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Language: Lakalai

Resources:

•  ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Nakanai (Bileki Dialect)
•  ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Maututu
•  Ethnologue Information for nak
•  OLAC Information for nak
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for nak
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing all of 4 entries

• Changed #72257 from "pala", "", "19", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-08-22 10:55:30)
• Changed "source" from "'@incollection{152885, address = {Canberra}, booktitle = {Studies in Languages of New Britain and New Ireland, I: Austronesian Languages of the North New Guinea Cluster in Northwestern New Britain}, pages = {7-62}, publisher = {Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University}, title = {Relations among languages of West New Britain: an assessment of recent theories and evidence}, year = {1996}, bibtexkey = {chowning_britain-assessment1996}, fn = {papua\chowning_wnew-britain1996.pdf, papua\chowning_wnew-britain1996_ov2.pdf, papua\ross_new-ireland-new-britain1996.pdf, papua\chowning_wnew-britain1996_o.pdf, papua\chowning_relations-west-new-britain1996_o.pdf}, hhtype = {overview;comparative}, inlg = {English [eng]}, inlg_code = {eng}, macro_area = {Papua}, src = {hh}, srctrickle = {hh#hv:Chowning:WNewBritain}, author = {Chowning, Ann}, editor = {Ross, Malcolm D.} }'" - sander (2017-08-22 10:51:37)
• Changed #72257 from "pala", "", "1", "" (Word 65535) - sander (2017-08-22 10:51:37)
• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2007-03-13 09:20:50)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
126	lake
193	if
201	Five
202	Six
203	Seven
204	Eight
205	Nine
206	Ten
207	Twenty
208	Fifty
209	One Hundred
210	One Thousand
3	right	labalaba	cf94
41	to bite	gari
66	to tie up, fasten	solo
66	to tie up, fasten	vuu
70	to shoot	kapiti
71	to stab, pierce	ubi
76	to live, be alive	oio
78	to cut, hack	tubi
79	stick/wood	malege
85	to choose	isu
87	to swell	pore
93	to pound, beat	voro
95	to fall	boru
106	snake	pase
107	worm (earthworm)	pakeso
118	grass	rako
131	cloud	mori
134	thunder	mori kumu
144	to burn	goo
144	to burn	goho
151	green	lamalivoloo
156	thin	malauga
157	thick	uru
159	wide	uru
160	painful, sick	ligi
162	old	uru	big
166	correct, true	taritigi
172	to climb	go-ata
194	how?	ilava
12	skin	kulikuli		1
14	belly	tia		1
17	liver	hate		1
18	breast	susu		1
19	shoulder	pala		1
22	to fear	matau		1
29	to sniff, smell	aso		1
34	to cry	tali		1
37	to eat	ani		1
40	to drink	liu		1
41	to bite	ala		1
45	eye	mata		1
52	to stand	magiri		1
53	person/human being	tau	1	1
59	mother	tila		1
60	father	tama		1
61	house	luma		1
68	needle	salu		1
86	to grow	tubu		1
90	to dig	oli		1
97	bird	malu		1
98	egg	hatotolu		1
101	to fly	lovo		1
105	tail	kiu		1
108	louse	utu		1
109	mosquito	lamo		1
111	fish	ia		1
113	branch	halala		1
117	fruit	vavua		1
120	stone	uati		1
128	sky	lagi		1
128	sky	lage		1
133	rain	hura		1
139	cold	maigi		1
143	fire	havi		1
158	narrow	kapilikia	of door way only	1
174	in, inside	o-ilo		1
175	above	o-ata		1
184	he/she	eia		1
188	what?	lava		1
189	who?	ere(i)		1
197	One	-saa		1
197	One	-sasa		1
198	Two	-lua		1
199	Three	-tolu		1
200	Four	-vaa		1
44	to hear	lolo		1, 36
168	day	haro		1, 54
112	rotten	mavulu		1, 65
76	to live, be alive	mahuli		1, 76
15	bone	tuha		1, 10
54	man/male	hatamale	male	1, 14
170	when?	gaisa	(future)	1, 24
186	you	amutou		1, 32
31	tooth	livo		1, 35
55	woman/female	tavile	woman	1, 35
55	woman/female	hatavile	female	1, 35
122	water	lalu		1, 43
170	when?	alisa	(past)	1, 43
170	when?	alaisa	(past)	1, 43
1	hand	lima		1, 64
104	fat/grease	molamola		1, 65
27	nose	maisu		1, 75
