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Language: Kapingamarangi

Resources:

•  Ethnologue Information for kpg
•  OLAC Information for kpg
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for kpn
•  Lieber, M.D. & Dikepa, K.H. (1974). Kapingamarangi Lexicon. University of Hawaii Press.
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

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• Changed "source" from "@article{POLLEX, journal = {Oceanic Linguistics}, number = {2}, pages = {551--559}, title = {{POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online}}, volume = {50}, year = {2011}, author = {Greenhill, Simon J. and Clark, Ross} }" - Mary Walworth (2020-04-18 12:51:44)
• Changed #108919 from "tau", "Right (not left) [<]", "5, 25", "L?" (Word 65535) - Mary Walworth (2020-04-18 12:51:44)
• Changed #108920 from "tonu", "Right (not left) [<]", "", "L?" (Word 65535) - Mary Walworth (2020-04-18 12:51:44)
• Changed #11284 from "horore", "Tongue [<]", "15", "L" (Word 11284) - Mary Walworth (2020-04-18 12:51:44)
• Changed #168028 from "kiris", "Loan - English 'Grease'", "", "L" (Word 65535) - Mary Walworth (2020-04-18 12:51:44)
• Changed #119431 from "pehee", "How [<]", "11", "L" (Word 65535) - Mary Walworth (2020-04-18 12:51:44)
• Source: Pawley 1967 (Word 5) - Simon Greenhill (2010-01-18 03:33:03)
• Source: Pawley 1967 (Word 26) - Simon Greenhill (2010-01-18 03:30:47)
• Source: Pawley 1967 (Word 29) - Simon Greenhill (2010-01-18 02:49:27)
• Source: Pawley 1967 (Word 168) - Simon Greenhill (2010-01-17 10:58:20)
• Changed from "ngoko" (Word 98) - Simon Greenhill (2010-01-17 10:56:16)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 2) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 10) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 11) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 21) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 28) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 28) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 33) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 36) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 41) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 42) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 48) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 74) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 82) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 88) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 89) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 96) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 99) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 104) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 105) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 107) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 116) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 131) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 140) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 150) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 153) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 156) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 158) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 165) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 168) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 168) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 175) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 176) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 177) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 178) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 179) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 180) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 187) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 190) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Source: Andrew Pawley (Word 190) - (2009-11-12 22:41:20)
• Adding Resource - Simon Greenhill (2008-01-30 00:23:58)
• Updated Language Details - Russell Gray (2006-08-28 07:43:20)
• Changed from "tau tonu" (Word 3) - Russell Gray (2006-07-03 13:17:09)
• Source: (Word 204) - (2006-05-01 04:45:07)
• Source: (Word 204) - (2006-05-01 04:44:38)
• Source: (Word 192) - (2006-05-01 04:43:53)
• Source: (Word 101) - (2006-05-01 04:35:28)
• Source: (Word 98) - (2006-05-01 04:34:25)
• Source: (Word 84) - (2006-05-01 04:14:28)
• Source: (Word 80) - (2006-05-01 04:13:03)
• Source: (Word 64) - (2006-05-01 04:12:17)
• Source: (Word 58) - (2006-05-01 04:11:13)
• Source: (Word 24) - (2006-05-01 04:09:38)
• Source: (Word 8) - (2006-05-01 04:08:19)
• Source: (Word 1) - (2006-05-01 04:07:30)
• Source: (Word 1) - (2006-05-01 04:07:11)
• Changed from "lima, rima" (Word 201) - (2006-04-05 00:52:14)
• Changed from "lima" (Word 201) - (2006-04-05 00:51:38)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
1	hand	rima	Pollex 06: Rima. :Five, hand n (Ebt).	1, 64
1	hand	lima	64Pollex 06: Lima. :Hand, arm, five (Lbr).	1, 64
2	left	tauihara		1, 42
3	right	tau	Right (not left) [<]	5, 25
3	right	gau	Lbr (irregular)
4	leg/foot	vae	FOOT (Ebt)	1, 100
4	leg/foot	wae	FOOT (Lbr)	1, 100
5	to walk	haere	Go, come (Ebt)	6
5	to walk	haele	Walk (Lbr)	6
5	to walk	taahao	Go for a walk, stroll (Ebt)	7
5	to walk	heehee		4
6	road/path	ala	Road, path (Lbr)	1
7	to come	hani	Come (Singular)
8	to turn	magau	Pollex 06: Magau. :To turn in one direction, to make a curve to one direction.
