Austronesian

Basic Vocabulary Database

• Home
• About
• Collaborators
• Links to other sites
• FAQ & Information
• Contact Us
• Our Research
• News

• Languages
• Words
• Search
• Advanced Display
• Classification
• Language Map

• Add Data

• Display Family Tree

Language: Cemuhî

Resources:

•  ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for camuki
•  Ethnologue Information for cam
•  OLAC Information for cam
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for cem
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing all of 11 entries

• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2021-05-14 05:17:58)
• Changed #3224669 from "pɛ˧ᵑga˧ (1) pɛ˧mi˧, pɛ˧mi˧-hĩ˧ (2)", "(1) Means 'to devia, to change road' (2) Means 'to turn, as in turning the face around' ", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Changed #3224697 from "a. ᵑgu:˧mwe˨-hĩ˨", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Changed #3224698 from "a. pwɔ˧-i˨la˨, pwa˧-i˨la˨", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Changed #3224727 from "pi˧­ta˦i˦-na:˧ⁿdo˧ (1) pi˧-wɔ˨li˨-na:˧ⁿdo˧ (2)", "(1) Literraly, from french translation of this word in the source lexicon, means 'to hunt' (2) Literraly, from french translation of this word in the source lexicon, means 'to do the hunting'", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Changed #3224749 from "i:˧tu˧-hĩ˧ (1) hɛ˦lɛ˦ti˦, ha˦lɛ˦ti˦ (2)̃", "(1) Means 'to crush something solide' (2) Means 'to crush something soft'", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Changed #3224763 from "ᵐbe˧t / ᵐbe˧lɛ˧", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Changed #3224792 from "a-b. cu:˦", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Changed #3224795 from "a. mə˧i˧u˧ b. a˦ti˦ti˦", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:07:43)
• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:05:45)
• Language Added - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-01 17:04:37)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
175	above	hwĩ:˧-
175	above	hĩ:˧-
191	all	ta˦i˦
192	and	ka˧
192	and	kɛ˧
146	ash	ⁿdɛ˧hĩ˧	None of those words mean prototypically 'ash', but they do share this meaning
146	ash	ⁿdɛ˧m
146	ash	ⁿdɛ˧p
173	at	ne͐	The ton of this word depends on the ton of the word it is attached to. Hence, it can be a hight ton, a middle, or a low one.
13	back	ᶮjɛ˧i˧-
165	bad, evil	ta˨
14	belly	na˨
176	below	hã:˦hĩ˦-
153	big	u˦n
153	big	u˦t
153	big	u˦ᵐbwɔ˦
97	bird	mə˧ni˧
147	black	ᵐbwi:˧t
147	black	ᵐbwi:˧lɛ˧
23	blood	ca˦we˦t
23	blood	cɛ˦we˦t
15	bone	ⁿdu:˧-
113	branch	ⁿdi˧hɛ̃˧-
113	branch	ⁿdi:˧hɛ̃˧-
113	branch	ⁿdi˧hã˧-
