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Language: Anuta

Source/Author:  POLLEX 2000 (Bruce Biggs & Ross Clark) 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:aud  Glottocode: anut1237 
Notes:  Additional Data taken from Blust's ACD 
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:Samoic-Outlier:Futunic 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
1 hand rima Hand-arm (Yen) 1, 64  
1 hand nima L from Tongan 1, 64 L
2 left tema Left (Fbg) 11  
3 right matau   5, 13  
4 leg/foot vae Leg (Yen) 1, 100  
5 to walk aere Walk, walk about (Fbg) 6  
6 road/path ara Road (Yen) 1  
7 to come au come 44  
8 to turn word info puri turn 15  
9 to swim kakau Swim, singular (Fbg) 5  
9 to swim kakau Swim (singular) (Fbg) 5  
10 dirty parapara Mud (Fbg) 7  
11 dust kokopu dust    
12 skin kiri skin 1  
13 back word info m-uri back, the rear portion of something, behind 3  
14 belly ma(a)nava Belly, stomach (Fbg) 9  
14 belly aroaro Belly, bowels (Yen) 10  
15 bone ui <Ui. :Bone (Yen) B.> 52  
15 bone ivi   52, 5  
16 intestines taepikopiko guts    
17 liver ate Liver (Yen) 1  
18 breast uu Breast (Fbg) 1  
19 shoulder      
20 to know, be knowledgeable iroa Know, understand (Fbg) 13  
20 to know, be knowledgeable poto Wise, expert (Fbg) 15  
21 to think maanatu To think (Fbg) 9  
21 to think maanatu To think (Fbg) 9  
22 to fear mataku Afraid, fear 1  
23 blood toto Blood (Yen) 4  
24 head pokouru Skull (Fbg) 10, 62  
24 head uru Head (Yen) 1  
25 neck ua Neck (Yen) 18  
26 hair word info puru Body-hair, feathers (Yen) 31  
27 nose iu Nose (Fbg) 1  
28 to breathe maanava Breath, to rest (Fbg) 1  
29 to sniff, smell nanamu smell 41  
30 mouth ngutu Mouth, cutting edge of a blade or weapon (Fbg) 2  
31 tooth nipo Tooth 1  
32 tongue arero tongue 15  
33 to laugh kata Laugh 7  
34 to cry tangi Weep 1  
35 to vomit rua Vomit 8  
36 to spit anu Spit (Fbg) 14, 84, 121  
37 to eat kai Eat, food (Yen) 1, 47  
38 to chew word info kamu Pollex 06 Kamu. :Chew (Fbg). 7, 74  
39 to cook word info tao Bake in earth oven (Fbg) 10  
40 to drink inu Drink (Yen) 1  
41 to bite kati Bite (Yen) 1, 55  
42 to suck miti Suck (Yen) 8  
43 ear tariŋa Ear (Cpl) 1  
44 to hear roŋo hear 1  
45 eye mata Eye 1  
46 to see mamata Pollex 06: Mamata. :To see (Fbg). 8  
47 to yawn      
48 to sleep moe sleep 10, 109  
49 to lie down word info takoto lie down 7, 10  
50 to dream miti Dream 36  
51 to sit nopo Sit 16  
52 to stand tuu Stand (Yen) 2  
53 person/human being tangata Man, person 1, 66, 97  
54 man/male tangata Man, Person, Bachelor (Fbg) 12, 14  
54 man/male tamaaroa   10  
55 woman/female papine Woman (Yen) 1, 106  
56 child tamati L from Tongan (Biggs 1980) 6, 103 L
57 husband matua   36  
58 wife nopine Wife (Fbg) 5, 66  
59 mother nau Mother (term of address) (Fbg) 7  
59 mother tinana Mother (Yen) 1  
60 father tamai L from Tongan 1, 52 L
60 father tamana Father (Fbg) 1  
61 house pare House (Yen) 14  
62 thatch/roof taotao thatch 23  
63 name ingoa Name 6  
64 to say karaŋa say 169  
65 rope maea Heavy rope (Fbg) 10  
66 to tie up, fasten pau Tie (Yen) 11  
66 to tie up, fasten nonoo Tie two pieces of cord together, cord (Fbg) 15  
67 to sew word info titina sew    
68 needle      
69 to hunt word info turi hunt 8  
69 to hunt word info para hunt 28  
70 to shoot word info      
71 to stab, pierce tokai Stab (Yen) 77  
71 to stab, pierce tokai Stab (Yen) 77  
72 to hit word info taa Strike, chop 10  
72 to hit word info tuki Hit, strike (Yen) 8  
73 to steal kaiakaiaa Steal (Yen) 7  
73 to steal kaia To steal (Fbg) 7  
74 to kill ta mate kill 2  
75 to die, be dead mate Die (Yen) 1  
76 to live, be alive ora Life, health (Yen) 6  
76 to live, be alive mauri Life, alive (Yen) 1, 76  
76 to live, be alive ma-uri (Source ACD): live, be alive, life, soul 1, 76  
