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

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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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