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Language: Puluwatese

Resources:

•  Ethnologue Information for puw
•  OLAC Information for puw
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for pul
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing all of 21 entries

• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 124) - (2010-03-05 01:51:25)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 124) - (2010-03-05 01:51:25)
• Source: Bender et al 2003 (Word 204) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-05 00:53:42)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 210) - (2010-03-05 00:45:41)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 209) - (2010-03-05 00:45:33)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 206) - (2010-03-05 00:45:27)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 205) - (2010-03-05 00:45:18)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 205) - (2010-03-05 00:45:18)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:44:51)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:44:51)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:44:51)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:44:51)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 202) - (2010-03-05 00:44:45)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 202) - (2010-03-05 00:44:45)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:43:58)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:43:58)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:43:58)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:43:58)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:43:52)
• Source: Bender et al 2003 (Word 203) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-04 23:21:39)
• Updating Reference - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 11:08:05)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
3	right
7	to come
10	dirty
11	dust
24	head
32	tongue
42	to suck
43	ear
64	to say
69	to hunt
70	to shoot
78	to cut, hack
83	to work
91	to buy
96	dog
97	bird
100	wing
104	fat/grease
106	snake
107	worm (earthworm)
110	spider
111	fish
125	salt
126	lake
132	fog
135	lightning
138	warm
139	cold
141	wet
148	white
156	thin
158	narrow
159	wide
162	old
164	good
165	bad, evil
169	year
175	above
176	below
190	other
191	all
194	how?
207	Twenty
208	Fifty
1	hand	paaw		8
1	hand	pawú-n		8
1	hand	kumʷúʀ		9
4	leg/foot	peʀe		15
6	road/path	yela-(n)		1
9	to swim	yaf		7
9	to swim	yáfe-		7
12	skin	kiil		1
12	skin	kili		1
13	back	hakúr		12
15	bone	cúú		2
16	intestines	taa		14
17	liver	yááyá		1
23	blood	cca		1
23	blood	ccaa-		1
25	neck	wúúw		18
25	neck	wúwa-(n)		18
26	hair	wúnú-(n)		10
27	nose	pʷoot		1, 12
27	nose	pʷootú-		1, 12
31	tooth	ŋii		30
31	tooth	ŋii-(n)		30
31	tooth	-ŋi		30
34	to cry	háŋ		1
35	to vomit	mʷmʷuh		1
40	to drink	wún		1
40	to drink	wúnú-mi-(y)		1, 59
40	to drink	wúnu-ma-(n)		1, 71
45	eye	maah		1
45	eye	meha-(n)		1
45	eye	mehá-(n)		1
47	to yawn	mém-méwóó-(n-atél)		19
48	to sleep	mawúr		1