77 to scratch word info koii Polex 06: Koii. :To scratch with one`s fingernail (Fbg). 12  
78 to cut, hack word info motu Cut, break (Yen) 54, 14  
79 stick/wood raakau Tree, plant, wood, stick (Fbg) 1, 26  
80 to split word info papai split 4  
80 to split word info pai split 4  
81 sharp kakai Sharp (as a knife) (Fbg) 14  
82 dull, blunt pengu Dull, not sharp (e.g. of a knife) (Fbg) 12  
83 to work word info ngarue To work, to move (Fbg) 11  
84 to plant too To plant (Yen) 4  
85 to choose      
86 to grow word info tupu Grow (Yen) 1  
87 to swell word info ūra swell 7  
88 to squeeze word info tatau To squeeze (Fbg) 13  
88 to squeeze word info kukumi Squeeze or compress something between the hands, as in expressing coconut cream, without the aid of hibiscus fibre strainer (Fbg) 14  
89 to hold word info kuku Grasp a small object which may be completely held in the hand (Fbg) 12  
90 to dig keri Dig 1  
90 to dig kenu Disturb earth with foot (Yen) 6  
91 to buy taui Exchange, purchase, price, pay (Fbg) 9, 13  
92 to open, uncover tatara Pollex 06: Ta/tara/. :Untie open (Fbg). 10  
93 to pound, beat word info tuki Hit, strike (Yen) 2  
94 to throw word info peepee To throw (Fbg) 12  
94 to throw word info peiia To throw, carried away by wind or tide (Fbg) 12  
95 to fall word info remo Pollex 06: Remo. :To drop an object; for an object to fall (Fbg). 88  
96 dog korii Dog 7  
97 bird manu Bird or flying insect (Fbg) 1  
97 bird manu(manu) Animal (Fbg) 1  
98 egg puai egg 5  
99 feather puru feather 1  
100 wing kapakau Wing (Yen) 1, 59  
101 to fly rere Fly, run, travel on water (as a boat) (Fbg) 11  
102 rat kumaa L from Tongan 13 L
102 rat kiore   12  
103 meat/flesh kanopi Meat, flesh, eyeball 14  
103 meat/flesh kanofi   14  
104 fat/grease momona fat/grease 1, 65  
105 tail tikutiku End, tail of fish or animal (Fbg) 13  
106 snake      
107 worm (earthworm)      
108 louse word info kutu Louse 1  
109 mosquito namu Mosquito 1  
110 spider karevereve spider 1  
111 fish ika Fish n 1  
112 rotten word info para Rotten (Yen) 13  
112 rotten word info popo Decayed (Yen) 14  
113 branch word info rara Small branch (Fbg) 1  
113 branch word info raakau Tree, plant, wood, stick (Fbg) 1, 4  
114 leaf rau leaf 1  
115 root tapito Root, base (Yen)    
116 flower pua Pollex 06: Pua. :Flower (Yen). 1  
117 fruit pua Fruit (Yen) 1  
118 grass vao      
119 earth/soil kere Soil, sand (Fbg) 10  
119 earth/soil kerekere Sand, dirt, dirty, world (Fbg) 10  
120 stone patu Rock, stone (Fbg) 1  
121 sand kere Pollex 06: Kere. :Soil, sand (Fbg). 30, 74  
122 water word info vai Water (Clk) 2  
123 to flow tatape flow 10  
124 sea moana Ocean beyond the reef (Fbg) 10  
124 sea vata Open sea (Fbg) 12  
125 salt      
126 lake      
127 woods/forest vao Grassy tract (Yen) 14  
128 sky raŋi Sky (Yen) 1  
129 moon maaina Moon, month (Yen) B. [<] 37, 5  
130 star petū star 1  
131 cloud word info ao Cloud (Fbg) 12  
132 fog nepu fog 22  
133 rain ua Rain 1  
134 thunder mana Pollex 06: Mana. :Thunder (Yen). 37  
135 lightning kakamo lightning 36  
136 wind matangi Wind 1, 66  
137 to blow word info pupui Blow (Yen) 6  
138 warm word info mapanapana warm 1, 72  
139 cold word info makariri Cold (Yen) 1, 52  
140 dry word info pakupaku dry 38  
141 wet parapara wet 38  
142 heavy mamafa Heavy (Yen) 46  
143 fire api Fire (Yen) 1  
144 to burn word info tapu Make a fire 8  
144 to burn word info kakaa Biggs 1980 62  
144 to burn word info tutu Kindle, ignite (Fbg) 1, 6  
145 smoke word info autiapi (Fbg) 2  
145 smoke word info autiapi Smoke (Fbg) 2  
146 ash repu Ashes (Yen) 67  
147 black uri Black (Yen) 7  
148 white kena White (Fbg) 10  
148 white tea White (Yen) 8  
149 red oata Red or reddish-brown (Fbg) b. [<]    
149 red mero Red (Fbg) 1, 16  
150 yellow tetenga Yellow 12?  
