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Language: Kuanua (Makada)

Source/Author:  Barlow (2024) 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:ksd  Glottocode: kuan1248 
Notes:  Barlow, Russell. 2024. The Makada dialect of Kuanua. Te Reo 67(1): 1–71. https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000F-6F4C-1. 
Data Entry:  Typed By: Russell Barlow  Checked By: Russell Barlow 
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Classification:  Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Western Oceanic:Meso Melanesian:New Ireland:South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
2 left mair   1, 59  
3 right limətun      
6 road/path ŋai      
7 to come tədəu      
7 to come pot      
10 dirty dur   68  
13 back word info tamur      
16 intestines winon      
24 head lor      
35 to vomit mərumaruəi      
47 to yawn mowiəu      
48 to sleep diəu dumən      
50 to dream ririwon      
51 to sit ki   20  
61 house pal   14  
66 to tie up, fasten wi      
75 to die, be dead mat   1  
76 to live, be alive ləun      
81 sharp ŋəŋər      
82 dull, blunt mul      
82 dull, blunt botbot      
84 to plant oe      
86 to grow word info tawə   4  
95 to fall word info burəi      
96 dog pap   37  
97 bird beo      
101 to fly pururuŋ   29  
102 rat kuw      
103 meat/flesh wion      
106 snake wui      
107 worm (earthworm) kalol      
108 louse word info ut   1  
109 mosquito ŋətiŋat      
110 spider kəbilok      
111 fish en   1  
112 rotten word info marer      
114 leaf məpinai      
115 root okor      
116 flower purpur   13  
117 fruit wunuwəi      
118 grass wur      
119 earth/soil piə   44  
120 stone wat   1  
121 sand weo      
122 water word info təu      
127 woods/forest ləkor      
128 sky məup      
130 star təgul      
132 fog gawul      
132 fog wal   56  
133 rain bət      
134 thunder pəgupagur      
135 lightning pipi   46  
137 to blow word info wu   4, 57  
140 dry word info geage      
141 wet buibui   109  
142 heavy məmət      
143 fire iau      
145 smoke word info mi   39  
148 white pua   29  
152 small kilik      
153 big ŋəl      
154 short word info ŋun      
157 thick word info butubut      
158 narrow ŋətur      
159 wide ləben      
162 old word info məulun      
164 good boi   108  
167 night mərum      
169 year kiləl      
170 when? word info wiŋaiə      
172 to climb word info koe      
172 to climb word info kəkuai      
175 above kənəm      
175 above liu      
176 below kəna      
177 this no   1  
177 this ni   1  
177 this nəgo      
178 that ma      
178 that na   1  
178 that mena      
179 near mərəwəi      
180 far wəilik      
181 where? word info wa   3, 48  
181 where? word info əwa      
188 what? word info au      
189 who? word info i      
191 all mutu      
192 and   2  
193 if ona      
193 if tona      
194 how? word info bie      
207 Twenty word info ə ura winun      
208 Fifty word info ə ilima na winun      
190 other tarə 'another'    
161 shy, ashamed wiriwir 'ashamed, to be ashamed'; /wiriwir/; /wəwiriwir/ 'to cause shame'    
102 rat məŋ 'bandicoot'    
125 salt məpək 'bitter, salty'    
26 hair word info ewau 'body hair'; /ewauin/ 'his/her body hair'    
113 branch word info gəgən 'branch, thigh'; possible loan from Ramoaaina   L?
