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Language: Yabem

Resources:

•  Ethnologue Information for jae
•  OLAC Information for jae
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for jab
•  Wikipedia Page
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing all of 43 entries

• Changed from "-sèleŋ/-nseleŋ" (Word 123) - Simon Greenhill (2022-02-08 00:25:15)
• Changed from "latu" (Word 56) - Simon Greenhill (2021-10-17 23:11:46)
• Changed from "sàmòb" (Word 191) - Simon Greenhill (2019-12-06 12:40:40)
• Changed from "-be" (Word 64) - Simon Greenhill (2017-07-26 12:00:34)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 9) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:19:24)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 9) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:19:13)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 9) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:18:59)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 79) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:18:46)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 19) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:18:38)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 100) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:18:15)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 100) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:18:03)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 16) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:17:37)
• Changed from "-lib", source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 42) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:16:30)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 42) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:16:19)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 42) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:15:56)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 47) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:15:27)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 93) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:15:18)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 107) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:15:07)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 108) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:14:57)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 109) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:14:46)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 98) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:14:38)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 103) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:14:25)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 105) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:14:06)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 105) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:14:00)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 104) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:13:31)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 102) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:13:23)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 121) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:13:10)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 132) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:13:02)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 131) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:12:54)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 139) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 11:12:47)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 141) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 04:24:33)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 141) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 04:24:23)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 125) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 04:23:49)
• Source: Joel Bradshaw (Word 209) - Simon Greenhill (2011-10-28 04:23:39)
• Adding Resource - Simon Greenhill (2008-01-09 02:59:33)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 202) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:48:54)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 201) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:47:54)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 203) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:47:04)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 204) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:46:41)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 205) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:46:28)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 206) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:45:41)
• Source: Francisc Czobor (Word 207) - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:45:22)
• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2006-04-19 01:42:28)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
76	to live, be alive
77	to scratch
85	to choose
87	to swell
126	lake
150	yellow
158	narrow
159	wide
161	shy, ashamed
171	to hide
208	Fifty
210	One Thousand
188	what?	(w)à-geŋ
63	name	(ŋa-)ê	(its) name	1, 18
21	to think	-(m)be	to think, mean, want
179	near	-(n)da(m)biŋ		20
94	to throw	-baliŋ	realis	28
64	to say	-be		13
71	to stab, pierce	-guŋ	to spear
9	to swim	-im	'immerse oneself' (Streicher 1937)	94
93	to pound, beat	-jac/-nac	[combines with *many* resultatives] (Streicher 1982)
83	to work	-jam	realis
47	to yawn	-jam/-nam pamêc	'make yawn' (Streicher 1937)
69	to hunt	-janda
5	to walk	-jà	to go (there): realis	68
72	to hit	-jàc	realis	111
74	to kill	-jàc	realis
36	to spit	-kasôp		19
66	to tie up, fasten	-kic		20
90	to dig	-kwê
9	to swim	-kêkôc	'swim (actively)' (Streicher 1937)	90
52	to stand	-kô
89	to hold	-kôc
144	to burn	-laŋ		75
42	to suck	-lib	'suck [through straw] (Streicher 1937, 1982)
46	to see	-lic		13
35	to vomit	-luc		8
101	to fly	-lồb	realis	1?
160	painful, sick	-mac	to get or be sick	71
75	to die, be dead	-mac ềndu	to get sick dead	1
94	to throw	-mbaliŋ	irrealis	28
7	to come	-mêŋ		1
5	to walk	-na	irrealis.
