      
51 to sit talu      
52 to stand ruga      
56 child melo   8  
56 child natu   5  
60 father tama   1  
61 house numa   1, 49  
63 name ara   1, 18  
64 to say kila   160  
65 rope walo   2  
68 needle rina      
69 to hunt word info apana      
73 to steal lema      
74 to kill vagi      
76 to live, be alive maguli      
79 stick/wood mara      
81 sharp matana      
84 to plant varo      
85 to choose virigi      
87 to swell word info olo      
88 to squeeze word info kiki      
90 to dig kua   66  
90 to dig tavi      
91 to buy voi   1  
93 to pound, beat word info taki      
93 to pound, beat word info rara      
94 to throw word info pia      
95 to fall word info keto   125  
97 bird manu   1  
99 feather manumanu      
100 wing vane   2  
102 rat kuruve      
103 meat/flesh virigo   10  
105 tail givu      
106 snake warowaro      
108 louse word info gutu      
109 mosquito nemo   1  
110 spider kaikai   90  
115 root lamuna   3  
120 stone vatu      
124 sea rawapara      
125 salt rama   25  
125 salt tamena   25  
127 woods/forest uraura      
128 sky kupa   17  
129 moon uve      
131 cloud word info iloa(general)      
133 rain gura      
135 lightning rama      
136 wind agi      
139 cold word info nakula   108  
139 cold word info palapala      
140 dry word info laki   111  
140 dry word info lakilaki      
141 wet nupa      
142 heavy metau   48  
145 smoke word info kovu   13  
148 white kulokulo   74  
150 yellow polapola   41  
152 small kei      
153 big kamu      
156 thin word info magivi      
157 thick word info guruna      
161 shy, ashamed nugarage      
163 new valigu      
164 good nama   27  
167 night pogi      
168 day laʁani      
169 year rigolo      
170 when? word info arigi toma      
170 when? word info laʁani?      
171 to hide word info kumu      
173 at ai   12  
174 in, inside aonai   1  
175 above atanai   1  
175 above kukunai      
175 above tairagenai      
176 below kapulenai   81  
176 below tairigonai      
177 this eia      
180 far rau   1  
181 where? word info arigia      
181 where? word info ravai      
181 where? word info ravanai      
182 I au   1, 21  
183 thou ʁoi      
184 he/she ia   1  
186 you ʁoi      
187 they ira      
189 who? word info rai   1  
190 other ta      
190 other mataa      
191 all maparara      
192 and e   8  
193 if pere      
196 to count veʁa-agi      
198 Two word info ruala      
199 Three word info toitoi   1  
201 Five word info imaima   1  
202 Six word info taula toitoi      
101 to fly rau "rau" is more of a bird flying while flapping its wings while lovo is more like gliding and soaring without flapping wings    
147 black ruparupa (black, also used to describe dark/darker shade of a colour) 21  
137 to blow word info vili (blow with mouth) 79  
119 earth/soil tanopara (earth/world/planet),    
185 we word info ai (excl.)    
185 we word info ita (incl.)    
172 to climb word info ragea (ladder) root word = rage(up)    
49 to lie down word info maqo tali (lie down)    
49 to lie down word info maqo (lie/lay)    
172 to climb word info paea (mountain) pae(climb)    
195 no, not aikina (no, nothing) 1  
195 no, not atsi (not) 1  
101 to fly lovo (soar,fly) 1  
16 intestines tsinage-walowalora (stomach/belly-rope)    
137 to blow word info elavuana (wind blowing-"agi e?olena"    
137 to blow word info eʁolena (wind blowing-"agi e?olena"    
54 man/male tau 1)tau as in man, male. 2)tau as in one(person) one as in "the evil/bad one(tau tsikana)", "the one who fights in a war/ a warrior(vetali tauna)", or in "the one who teaches/informs(veve?aripa tauna)" etc.. 22  
28 to breathe aʁarage agarage    
104 fat/grease mona animal fat 1, 65  
83 to work word info araʁa araga    
82 dull, blunt atsi matana ati matana(not sharp)    
166 correct, true e e! - correct    
107 worm (earthworm) guli earthworm    
122 water word info nanu mami fresh water or drinking/drinkable water    
39 to cook word info nanua from the noun "nanu"    
208 Fifty word info ʁaʁala imaima gagala imaima    
207 Twenty word info ʁaʁala ruala gagala ruala    
206 Ten word info ʁaʁalana gagalana    
4 leg/foot ʁage gage    
25 neck ʁaʁo gago 30  
134 thunder ʁaita gaita    
144 to burn word info veaʁalaa gala(?ala)    
123 to flow ʁalu galu    
89 to hold word info ʁapi gapi    
57 husband ʁarawa garawa(spouse)    
58 wife ʁarawa garawa(spouse)    
55 woman/female ʁare gare    
62 thatch/roof ʁato gato    
98 egg ʁatoi gatoi    
114 leaf ʁaulauna gaulauna    
117 fruit ʁauvuavua gauvuavua    
132 fog ʁavukovu gavukovu    
118 grass ʁawa gawa    
13 back word info kini general/overal back    
83 to work word info ginaro ginaro - garden-related work    
104 fat/grease riga grease,oil    
53 person/human being taunilimalima human being, people.    