9	to swim	kau	Swim	5
10	dirty	tokoria
11	dust	bopobo
12	skin	kiri	Skin, bark (Ebt)	1
12	skin	gili	Skin (Lbr)	1
13	back	dua	Back (of a person) (Lbr)	11
14	belly	kona	Navel	8
15	bone	iwi	Bone	52, 5
16	intestines	tinae	Intestines, stomach (Ebt)	1
17	liver	ate	Liver (Ebt)	1
17	liver	ade	Liver (Lbr)	1
18	breast	uu	Breast (Lbr)	1
19	shoulder
20	to know, be knowledgeable	iroa	Know, understand (Ebt)	13
20	to know, be knowledgeable	iloo	Know, knowledge (Lbr)	13
21	to think	hakapau
22	to fear	madagu	Fear, be afraid (Lbr)	1
23	blood	toto	Blood (Ebt)	4
23	blood	dodo	Blood (Lbr)	4
24	head	libogo	Pollex 06: Libogo. :Head.	10
25	neck	ua	Neck	18
26	hair	hulu	Hair (Lbr)	31
26	hair	ŋahuru		29, 31
27	nose	uhi	Nose (Lbr)	1
27	nose	uuhiu	Nose (Ebt)	1
28	to breathe	manawa		1
28	to breathe	toki
29	to sniff, smell	hongi	Smell, kiss	9
29	to sniff, smell	tuŋu		45
30	mouth	haha	Mouth	1
30	mouth	ngutu	Mouth, beak (Ebt)	2
30	mouth	ngudu	Mouth, beak (Lbr)	2
31	tooth	niha	Tooth	1
32	tongue	holole	Tongue [<]	15
33	to laugh	katakata		7
34	to cry	tangi	Cry, weep (Ebt)	1
34	to cry	dangi	Cry, weep (Lbr)	1
35	to vomit	rua/rua	Vomit (Ebt)	8
35	to vomit	lua/luai	Vomit (Lbr)	8, 31
36	to spit	pui		15
37	to eat	gai	Eat (Lbr)	1, 47
38	to chew	ngau	Chew (Ebt),(Lbr)	8
38	to chew	ngungu	Chew, masticate solids which make noise (Lbr)	9
39	to cook	tao	Bake (Ebt)	10
39	to cook	daa	Cook in earth oven (Lbr)	10
40	to drink	inu	Drink	1
41	to bite	kati		1, 55
42	to suck	u		25
43	ear	taringa	Ear (Ebt)	1
43	ear	dalinga	Ear (Lbr)	1
44	to hear	rongo	Hear, feel, listen (Ebt)	1
44	to hear	longo	Hear (Lbr)	1
45	eye	mata	Face, eye (Ebt)	1
45	eye	golo/mada/	Eye (Lbr)	1, 18
46	to see	mada	See, look (used only in compounds) (Lbr)	8
47	to yawn
48	to sleep	khi
49	to lie down	moe	Lie down	6
50	to dream	miti	Dream (Ebt)	36
50	to dream	midi	Dream (Lbr)	36
51	to sit	noho	Sit, dwell	16
52	to stand	tuu	Stand, be upright (Ebt)	2
52	to stand	duu	Stand, be upright (Lbr)	2
53	person/human being	tangata	Person (Ebt)	1, 66, 97
53	person/human being	dangada	Person (Lbr)	1, 66, 97
54	man/male	taane	Male (Ebt)	1, 11
54	man/male	daane	Male (Lbr)	1, 11
55	woman/female	ahina	Woman (Lbr)	1, 106, 116
56	child	tama	Child	6
56	child	dama lligi	Young children (Lbr)	6, 63
57	husband
58	wife	awanga	Pollex 06: Awanga. :Wife.	8
59	mother	tinana	Mother, dam (Ebt)	1
59	mother	dinana	Mother, dam (Lbr)	1
60	father	dama/na	Father, uncle (Lbr)	1
61	house	hale	House (Lbr)	14
62	thatch/roof
63	name	ingoo	Name (Lbr)	6
64	to say	tapa	Pollex 06: Tapa. :Say (Ebt).