72	to hit	-nac	irrealis	111
74	to kill	-nac	irrealis
83	to work	-nam	irrealis
73	to steal	-nam geŋgeŋ	make theft
37	to eat	-niŋ	irrealis	1
39	to cook	-no		108
123	to flow	-nseleŋ	to drip, flow (irrealis)
49	to lie down	-nêc	irrealis	98
48	to sleep	-nêc bêc	to lie sleep
40	to drink	-nôm		1
42	to suck	-nôm	'drink, absorb' (Streicher 1937, 1982)	50, 36
78	to cut, hack	-pa
172	to climb	-pi		14
88	to squeeze	-pip		21
9	to swim	-poac	'float' (Streicher 1937)
84	to plant	-puŋ
70	to shoot	-pê		1
196	to count	-sam
67	to sew	-si		2?
95	to fall	-su		39
123	to flow	-sèleŋ	to drip, flow (realis)
84	to plant	-sê		66
80	to split	-sêlê
64	to say	-sôm	-be also means 'to speak'
66	to tie up, fasten	-sồ		130
22	to fear	-takê		1
34	to cry	-taŋ		1
144	to burn	-tuŋ		1
22	to fear	-têc
86	to grow	-tôp		1
137	to blow	-uc		4
8	to turn	-ô
29	to sniff, smell	-ôc	to sniff	1
33	to laugh	-ômac		3?
41	to bite	-ŋac		77
71	to stab, pierce	-ŋfuŋ	pierce: realis	19
51	to sit	-ŋgôŋ	to sit, stay, remain	79
44	to hear	-ŋô		1
48	to sleep	-ềc	to lie sleep	8
49	to lie down	-ềc	realis	98
37	to eat	-ềŋ	realis	1
129	moon	ajôŋ		67
57	husband	akweŋ
186	you	amàc		1
3	right	anôŋa		20
189	who?	asa		1
195	no, not	atom
17	liver	atê		1
182	I	aê		1, 21
185	we	aêàc	( there is no incl.excl. distinction )	1?
183	thou	aôm		1, 67
155	long	baliŋ		54
122	water	bu		45
167	night	bêc		1, 77
154	short	dambê
145	smoke	dauŋ
23	blood	dec		1
13	back	dêmôê	his or her back	61
184	he/she	eŋ		21
2	left	gasêŋa		15
121	sand	gaŋac	(Streicher 1937)
168	day	geleŋ
102	rat	gwaŋ
124	sea	gwêc
125	salt	gwêc	'saltwater, salt' (Streicher 1982)
112	rotten	gê-môb	it is rotten	52, 107
170	when?	gêdêŋ òndoc	realis ( when in the past )
25	neck	gêsu	his or her neck	66
111	fish	i		1
32	tongue	imbêla	his or her tongue	33
6	road/path	intêna		10
143	fire	ja		1
169	year	jala	German 'jahr'	x	L
147	black	jejec
151	green	juju	dark green, bluish green
180	far	jàêc
79	stick/wood	kagêdô	(Streicher 1937) [ka 'tree, wood']
110	spider	kamoalêc
153	big	kapôêŋ
20	to know, be knowledgeable	kauc	knowledge
109	mosquito	kawaŋ	(Streicher 1937)	67
38	to chew	koc	chew betel	14
149	red	kokoc	< koc 'betel chew'
133	rain	kom
148	white	kwalam-kwalam	< kwalam 'white cockatoo'
96	dog	kêam		42
113	branch	laka		1
92	to open, uncover	lasê	open ( adjective, adverb )
56	child	latu	his or her child	5
26	hair	lauŋ		40
114	leaf	lauŋ		1
206	Ten	lemelu	"our hands two"
206	Ten	lemeŋlu	"our hands two"
201	Five	lemeŋteŋ	"our hand one"	1
203	Seven	lemeŋteŋ ŋanô luàgêc
202	Six	lemeŋteŋ ŋanô ta	"our hand right one"
204	Eight	lemeŋteŋ ŋanô têlêàc
205	Nine	lemeŋteŋ ŋanô àclề
27	nose	lusu	his or her nose	1
198	Two	luà-gêc		1
176	below	làbu
28	to breathe	làu	breath
162	old	làŋgwa
174	in, inside	lêlôm	inside	1
1	hand	lêma	his or her hand	1, 64
65	rope	lêpoa	string, cord, rope
101	to fly	lôp	irrealis	1?