18	breast	ti˦-		1
56	child	ɛ˦wa˦
131	cloud	ni:˦
139	cold	ᵐbwa˧la˧
166	correct, true	mo˨mwɔ˨
166	correct, true	mu˨mwɔ˨n
166	correct, true	mwa˨mwɔ˨n
168	day	ta˨n
10	dirty	a˨li˨li˨
96	dog	wɔ˦ta˦-a˧-hɛ̃˧n
140	dry	mə˧i˧u˧	a.
140	dry	a˦ti˦ti˦	b.
82	dull, blunt	a˦ɲə:˦ᵐbwɔ˦
11	dust	mu:˦-pu˧lɛ˧	mu˦: means 'flying smoke'	105, 20
43	ear	ᶮje˧:nə˧-
119	earth/soil	ᵐbwa˧hɛ˦mwo˦
119	earth/soil	ᵐbwa˧hĩ˦mwo˦
119	earth/soil	ᵐbwɔ˧hɛ˦mwo˦
98	egg	pi˦hĩ˦-ᶮja˨	Means 'chiken egg' ; this is the only word for egg, beside 'fish eggs' that have been found in the lexicon
204	Eight	ni˦m ᵐbwɔ˧ mu˦ ci˦e˦ pwɔ˦-n
45	eye	na:˨mi:˨-
180	far	ko˦ᶮja˨
104	fat/grease	ᶮjɛ˧p	An other lexical term phoneticly close to the one retained here, [ᶮjɛm] has been presented by a religious representative, the Father A. Colomb (1890), but without any transcription of the tons
60	father	ca:˨
99	feather	pu˨mi:˨-
208	Fifty
143	fire	mi˨u˨
111	fish	i˧ku˧a˧
201	Five	ni˦m
116	flower	mu:˧-
132	fog	ca:˦mə˦t
132	fog	ca:˦məlɛ˦
200	Four	pa:˦
117	fruit	a˦cɛ˦
164	good	wã˦ɛ˦
118	grass	mə˧te˧
151	green	ᵐbu˧pwi˧
26	hair	a˨pu˨n	Out a possessive contruction
26	hair	a˨pu˨ni˨-	Within a possessive construction
1	hand	i˦-		11
184	he/she	ɛ˧
24	head	pu˧n	Out a possessive contruction
24	head	pu˧ni˧-	Within a possessive construction
142	heavy	te:˦
61	house	mwa˨
194	how?
57	husband	a˦i˦u˦
182	I	e˧
193	if	mə˧pi˧ɛ˧
174	in, inside	nə˦-
16	intestines
126	lake
114	leaf	ⁿdi˧	The distinction between the semantic specifities of each of those words is not clear
114	leaf	ⁿdi˧-hĩ˧-
114	leaf	ma˦ⁿdi˦-
114	leaf	a˦ⁿdi˦-
2	left	a:˧mu˧		1, 59
2	left	ɛa˧mu˧		1, 59
4	leg/foot	a˦-		1
135	lightning	ti˦kɛ˦kɛ˦t
135	lightning	ti˦kɛ˦kɛ˦lɛ˦
17	liver	i:˧i-
155	long	ᵐbwa˨li˨
108	louse	b. i˧
54	man/male	a˧pu˧li˧ɛ˧
103	meat/flesh	mə˦-hĩ˦-	Can be used with the meaning of 'piece of meat' or 'flesh of the body' Note that there are other words which mean 'flesh', but they are used with a extended meaning of 'flesh', like the notion 'aspect/origin of someone', or some social practice including
129	moon	wɔ˦lɛ˦
129	moon	ɔ˦lɛ˦
109	mosquito	na˨ᵐbu˨
59	mother	ɲa:˨
30	mouth	pwɔ˦-
63	name	ni˧
158	narrow	pi˨cu˨
179	near	pɛ˧hĩ˧-
25	neck	hɛ̃˦ne˦-
68	needle	ⁿdi˨ti˨
163	new	cɔ˦hõ˦	Mean 'someone new, visitor, invited guest'
163	new	co˦hõ˦
167	night	ᵐbwe˧n
205	Nine	ni˦m-ᵐbwɔ˧-mu˦-pa:˦-pwɔ˦-n
195	no, not	õ˦hõ˨	Means 'no'
195	no, not	u˦hũ˨
27	nose	ũ˨mwi:˨-
27	nose	õ˨mwi:˨-
162	old	pwe:˦nə
197	One	cɛ˦i˦u˦
209	One Hundred	ni˦m a˧pu˧li˧ɛ˧
210	One Thousand
190	other
160	painful, sick	ta˦ci˦ŋi˦
53	person/human being	a˧pu˧li˧p
133	rain	u˧tɛ˧
102	rat	ci:˦ᵐbwi˦
149	red	ma˧ᵑga˧
149	red	ma˧ᵑga˧lɛ˧
149	red	mə˧ᵑgə˧t
149	red	mə˧ᵑgə˧lɛ˧
3	right	pwɔ˧-ᶮju˧-i˦		24
