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Language: Mangareva

Source/Author:  POLLEX 2000 (Bruce Biggs & Ross Clark) 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:mrv  Glottocode: mang1401 
Notes:  These are primarily a mix of items from Tregear and Rensch with corrections from Mary Walworth's fieldwork (mostly corrected orthography)
*s , *f > glottal stop 
Data Entry:  Typed By: Simon Greenhill  Checked By: Simon Greenhill 
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Classification:  Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Central-Eastern Oceanic:Remote Oceanic:Central Pacific:East Fijian-Polynesian:Polynesian:Nuclear:East:Central:Marquesic 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
70 to shoot word info      
85 to choose      
106 snake      
178 that      
190 other      
193 if      
3 right maori      
4 leg/foot a'ape      
8 to turn word info tīrori      
10 dirty paneu      
16 intestines manava      
17 liver kakaroumei      
18 breast kuperu      
21 to think makara      
34 to cry koa      
36 to spit kae      
47 to yawn naro      
49 to lie down word info 'akaearanga      
65 rope kaka braided cord made from coconut husk fibers    
66 to tie up, fasten 'akaokonga to tie in a bundle    
68 needle nira L from English   L
77 to scratch word info kene'u      
78 to cut, hack word info 'akakiukiu      
87 to swell word info 'akatekire      
90 to dig pokopoko      
92 to open, uncover 'u'ure      
94 to throw word info kero      
104 fat/grease matatere      
105 tail ave      
109 mosquito kōmanu      
141 wet ranga      
142 heavy kikikiki      
152 small ningore      
153 big ru'aru'a      
156 thin word info rikiriki      
159 wide 'ata'ata      
169 year ano L from French   L
191 all kouroa      
6 road/path ara   1  
11 dust e'u   1  
12 skin kiri   1  
17 liver ate Liver 1  
22 to fear mataku Afraid, fear 1  
22 to fear mataku   1  
27 nose i'u Nose 1  
30 mouth 'a'a   1  
30 mouth haha   1  
31 tooth ni'o Tooth 1  
31 tooth ni'o   1  
38 to chew word info 'amama   1  
40 to drink inu Drink (Jnu) 1  
40 to drink unu Drink (Tgr) 1  
40 to drink inu   1  
43 ear taringa   1  
44 to hear rogo Hear; news 1  
44 to hear 'akarongo   1  
45 eye mata Face, eye 1  
45 eye mata   1  
59 mother tinana Parent who cares well for children; parents generally (Tgr) 1  
59 mother tinana parent (general) 1  
60 father tinana Parent who cares well for children; parents generally (Tgr) 1  
60 father tinana   1  
62 thatch/roof ato Thatch (I) 1  
75 to die, be dead mate Die 1  
75 to die, be dead mate   1  
78 to cut, hack word info tarai Rough hew; dress timber or stone (Tgr) 1  
86 to grow word info tupu Grow 1  
90 to dig keri Dig 1  
97 bird manu Bird, small animal (Jnu) 1  
97 bird manu   1  
99 feather 'uru   1  
108 louse word info kutu Louse 1  
108 louse word info kutu   1  
111 fish ika   1  
113 branch word info rara   1  
114 leaf rau Leaf 1  
114 leaf rau   1  
116 flower pua Flowers (Jnu) 1  
117 fruit 'ua Bear fruit 1  
117 fruit 'ua 'to fruit' 1  
121 sand one Earth, soil (Tgr) 1  
121 sand one   1  
124 sea tai   1  
126 lake rano Swamp 1  
126 lake rano swamp 1  
128 sky rangi   1  
130 star 'etu   1  
133 rain ua Rain 1  
133 rain ua   1  
143 fire a'i   1  
146 ash e'u   1  
161 shy, ashamed 'akāma   1  
163 new 'ou New 1  
163 new 'ou   1  
167 night   1  
169 year tau Season, year 1  