36 to spit qainiu kainiu    
77 to scratch word info qaqali kakali    
92 to open, uncover qalapaka kalapaka    
143 fire qalova kalova    
149 red qalovaqalova kalovakalova - from the word for fire which is "kalova(qalova)". It does not strictly describe red but a color spectrum of fire from red to orange(excluding yellow).    
44 to hear qamonagi kamonagi    
162 old word info qani kani - old    
66 to tie up, fasten qapa kapa    
2 left qauli kauli    
146 ash qavu kavu 1  
158 narrow kokotsi kokoti    
121 sand qone qwanona kone kwanona (beach soil)    
12 skin qopi kopi    
154 short word info qotsiqotsi kotikoti    
126 lake qovu kovu    
154 short word info kupa kupa 20  
154 short word info kupa-qotsi kupa-koti    
96 dog qwaeva kwaeva    
197 One word info qwapuna kwapuna    
75 to die, be dead qwarega kwarega    
72 to hit word info qwari kwari - to hit with an object    
5 to walk laqa laka    
13 back word info roge lower back including hips, although there is another word sprcifically for hips, which is "kepo".    
111 fish maʁani magani    
54 man/male maru maru is commonly used to refer to man or male 1, 69  
130 star mitsiu mitiu    
155 long word info moʁa moga    
155 long word info moʁaloki mogaloki    
40 to drink niua noun="niu"    
41 to bite qolia noun="qoli"    
42 to suck romaa noun="roma"    
162 old word info velepara old man    
162 old word info logeaparapara old woman    
19 shoulder paʁa paga    
107 worm (earthworm) rimo parasitic(intestinal) worm 48  
78 to cut, hack word info patsi pati    
53 person/human being talima person    
71 to stab, pierce komu pierce(to make a hole)    
70 to shoot word info pitsi piti - to shoot(general term, does not include arrows)    
112 rotten word info poraʁa poraga 9, 74  
80 to split word info tovi-qavaluga qavaluga - to break open into pieces or parts or halves    
113 branch word info raʁa raga    
210 One Thousand word info raʁana ragana    
194 how? word info raqatsiwa rakatiwa    
188 what? word info raqau rakau    
165 bad, evil raqava rakava    
144 to burn word info kapua root words: kapu    
48 to sleep maitu sleep(general)    
48 to sleep geno sleep, beddings(genogeno), camp out (genogeno).    
119 earth/soil qwano soil, ground    
71 to stab, pierce kwanu stab 98  
70 to shoot word info taraki taraki - shoot an arrow(specific use)    
204 Eight word info taula vatsivatsi taula vativati    
203 Seven word info taulatoi qwapuna taulatoi kwapuna    
205 Nine word info taulavatsi qwapuna taulavati kwapuna    
43 ear teʁa tega    
178 that neia that (close to the listener)    
178 that voia that (far from the listener)    
116 flower tsiare tiare 76  
138 warm word info tsiavutsiavu tiavutiavu    
15 bone tsiliga tiliga    
59 mother tsina tina    
14 belly tsinage tinage    
209 One Hundred word info tsinavuna tinavuna    
72 to hit word info vale to hit with the hand only/bare hand    
80 to split word info tovi tovi(specific use)-for splitting certain objects.    
166 correct, true taunatauna true - taunatauna    
67 to sew word info tuli tuli(sew), tuituli(sewing) 13  
200 Four word info vatsivatsi vativati    
86 to grow word info veʁa kalaa vega kalaa(make/let it grow)    
179 near veqavi vekavi    
162 old word info velepara qaniqani very old man    
162 old word info logeapara qaniqani very old woman    
160 painful, sick vitsi viti    
7 to come voʁomai vogomai    
35 to vomit vuaʁa vuaga    
122 water word info nanu water 1, 43  
159 wide ʁaʁava wide    
159 wide reva wide and flat, or just flat surface    
83 to work word info inagulu work in general    
107 worm (earthworm) vuo worm, caterpillar    

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