151 green mata green 1  
151 green kepu green 9  
152 small riki small 66  
153 big rai Big (Yen) 12  
154 short word info nounou short 42  
155 long word info ro(ro)a Long (Yen) 12, 105  
156 thin word info manipinipi Thin (Yen) 1  
157 thick word info maatoru Thick (Yen) 3  
158 narrow      
159 wide      
160 painful, sick ngaengae Pollex 06: Ngaengae. :Sick, ill (Fbg). 10  
161 shy, ashamed pakamaa Be ashamed (Yen) 1  
162 old word info mātua old (person) 1  
162 old word info mātua old (thing) 1  
163 new pou New (Yen) 1  
164 good rerei Good (Yen) 17  
165 bad, evil kovi L from Tongan 10 L
166 correct, true tonu Correct, right 8  
167 night poo Night (Yen) 1  
167 night pouri Night, darkness, be dark (Fbg) B. [<] 10  
168 day ao Day (not night), day (period of time) (Fbg), Green 71 notes this is a loan from Tikopia, but it is not determinable. 1, 54  
169 year tau Year (Fbg) 1  
170 when? word info fukalu      
171 to hide word info mumuni To hide (Fbg) 1, 67  
172 to climb word info kake Climb (Yen) 32  
173 at i at 1  
174 in, inside i roto in 5  
175 above ruŋa Above (Fbg) 9  
176 below raro Below (Yen) 8  
177 this ieni this 1  
178 that e-na (source: ACD) 1  
179 near nei Pollex 06: Nei. :Here, near speaker. 31  
180 far mamao far 13  
181 where? word info pea Where? 3, 35  
182 I au I,me 1, 21  
182 I kau First person singular pronoun used as subject in active 1, 21  
183 thou ke You singular, used as subject in active constructions (Fbg) 5  
183 thou koe You (Sing.) 1  
183 thou koe You (Sing.) 1  
184 he/she ia Third person singular personal pronoun 1  
185 we word info tou First person incl. plural incorporated pronoun (Fbg) 39  
186 you ke You singular, used as subject in active constructions (Fbg) 1?  
186 you koru Second person pronoun, preposed, you (Fbg) x  
186 you korua Second person pronoun, independant form, you (Fbg) x  
186 you kotou Second person plural personal pronoun (Fbg) 16  
187 they na L from Tongan   L
187 they naaua L from Tongan   L
187 they natou L from Tongan   L
188 what? word info aa What? (Grn) 84  
189 who? word info ai Who?, whom? (Fbg) 1  
190 other      
191 all katoa All, each, every (Fbg) 13  
192 and maa And (used with numerals) (Fbg) 2  
192 and mo L from Tongan 9 L
193 if pe if 28  
194 how? word info pepeeki How? (Yen) 11, 52  
195 no, not kairo no    
196 to count rau Count (Yen) 62  
196 to count tatau Count, read (Fbg) 8, 80  
197 One word info tai One (Fbg) B. [<] 41  
197 One word info tasi   41  
198 Two word info rua Two (Yen) 1  
199 Three word info toru Three 1  
200 Four word info paa Four (Cpl) 1, 66  
201 Five word info nima L from Tongan 1 L
202 Six word info ono six 1  
203 Seven word info pitu Seven.(Source: Pollex) 1  
204 Eight word info varu eight 3  
205 Nine word info iva Nine (Yen).(Source: Pollex). Green 71 notes this is a loan from Tikopia 5, 44  
206 Ten word info puangapuru Ten (Fbg).(Source: Pollex) 5  
207 Twenty word info      
208 Fifty word info      
209 One Hundred word info rau One hundred (Fbg).(Source: Pollex) 2  
210 One Thousand word info ape Thousand, A thousand, or ten thousand (Fbg).(Source: Pollex) 3  
210 One Thousand word info mano Thousand, A thousand, or ten thousand (Fbg).(Source: Pollex) 2  

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