18 breast boŋoboŋ 'chest'; /boŋoboŋom/ 'your chest', /boŋoboŋon/ 'his/her chest'    
128 sky bəkut 'cloud, sky'    
131 cloud word info bəkut 'cloud, sky'    
139 cold word info mudiən 'cool, cold (feeling, as from chills)'    
139 cold word info madiriŋ 'cool, cold (weather)'; /wəmədiriŋ/ 'to make cold, to freeze (transitive)' 1  
166 correct, true dəwot 'correct, true'; /dəwot/, /dəwatin/    
168 day buŋ 'day (countable)'    
79 stick/wood olot 'digging stick'    
176 below ur 'down'    
176 below ura 'down'    
176 below uri 'down'    
112 rotten word info məraŋ 'dry, rotten'    
140 dry word info məraŋ 'dry, rotten'    
11 dust kebu 'dust, ashes'    
146 ash kebu 'dust, ashes'    
146 ash kebu nə iau 'dust/ashes of fire'    
60 father tata 'father (vocative)' 19  
16 intestines winon nə bəl 'guts of belly'; /winon nə bələn/ 'his/her intestines'    
26 hair word info kəpit nə lor 'hair of head'    
26 hair word info kəpit nə olun 'hair of his/her head'    
26 hair word info kəpit 'hair, feather'    
99 feather kəpit 'hair, feather'    
1 hand lim 'hand, arm'; /limag/ 'my hand', /limam/ 'your hand', /limən/ 'his/her hand' 1, 64  
184 he/she i 'he, she, it' (3SG subject) 1, 22  
184 he/she 'him, her, it' (3SG object) 1  
209 One Hundred word info mar 'hundred'    
182 I io 'I' (1SG subject) 1, 21  
173 at ə 'in, at, on' 1  
174 in, inside ə 'in, at, on' 4  
174 in, inside əra 'in, inside'    
126 lake tai lili 'lake' < /tai/ 'water' + /lili/ 'to spin'; cf. Tok Pisin /raunwara/ 'lake'    
4 leg/foot kek 'leg, foot'; /kakig/ 'my leg', /kakim/ 'your leg', /kaken/ 'his/her leg'    
17 liver kat 'liver, heart (?)'; /katig/ 'my liver', /katim/ 'your liver', /katin/ 'his/her liver' 1  
108 louse word info liə 'louse egg, nit'    
54 man/male tutunən 'man, husband'    
57 husband tutunən 'man, husband'    
182 I iau 'me' (1SG independent/object) 1, 21  
129 moon gai 'moon, month'    
59 mother nana 'mother (vocative)'    
163 new kələmən 'new, raw, uncooked'    
195 no, not pətai 'no (negative response word), nothing'    
174 in, inside 'of, in' 1  
162 old word info ləpun 'old person'    
53 person/human being tərək 'one (person), other'    
190 other tərək 'one (person), other'    
197 One word info tərək 'one (person), other'    
209 One Hundred word info tərək ərə mar 'one hundred'    
210 One Thousand word info tərək ərə rip 'one thousand'    
190 other tərə wənə 'other, another (person)'    
53 person/human being tərəi 'people, men, husbands (plural)'    
54 man/male tərəi 'people, men, husbands (plural)'    
53 person/human being gunən nitun 'person' < /gunən/ 'village' + /ni-tun/ 'NMLZ-true'    
79 stick/wood pəkən nə dəwai 'piece of wood'    
79 stick/wood ŋun nə dəwəi 'piece of wood'    
126 lake lob 'pond'    
103 meat/flesh kirip 'protein source (including meat, fish, eggs)'    
62 thatch/roof ol ə pal 'roof'; literally 'head on house'    
124 sea tai 'sea, salt' 1  
125 salt tai 'sea, salt' 20  
117 fruit pəti 'seed'; /patin/ 'its seed'    
117 fruit wen 'seed, fruit' 1  
161 shy, ashamed ruw 'shy'    
160 painful, sick məit 'sick, to be sick'    
12 skin pələ 'skin, body'; /palig/ 'my skin', /palim/ 'your skin', /palin/ 'his/her skin'    
56 child naik 'small, young'    
152 small naik 'small, young'    
57 husband tolai 'spouse'; /bərətolai/ 'spouses (plural)'    
58 wife tolai 'spouse'; /bərətolai/ 'spouses (plural)'    
166 correct, true takədoi 'straight, flat; correct'    
168 day mage 'sun, day(time)'    
118 grass kunəi 'sword grass' 43  
62 thatch/roof kəbəkabon 'thatch'    
187 they dital 'them three' (3TR independent/object)    
187 they dur 'them two' (3DU independent/object)    
187 they id 'them' (3PL independent/object)    
187 they ditili 'they three' (3TR subject)    
187 they duru 'they two' (3DU subject)    
187 they di 'they' (3PL subject) 25  
156 thin word info pəlabeb 'thin, flat'    
210 One Thousand word info rip 'thousand'    
160 painful, sick kədik 'to be in pain, to hurt'; /kədik/; /kinədik/ 'pain'    
39 to cook word info kur- 'to boil'; /kuro/, /kurua/    
144 to burn word info o 'to burn (intransitive)'    
39 to cook word info tun- 'to burn (transitive), to cook'; /tunu/, /tutun/ 9  
144 to burn word info tun- 'to burn (transitive), to cook'; /tunu/, /tutun/ 1, 7  
38 to chew word info məi 'to chew betel nut'; /məi/, /məməi/; /minəməi/ 'chewed-up betel nut'    
39 to cook word info pər- 'to cook in an earth oven, to mumu (Tok Pisin)'; /pəre/, /pəpər/; /pinəpər/ 'oven cooking, oven cookery'    
78 to cut, hack word info bur- 'to cut (a tree), to chop'; /buriə/, /buru/, /bubur/, /buburu/    
78 to cut, hack word info tog- 'to cut (e.g., bone)'; /toga/, /togo/    
78 to cut, hack word info kut- 'to cut (into pieces), to chop'; /kutiə/, /kutu/ 9  
78 to cut, hack word info rəmai 'to cut grass'    
78 to cut, hack word info burukut- 'to cut up, to chop up'; /burukutiə/, /burukutu/    
78 to cut, hack word info pok- 'to cut with a small knife, to slice'; /poka/, /poko/ 56  
37 to eat ian 'to eat (intransitive)' 1  
37 to eat eni 'to eat (transitive)' 1  
39 to cook word info pan 'to fry'; /pani/; loan from English /pan/? 50 L?