65	rope	moea	Very thick rope, especially as used for hauling whales (Obs)	10
65	rope	taura	Anchor, rope (Ebt)	9
66	to tie up, fasten	hau	Lash, tie (Lbr)	11
67	to sew	tui	Thread pierced objects, sew (I) (Lbr)	13, 16
67	to sew	dui	Sew, pierce (Lbr)	13, 16
68	needle	higa	Net needle (Lbr)	9
69	to hunt
70	to shoot
71	to stab, pierce	hugi	Make a small hole in something (Lbr)	1, 8
71	to stab, pierce	daalo	Stab, spear, inject, puncture (Lbr)	10
72	to hit	haka/paki/	Strike, drive away	6
72	to hit	patu	Strike with small blows, kick (Ebt)	7
72	to hit	badu	Strike (Lbr)	7
72	to hit	ta	Strike (Ebt)	10
72	to hit	tugi	Pound, hit accidentally (Lbr)	8
73	to steal	gaihaa	Steal, theft (Lbr)	7
74	to kill	taliki
75	to die, be dead	mate	Die (Ebt)	1
75	to die, be dead	made	Die (Lbr)	1
76	to live, be alive	ora	Soul, life, salvation	6
77	to scratch	lodi	Scratch, rasp (Lbr)	10
77	to scratch	llagu	Grab, claw v (Lbr)	9
78	to cut, hack	here	Chop, chop down (Ebt)	16
78	to cut, hack	hele	Knife, cut (Lbr)	16
78	to cut, hack	tarai	Axe (Ebt)	1
78	to cut, hack	dalai	Hew, carve (Lbr)	1?
78	to cut, hack	tuu	To cut (Lbr)	17
79	stick/wood	rakau	Tree, stick, cross (Plumeria rubra) (Ebt)	1, 26
79	stick/wood	laagau	Wood, tree (Lbr)	1, 26
80	to split	mahaa	Pollex 06: Mahaa. :Split (Lbr).	5, 72
81	sharp	gaa	Sharp (Knife)	14, 15
82	dull, blunt	mariri
83	to work
84	to plant	tanu	Pollex 06: Tanu. :Bury, plant (Ebt).	2
85	to choose	hili	Choose, select (Lbr)	1
86	to grow
87	to swell	haka/hura/ ki taha	Swell up
88	to squeeze	hakapui		8?
