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

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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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