7 to come wən ukai 'to go hither'    
5 to walk wən 'to go, to walk'; /wən/, /wənə/, /wənəwən/    
171 to hide word info pərəu 'to hide (intransitive)'    
171 to hide word info doŋ 'to hide (intransitive)'; /doŋ/; /doŋdoŋ/ 'hiding place'    
171 to hide word info iwe 'to hide (transitive)'    
72 to hit word info wulət- 'to hit with a stick'; /wuləti/, /wulətiə/, /wuwulət/    
72 to hit word info rəpu 'to hit with the hand'    
20 to know, be knowledgeable nunure 'to know'    
92 to open, uncover pəpə 'to open'; /pəpə/, /pəpəi/    
8 to turn word info puku- 'to overturn, to flip over'; /pukue/, /pupukuəi/    
71 to stab, pierce goa 'to pierce; to copulate with'    
93 to pound, beat word info tut- 'to pound, to beat, to crush (e.g., nuts)'; /tutiə/, /tutu/, /tutut/ 2  
93 to pound, beat word info ak- 'to pound, to crush, to smash (e.g., shells)'; /akiə/, /akak/    
28 to breathe ali wuwu 'to pull wind'; cf. Tok Pisin /pulim win/ 'to breathe'    
92 to open, uncover wəwai 'to reveal'    
64 to say bia 'to say; thus, like this'    
77 to scratch word info ud- 'to scrape (cassava)'; /udiə/, /udud/    
77 to scratch word info kəi 'to scratch, to scrape (a coconut)'; /kəi/, /kəkəi/, /kəkəkəi/ 71  
69 to hunt word info awer 'to seek, to look for'; /awer/, /awəre/    
70 to shoot word info gulum- 'to shoot with a short piece of wood'; /gulumiə/, /gugulum/    
70 to shoot word info pənak 'to shoot with a sling'; /pənak/, /pənaki/, /pəpənak/    
70 to shoot word info ub- 'to shoot with a spear'; /ubiə/, /ubu/    
70 to shoot word info bir- 'to shoot with a stone or a piece of wood'; /biri/, /biriə/, /biru/    
144 to burn word info raŋi 'to singe'    
48 to sleep diəu 'to sleep, to lie down'; /diəu/; /nidiəu/ 'sleep, rest'    
49 to lie down word info diəu 'to sleep, to lie down'; /diəu/; /nidiəu/ 'sleep, rest'    
8 to turn word info lili 'to spin'    
88 to squeeze word info pur- 'to squeeze grated coconut'; /puriə/, /puru/    
71 to stab, pierce tor- 'to stab, to stick, to pierce'; /tori/, /totor/; possible loan from Ramoaaina   L?