171 to hide word info pupuni To hide; be enclosed, shut in 1  
171 to hide word info pupuni   1  
173 at iki   1  
183 thou koe You (Sing.) 1  
183 thou koe You (Sing.) 1  
183 thou koe   1  
188 what? word info a'a   1  
189 who? word info ai Who? (Jnu) 1  
189 who? word info ai   1  
198 Two word info rua Two 1  
199 Three word info toru Three 1  
201 Five word info rima Five, hand-arm.(Source: Pollex) 1  
202 Six word info ono   1  
203 Seven word info 'itu   1  
151 green moto Green, unripe 1, 10  
151 green moto   1, 10  
4 leg/foot vavae Leg 1, 100  
184 he/she iakoia 'ona is used also today due to influence from Tahitian. 1, 42  
132 fog ko'u Rain-mist (I). low cloud round mountain (Jnu) 1, 47  
168 day ao Day (not night) 1, 54  
1 hand rima Five; hand-arm 1, 64  
1 hand rima   1, 64  
138 warm word info ma'ana   1, 72  
187 they rātou plural 1, 72  
71 to stab, pierce 'uki Prick, pierce, stab 1, 8  
100 wing pehau pe'au 1, 81  
55 woman/female 'a'ine   1, 106  
208 Fifty word info rima rongo'uru   1, 15  
120 stone po'atu   1, 19  
182 I au   1, 21  
79 stick/wood rakau Wood, timber, tree 1, 26  
79 stick/wood rakau wood, stick, plant, medicine 1, 26  
185 we word info tāua dual incl. 1, 29  
55 woman/female -ìne Female (I don't understand why this is treated as a suffix - MW) 1, 41  
37 to eat kai Food, eat 1, 47  
37 to eat kai   1, 47  
139 cold word info makariri Cold, chilly 1, 52  
139 cold word info makariri   1, 52  
168 day ao   1, 54  
110 spider pūngawerewere   1, 57, 99  
144 to burn word info tutu   1, 6  
136 wind matangi   1, 66  
200 Four word info 'a   1, 66  
53 person/human being tagata Man 1, 66, 97  
53 person/human being tangata human being; man 1, 66, 97  
11 dust puèu Dust (I) 1, 74  
24 head upoko Head 10  
72 to hit word info tata hit something until it breaks open (eg, a coconut) 10  
82 dull, blunt moimoi   10  
83 to work word info 'anga   10  
88 to squeeze word info romiromi Cover, press upon 10  
103 meat/flesh kiko Flesh 10  
103 meat/flesh kiko   10  
123 to flow ta'e Couler (Jnu) 10  
123 to flow ta'e   10  
124 sea moana Ocean 10  
136 wind hau Souffler, etre bruyant (se dit du vent seul) (Jnu) 10  
141 wet maku As moist (Tgr) 10  
150 yellow rengarenga   10  
158 narrow komakoma Strait, narrow (Tgr) 10  
158 narrow kokoma A narrow place, a strait, a defile (Tgr) 10  
160 painful, sick mamae Mal, douleur, souffrance (Rch) 10  
160 painful, sick mamae   10  
162 old word info te'ito   10  
166 correct, true mau   10  
48 to sleep moe Sleep 10, 109  
48 to sleep moe   10, 109  
105 tail vero Tail of dog (Bck) 10, 23  
71 to stab, pierce ko   100  
56 child toromiki   102, 63  
46 to see nana   103  
46 to see nana   103  
2 left 'ema Left (Tgr) [Tgr misrepresented glottal stop as h] 11  
2 left 'ema Gauche (Rch) 11  
2 left 'ema   11  
13 back word info tua   11  
101 to fly rere Fly, run, jump 11  
101 to fly rere   11  
119 earth/soil repo Soil, earth, dirt 11  
119 earth/soil repo   11  
153 big nui Big, many 11  
194 how? word info pe'ea   11  
195 no, not kore   11  
20 to know, be knowledgeable kite It should be noted that Mangareva also demonstrates the form tikei to mean 'cognisant', which appears to be a borrowing from the Rapa Nui metathesized reflex of *kite. 12  
95 to fall word info marere Tomber, Fall 12  
102 rat kiore Rat, souris (Rch) 12  
102 rat kiore   12  
104 fat/grease hinu Oil, grease 12  
