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Language: Xârâgurè

Resources:

•  ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for ‘Aragùrɛ
•  Ethnologue Information for axx
•  OLAC Information for axx
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing all of 10 entries

• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2021-05-14 05:18:21)
• Changed #3225002 from "mʷãrĩ (1) mʷetɨ (2)", "(1) Means 'to swim with the head obove the surface of the water' (2) Means 'to swim with the head under the surface of the water'", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 08:56:59)
• Changed #3225028 from "mã: (1) xʷi: (2)", "(1) Seems to be related to the activity of chewing some leaf (2) Means 'to chew, suck some sugar cane'", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 08:56:59)
• Changed #3225037 from "ⁿdomɛ (1) mʌruki (2)", "(1) This lexical item is used as a verb (2) This lexical item can be used as a verb or a noun", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 08:56:59)
• Changed #3225055 from "pwɛkɛ (1) çikɛ (2)", "(1) This lexical item seems to used with the meaning of 'stabbing an animate entity' (2) This lexical item means 'to pierce with a khnife' with no further specification of wheiter it is used for animate or inanimate entities", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 08:56:59)
• Changed #3225058 from "ʃamɛ (1) fiãmɛ (2) ta:mɛ (3)", "(1) With a sharp object (2) With a big peice of wood (3) With a knife", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 08:56:59)
• Changed #3225113 from "a. mɔrɔ b. xamɔrɔ", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 08:56:59)
• Changed #3225161 from "açi: (1) çiɛ, çi: (2)", "(1) Marking the negative polarity of a sentence (2) Means 'no', and 'denial'", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 08:56:59)
• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 08:56:08)
• Language Added - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 08:55:12)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
5	to walk
8	to turn
16	intestines
26	hair
28	to breathe
40	to drink
45	eye
46	to see
54	man/male
68	needle
69	to hunt
76	to live, be alive
79	stick/wood
80	to split
81	sharp
82	dull, blunt
88	to squeeze
100	wing
104	fat/grease
105	tail
122	water
126	lake
150	yellow
152	small
156	thin
157	thick
158	narrow
159	wide
178	that
207	Twenty
208	Fifty
209	One Hundred
210	One Thousand
6	road/path	ɨfʌ̃ⁿdɔ
9	to swim	mʷãrĩ (1)	'to swim with the head above the surface of the water'
9	to swim	mʷetɨ (2)	'to swim with the head under the surface of the water'
10	dirty	xãⁿdɨ
11	dust	meⁿde
12	skin	pirɛ
13	back	ⁿdə:
15	bone	ɲĩ:-
17	liver	ⁿdɛ̃
21	to think	punʌ:
22	to fear	ᵐbara
23	blood	maⁿda
25	neck	winɔ
29	to sniff, smell	ᵐbu:rɛ
35	to vomit	ᵑgɔ:
35	to vomit	ᵑgowi
36	to spit	mawi
38	to chew	xʷi:	'to chew, suck some sugar cane'
39	to cook	ʃutã:	b.
39	to cook	xutã:
43	ear	xʷãnɛ
44	to hear	xʷara
47	to yawn	po:əa
48	to sleep	mʌruçe
49	to lie down	mʌru
50	to dream	ⁿdomɛ	This lexical item is used as a verb
50	to dream	mʌruki	This lexical item can be used as a verb or a noun
51	to sit	tũᵐbanɛ:	Means 'to sit on something'
52	to stand	tã:
55	woman/female	çɛ̃
56	child	xũ:ʃĩ
57	husband	kɔrɔ
58	wife	kʷɛ̃:
60	father	panɛ:
62	thatch/roof	ᵐbʷa:mʷã
63	name	ne:
64	to say	xʌ̃
65	rope	kʷi:
66	to tie up, fasten	fʌi	The distinction between those two lexical items is not clear
66	to tie up, fasten	çuru
67	to sew	ᶮɈipuru
70	to shoot	pɔkɛ	Means ' to shoot with a rifle'
71	to stab, pierce	pwɛkɛ	This lexical item seems to used with the meaning of 'stabbing an animate entity'
72	to hit	fĩwi	'To hit with a stick to make a fruit fall over'
73	to steal	pɛ̃ⁿdɛ
74	to kill	fiãmɛ	With a big piece of wood
74	to kill	ʃamɛ	With a sharp object
74	to kill	ta:mɛ	With a knife
75	to die, be dead	pahi	Also means 'to be sick'
