Language: Sishëë
Source/Author: | LERCARI Claude, 1994 | |
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Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:sih Glottocode: zire1240 | |
Notes: | The data entered here have been collected from the book of Claude LERCARI, Textes Sichëë (Nouvelle-Caldonie) : Esquisse phonologique, lexique (1994, Paris: INALCO). This book provides a phonological and lexical sketch of the Sichëë language, spoken by the tribes on the see side between the Moindou and Bourail villages located on the Main Land ('Grande Terre') of New Caledonia. The lexicon this book presents is not a dictionnary. It presents Sichëë words translated and define in French, althought the lexicon is not as fine-grained as other scientific lexicons mainly because of the language vitality (this languages, if not extinct already, is severely in danger). Methodology used here to enter the lexical data : - The synonymy has been reduced by going through both lexicons. - When both simple words and compound words are possible in Sichëë to translate a word in the list, we have opted for the simple words (i.e made by only one lexical unit). - When a word in the list can not be translated by a single general item in Sichëë, some semantic specifications for each one of them have been provided in the 'author annotation' column. | |
Problems: | The phonological description Claude Lercari provides is quite clear regarding the consonants and oral vowels systems. However, the nasal vowels system presents an ambiguity : it is not clear which degree of aperture vowel is nasalised. For instance the two oral vowels [e] and [ɛ] with two different degrees of aperture are clearly distinguished, but only one nasal vowel - noted [ê] in the source document - that could be the nasal equivalent of either [e] or [ɛ] is presented. As we do not know clearly which degree of aperture is more likely to have the nasal vowel - the aperture of [e] or [ɛ] -, the words with a [ê] vowel in the source document will transcribed the [e] nasalised and the [ɛ] nasalised. The two possible transcriptions will be then signaled with a slash. Note that the problem is the same with the two oral vowels [o] and [ɔ] ending up in a single naslasiled vowel we could transcribe either [õ] or [ɔ̃]. The two possible transcriptions will be then signaled with a slash between the two possible transcription for the words with those vowels. | |
Data Entry: | Typed By: David PIEKUT Checked By: | |
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Classification: | Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Central-Eastern Oceanic:Remote Oceanic:New Caledonian:Southern:South:Zire-Tiri | |
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Resources:
- ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sirehë
- Ethnologue Information for sih
- OLAC Information for sih
- [Suggest a resource]
Change History:
Showing all of 32 entries
- Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2021-05-14 05:20:04)
- Changed #3226801 from "xõrõmi/xɔ̃rɔ̃mi", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226803 from "xõrõvɛ/xɔ̃rɔ̃vɛ", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226805 from "ŋõrõ/ŋɔ̃rɔ̃", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226806 from "tiõ/tiɔ̃", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226807 from "niaҫõ/niaҫɔ̃", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226808 from "ɲõ/ɲɔ̃", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226815 from "ɔfẽ/ɔfɛ̃", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226816 from "õr̃õ/ɔ̃rɔ̃", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226819 from "virixõ/virixɔ̃", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226822 from "a. ɲɯ", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226844 from "mãɤ (1) sɔi (2)", "(1) This lexical item seems to be the most typical one that conveys the meaning of 'to tie up, fasten' (2) This lexical item conveys two meaning, 'to tie up', and 'to be agonizing'; it has been retain here considering that we do not know exactly how it is", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226846 from "vẽru/vɛ̃ru", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226858 from "siҫẽ/siҫɛ̃", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226861 from "vɛ̃rũ/vẽrũ", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226865 from "naõ/naɔ̃", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226866 from "bu (1) ҫɤxu: (2)", "The distinction between the meaning of those two words is not clear. (1) seems to be more general and possibly used for a more extended scope of contexts than (2). As it is not definitly clear, those two possible words have been retain here", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226867 from "niõ/niɔ̃", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226876 from "mwaҫɛ̃/mwaҫẽ", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226880 from "tɛ (1) b. wisa", "(1) The source lexicon does not specify if this word is use for the meaning of 'to blow (of the wind)' or 'to blow (with the mouth)'", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226882 from "a. mɛru", "Means 'dry (as dry coconut for instance)'", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226891 from "b. ҫãva", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226894 from "ɲõrõ/ɲɔ̃rɔ̃", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226899 from "ŋɔ̃rɔ̃/ŋɔ̃rõ", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226901 from "xõda/xɔ̃da", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226906 from "xõ/xɔ̃", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226911 from "gara (incl) gɔva (excl)", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226915 from "dɛmwã (1) dexa (2)", "(1) Means 'another one/others' (2) Means 'another one among some people'", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226916 from "sĩ (1) ҫau (2)", "(1) Used for objects (2) used for human beings", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Changed #3226917 from "ãɛ (1) na (2)", "(1) Means 'no' (2) This word marks the negative polarity of a sentence (i.e means 'not')", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:46:44)
- Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:44:19)
- Language Added - Simon Greenhill (2019-04-02 09:43:23)
Entries:
ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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4 | leg/foot | ||||
5 | to walk | ||||
7 | to come | ||||
9 | to swim | ||||
10 | dirty | ||||
11 | dust | ||||
19 | shoulder | ||||
25 | neck | ||||
27 | nose | ||||
28 | to breathe | ||||
29 | to sniff, smell | ||||
32 | tongue | ||||
33 | to laugh | ||||
34 | to cry | ||||
35 | to vomit | ||||
38 | to chew | ||||
40 | to drink | ||||
45 | eye | ||||
50 | to dream | ||||
57 | husband | ||||
58 | wife | ||||
67 | to sew | ||||
68 | needle | ||||
69 | to hunt | ||||
70 | to shoot | ||||
71 | to stab, pierce | ||||
74 | to kill | ||||
76 | to live, be alive | ||||
80 | to split | ||||
81 | sharp | ||||
82 | dull, blunt | ||||
86 | to grow | ||||
88 | to squeeze | ||||
89 | to hold | ||||
93 | to pound, beat | ||||
96 | dog | ||||
98 | egg | ||||
101 | to fly | ||||
103 | meat/flesh | ||||
104 | fat/grease | ||||
106 | snake | ||||
107 | worm (earthworm) | ||||
108 | louse | ||||
110 | spider | ||||
111 | fish | ||||
113 | branch | ||||
117 | fruit | ||||
118 | grass | ||||
120 | stone | ||||
121 | sand | ||||
124 | sea | ||||
126 | lake | ||||
130 | star | ||||
131 | cloud | ||||
133 | rain | ||||
135 | lightning | ||||
138 | warm | ||||
146 | ash | ||||
147 | black | ||||
150 | yellow | ||||
151 | green | ||||
152 | small | ||||
155 | long | ||||
156 | thin | ||||
157 | thick | ||||
158 | narrow | ||||
160 | painful, sick | ||||
173 | at | ||||
176 | below | ||||
177 | this | ||||
178 | that | ||||
180 | far | ||||
184 | he/she | ||||
187 | they | ||||
192 | and | ||||
193 | if | ||||
194 | how? | ||||
196 | to count | ||||
200 | Four | ||||
201 | Five | ||||
202 | Six | ||||
203 | Seven | ||||
204 | Eight | ||||
205 | Nine | ||||
207 | Twenty | ||||
208 | Fifty | ||||
209 | One Hundred | ||||
210 | One Thousand | ||||
6 | road/path | xõrõvɛ | |||
6 | road/path | xɔ̃rɔ̃vɛ | |||
8 | to turn | mɛ:ri | |||
12 | skin | ŋõrõ | |||
12 | skin | ŋɔ̃rɔ̃ | |||
13 | back | tiõ | |||
13 | back | tiɔ̃ | |||
14 | belly | niaҫõ | |||
14 | belly | niaҫɔ̃ | |||
15 | bone | ɲõ | |||
15 | bone | ɲɔ̃ | |||
16 | intestines | ũrũ | |||
17 | liver | arɛ | |||
20 | to know, be knowledgeable | nuxwai | |||
21 | to think | nonimi | |||
21 | to think | nunimi | |||
22 | to fear | bara | |||
23 | blood | ɔfẽ | |||
23 | blood | ɔfɛ̃ | |||
24 | head | õr̃õ | |||
24 | head | ɔ̃rɔ̃ | |||
26 | hair | pwãrã | |||
30 | mouth | niaxõ | |||
30 | mouth | niaxɔ̃ | |||
30 | mouth | ɲãxõ | |||
30 | mouth | ɲaxɔ̃ | |||
31 | tooth | virixõ | |||
31 | tooth | virixɔ̃ | |||
36 | to spit | cuxwãri | |||