31	tooth	lồ		1, 35
192	and	ma		2
19	shoulder	magi-	[only in compounds] (Streicher 1937, 1982)
100	wing	magê	(Streicher 1982)	80
140	dry	masê	dry, ripe, hard	11
45	eye	mata	his or her eye	1
106	snake	moac		12
97	bird	moc		1?
100	wing	mocmagê	'birdwing'] (Streicher 1982)	80
136	wind	mu
50	to dream	mê		1, 37
24	head	môkê	his or her head
119	earth/soil	nom
120	stone	poc		1
127	woods/forest	saleŋ
152	small	sauŋ		44
165	bad, evil	sec		1
18	breast	su		1
62	thatch/roof	sàlôm
191	all	sàmòb
197	One	tageŋ		14
60	father	tama	his or her father	1
131	cloud	tao	(Streicher 1937)
53	person/human being	tau		1
43	ear	taŋa	his or her ear	1
190	other	teŋ
197	One	teŋ		14
178	that	tonaŋ	that near to you
177	this	tonec		68
14	belly	tâê	his or her belly	19
15	bone	têkwa	his or her bone	1, 10
199	Three	têlê-àc		1
107	worm (earthworm)	têmoa	'grubs, maggots, small worms' (Streicher 1982)
59	mother	têna	his or her mother	1
16	intestines	têntac	(Streicher 1982)	29
108	louse	tôm	'louse, tick' (Streicher 1982)	3
178	that	tônê	what is near neither you nor me
128	sky	undambê
130	star	uti		1
163	new	wakuc		1
142	heavy	wapac		46
134	thunder	wapap		104
156	thin	wapi
146	ash	wào		1
99	feather	wàô
4	leg/foot	à	his or her leg or foot	1
200	Four	àc-lề
194	how?	àmboac òndoc
61	house	àndu		7
30	mouth	àwà	his mouth	36
55	woman/female	àwê	woman	1, 106
58	wife	àwê
173	at	àŋga	preposition
193	if	èmbe		28
187	they	êsêàc		62, 41
118	grass	òba
116	flower	òla	blossom
181	where?	òndoc
12	skin	ôli		1
132	fog	ômbiŋ	(Streicher 1937)
135	lightning	ôsic		2
157	thick	ŋa-dani
141	wet	ŋa-gêbôm	'damp' (Streicher 1937)
98	egg	ŋa-kêcsulu		1
105	tail	ŋa-lami	'tail feathers' (Streicher 1937)
104	fat/grease	ŋa-lêsi	(Streicher 1937)
105	tail	ŋa-lêŋuc	of animal (Streicher 1937)
139	cold	ŋa-lùc	[low tone] (Streicher 1982)	77
103	meat/flesh	ŋa-mêsôm	(Streicher 1982)
68	needle	ŋa-sêli		1
115	root	ŋa-wakac	its root	2
141	wet	ŋa-wambuc	'wet, wetness' (Streicher 1937)
54	man/male	ŋac	man	14
207	Twenty	ŋacsàmuc	("whole person")
209	One Hundred	ŋacsàmuc ŋalemeŋteŋ	'man-whole (x) five' (Streicher 1937)
190	other	ŋagêdô
164	good	ŋajàm	good, beautiful
11	dust	ŋakekop		17
53	person/human being	ŋamalac
81	sharp	ŋamata	sharp, pointed	36
82	dull, blunt	ŋamatatuc	'sharp' + 'not'	x
138	warm	ŋandaŋ		18
117	fruit	ŋanô	its fruit	47
166	correct, true	ŋanô	true ( lit. 'its fruit' )	17
56	child	ŋapalê	child ( general )
10	dirty	ŋatêmui
170	when?	ềndêŋ òndoc	irrealis ( when in the future )
175	above	ồ		2
91	to buy	ồli		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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