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Language: Chamorro

Resources:

•  Ethnologue Information for cha
•  OLAC Information for cha
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for cha
•  Saipan Impressions: Chamorro and Carolinian
•  Wikipedia Page for Chamorro
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing all of 77 entries

• Changed from "auifi", source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 50) - Simon Greenhill (2024-01-03 09:07:54)
• Changed from "lasas" (Word 12) - Simon Greenhill (2018-04-24 19:27:20)
• Changed from "lassas" (Word 12) - Simon Greenhill (2018-04-24 19:27:20)
• Changed from "nangu-ñangu" (Word 9) - Simon Greenhill (2017-10-16 12:14:22)
• David Oradesky vai Topping, Dept. of Chamorro Affairs (Word 109) - Simon Greenhill (2017-10-16 12:12:54)
• Source: David Oradesky, Topping, Dept. of Chamorro Affairs (Word 12) - Simon Greenhill (2017-10-16 12:12:13)
• Source: David Oradesky, Ufiiåt na Diksionårion Chamorro-English (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2017-10-16 12:10:26)
• Changed #75276 from "bulokbok", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Laurie Reid (2016-07-04 10:29:57)
• Changed #30720 from "banna", "", "", "" (Word 30720) - Laurie Reid (2016-07-04 10:29:57)
• Changed #77272 from "sebu", "Spanish sebo 'tallow'", "34", "L" (Word 65535) - Laurie Reid (2016-07-04 10:29:57)
• Changed from "mapagahes", source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:29:49)
• Changed from "homhom", source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:29:49)
• Changed from "uchan", source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:29:49)
• Source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 193) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:29:39)
• Changed from "tano'", source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:29:31)
• Changed from "odda'", source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:29:31)
• Source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:29:19)
• Source: Alexander M Kerr (Word 10) - Simon Greenhill (2014-01-02 10:28:44)
• Changed from "potbos", source: David Atienza (Word 11) - Simon Greenhill (2011-02-02 23:53:33)
• Changed from "tilipas", source: Pedro Munoz (Word 16) - Simon Greenhill (2010-11-19 03:27:10)
• Changed from "hígadu", source: Pedro Munoz (Word 16) - Simon Greenhill (2010-11-19 03:27:04)
• Changed from "gi[ya]", Source: Brant Songsong (Word 173) - Simon Greenhill (2010-05-05 00:09:32)
• Source: Ray Flores (Word 116) - Simon Greenhill (2009-07-23 02:40:35)
• Changed from "peska", source: Fernando (Word 69) - Simon Greenhill (2009-05-28 22:50:03)
• Changed from "simpeng", Source: Anthony Grant (Word 163) - Simon Greenhill (2009-02-22 21:58:21)
• Marked as Loan, Source: Gianguido Manzelli (Word 169) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-18 02:48:58)
• Marked as Loan, Source: Gianguido Manzelli (Word 164) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-18 02:48:38)
• Marked as Potential Loan, Source: Gianguido Manzelli (Word 156) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-18 02:48:19)
• Marked as Loan, Source: Gianguido Manzelli (Word 106) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-18 02:47:53)
• Marked as Loan, Source: Gianguido Manzelli (Word 104) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-18 02:47:34)
• Marked as Potential Loan, Source: Gianguido Manzelli (Word 42) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-18 02:47:03)
• Marked as Loan, Source: Gianguido Manzelli (Word 8) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-18 02:46:18)
• Changed #134935 from "hachiyai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134936 from "huguiyai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134937 from "tolgiyai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134938 from "farfatai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134949 from "gonmiyai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134939 from "fetguiyai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134948 from "gualguiyai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134947 from "siguiyai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Changed #134946 from "manutai", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 10:44:46)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 54) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:12:11)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 54) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:11:59)
• Changed from "aaa'aa'", source: David Oradesky (Word 25) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:11:45)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 202) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:11:08)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 204) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:10:53)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 205) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:10:34)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 206) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:10:21)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 209) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:10:02)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 197) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:09:47)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 198) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:09:36)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 199) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:09:19)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 200) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:09:04)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 163) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:08:27)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 203) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:08:00)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 200) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:07:08)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 199) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:07:06)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 198) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:07:04)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 197) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-28 01:07:01)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 207) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:04:04)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 208) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:04:01)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 210) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:03:43)
• Changed from "limiyai", source: David Oradesky (Word 201) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:03:18)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 202) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:02:53)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 203) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:02:45)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 204) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:02:37)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 205) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:02:22)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 206) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:02:20)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 209) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:02:00)
• Source: David Oradesky (Word 201) - Simon Greenhill (2008-03-26 21:01:38)
• Source: Brant Songsong (Word 155) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-29 03:26:04)
• Source: Ben Mesa (Word 189) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-29 03:25:50)
• Source: Ben Mesa (Word 127) - Simon Greenhill (2008-02-25 06:02:29)
• Adding Resource - Simon Greenhill (2008-01-09 02:59:33)
• Changed from "chocho", source: Brant Songsong (Word 37) - Simon Greenhill (2007-02-22 05:53:29)
• Source: Brant Songsong (Word 37) - Simon Greenhill (2007-02-22 05:53:25)
• Adding Resource - Simon Greenhill (2006-06-11 20:58:50)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
123	to flow
194	how?	[hafa] taimanu
93	to pound, beat	acha
120	stone	acho'
4	leg/foot	addeng
132	fog	afao
25	neck	aga'ga'
149	red	agaga'
3	right	agapa'
122	water	agua			L
94	to throw	aguet
195	no, not	ahe'
2	left	akague
41	to bite	akka'
181	where?	amanu
150	yellow	amariyu			L
133	rain	ame'		1	L
162	old	amko'
155	long	anakko'
140	dry	angglo'
158	narrow	anggosto
19	shoulder	apaga		1
10	dirty	applacha'
146	ash	apu		1
57	husband	asagua		2?