77	to scratch	ɨkon
78	to cut, hack	para
83	to work	ᵐba	The distinction between those two lexical items is not clear
83	to work	mara
85	to choose	pi:cɛ
86	to grow	tuɛ	The examples provided in the source lexicon for this word only contain vegetable 'growing up'
87	to swell	ce:
89	to hold	çã:nɛ:
90	to dig	ᶮɈa
91	to buy	xãⁿdɨ:
91	to buy	hãⁿdɨ:
93	to pound, beat	çɔkai
94	to throw	ᵑgʷere
95	to fall	xʷɛ̃:
97	bird	mãⁿdɨ
98	egg	xɔ
103	meat/flesh	piɔ
106	snake	marãⁿdi:	'Sea snake', there are no land snake in New Caledonia
108	louse	kɨrɨ
110	spider	mʷãkũã
112	rotten	ʃə:xu
113	branch	mɛ:
114	leaf	nɛmɛ:
115	root	kɔ:-
116	flower	pũrũ
118	grass	mɛi
119	earth/soil	neⁿdawa
120	stone	pʌru
121	sand	çõkʷe
123	to flow	ᶮɈɔ
124	sea	nɛkʷeta:
125	salt	cɔ:rɔ
127	woods/forest	nɛmɔ:
130	star	apɛ̃rɛ̃ⁿda
132	fog	tika
135	lightning	çĩmĩãkatɛ
136	wind	kʷãⁿdɛ
137	to blow	b. ʃuɛ
139	cold	mɨ̃:
140	dry	xamɔrɔ	b.
141	wet	mi:
144	to burn	ʃũrũ
145	smoke	kũ
154	short	xɨᵐbʷɛ
155	long	mʷaɛ	Given without any further specification
160	painful, sick	paji	Also means 'to be bead'
161	shy, ashamed	cara	Means 'to be ashamed'
162	old	ᵐbjɛ̃:rĩ
163	new	mara	Also means 'green as food, uncooked' as well as 'new'
164	good	axɔru
172	to climb	kɛ:
173	at	nɔ
173	at	nɔ:
174	in, inside	ʃu:	The distinction between the use of those two lexical items is not clear
174	in, inside	nɛpwe
175	above	ⁿdɛaxʷɛ
176	below	ⁿdɛanʌ̃
177	this	a
179	near	xɨᵐbɛ
180	far	mʷaɛ
181	where?	i	The distinction between those two lexical items is not clear
185	we	inɛ
186	you	niɛ
187	they	ɲʌ̃rʌ̃
188	what?	ᶮɈirɔ:
189	who?	-pɛ
190	other	we
191	all	wãnĩ:
193	if	ⁿdɔ:mɛ
193	if	ⁿdɔ:nʌ̃mɛ
194	how?	xaɛkɛ:
195	no, not	açi:	Marking the negative polarity of a sentence
195	no, not	çi:	Means 'no', and 'denial'
197	One	xa:
198	Two	ᵐbaxuru
199	Three	ᵐbaʃe:
200	Four	kɛ̃rɛ̃fɨɛ
201	Five	xã:rɛ̃ mɛ̃
202	Six	xã:rɛ̃ mɛ̃ mɛ̃ ʃa:
203	Seven	xã:rɛ̃ mɛ̃ mɛ̃ ᵐbaxuru
204	Eight	xã:rɛ̃ mɛ̃ mɛ̃ ᵐbaʃe:
205	Nine	xã:rɛ̃ mɛ̃ mɛ̃ kɛ̃rɛ̃fɨɛ
206	Ten	ᵐbaxuru mɛ̃
7	to come	mɛ		1
12	skin	kʌ̃rʌ̃	The distinction between those two lexical items is not clear	1
18	breast	ᶮɈi		1
31	tooth	no		1
34	to cry	tɛ:i		1
38	to chew	mã:	Seems to be related to the activity of chewing some leaf	1
41	to bite	kɛkɛ		1
61	house	mʷã		1
71	to stab, pierce	çikɛ	This lexical item means 'to pierce with a knife' with no further specification of whether it is used for animate or inanimate entities	1
99	feather	pũrũ		1
109	mosquito	nõ:		1
117	fruit	pwã		1
119	earth/soil	ⁿdawa		1
149	red	mea		1
167	night	mõ		1
170	when?	anĩ:		1
182	I	ᵑgɔ		1
196	to count	fãrã	Also means 'to read'	1
197	One	ʃa:		1
183	thou	kɔ		1, 17
59	mother	mʷĩɲɛ		1, 45
107	worm (earthworm)	xariⁿdɔ:		1, 49
184	he/she	ɲĩ		1, 6
165	bad, evil	ça:		1, 99
195	no, not	çiɛ	Means 'no', and 'denial'	10, 84
134	thunder	nɛtɔ		100
147	black	ŋɨ̃rɨ̃		105
138	warm	mɛ̃ᵑgi		108
27	nose	kũ		11
111	fish	maɛ		11
148	white	pwãrã		11
131	cloud	kɔ		12
153	big	çe	Means 'big, tall, elder'	125
140	dry	mɔrɔ	a.	13
20	to know, be knowledgeable	nɛxʌ̃		139
1	hand	mɛ		14
192	and	mɛ̃		2
3	right	xɛ̃ⁿdɛũrũ		23
42	to suck	ᶮɈɨ		25
133	rain	kʷiɛ		27
102	rat	çi:ᵐbɨ		3
4	leg/foot	pa		33
169	year	xʷãⁿda:		34
128	sky	nɛxoa		35
14	belly	pwe		36
30	mouth	naxʷã		36
19	shoulder	pu:mɛ̃		37
2	left	xɛ̃ⁿdɛja:		39
37	to eat	ⁿda		39
84	to plant	nɛ̃ĩ		44
151	green	kõⁿdɔ	Means 'blue, green'	44
143	fire	nɛ		46
129	moon	mʷea		52
168	day	ⁿda:		6
171	to hide	kɔ:		65
142	heavy	mɛçe:		67
32	tongue	kurumɛ		7, 14
92	to open, uncover	cũ:		78
181	where?	nɔ:i		82
33	to laugh	mʷãrã		87
24	head	ᵐbʷa		9
96	dog	to:ke		92
101	to fly	cĩ:		93
53	person/human being	kamũrũ		93, 95
146	ash	xatɛ		94
166	correct, true	ⁿdɔ		94

© 2003-2026: Simon J. Greenhill , Robert Blust, & Russell Gray. (0.01221)

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.

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