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Language: Proto-Micronesian

Source/Author:  Bender et al. (2003a,b) 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:  Glottocode: micr1243 
Notes:  Bender, W.B., Goodenough, W.H., Jackson, F.H., Marck, J.C., Rehg, K.L., Sohn, H., Trussel, S. & Wang, J.W. (2003) Proto-Micronesian Reconstructions I & II. 
Data Entry:  Typed By: Simon Greenhill  Checked By:  
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Classification:  Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Central-Eastern Oceanic:Remote Oceanic:Micronesian 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
2 left      
3 right      
7 to come      
8 to turn word info      
9 to swim      
10 dirty      
11 dust      
16 intestines      
28 to breathe      
30 mouth      
31 tooth      
38 to chew word info      
50 to dream      
57 husband      
58 wife      
68 needle      
69 to hunt word info      
70 to shoot word info      
73 to steal      
74 to kill      
81 sharp      
82 dull, blunt      
83 to work word info      
86 to grow word info      
88 to squeeze word info      
89 to hold word info      
91 to buy      
92 to open, uncover      
94 to throw word info      
95 to fall word info      
96 dog      
97 bird      
98 egg      
100 wing      
101 to fly      
102 rat      
104 fat/grease      
106 snake      
107 worm (earthworm)      
110 spider      
116 flower      
118 grass      
123 to flow      
125 salt      
131 cloud word info      
132 fog      
141 wet      
144 to burn word info      
148 white      
150 yellow      
154 short word info      
158 narrow      
161 shy, ashamed      
162 old word info      
163 new      
164 good      
165 bad, evil      
166 correct, true      
169 year      
171 to hide word info      
172 to climb word info      
175 above      
176 below      
180 far      
190 other      
191 all      
193 if      
194 how? word info      
207 Twenty word info      
48 to sleep *mʷoe      
87 to swell word info *tupʷu I don't think *tupwu is reconstructed for PMc with this meaning and is not, at least, an ancestor of the "9" forms - JCM.    
6 road/path *ala path/road 1  
12 skin *kuli skin, bark 1  
14 belly *tia   1  
17 liver *ate liver 1  
18 breast *susu breast, to suckle 1  
19 shoulder *afara shoulder 1  
22 to fear *ma-taku to fear, be afraid 1  
23 blood *caa blood 1  
23 blood cacaa be bloody 1  
24 head *ulu extremity, top, tip, head 1  
34 to cry *taŋi cry 1  
34 to cry *taŋi-Si weep 1  
35 to vomit *mʷumʷuta to vomit 1  
37 to eat *kaŋi eat some thing 1  
40 to drink *inu drink 1  
43 ear *taliŋa ear, mushroom, fungus 1  
44 to hear *roŋo hear, listen 1  
45 eye *mata eye, face 1  
48 to sleep *maturu sleep 1  
49 to lie down word info *w[eo]n[eo] lie down, sleep 1  
53 person/human being *tau person 1  
54 man/male *mʷaane man, male 1  
59 mother *tina mother 1  
60 father *tama father 1  
61 house *umʷa house 1  
62 thatch/roof *aTo thatch 1  
65 rope *tali rope 1  
75 to die, be dead *mate die, lose consciousness 1  
85 to choose *fili choose 1  
85 to choose *filifili choose 1  
90 to dig *keli dig 1  
90 to dig *keli-ŋi- dig 1  
105 tail *iku tail 1  
108 louse word info *kutu louse 1  
109 mosquito *ñamʷu mosquito 1  
113 branch word info *rae branch 1  
114 leaf *cau leaf 1  
117 fruit *wuaa fruit 1  
120 stone *fatu stone 1  
122 water word info *canu- fresh water 1  
122 water word info *cacanu   1  
122 water word info *canucanu   1  
124 sea *taSi Salt water 1  
128 sky *laŋi sky, heaven, storm 1  