89	to hold	tahi		17
90	to dig	keri	Dig v (Ebt)	1
90	to dig	geli	Dig v (Lbr)	1
91	to buy	hui	Buy, sell, pay	8
92	to open, uncover
93	to pound, beat	tugi	Pound, hit accidentally (Lbr)	2
94	to throw	maka	Throw	11
94	to throw	tiri	Throw hard (Ebt)	9
94	to throw	dili	Cast, throw, fish with casting net (Lbr)	9
95	to fall	hina	Fall down (Ebt)	44
95	to fall	hinga	Fall aside, collapse (Lbr)	44
96	dog	(ti)pana
97	bird	manu	Bird	1
98	egg	ngoko	Pollex 06: Ngoko. :Egg (Ebt).	36
99	feather	ngahuru		1
100	wing	bakau manu	Wing of a bird; shoulder	1, 59
101	to fly	maangi	Pollex 06: Maangi. :Fly, flap, as wings.	68
102	rat
103	meat/flesh	kano	Meat, penis (Ebt)	14
104	fat/grease	kiris	L from English		L
105	tail	huku		13
106	snake
107	worm (earthworm)	patupatu
108	louse	gudu	Head louse (Lbr)	1
109	mosquito	ramu/kai tangata	Mosquito (Ebt)	1
109	mosquito	lamu	Flies, mosquitoes (Lbr)	1
110	spider	lewelewe/ina	Cobweb, spider (Lbr)	1
111	fish	iga	Fish (Lbr)	1
112	rotten	popo	Rotten, of wood (Ebt)	14
112	rotten	bobo	Rotten, decayed, old (Lbr)	14
113	branch	rakau	Tree, stick, cross, (Plumeria rubra) (Ebt)	1, 4
114	leaf	rau	Leaf (Ebt)	1
114	leaf	lau	Leaf (Lbr)	1
114	leaf	rou	Leaf (Ebt)	1
115	root	aga	Root of tree or plant (Lbr)	2
116	flower	akai		37
117	fruit	hua	Fruit of; intestine of tridacna	1
118	grass
119	earth/soil	kere/kere	Sand, dirt (Ebt)	10
119	earth/soil	gele	Sand (in compounds only) (Lbr)	10
120	stone	hadu	Stone, rock (Lbr)	1
121	sand	one/one	Sand	1
122	water	wai	Water (Ebt),(Lbr)	2
123	to flow	hari	Leak, trickle, shed, flow	24
124	sea	moana	Deep ocean	10
124	sea	tai	Lagoon (Ebt)	1
124	sea	dai	Lagoonward (Lbr)	1
125	salt
126	lake	roto	Lagoon (Lbr)	6
127	woods/forest	wao	WOODS (Ebt)	14
128	sky	langi	Sky (Lbr)	1
129	moon	mahina	Moon (Ebt)	37, 5
129	moon	maahina	Bright, light of the moon (Lbr)	37, 5
130	star	hetuu	Star (Ebt)	1
130	star	heduu	Star (Lbr)	1
131	cloud	kororangi		3
132	fog
133	rain	ua	Rain	1
134	thunder	atili	Thunder (Lbr)	14
135	lightning	ira	Lightning (Ebt)	2
135	lightning	ila	Lightning (Lbr)	2
136	wind	matangi	Wind (Ebt)	1, 66
136	wind	madangi	Wind (Lbr)	1, 66
137	to blow	angi/angi	Windy (Lbr)	8
138	warm	mahana	Warm, hot (Lbr)	1, 72
139	cold	makariri	Cold	1, 52
140	dry	mango		1
141	wet	tiu	(Lbr)	11
141	wet	thiu	(Ebt). (t < *s frequent)	11
142	heavy	taa/maha/	Heavy (Ebt)	46, 66
142	heavy	daa/maha/	Heavy (Lbr)	46, 66
143	fire	ahi	Fire (Lbr)	1
144	to burn	tungi	Set light to (Ebt)	1, 7
144	to burn	dudu	Kindle fire or lantern (Lbr)	1, 6
145	smoke	huiahi	(Lbr) (<uhiahi ?)	2
145	smoke	au/seahi	Smoke	2
146	ash	rehu	Ashes,ash (Ebt)	67
146	ash	lehu	Ashes (Lbr)	67
147	black	uli	Used in compounds and idioms (Lbr)	7
148	white	kene	White	10
149	red	mhee	Red (Ebt)	1
149	red	mmee	Reddish (Lbr)	1
150	yellow	lau puke
151	green
152	small	bodo	Small, diminutive (Lbr)	10
153	big	tamana