58	wife	asagua		1?
132	fog	asgon
125	salt	asiga		1
49	to lie down	asson
145	smoke	asu		2
92	to open, uncover	atbuetto			L
62	thatch/roof	atof		1
85	to choose	ayek
169	year	añu	Spanish año	17?	L
165	bad, evil	baba		26
87	to swell	banna			L
151	green	betde			L
8	to turn	bira	probably Spanish virar [bi'rar]	4?	L
91	to buy	bona			L
164	good	buenu	Spanish bueno		L
71	to stab, pierce	bulokbok			L
127	woods/forest	bundak
118	grass	cha'guan
102	rat	cha'ka
78	to cut, hack	cha'lak
98	egg	chada'		22
180	far	chago'
39	to cook	chahan		2
6	road/path	chalan		1
210	One Thousand	chalan
33	to laugh	chalek
116	flower	chinalek
37	to eat	chochu	intransitive
42	to suck	chopchop		1?
168	day	dia			L
86	to grow	dokko'
198	Two	dos	(Loan)		L
105	tail	dádalak
153	big	dánkolo		22?
152	small	díkike'		1
119	earth/soil	edda'
178	that	enao
57	husband	esposu	(L)		L
14	belly	estomagu	estomagu (Loan )		L
72	to hit	faggas
91	to buy	fahan
200	Four	farfatai	(count non-living objects)
200	Four	fatfat
159	wide	fedda'
203	Seven	fetguiyai	(count non-living objects)	1
179	near	fi'on
203	Seven	fito		1
116	flower	flores			L
88	to squeeze	fokse
141	wet	fotgon
88	to squeeze	fugo'
139	cold	fugu
206	Ten	fulu
96	dog	ga'lagu		1
26	hair	gapotulu		3
209	One Hundred	gatos		4
209	One Hundred	gatus		4
173	at	gi		20
40	to drink	gimen	<M	1?
89	to hold	go'he
89	to hold	go'te
202	Six	gonmiyai	(count non-living objects)
89	to hold	gu'ot
90	to dig	guaddok		16
143	fire	guafi		1
182	I	guahu		1
137	to blow	guaife
204	Eight	gualguiyai	(count non-living objects)
204	Eight	gualo
27	nose	gui'eng		1
50	to dream	guifi		1?
111	fish	guihan
184	he/she	guiya		1
61	house	guma'		1
202	Six	gunum		1?
101	to fly	gupu		1
168	day	ha'ani
197	One	hachiyai	(count non-living objects)
188	what?	hafa		1
23	blood	haga'		1
126	lake	hagoe
114	leaf	hagon
28	to breathe	hagong	(<-aSeN?)
183	thou	hagu		1
68	needle	haguha
152	small	hagui
189	who?	hai		1?
115	root	hale'
174	in, inside	halom		1
127	woods/forest	halom tano'
185	we	hami		2
186	you	hamyo		1, 13
122	water	hanom		1
21	to think	hasso
189	who?	hayi?
79	stick/wood	hayu		1
179	near	hihot
185	we	hita		1
131	cloud	homhom
10	dirty	hoplat
172	to climb	hotde
83	to work	hotnát
198	Two	hugua
198	Two	huguiyai	(count non-living objects)
207	Twenty	huguiyai na fulu
32	tongue	hula'		4
175	above	hulo'
134	thunder	hulu
44	to hear	hungok		1
108	louse	hutu		1
17	liver	hígadu			L
117	fruit	inasahan
177	this	ini		1
24	head	kabesa	loan		L
81	sharp	kadidok
156	thin	kanifes	maybe Spanish canijo [ka'nixo] 'slight, thin, lean'	1?	L?