6	road/path	pwa:˦ⁿdɛ˦n
115	root	wa:˧-
65	rope	ta˦i˦
112	rotten	mu˦ti:˦-
125	salt	wɔ˧n	According to the missionary A. Colomb
125	salt	ɔ˧n	According to the missionary A. Colomb
125	salt	ᶮji˨e˨	According to J-C. Rivierre, the author of the source lexicon
121	sand	wɔ˧n
121	sand	ɔ˧n
124	sea	ᶮji˨e˨
203	Seven	ni˦m ᵐbwɔ˧ mu˦ a˦lo˦ pwɔ˦-n
81	sharp	a˦ɲə:˦
81	sharp	ã˦ɲə:˦	(T)
154	short	ᵐba˨hĩ˨n	a.
154	short	pi˧te˦tɔ:˦	b.
154	short	pi˧te˦te˦ɔ˦	b.
154	short	pi˧te˦to˦ɔ˦	b.
154	short	pi˧te˦to:˦	b.
19	shoulder	ɛ˧a:˧-	The distinction between those two words has not been provided by the authors of the lexicon
19	shoulder	pi˧a:˧-
161	shy, ashamed	cɛ˦ᵐbwɔ˦
202	Six	ni˦m ka˧ ᵐbwɔ˧ cɛ˦i˦u˦	The distinction between those forms has not been provided in the lexicon
202	Six	ni˦m ᵐbwɔ˧ mu˦ cɛ˦i˦u˦ pwɔ˦-n
202	Six	ᵐbwɔ˧-mu˦-cɛ˦i˦u˦-pwɔ˦-n
12	skin	i:˧-		1
12	skin	i˧-		1
128	sky	mi:˧ⁿdɛ˧n
152	small	pɛ˧hĩ˧ᵐbwa˨
145	smoke	mu:˦-mi˨u˨
106	snake	ᵐbwi˧ɛ˧n	Referes to a specific sea snake ; there are no land snake in New Caledonia
110	spider	we:˧hɛ̃˦
130	star	cԑ˦ni˦
79	stick/wood	ᵐba˨-a˨cu:˨t
120	stone	pə˧i˧
105	tail	ti˦ᵐbwɔ˦-
105	tail	tu˦ᵐbwɔ˦-
105	tail	ti˦ᵐbwɛ˦-
206	Ten	pa˨ᶮji˨lu˨
206	Ten	pa˨ᶮju˨lu˨
178	that	na͐:	As in 'that montaign there' The ton of this word depends on the ton of the word it is attached to. Hence, it can be a hight ton, a middle, or a low one.
62	thatch/roof	pu˧ni˧-mwa˨
187	they	le˧
157	thick	ta˦ᵐbo˦
156	thin	ɛ˧le˧lo:˧p
177	this	cɛ͐	As in 'this montaign here' The ton of this word depends on the ton of the word it is attached to. Hence, it can be a hight ton, a middle, or a low one.
183	thou	ᵑgo˧
199	Three	ci˦e˦
134	thunder	ti˦kɛ˦kɛ˦t
134	thunder	ti˦kɛ˦kɛ˦lɛ˦
41	to bite	i:˧ᵑga˧	'to bite something, to hold it with the teeth'
41	to bite	wi:˦	'to bite, in order to eat'
137	to blow	cu:˦	a, b.
28	to breathe
144	to burn	e˦t
144	to burn	e˦lɛ˦
91	to buy	pwɔ˧-cu˦hĩ˦-n
38	to chew	ᵑgu:˧mwe˨-hĩ˨	a.
85	to choose	pi˧-ᵑga˨	The lexicon does not provide any clear semantic distinction between these two words for 'to choose'
85	to choose	pwɔ˧-ᵑga˨li˨
172	to climb	pa˧la˧
172	to climb	pɛ˧la˧
7	to come	a˦ᵐbe˦
7	to come	ã˦ᵐbe˦	(T)
39	to cook	pwɔ˧-i˨la˨	a.
39	to cook	pwa˧-i˨la˨	a.
196	to count	pi˦nə˦
34	to cry	e˦
78	to cut, hack	ta˦hã˦ᵑgɛ˦i˦
75	to die, be dead	mə˧t
75	to die, be dead	mə˧lɛ˧
90	to dig	i˧ni˧
50	to dream	mwa:˦ŋ
40	to drink	ɔ̃˨ⁿdu˨
40	to drink	ũ˨ⁿdu˨
37	to eat	wi:˦na:˧ⁿdo˧
95	to fall	ti˧pwɔ˧
95	to fall	tu˧pwɔ˧
22	to fear	mwo˦ti˦
123	to flow	te˦tɛ˦
101	to fly	te:˨
86	to grow	wi:˧hĩ˧
44	to hear	te˧nə˧
171	to hide	ta˨ⁿdu˨ɔ˨
72	to hit	ci:˦	Means 'to hit' without intrument specification in the lexicon
89	to hold	i˧mwi˧