154	short	poto	Short (Ebt)	9
154	short	bodo	Small, diminutive (Lbr)	9
155	long	loo	Long (used only in compounds) (Lbr)	12, 105
155	long	l/loo/	Long (Plural) (used only in compounds) (Lbr)	12, 105
156	thin	rahirahi		5
157	thick	matoru	Thick (Ebt)	3
157	thick	maadolu	Thick (object) (Lbr)	3
158	narrow	huka
159	wide	rhaha	Wide (Ebt)	48
159	wide	balaha	Width (Lbr)	48
160	painful, sick	mhae	Hurt, sore	10
161	shy, ashamed	hila/hila	Bashful, shy, ashamed (Lbr)	3
162	old	tuai	Old, slow, late (Ebt)	48
163	new	hou	Fresh (Ebt)	1
163	new	hoou	New (Lbr)	1
164	good	maria	Good (Ebt)	16
164	good	malia	Good (Lbr)	16
164	good	humalia	Good, goodness (Lbr)	16, 141
165	bad, evil	huaaitu
166	correct, true	tonu	Right, correct, real (Ebt)	8
166	correct, true	donu	Correct, true, straight (Lbr)	8
167	night	po	Night (Ebt)	1
167	night	boo	Night (Lbr)	1
168	day	a
168	day	aal
168	day	raani		6
169	year	tau	Season (Ebt),(Lbr)	1
170	when?
171	to hide
172	to climb	hiti	Climb from one height to another, as from tree to tree (Ebt)	6
173	at	i	At (preposed particle)	1
174	in, inside	roto	Inside, lagoon (Ebt)	5
174	in, inside	lodo	Inside, within (Lbr)	5
175	above	nua		9?
176	below	rara		8
177	this	tenei		7, 1
178	that	tera		65
179	near	hoho
180	far	mokoa		13?
181	where?	hee	Where	3, 35
182	I	au	I, me (Lbr)	1, 21
183	thou	goe	Second person singular, thou (Lbr)	1
183	thou	goe	Second person singular, thou (Lbr)	1
184	he/she	ia	He, she (Lbr)	1
185	we	gida/ua	First person dual exclusive marker (Lbr)	1, 29
185	we	gida/dou	First person plural exclusive marker (Lbr)	1, 39
186	you	goolua	Second person dual pronoun, you (Lbr)	x
187	they	tikaula
188	what?	aha	What? (Lbr)	1
189	who?	ai	Who? (Lbr)	1
190	other	tei		7?
190	other	huai
191	all	hua/kotoa/	All (Ebt)	13
191	all	huo/godoo/	All (Lbr)	13
192	and	maangi	Pollex 06: Maa. :And, for.	2
193	if
194	how?	be hee	How? (Lbr)	11
194	how?	pehee	How [<]	11
195	no, not	tee	(Clk)	13
195	no, not	haka/ree/	(Clk)	11?
196	to count	dau	Count (Lbr)	8
197	One	tahi	One (Ebt)	41
197	One	dahi	One (Lbr)	41
198	Two	rua	Two (Ebt)	1
198	Two	lua	Two (Lbr)	1
199	Three	toru	Three (Ebt)	1
199	Three	dolu	Three (Lbr)	1
200	Four	haa	Four (Lbr)	1, 66
201	Five	rima	Hand, arm, five (Lbr) (Source: Pollex 2006)	1
201	Five	lima	Five, hand n (Ebt).(Source: Pollex 2006)	1
202	Six
203	Seven	hidu	Seven (Lbr).(Source: Pollex)	1
204	Eight	waru	Pollex 06: Waru. :Eight (Ebt).	3
204	Eight	walu	Pollex 06: Walu. :Eight (Lbr).	3
205	Nine	hiwa	Nine (Lbr)[>].(Source: Pollex)	5
206	Ten	matangahoru	Ten.(Source: Pollex)	5
207	Twenty
208	Fifty
209	One Hundred	lau	Hundred (Lbr).(Source: Pollex)	2
210	One Thousand	mana	Thousand (Lbr).(Source: Pollex)	2

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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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