53	person/human being	yere-mah		67, 70
55	woman/female	liye-		6
56	child	nawú-n		5
56	child	nawúnaw		5
56	child	náyi-náy		5
56	child	háár		7
56	child	hári-		7
57	husband	ʀóónimw		39
58	wife	ʀóónimw		22
61	house	yiimʷ		1, 48
61	house	yimʷa-(n)		1, 48
61	house	yimʷá-ni-(y)		1, 48
61	house	yimʷáyimʷ		1, 48
62	thatch/roof	yóóh		1
62	thatch/roof	yóho-(n)		1
62	thatch/roof	yeho-(n)		1
63	name	yiit		66
63	name	yita-		66
63	name	yitá-		66
66	to tie up, fasten	fééfé		11
66	to tie up, fasten	féé-ti-(y)		11
68	needle	ti-kek		11
75	to die, be dead	má		1
76	to live, be alive	má-naw		7
76	to live, be alive	(ya)-ma-nawa		7
79	stick/wood	ráá		2
79	stick/wood	ráá-n		2
81	sharp	kkáŋ		14, 68
82	dull, blunt	kópʷ		13
84	to plant	fót		6
84	to plant	fóto-ki-(y)		6
87	to swell	pʷo		9
87	to swell	pʷoopʷo		9
90	to dig	keli-ŋi-(y)		1
90	to dig	tow		8
94	to throw	yáʀe-(y)		14
98	egg	hakull		1, 66
98	egg	hakullú-(n)		1, 66
102	rat	yeʀekeʀ		16
102	rat	keʀekeʀi-(n)		16
102	rat	keʀekeʀ		16
103	meat/flesh	fitik		10
103	meat/flesh	fitiko-		10
105	tail	wúúk		1
105	tail	wúkú-		1
108	louse	kúúw		1
108	louse	kúwá-(n)		1
112	rotten	pʷa		17
113	branch	ráá		1
113	branch	ráá-n		1
114	leaf	ʀéé		1
115	root	waar		2
115	root	waara-(n)		2
118	grass	fátil		1
118	grass	fátili-(n)		1
121	sand	ppi		12
121	sand	ppiyá-n		12
122	water	ʀaan		1
122	water	ráni-		1
124	sea	me-taw		13
124	sea	heti-		1
124	sea	háát		1
130	star	fúú		1
136	wind	yááŋ		1
136	wind	yáŋiyáŋ		1
140	dry	mmat		11
143	fire	yááf		1
146	ash	peyaha-(n)		7
146	ash	peyiha-(n)		7
149	red	par		17
149	red	parapar		17
149	red	pappar		17
150	yellow	yóól		9
150	yellow	yóleyól		9
152	small	ʀik		66
152	small	(ya)-ʀikiʀik		66
152	small	kitikit		80
153	big	lap		10
154	short	mʷoʀomʷoʀ		12
163	new	fé		1
163	new	(héé)-fé		1
167	night	pʷooŋ		1
167	night	pʷoŋi-		1
168	day	ráán		6
173	at	yi-		1
177	this	yeen		1, 33
178	that	yeen		1
178	that	(i)-mʷu		11
178	that	(i)-kko-mʷu		11
178	that	(i)-ko-mʷuu-n		11
180	far	too-(wo-ló)		1
181	where?	i-fa		3, 48
181	where?	yiya		37
182	I	ŋaaŋ		12
182	I	ŋa		12
183	thou	ko		1
183	thou	wo		1
183	thou	yeen		6
186	you	yaw		36
186	you	yów		36
186	you	yáámi		1, 13
187	they	re-		1, 70
187	they	ra-		1, 70
187	they	yiir		1, 70
189	who?	(yi)-yé		9
196	to count	yálle-(ya)		12
196	to count	yálle-(ya-ni)		12
196	to count	paapa		11
196	to count	páá-ŋ		11
196	to count	páá-ŋi-(y)		11
196	to count	páápá		11
196	to count	páá-ŋi		11
197	One	yéét		1
197	One	ye-		1
198	Two	rúúw		1
198	Two	rúwa-		1
199	Three	yéél		1
199	Three	yélú-		1
199	Three	yelu-(uw)		1
199	Three	yeli-ik		1
200	Four	fáán		1, 69
201	Five	lime		1
201	Five	lim-man		1
201	Five	limo-ow		1
201	Five	lime-		1
201	Five	liim		1
202	Six	woon		1
202	Six	wono-		1
203	Seven	féhu-uw		1
203	Seven	fúús		1
203	Seven	fúú-		1
204	Eight	wanú-		3
204	Eight	wali-ik		3
204	Eight	walu-uw		3
204	Eight	walú-		3
204	Eight	waal		3
205	Nine	ttiwa-		5
205	Nine	ttiw		5
206	Ten	-ŋool		5
209	One Hundred	(ye)-pwúkúw		20
210	One Thousand	-ŋe-ray		17
170	when?	(yi)-nee-t	(yi)-ŋe-t (sic)	1, 24
170	when?	(yi)-ŋe-t	(yi)-ŋe-t (sic)	1, 24