131 cloud word info ao Cloud (Tgr) 12  
155 long word info roa   12, 105  
54 man/male tangata man; human being 12, 14  
95 to fall word info topa To fall from a height 124  
95 to fall word info topa   124  
164 good porotu   125  
57 husband a'ana spouse, usually used to refer to male spouse. Tgr 1898 has it listed for both male and female. 13  
66 to tie up, fasten nati Na(na)ti 13  
105 tail ìku Tail of fish 13  
112 rotten word info para Ripe, rubbish (I) 13  
112 rotten word info para   13  
118 grass mutie Grass (Bck1938 13  
140 dry word info maro   13  
149 red kura Red 13  
149 red kura   13  
180 far mama'o   13  
67 to sew word info tui Sew 13, 16  
67 to sew word info tue   13, 16  
61 house 'are   14  
66 to tie up, fasten rii Bind (Jnu) 14  
88 to squeeze word info kukumu   14  
95 to fall word info àkatoo Fall straight down (Tgr) 14  
112 rotten word info popo Rotten, decayed (Jnu) 14  
127 woods/forest vao uninhabited place 14  
134 thunder atutiri Thunder(Tgr) 14  
134 thunder atutiri   14  
164 good reka Pleasant 14  
81 sharp koikoi   14, 66  
36 to spit anuanu Saliva, spittle, to spit (Tgr); salive, crachat, cracher (Jnu) 14, 84, 121  
32 tongue erero Tongue 15  
32 tongue arero   15  
127 woods/forest ulu Unplanted 15  
51 to sit no'o Sit 16  
51 to sit no'o sit; stay 16  
164 good mariʔe   16  
186 you kotou Second person plural pronoun (Jnu) 16  
186 you kōrua dual 16  
186 you kōtou plural 16  
47 to yawn amama Gape, yawn (Tgr) 19, 28  
47 to yawn 'amama   19, 28  
24 head o'o   1?  
14 belly kōpū   2  
52 to stand tuu Stand 2  
52 to stand 'akātū 'aka + tū 2  
84 to plant tanu   2  
93 to pound, beat word info tuki Pound 2  
93 to pound, beat word info tuki   2  
115 root aka Root 2  
115 root aka   2  
122 water word info vai Water 2  
122 water word info vai   2  
135 lightning uira Lightning 2  
145 smoke word info auahi   2  
209 One Hundred word info rau Hundred.(Source: Pollex) 2  
210 One Thousand word info mano Thousand, (previously two thousand) (Jnu).(Source: Pollex) 2  
25 neck kaki   20  
157 thick word info mātoru   3  
204 Eight word info varu   3  
181 where? word info 'ea Where? (Jnu) 3, 35  
181 where? word info 'ea   3, 35  
129 moon maahìna Moon, month 37, 5  
129 moon ma'ina   37, 5  
23 blood toto Blood 4  
23 blood toto   4  
207 Twenty word info takau   4  
26 hair word info rouro Hair of the head 40  
26 hair word info rauo'o   40, 36  
197 One word info ta'i   41  
64 to say ki   43  
7 to come a'u   44  
142 heavy teimaha Heavy 46, 66  
9 to swim kau Swim (Tgr) 5  
9 to swim kau   5  
147 black kerekere Bluish-black, as very deep sea 5  
147 black kerekere   5  
170 when? word info a 'ea   5  
174 in, inside roto   5  
80 to split word info a'ae   5, 96  
206 Ten word info rongo'uru   5, 32, 52  
205 Nine word info iva   5, 44  
58 wife ve'ine L from Marquesan 5, 68 L
62 thatch/roof paku   50  
15 bone ivi Bone 52, 5  
15 bone ivi   52, 5  
89 to hold word info tāmau   54  
63 name ingoa   6  
72 to hit word info pa(pa)ki Slap 6  
73 to steal kamo To steal (Bck) 1938 6  
73 to steal kamo   6  
76 to live, be alive ora   6  
98 egg māmari moa   6  
137 to blow word info pu'i   6  
172 to climb word info piki   6  
5 to walk 'ere   6, 9  
144 to burn word info ka'a   62  
152 small rikiriki Etre petit 66  
146 ash ngara'u soot, charcoal 67, 60  
33 to laugh kata Laugh 7  
33 to laugh kata   7  
41 to bite ngaunga'u   7  