36 | to spit | xãri | |||
37 | to eat | ãrra | |||
37 | to eat | xãrra | |||
39 | to cook | ɲɯ | a. | ||
41 | to bite | ɛɣɛrɛ | |||
42 | to suck | ɟui | |||
43 | ear | bwanẽrẽ | |||
43 | ear | bwanɛ̃rɛ̃ | |||
44 | to hear | numwãrã | |||
44 | to hear | nuwãrã | |||
46 | to see | va | |||
47 | to yawn | ɤa | |||
48 | to sleep | ma:wi | |||
49 | to lie down | nuwũrũ | Means 'to be lying down, in order to rest' | ||
51 | to sit | ʝɔ: | 'to be sitting' | ||
51 | to sit | nuʝɔ: | 'to be sitting' | ||
52 | to stand | naɣa | |||
52 | to stand | na: | |||
53 | person/human being | nɯa | |||
54 | man/male | afã | |||
55 | woman/female | asĩ | |||
56 | child | xɤwari | |||
56 | child | xɔwari | |||
59 | mother | cime | |||
60 | father | pɤa: | |||
60 | father | pɤva: | |||
61 | house | mwã | |||
62 | thatch/roof | ŋũ | |||
63 | name | fãrĩ | |||
64 | to say | vãrã | |||
66 | to tie up, fasten | mãɤ | This lexical item seems to be the most typical one that conveys the meaning of 'to tie up, fasten' | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | sɔi | This lexical item conveys two meaning 'to tie up' and 'to be agonizing' | ||
72 | to hit | mãri | Means 'to hit with a cane' ('trique', in french) | ||
73 | to steal | vɛ̃ru | |||
73 | to steal | vẽru | |||
75 | to die, be dead | ma | |||
77 | to scratch | kɛwɔ: | |||
78 | to cut, hack | sha | Means 'to cut, to notch wood' | ||
79 | stick/wood | bwɛrɛ | Means 'piece of wood, like a branch of a tree' | ||
83 | to work | xũ | |||
84 | to plant | numu | |||
85 | to choose | pãmĩrĩ | |||
87 | to swell | vu | |||
90 | to dig | kɛrɛ | The distinction between those two lexical items is not clear in the source lexicon | ||
90 | to dig | pwãkɛrɛ | |||
91 | to buy | toaҫi | |||
92 | to open, uncover | umiã | |||
94 | to throw | siҫẽ | |||
94 | to throw | siҫɛ̃ | |||
95 | to fall | ɲãxɛ | |||
97 | bird | ɲãri | |||
99 | feather | vɛ̃rũ | |||
99 | feather | vẽrũ | |||
100 | wing | mɛba: | |||
102 | rat | si:pɯ | |||
105 | tail | mwĩ: | |||
109 | mosquito | naõ | |||
109 | mosquito | naɔ̃ | |||
112 | rotten | bu | seems to be more general and possibly used for a more extended scope of contexts than ҫɤxu: | ||
112 | rotten | ҫɤxu: | |||
114 | leaf | niɔ̃ | |||
114 | leaf | niõ | |||
115 | root | kwɛ: | |||
116 | flower | pwãrɤ | |||
119 | earth/soil | ɟaraxɔ | |||
122 | water | ҫʌ: | |||
123 | to flow | ɟɔ | |||
125 | salt | sɔ:rɔ | |||
127 | woods/forest | sĩnɔ: | |||
128 | sky | ŋũrũ-ara | |||
129 | moon | mwaҫẽ | |||
129 | moon | mwaҫɛ̃ | |||
132 | fog | sɔu: | |||
134 | thunder | kɔ̃ | |||
134 | thunder | nɔrɔ | |||
136 | wind | wɛʝɯ | |||
137 | to blow | wisa | b. | ||
137 | to blow | tɛ | |||
139 | cold | mɔna | |||
139 | cold | mɯi | |||
140 | dry | mɛru | a. 'dry (as dry coconut for instance)' | ||
141 | wet | mi: | |||
142 | heavy | u | |||
142 | heavy | mɛʝɯ | |||
144 | to burn | cuvuru | |||
144 | to burn | kɛri: | |||
144 | to burn | ŋɛ̃ | |||
145 | smoke | kũ | |||
145 | smoke | ku | |||
148 | white | xɔva | |||
153 | big | ɟɯ: | |||
154 | short | ҫãva | b. | ||
159 | wide | dara: | |||
161 | shy, ashamed | xɯ̃rɯ̃ | Means 'to be ashamed' | ||
162 | old | ɲɔ̃rɔ̃ | |||
162 | old | ɲõrõ | |||
163 | new | xãvane | |||
165 | bad, evil | sa: | Used in, for instance, 'bad, prohibited food' | ||
167 | night | ŋɔ̃rõ | |||
167 | night | ŋɔ̃rɔ̃ | |||
168 | day | mwara | |||
169 | year | xɔ̃da | |||
169 | year | xõda | |||
170 | when? | ãni | |||
171 | to hide | nuɔ | |||
172 | to climb | vɯrɯ | |||
174 | in, inside | rɯ | |||
175 | above | xõ | |||
175 | above | xɔ̃ | |||
179 | near | sĩxũwɔ | |||
181 | where? | ɛrɛ | |||
185 | we | gara | incl. | ||
185 | we | gɔva | excl. | ||
186 | you | gɔrɔ | |||
188 | what? | ɟe | |||
189 | who? | ɟa | |||
190 | other | dɛmwã | 'another one/others' | ||
190 | other | dexa | 'another one among some people' | ||
191 | all | ҫau | Used for human beings | ||
191 | all | sĩ | Used for objects | ||
195 | no, not | ãɛ | 'no' | ||
195 | no, not | na | This word marks the negative polarity of a sentence (i.e means 'not') | ||
197 | One | ҫãe | |||
199 | Three | ҫiri | |||
206 | Ten | si xuru xɔ | |||
18 | breast | ɟi | 1 | ||
149 | red | mea | 1 | ||
182 | I | gu | 1 | ||
183 | thou | gɛ | 1 | ||
198 | Two | du | 1 | ||
1 | hand | mãrã | 14 | ||
2 | left | xɔ̃rɔ̃mi | 21 | ||
2 | left | xõrõmi | 21 | ||
65 | rope | wi | 25 | ||
143 | fire | nɛ | 46 | ||
164 | good | xaru | 55 | ||
3 | right | xaru | 87 | ||
166 | correct, true | dɔ | 94 |