69	to hunt	pi˧­ta˦i˦-na:˧ⁿdo˧	Lit. french translation of this word in the source lexicon means 'to hunt'
69	to hunt	pi˧-wɔ˨li˨-na:˧ⁿdo˧	Lit.
74	to kill	ta˦u˦nu˦-hi˦
74	to kill	ta˦u˦nu˦
20	to know, be knowledgeable	tɛ˧mə˧hĩ˧
33	to laugh	a˧p
49	to lie down	o:˦t
76	to live, be alive	mu˧li˧p
76	to live, be alive	mu˧li˧ɛ˧
92	to open, uncover	tɛ˧hĩ˧
92	to open, uncover	tɛ˧hwĩ˧
84	to plant	cɛ˧mi˧	The lexicon does not provide any clear semantic distinction between these two words for 'to plant'
84	to plant	cɛ˧mi˧-na:˧ⁿdo˧
93	to pound, beat	hɛ˦lɛ˦ti˦	'to crush something soft'
93	to pound, beat	i:˧tu˧-hĩ˧	'to crush something solid'
93	to pound, beat	ha˦lɛ˦ti˦	'to crush something soft'
64	to say	pi:˧
77	to scratch
46	to see	a˧li˧-hĩ˧
67	to sew	ᵐbi˧ⁿdi˧
70	to shoot	ta˦hĩ˦ ku˨ha˨	Means 'to shoot with a rifle'
51	to sit	tɛ˧ᵐbwɔ˧
48	to sleep	pu˦lu˦ta˦
29	to sniff, smell	te˧nə˧
36	to spit	cu˦mi˦
80	to split	ta˦ⁿdi˦
88	to squeeze	pwɛti	The tons for this word have not been provided. They seem to have been forgotten, because this word meaning 'to squeeze' can mean as well 'cudgel', and the lexicon provides for this last word, the tons on top of the phonetic transcription
71	to stab, pierce	ɔ˦li˦
71	to stab, pierce	wɔ˦li˦
52	to stand	cu:˧t
73	to steal	ᵐbu˨-ⁿdo:˧pi˧-hi˧
42	to suck
87	to swell
9	to swim	e˦o:˦m
9	to swim	e˦o˦p	(T)
21	to think	ni˦:mi˦-hĩ˦
94	to throw	ta˦hĩ˦
66	to tie up, fasten	ci˦ɛ˦
8	to turn	pɛ˧mi˧	'to turn, as in turning the face around'
8	to turn	pɛ˧ᵑga˧	'to deviate, to change road'
8	to turn	pɛ˧mi˧-hĩ˧	'to turn, as in turning the face around'
35	to vomit	u˦ɲə˦
35	to vomit	u˦ɲə˦-hĩ˦
35	to vomit	u:˦ɲə˦-hĩ˦
5	to walk	ɛ˧ŋe˧n
83	to work	pɛ˧nə˧m	Means 'to work' not necessarily in in the fields or garden or 'to work as an occupation'
47	to yawn	o:˦a˨m
32	tongue	u˧pɛ˧hɛ̃˧-
31	tooth	pɛ˧cu˧ɔ˧-
207	Twenty	cɛ˦i˦u˦ a˧pu˧li˧p
198	Two	a˦lo˦
138	warm	e˦t
138	warm	e˦lɛ˦
122	water	ta˦ᵐbe˦
185	we	ᵑga˧ɲə˧	(incl)
185	we	ɲə˧,	(incl)
185	we	ᵑga˧mə˧	(excl)
185	we	mə˧	(excl)
141	wet	ti˨ti˨
188	what?	ⁿdɛ˧
188	what?	ⁿdɛ˨
170	when?	e˧-ni:˧t
170	when?	e˧-ni:˧lɛ˧
181	where?	we˧
181	where?	we˨
148	white	pwa˦ᶮjo˦
189	who?	ɔ͐:	The ton of this word depends on the ton of the word it follows. Hence, it can be a hight ton, a middle, or a low one.
159	wide	ᵐbwa:˧ŋə˧-mwa˨
58	wife	mwo˦ⁿdɛ˦-
136	wind	ⁿda˨n
100	wing	pu˧-i˦-
100	wing	pu˧-i˧
55	woman/female	to:˦mwo˦
127	woods/forest	ⁿdɛ˧ᵐbo˧
107	worm (earthworm)	ᵐbe˧t
107	worm (earthworm)	ᵐbe˧lɛ˧
169	year	ᶮjo˧
150	yellow	pu˨n
186	you	ᵑga˧we˧

© 2003-2025: Simon J. Greenhill , Robert Blust, & Russell Gray. (0.00868)

Please cite: Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Max Planck EVA Imprint/Impressum.