130 star *fit[ou]u star 1  
133 rain *u[sS]a rain 1  
136 wind *aŋi wind 1  
136 wind aŋiaŋi wind 1  
139 cold word info *maci be cold 1  
139 cold word info *macici   1  
143 fire *afi fire 1  
156 thin word info *ma-nifi thin 1  
156 thin word info *ma-nifinifi flimsy 1  
160 painful, sick *masaki be painful, hurt 1  
167 night *pʷoŋi night 1  
173 at *i- at (locative): 1  
174 in, inside *lalo inside 1  
178 that *ena this, that 1  
183 thou *ko- you (sg. subj. marker) 1  
183 thou *koe you (sg. subj. marker) 1  
184 he/she *ia he, she, it (independent pronoun): 1  
186 you *kamʷu you (pl.) 1  
198 Two word info *rua two 1  
199 Three word info *telu three 1  
199 Three word info *telu-ua three (general) 1  
201 Five word info *lim-manu   1  
201 Five word info *lima   1  
201 Five word info *lima-ua   1  
202 Six word info *wono-   1  
203 Seven word info *fitu   1  
203 Seven word info fitu-ua   1  
208 Fifty word info *lima-ŋawulu   1  
4 leg/foot *wae leg/foot 1, 100  
177 this *ae (?) this 1, 18  
177 this *ee here/this near speaker 1, 18  
177 this *ena this/that 1, 33  
185 we word info *kica incl.; reflecting POc *kida rather than *kita 1, 42  
61 house imʷa house 1, 48  
188 what? word info *-Saa interrogative suffix 1, 52  
188 what? word info *mee-Saa interrogative suffix 1, 64  
188 what? word info *(mee)-t what? 1, 64  
188 what? word info *(mee)-ta what? 1, 64  
200 Four word info *faŋi the number four (in serial counting) 1, 67  
187 they *re- they (3pl subject marker) 1, 70  
187 they *ra- they (independent pronoun), them (suf. obj. prn.),their (suf. poss. prn.) 1, 70  
76 to live, be alive *mauri alive 1, 76  
80 to split word info *pʷ[ae]la to split s.t. open 1, 76  
80 to split word info pʷ[ae]la-ŋi to split s.t. open 1, 76  
80 to split word info pʷ[ae]la-ŋaki to split s.t. open 1, 76  
27 nose *pʷauSu nose, not set 1,set 12, see Blust 1984 1, 12  
63 name *aSa name 1, 18  
170 when? word info *ñai-Sa when? 1, 24  
170 when? word info *ŋai-Sa when? 1, 24  
55 woman/female *faifine woman 1, 47  
40 to drink *(i)nu-mi drink 1, 59  
40 to drink *(i)nu-ma drink 1, 74  
26 hair word info *una hair/feathers/scales/remove (hair or scales) 10  
26 hair word info *unauna   10  
26 hair word info *una-fi   10  
103 meat/flesh *fiSiko flesh 10  
153 big *lapa big, main 10  
196 to count *waSe   10  
196 to count *waSe-ki   10  
14 belly *wupʷa   11  
21 to think *maŋi have in mind, think, remember 11  
29 to sniff, smell *saŋu to smell something / May = PPn *songi 11  
66 to tie up, fasten *fau tie 11  
66 to tie up, fasten *fau-Si bind 11  
77 to scratch word info *kaaSu to scratch 11  
77 to scratch word info *kakaaSu   11  
139 cold word info *fou   11  
140 dry word info *masa be low tide 11  
140 dry word info *mamasa dry 11  
196 to count *paa   11  
196 to count *paapaa   11  
13 back word info *takuru back (of body) 12  
77 to scratch word info *kari   12  
121 sand *pia   12  
121 sand *pipia   12  
121 sand *piapia   12  
182 I *ŋaa I (1st person singular pronoun) 12  
182 I ŋau I (1st person singular pronoun) 12  
64 to say *pʷaa to say 13  
119 earth/soil *pʷelu   13  
124 sea *ma-Sawa deep sea, open sea 13  
151 green *ma-rawa green, blue 13  
155 long word info *ala[iu] long 13  
155 long word info alala[iu] long 13  
46 to see *loo to see 14  
46 to see loo-Si behold 14  
137 to blow word info *pau blow (of the wind) 14  
137 to blow word info *paupau blow (of the wind) 14  
197 One word info *te- one (prefixed to classifiers) 14  
72 to hit word info *wece strike/hit/beat 15  