42 to suck omo Teter, sucer (Jnu) 7  
42 to suck omo   7  
69 to hunt word info aruaru to chase 7  
72 to hit word info patu To strike, give a blow to anyone (Tgr) 7  
91 to buy 'oko Buy, sell (I) 7  
96 dog kurī   7  
107 worm (earthworm) iritoke   7  
116 flower tiare   7  
125 salt miti   7  
147 black uri Black, dark 7  
107 worm (earthworm) iritoke Earthworm 7, 80  
177 this tenei This 7, 1  
50 to dream moemoeaa Dream (Tgr) 7, 27  
50 to dream moemoea   7, 27  
14 belly kona Lower abdomen (Jnu) 8  
19 shoulder paku'ivi   8  
42 to suck miti Suck 8  
58 wife ahana Mari (Jnu). Spouse, husband or wife (Tgr) 8  
139 cold word info anu Cold, coldness (Jnu) 8  
144 to burn word info ta'u Set alight, burn, tend fire 8  
148 white tea White, blanched (Tgr) 8  
148 white tea   8  
176 below raro Under, below 8  
176 below raro   8  
176 below raro   8  
192 and e   8  
196 to count tou'ara This is a counting term for any numeral that is not a multiple of 10. For example twenty is [rua rongo'uru]; 22 is [rua rongo'uru e rua tou'ara]. Not exactly 'to count', but the closest to a counting-type term in the language. 8  
35 to vomit ruaki   8, 31  
28 to breathe 'akaea   80  
74 to kill tina'i   82  
158 narrow āiti   89  
14 belly manava Innards 9  
29 to sniff, smell 'ongi   9  
39 to cook word info tunu to cook food in the ground oven 9  
65 rope toura Corde, filet (Jnu) 9  
77 to scratch word info rakuraku Scratch 9  
94 to throw word info tiri Throw away, reject (Tgr) 9  
100 wing pererau   9  
141 wet rari Be wet (Jnu) 9  
154 short word info poto Short 9  
154 short word info poto   9  
165 bad, evil kino   9  
166 correct, true tika True, right, just (Tgr) 9  
175 above ruga Above 9  
175 above runga   9  
179 near tata Near 9  
41 to bite eti Tear with teeth 9, 84  
1 hand kapu Palm of hand (Tgr) x  
11 dust èu Poussier x  
14 belly koopuu Stomach (i) x  
19 shoulder pakuhivi The shoulder, point of a paddle, raise a burden from the ground; a name given to a nephew (Tgr) x  
29 to sniff, smell 'ogi Kiss, smell (Tgr) x  
30 mouth àaàa Mouth (Rch) B. [<] x  
35 to vomit aruaì Vomit x  
43 ear teriga Ear (Jnu) x  
54 man/male tamaroa Enfant male, de tout age; se dit aussi des animaux (Jnu) x  
55 woman/female aine Femme (Jnu) x  
55 woman/female ahine A woman, female (Tgr) x  
55 woman/female àìne Femme; x  
57 husband ahana Mari (Jnu). Spouse, husband or wife (Tgr) x  
61 house àre House x  
63 name igoa Name x  
83 to work word info haga Work, labour (no [h]) x  
96 dog kuri Dog x  
110 spider pugaverevere Arraignee (Jnu) x  
120 stone poàtu Stone (Bck) x  
128 sky ragi Sky x  
136 wind matagi Wind x  
137 to blow word info agi(agi) Blow gently x  
137 to blow word info puì Souffler (Jnu) x  
138 warm word info maàna Warm x  
143 fire ahi Fire, flame (Tgr) x  
152 small poto Short x  
157 thick word info matoru Thick x  
161 shy, ashamed àkamaa Be ashamed (I) x  
162 old word info taito Ancient, antique (Tgr) x  
164 good meitetaki Beautiful, good, soft, sweet (Tgr) x  
167 night poo Night x  
170 when? word info ahea Quand sera-ce? (Jnu) x  
173 at i At x  
180 far mamao Eloigne, de loin (Jnu) x  
186 you korua Second person dual pronoun (Tgr) x  
187 they rāua dual x  
188 what? word info What? x  
189 who? word info vai Who? (I) - no [v] form-MW x  
197 One word info etaì One x  
200 Four word info à Four x  

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