9 to swim alir 'to swim, to float, to flow'    
123 to flow alir 'to swim, to float, to flow' 24  
80 to split word info rəbəne 'to tear apart, to shred'; /rəbəne/, /rəbərəbəne/    
64 to say wəriwe 'to tell'    
94 to throw word info pəkəte 'to throw, to flick, to flip'    
8 to turn word info wəliliai 'to turn around (intransitive)'    
8 to turn word info təbe 'to turn, to steer (transitive)'    
83 to work word info pəlum- 'to work, to work in a garden'; /pəlumiə/, /pəlumu/; /pəpəlum/ 'garden'    
79 stick/wood dəwai 'tree, wood'    
166 correct, true tun 'true, right'    
175 above məliu 'up'    
175 above ərəm 'up'    
175 above urəm 'up'    
185 we word info məmital 'us three' (1TR.EXCL independent/object)    
185 we word info tətal 'us three' (1TR.INCL independent/object)    
185 we word info məmir 'us two' (1DU.EXCL independent/object)    
185 we word info dətər 'us two' (1DU.INCL independent/object)    
185 we word info mam 'us' (1PL.EXCL independent/object)    
185 we word info təd 'us' (1PL.INCL independent/object)    
65 rope winau 'vine, rope'    
79 stick/wood buk 'walking stick'    
138 warm word info mələpəŋ 'warm, hot (feeling, as from fever)'    
138 warm word info murərəŋ 'warm, hot (weather)'    
185 we word info mitili 'we three' (1TR.EXCL subject)    
185 we word info tulu 'we three' (1TR.INCL subject)    
185 we word info miri 'we two' (1DU.EXCL subject)    
185 we word info duru 'we two' (DU.INCL subject)    
185 we word info mi 'we' (1PL.EXCL subject)    
185 we word info tunu 'we' (1PL.INCL subject)    
136 wind wuwu 'wind, breath' 33  
18 breast u 'woman's breast'; /um/ 'your breast', /un/ 'her breast' 1  
55 woman/female wawin 'woman, wife'    
58 wife wawin 'woman, wife'    
55 woman/female wəriden 'women, wives (plural)'    
58 wife wəriden 'women, wives (plural)'    
186 you məmutal 'you three' (2TR independent/object)    
186 you məmur 'you two' (2DU independent/object)    
186 you muru 'you two' (2DU subject)    
186 you mui 'you' (2PL independent/object) 1, 13  
186 you mu 'you' (2PL subject) 1, 13  
183 thou u 'you' (2SG independent/object/subject) 34  
186 you mutulu 'you' (2TR subject)    
80 to split word info arik- /arikiə/, /ararik/    
30 mouth ŋiə /ŋieg/ 'my mouth', /ŋiem/ 'your mouth', /ŋien/ 'his/her mouth'    
100 wing bəbe /bəbean/ 'its wing' 34  
14 belly bəl /bəlag/ 'my belly', /bəlam/ 'your belly', /bələn/ 'his/her belly'    
94 to throw word info bəl- /bəle/, /bəbələi/    
27 nose bile /bileug/ 'my nose', /bileum/ 'your nose', /bileun/ 'his/her nose'    
104 fat/grease bir /birin/ 'his/her/its fat'    
149 red biro /biro/, /biron/ 37  
56 child bul /bul/; /bulik/ 'little child' (with /-ik/ 'DIM') 37  
22 to fear burut /burut/, /burutəne/ 28  
74 to kill dok- /doka/, /doko/, /wərdədok/    
23 blood gap /gapun/ 'his/her blood' 5  
36 to spit gəmi /gəmi/, /gəmiə/, /gəgəmi/    
46 to see gir- /gire/, /gigir/    
63 name iəŋ /iaŋig/ 'my name', /iaŋin/ 'his/her name'    
67 to sew word info iŋit- /iŋiti/, /iŋitiə/, /iŋiŋit/; /niŋit/ 'sewing, stitchery' 43  
90 to dig kəl- /kəli/, /kəkəl/ 1  
32 tongue kərəmiə /kərəmeam/ 'your tongue', /kərəmean/ 'his/her tongue'    
41 to bite kərət /kərət/, /kərətiə/, /wərkərat/ 1  
19 shoulder kəukəuwal /kəukəuwalig/ 'my shoulder', /kəukəuwalim/ 'your shoulder'    
98 egg kiau /kiaun/ 'its egg' 31  
25 neck kokoŋ /kokoŋim/ 'your neck', /kokoŋin/ 'his/her neck'    
91 to buy kul- /kuliə/, /kulu/, /kukul/ 15  
105 tail kur /kurun/ 'its tail'    
99 feather lakuə /lakuən/ 'its feather'; possible loan from Ramoaaina   L?
69 to hunt word info leb /leb/, /lebi/; /nileb/ 'hunting, pursuit'; from an archaic word for 'dog'?    