99	feather	wún	(= sic)	30
123	to flow	pʷuupʷu	(as river)	11
101	to fly	yáál	(sic)	13
133	rain	wút	(sic)	1
133	rain	wúté-(n)	(sic)	1
161	shy, ashamed	háwo	(sic)	5
166	correct, true	puuŋ	(sic) be correct, right	12
157	thick	ma-aliyéél	(sic) be thick (as paper)	3
120	stone	fawú	(sic) stone, coral, rock	1
38	to chew	lúú	(sic) to chew (as gum)/eat noisily/eat (polite)	59
183	thou	wo-	(vocative honorific)	1
192	and	ŋe	and (but)	10
192	and	ŋé	and (but)	10
192	and	me	and (with)	2
192	and	mé	and (with)	2
146	ash	falaŋ	ashes	8
22	to fear	me-hak	be afraid	1
147	black	ʀóló-(kiiʀ)	be black	8
144	to burn	kú	be burning but not flaming	10
179	near	akka-rap	be close	13
2	left	(húyi)-mééyúŋ	be on the left hand side	13
2	left	(yii)-mééyúŋ	be on the left hand side	13
179	near	ya-rap	be or draw near/close	13
73	to steal	mʷóʀow	be wild, rascally	9
14	belly	wuupʷ	belly, stomach	11
18	breast	túút	breast/nipple	1
28	to breathe	ŋahaŋah	breathe/breath	10
142	heavy	ccówo	ccówú- (sic)	9
142	heavy	ccówú-	ccówú- (sic)	9
38	to chew	ŋú-ti-(y)	chew and suck it	11
38	to chew	lúúlú	chew/eat (polite to children)	59
85	to choose	fili-(i-y)	choose it	1
146	ash	peyah	cinders	7
172	to climb	téé-ki-y	climb up ( a tree etc)	8
39	to cook	mʷoot	cooked	19, 82
39	to cook	mʷoot	cooked/cook slowly	19, 82
39	to cook	(yó)-mʷota-	cooked/cook slowly	19, 82
39	to cook	pʷuka	cooked/cook slowly	12
90	to dig	kel	dig earth (as with a shovel)	1
50	to dream	ttana-a	dream it	9
37	to eat	mʷéŋé	eat food	8
185	we	yáy	excl.	43
95	to fall	mor	fall as breadfruit (sic)	16
60	father	hamá-(n)	father of	1
20	to know, be knowledgeable	kúle-e-(y)	find it, know it, understand it	18
123	to flow	pʷu	flow (as blood)	11
116	flower	péé-n	flower of	10
116	flower	péé-yi	flower of	10
37	to eat	mʷéŋéé-(n)	food of	8
127	woods/forest	waal	forest/jungle	17
127	woods/forest	wali-(n)	forest/jungle	17
117	fruit	wuwa	fruit, flower, bur	1
26	hair	wún	hair/feather/scale/his hair.	10
99	feather	wúnú-(n)	hair/feathers/scales/his hair	30
44	to hear	roŋ	hear/listen/obey	1
44	to hear	roŋoroŋ	hear/listen/obey	1
5	to walk	-fetál	here and there, everywhere	8
60	father	hama-(n)	his father	1
57	husband	pulú-wa-(n)	his/her spouse (sic)	16
58	wife	pulú-wa-(n)	his/her spouse (sic)	10
72	to hit	tuku-u-(w)	hit, strike (something)	8, 63
89	to hold	(ya)-mʷaʀú-(ya-)	holding or grasping by someone	16
193	if	yáre	if, or, whether	7
185	we	kiiʀ	incl.	1, 42
185	we	kiʀ	incl.	1, 42
184	he/she	yiiy	independent pronoun	1
174	in, inside	lló-(n)	inside of it	1
155	long	yelaye-(n)	length, height	13
49	to lie down	woon	lie down/sleep (sic)	1
54	man/male	wolo-	male with demonstrative	13
54	man/male	mʷáán	man/male	1
129	moon	ma-ram	moon, month	7
109	mosquito	nóómʷ	mosquito	1
109	mosquito	(tówu)-nómʷ	mosquito net	1
59	mother	yiin	mother	1
30	mouth	yaawo	mouth	36
59	mother	yiná-(y)	my mother	1
30	mouth	yewá-(y)	my mouth	36
86	to grow	ffól	my upbringing (sic)	8
86	to grow	fóóle-ni	my upbringing (sic)	8
86	to grow	fóóle-(y)	my upbringing (sic)	8
86	to grow	fóóle-yá-(y)	my upbringing (sic)	8