1	hand	kannai
37	to eat	kanno'	transitive
77	to scratch	kassas	(<+ kaskas? cf 12)	1?
103	meat/flesh	katne	katne (L)		L
22	to fear	kinibatde
106	snake	kolepbla	Spanish culebra		L
193	if	komu	(L?)	11?	L?
200	Four	kuatro	(Loan)		L
86	to grow	la'chok
155	long	laguas		1?
54	man/male	lahi		2
5	to walk	lahu		1
54	man/male	lai		2
67	to sew	lakse
112	rotten	lamas
135	lightning	lamlam		19
128	sky	langet		1
12	skin	lasas	Skin, peel, bark, the covering tissue of the body, epithelium.
12	skin	lassas	<+laslas?
32	tongue	lenggua	loan from Spanish		L
46	to see	li'e'
201	Five	lima		1
208	Fifty	limiyai na fulu
95	to fall	lotgon
76	to live, be alive	lála'la'
158	narrow	ma'i'ot
166	correct, true	magahet
47	to yawn	magap		19
48	to sleep	maigo'
7	to come	maila'		1
138	warm	maipe
197	One	maisa
142	heavy	makkat		1
161	shy, ashamed	mamahlao		13
161	shy, ashamed	manachang
139	cold	manengheng		1?
136	wind	manglo'
104	fat/grease	mantika	mantika (L)		L
206	Ten	manutai	(count non-living objects)
164	good	maolek
131	cloud	mapagahes
80	to split	mapga'
141	wet	masmas
45	eye	mata		1
51	to sit	mata'chong
75	to die, be dead	matai		1
35	to vomit	muta'		1
63	name	na'an		1
171	to hide	na'atok
171	to hide	na'na'
59	mother	nana		5?
9	to swim	nangu		1
170	when?	ngai'an		1?
38	to chew	ngangas		12?
29	to sniff, smell	nginge'
31	tooth	nifen		1
163	new	nuebu			L
119	earth/soil	odda'
190	other	otro			L
30	mouth	pachot
70	to shoot	paki
144	to burn	pakko'
55	woman/female	palao'an
176	below	papa'		1
100	wing	pappa	(<+pakpak?)	33
56	child	patgon
69	to hunt	peska	Spanish "pescar", "To Fish"		L
11	dust	potbos	Spanish Polvo (Dust)		L
144	to burn	potne
157	thick	potpot		18
167	night	puengi		1?
92	to open, uncover	pulakes		1?
129	moon	pulan		1
26	hair	pulu		31
99	feather	pulu		1
74	to kill	puno'		1
191	all	puru			L
80	to split	puta'	(<+betaq?)
130	star	puti'on		1
97	bird	páharu			L
113	branch	ramas			L
160	painful, sick	sage'		1?
169	year	sakkan
73	to steal	sakke
64	to say	sangan
110	spider	sanye'ye'
104	fat/grease	sebu	Spanish sebo 'tallow'		L
103	meat/flesh	sensen
71	to stab, pierce	si'ok
205	Nine	sigua		5
205	Nine	siguiyai	(count non-living objects)
187	they	siha		1
163	new	simpeng	Loan from Japanese (compound of Chinese origin)		L
42	to suck	soppla	maybe Spanish soplar 'to blow', colloquial 'to guzzle'	1?	L?
67	to sew	sotse
18	breast	susu		1
52	to stand	tachu
43	ear	talanga		1
65	rope	tali		1
34	to cry	tanges		1
84	to plant	tanom		2
53	person/human being	taotao		1
54	man/male	taotao		2
124	sea	tasi		1
60	father	tata		1
16	intestines	tilipas	Spanish		L
36	to spit	to'la'
15	bone	to'lang		1
191	all	todu			L
52	to stand	tohge		2?
199	Three	tolgiyai	(count non-living objects)	1
66	to tie up, fasten	traba			L
199	Three	tres	(Loan)	1	L
196	to count	tufong
199	Three	tulo		1
20	to know, be knowledgeable	tungo'
144	to burn	tunu		1
93	to pound, beat	tutu	or 20?	2
14	belly	tuyan		1
13	back	tátalo'
119	earth/soil	tåno'
131	cloud	uchan
133	rain	uchan		1	L
107	worm (earthworm)	ulo'		36
24	head	ulu		1
121	sand	unai		1
197	One	unu	(Loan)		L
78	to cut, hack	utot
192	and	ya
192	and	yan
193	if	yanggen
148	white	á'paka		1?
147	black	áttilong		1?
154	short	ébaba'		54
154	short	étigu
109	mosquito	ñamu		1
109	mosquito	ñamu		1
38	to chew	ñamñam
9	to swim	ñangu		1
82	dull, blunt	ñaño'
109	mosquito	ñåmu		1

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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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