151 green limut /limut/, /limutun/ 76  
73 to steal loŋ /loŋ/, /loŋi/, /loŋiə/; /niloŋ/ 'theft'    
29 to sniff, smell luŋ- /luŋu/, /luluŋ/    
196 to count luk- /lukiə/, /luku/ 1, 83  
64 to say mərug- /məruge/, /mərumarug/ 'saying, speech, talk'    
147 black mərut /mərut/, /mərutun/    
45 eye mət /mətag/ 'my eye', /mətam/ 'your eye', /mətən/ 'his/her eye' 1  
40 to drink mom /mom/, /mome/; /wamoma/ 'to make drink' 27  
56 child natu /natug/ 'my child', /natum/ 'your child', /natun/ 'his/her child' 5  
33 to laugh nəŋon /nəŋon/, /noŋone/; /niŋəŋon/ 'laughter'    
21 to think nuk- /nukiə/, /nunuk/; /ninunuk/ 'thought'    
24 head ol /olug/ 'my head', /olun/ 'his/her head'    
80 to split word info pəlag /pəlag/, /pəlagi/, /pəlagiə/, /pəpələg/    
31 tooth pəlaŋiə /pələŋien/ 'his/her tooth'    
85 to choose pilək- /piləki/, /piləkiə/, /pipilək/    
88 to squeeze word info pipit- /pipite/, /pipitəne/    
34 to cry təŋi /təŋi/; /tinəŋen/ 'crying, lamentation' 1  
43 ear taliŋ /təliŋag/ 'my ear', /təliŋam/ 'your ear', /təliŋən/ 'his/her ear' 1  
60 father təme /təmag/ 'my father', /təmam/ 'your father', /təmən/ 'his/her father' 1  
59 mother tine /tinag/ 'my mother', /tinam/ 'your mother', /tinən/ 'his/her mother' 1  
13 back word info toru- /torum/ 'your back', /torun/ 'his/her back'    
52 to stand tur /tur/, /turu/ 2  
87 to swell word info uruŋ /uruŋ/, /ururuŋ/ 56  
15 bone ur /urun/ 'his/her bone' 52  
150 yellow wai /wai/, /wain/; possible loan from Ramoaaina   L?
44 to hear waləŋor /waləŋor/, /wəloŋore/    
165 bad, evil kain /wəkəina/ 'to make bad, to ruin'    
89 to hold word info wətur- /wəturiə/, /wəturu/, /wəwətur/; literally 'to make stand'?    
197 One word info tikai absolute numeral 43  
198 Two word info ə uruə absolute numeral    
200 Four word info ə iwat absolute numeral    
201 Five word info ə ilim absolute numeral    
202 Six word info ləptikai absolute numeral    
203 Seven word info ləwuruə absolute numeral    
204 Eight word info ləwutul absolute numeral    
205 Nine word info ləwuwat absolute numeral    
199 Three word info ə utul absolute/adnominal numeral    
206 Ten word info winun absolute/adnominal numeral    
206 Ten word info ə winun absolute/adnominal numeral    
197 One word info wənə adnominal numeral    
197 One word info ə wənə adnominal numeral    
198 Two word info ə urə adnominal numeral    
200 Four word info ə iwət adnominal numeral    
201 Five word info ə ilima adnominal numeral    
202 Six word info ləptiken adnominal numeral    
203 Seven word info ləwuruən adnominal numeral    
204 Eight word info ləwutulun adnominal numeral    
205 Nine word info ləwuwətin adnominal numeral    
155 long word info loi cf. /ləloi/ 'coil of shell money'    
197 One word info təke in esoteric counting 53  
198 Two word info urəde in esoteric counting    
199 Three word info təmapu in esoteric counting    
200 Four word info kaiti in esoteric counting 1, 65  
201 Five word info kaita in esoteric counting    
202 Six word info libur in esoteric counting    
203 Seven word info matam in esoteric counting    
204 Eight word info tumam in esoteric counting    
205 Nine word info tərərek in esoteric counting    
206 Ten word info mude in esoteric counting    
68 needle ur nə niŋit literally 'bone of sewing'    
68 needle nil loan from Tok Pisin /nil/ 'needle'   L
125 salt sol loan from Tok Pisin /sol/ 'salt' 60 L
195 no, not kir prenominal negator    
195 no, not wəkir prenominal negator    
195 no, not preverbal negator    
42 to suck u same form as 'breast'; /wəu/ 'to make suck, to nurse (transitive)' 25  
137 to blow word info tur same form as 'to stand'    

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