72 to hit word info *woco strike/hit/beat 15  
137 to blow word info *wuku to blow 15  
137 to blow word info *wuuku to blow 15  
134 thunder *para ? 15, 16  
134 thunder *parara ? 15, 16  
32 tongue *lewe tongue 17  
33 to laugh *ŋiTi chant, sing, be noisy, laugh 17  
127 woods/forest *walu vegetation, forest 17  
149 red *para red 17  
210 One Thousand word info *-ŋa-ratu   17  
20 to know, be knowledgeable *kila to know 18  
20 to know, be knowledgeable *kila-a   18  
20 to know, be knowledgeable *kila-i   18  
25 neck *ua neck 18  
78 to cut, hack word info *tafa to cut in pieces 18  
78 to cut, hack word info *tafasi slice 18  
51 to sit *maaso to sit 18, 101  
51 to sit *masoso to sit 18, 101  
47 to yawn *mawa (?) yawn, be open mouthed 19  
36 to spit *ka[sS]i[sS]ifa spit, spittle 19, 55  
39 to cook word info *ma[sS]o cooked 19, 82  
39 to cook word info *ma[w0]u[sS][au] cooked 19, 82  
15 bone *cuyi bone 2  
52 to stand *tuu to stand 2  
67 to sew word info *saisai sew 2  
67 to sew word info *sai-ti sew 2  
79 stick/wood *rae branch 2  
115 root *waka root 2  
115 root *wakara root 2  
145 smoke word info *a[sS]u smoke 2  
185 we word info *kayi excl. 2  
192 and *ma and (with) 2  
209 One Hundred word info *-pwukua   20  
209 One Hundred word info *-pwukiwa   20  
93 to pound, beat word info *tuki to pound 20, 2  
93 to pound, beat word info *tukituki to pound 20, 2  
42 to suck *susu breast, to suckle 25  
111 fish *pali a fish 26  
93 to pound, beat word info *pʷau to pound food 3  
157 thick word info *ma-tolu thick 3  
157 thick word info *ma-totolu thick 3  
157 thick word info *ma-tolutolu thick 3  
204 Eight word info *walu-ua   3  
204 Eight word info *walu   3  
181 where? word info *-faa where? 3, 48  
99 feather *una hair/feathers/scales 30  
99 feather *unauna hair/feathers/scales 30  
135 lightning *fiti flash (of light) 34  
20 to know, be knowledgeable *ata-i- to know 35  
41 to bite *kai bite 38, 73  
122 water word info *pili   4  
195 no, not *tai not 4  
195 no, not *ta not 4  
56 child *natu child/classifier for cherished possessions 5  
205 Nine word info *Siwa   5  
206 Ten word info *-ŋawulu   5  
112 rotten word info *maca very ripe 50  
112 rotten word info *mamaca rotten 50  
84 to plant *faSo planted 6  
84 to plant *fafaSo to plant 6  
84 to plant *faSoki a planted thing 6  
84 to plant *faSoka   6  
168 day *raani   6  
4 leg/foot *ney[ae] leg 63  
63 name *iSa name 66  
71 to stab, pierce *[sS]oka (?) pierce/stab 67  
53 person/human being *ara-mata people 67, 70  
56 child *tari child 7  
76 to live, be alive *ma[nñ]awa life/alive 7  
129 moon *ma-rama moon 7  
146 ash *peyata ashes 7  
146 ash *peata ashes 7  
53 person/human being *mata person 70  
1 hand *pau hand, arm, wing 8  
5 to walk *faSale walk, move around 8  
37 to eat *mʷaŋau to eat food 8  
90 to dig *[sS]owu to dig 8  
90 to dig [sS]owu-ti- to dig 8  
111 fish *parapara a fish 8  
126 lake *lama lagoon, lake 8  
147 black *calo dark 8  
147 black *calocalo black 8  
72 to hit word info *suku hit/strike 8, 63  
152 small *kisi   80  
152 small *ciki small/little 81  
41 to bite *ku bite 9  
41 to bite *kuti bite 9  
138 warm word info *rara to heat, be warm 9  
142 heavy *cawu   9  
142 heavy *cacawu   9  
142 heavy *cawucawu   9  
159 wide *cau- wide 9  
189 who? word info *tau who? 9  
159 wide *cau-lapa width 9, 48  
41 to bite *kuku bite 9, 74  
41 to bite *kukuti bite 9, 74  
179 near *Soru- near, beside (not from OL - JCM) 97  

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