37	to eat	yaŋi-(y)	nibble/munch/eat it.	1
195	no, not	yaapʷ	no	14
195	no, not	-há	not	4
55	woman/female	ʀóó-pʷut	older woman	7
92	to open, uncover	pʷak	open a bit (as a bud)	1
160	painful, sick	meták	painful/hurt	1
160	painful, sick	he-mʷaay	painful/hurt	14
6	road/path	yaal	path/road/street/his path	1
93	to pound, beat	pʷo	pound (breadfruit)	3
128	sky	láŋi-	rain	1
102	rat	keeʀ	rat	16
102	rat	keʀe-(n)	rat of	16
65	rope	háál	rigging	1
65	rope	háli-(n)	rigging of	1
147	black	ʀólú-(n)	s. of.	8
36	to spit	yóttúf	saliva/sputum	19, 55
77	to scratch	yáriker	scratch	12
77	to scratch	keriker	scratch	12
77	to scratch	keri-(y)	scratch it.	12
46	to see	weri-(y)	see/find/get/come upon	10
151	green	yeraw	shade of light green	13, 52
151	green	yarawaraw	shade of light green	13, 52
19	shoulder	yefar	shoulder	1
160	painful, sick	he-mʷaayi-(n)	sick	14
128	sky	lááŋ	sky	1
145	smoke	yaat	smoke	2
119	earth/soil	pʷpʷél	soil	13
119	earth/soil	pʷpʷéli-	soil	13
147	black	ʀóól	soot	8
88	to squeeze	fiye-(y)	squeeze, strangle	15
71	to stab, pierce	ttow	stab, spear	13
52	to stand	wúú-(tá)	stand up/rise	2
74	to kill	ni	strike/hit/kill	11
14	belly	wupʷe-(er)	their bellys	11
21	to think	yekiyeki-(y)	think it	12
21	to think	yákiyák	think it.	12
21	to think	máŋimáŋ	thought	11
21	to think	yekiyeki-(y)	thought / suppose	12
21	to think	yekiyek	thoughts / plans	12
21	to think	yekiyek	thoughts/plans/think/suppose	12
134	thunder	pachch	thunder	15, 16
134	thunder	pachchi-(n)	thunder of	15, 16
67	to sew	teete	ti (faaʀ) = sew thatch	2
67	to sew	tee-y	ti (faaʀ) = sew thatch	2
67	to sew	ti (faaʀ)	ti (faaʀ) = sew thatch	2
67	to sew	ti-k	ti (faaʀ) = sew thatch	2
67	to sew	ti-ki-i-(y)	ti (faaʀ) = sew thatch	2
41	to bite	kkú-ú	to bite	9
137	to blow	wiiki-(y)	to blow (something) as by wind or person	15
172	to climb	téé-(tá)	to climb/go up/rise	8
39	to cook	(ya)-mʷoot	to cook	19, 82
39	to cook	(yó)-mʷoot	to cook	19, 82
80	to split	tile-ŋi-(y)	to cut open, split	29
50	to dream	ttan	to dream	9
171	to hide	yopo-(ló)	to h., take shelter	5
74	to kill	nii-ni	to hit/kill/murder	11
89	to hold	(ya)-mʷaʀ	to hold/handle/grip/make tight	16
77	to scratch	kéét	to itch	11
33	to laugh	fah	to laugh	10
33	to laugh	kkay	to laugh/be amusing	11
33	to laugh	(ya)-kékkay	to laugh/be amusing	11
93	to pound, beat	wuk	to pound (sic)	20, 2
93	to pound, beat	wúkúúk	to pound taro	20, 2
46	to see	weriwer	to see/find	10
51	to sit	móót	to sit	18, 101
51	to sit	mó-tiw	to sit down (sic)	18, 101
29	to sniff, smell	téŋú-ú-(w)	to smell, sniff (something)	11
36	to spit	óttúfe	to spit	19, 55
71	to stab, pierce	tto	to stab, pierce	13
21	to think	yákiyák	to think	12
8	to turn	kúll	to turn (as in walking)
127	woods/forest	walúwal	trees/forested	17
71	to stab, pierce	ttow-(púŋ)	vaccinate, inject.	13
146	ash	mó-óʀóóʀo-(n)	very light-weight ash	9
188	what?	(mee)-ta	what?, why?	1, 64
131	cloud	woʀow	white cloud, rain	15

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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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