7	to come	go-mai		1, 90
11	dust	magasa-pupusi	EarthRises	10
99	feather	kokoma		10
129	moon	taio		10
173	at	oio te		10
23	blood	kasoso		11
140	dry	masaga		11
167	night	logo		11
171	to hide	tari-kokovu		11, 10
46	to see	hilo		119
22	to fear	taga		12
38	to chew	gari		12
107	worm (earthworm)	kirere		12
155	long	malau		12
169	year	leavala	rainyseason	12
5	to walk	tuga		13
9	to swim	puru		13
12	skin	vovo	=body	13
26	hair	ivu		13
56	child	guliliki		13
65	rope	mota		13
112	rotten	parara		13
64	to say	vei		13, 93
78	to cut, hack	vari		13?
62	thatch/roof	varu	forehead	14
73	to steal	pakali		14
84	to plant	galu		14
96	dog	paia		14
110	spider	kamimisi		14
121	sand	magasa-la-mago	earthofsea	14
132	fog	gauku		14
146	ash	buburo		14
147	black	kuru		14
147	black	parakuru		14
152	small	bisi		14
30	mouth	hare		15
39	to cook	gutu		15
41	to bite	koro		15
48	to sleep	mavuta		15
87	to swell	sogo		15
114	leaf	galalau		15
130	star	matatabu		15
135	lightning	sima		15
165	bad, evil	kama kokora	notadequate	15
176	below	o-talo		15
50	to dream	tagabara		16
58	wife	rutu		16
91	to buy	loto		16
92	to open, uncover	kope		16
94	to throw	laba		16
116	flower	sesee		16
124	sea	mago		16
142	heavy	tikumu		16
166	correct, true	sesele		16
93	to pound, beat	katu		17
100	wing	palapala		17
119	earth/soil	magasa		17
136	wind	lolovi		17
138	warm	tivura		17
145	smoke	sosobu		17
153	big	uru		17
194	how?	mave		17
196	to count	gigi		17
2	left	meru		18
10	dirty	mumugu		18
16	intestines	tamusi		18
54	man/male	tahalo	man	18
83	to work	igo-golu		18
141	wet	beta		18
178	that	aleo		18
191	all	tomi		18
13	back	poga		19
13	back	poke		19
74	to kill	bili		19
127	woods/forest	tibulu		19
179	near	hagavi		19
195	no, not	ka(ma)		19
47	to yawn	tolomaha		19, 25
36	to spit	kapute		19, 92
57	husband	harua		2
67	to sew	sahi		2
172	to climb	sae		2
185	we	etatou		2
185	we	amiteu		2
192	and	me		2
4	leg/foot	vaha		20
66	to tie up, fasten	kisi		20
69	to hunt	vamusi		20
72	to hit	kue		20
89	to hold	sau		20
103	meat/flesh	maili		20
148	white	kakea		20
160	painful, sick	lea		20
131	cloud	gauku		20?
20	to know, be knowledgeable	rovi		21
28	to breathe	lalahate		21
132	fog	veto		21
180	far	malau		21
88	to squeeze	bebe		21, 80
24	head	gama		22
89	to hold	abi		23
95	to fall	paru		23
149	red	magegese		23
41	to bite	tolo		24
51	to sit	pou		24
87	to swell	buku		24
123	to flow	sali		24
164	good	taritigi		24
164	good	tigi		24
42	to suck	susu		25
134	thunder	kuraraba		25
187	they	egiteu		25, 60
19	shoulder	belo		26
36	to spit	kavarasi		26
25	neck	loho		28
33	to laugh	lege		28
78	to cut, hack	tolo		28
166	correct, true	matata	straight	28
188	what?	(la)-rova		28
157	thick	bitolu		3
181	where?	o-ve		3
181	where?	oio-ve		3
102	rat	kusuke		3, 86
158	narrow	bisi	kapilikia=ofdoorwayonly	31
62	thatch/roof	ivu	hair	32
8	to turn	vulo		33
140	dry	tagara		35
81	sharp	mata		36
135	lightning	meme		37
80	to split	sulu		38
94	to throw	pigi		39
115	root	ua		39
161	shy, ashamed	mahela		42
195	no, not	ouka	no,not	49
77	to scratch	kasi		5
63	name	isa		66
49	to lie down	mavuta		69
81	sharp	kara		69
43	ear	gavusa		7
75	to die, be dead	peho		7
99	feather	ivu		7
32	tongue	kalamea		7, 14
38	to chew	kamuta		71
137	to blow	vai		78
137	to blow	vahi		78
35	to vomit	kalalua		8
151	green	kakesa		8
156	thin	tavi		8
183	thou	eme		8
21	to think	gabutatala		87
6	road/path	gauru		9
125	salt	mimila		9
150	yellow	ialalo		9
154	short	boboto		9
163	new	halaba		9
177	this	-le		9
177	this	ale		9
190	other	isapolo		9
112	rotten	pusa		9, 73
82	dull, blunt	matatupo	'sharp' + 'not'	x
182	I	ŋa (eau)		x

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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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