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Language: Marshallese

Source/Author:  Bender et al. (2003a,b), Additions from Nikolas Willson 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:mah  Glottocode: mars1254 
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. 
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Classification:  Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Central-Eastern Oceanic:Remote Oceanic:Micronesian:Micronesian Proper:Marshallese 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
3 right      
7 to come      
8 to turn word info      
11 dust      
28 to breathe      
30 mouth      
36 to spit      
38 to chew word info      
47 to yawn      
67 to sew word info      
68 needle      
69 to hunt word info      
70 to shoot word info      
71 to stab, pierce      
72 to hit word info      
84 to plant      
88 to squeeze word info      
89 to hold word info      
92 to open, uncover      
95 to fall word info      
99 feather      
100 wing      
101 to fly      
104 fat/grease      
105 tail      
106 snake      
107 worm (earthworm)      
110 spider      
112 rotten word info      
114 leaf      
125 salt      
127 woods/forest      
132 fog      
138 warm word info      
144 to burn word info      
154 short word info      
158 narrow      
161 shy, ashamed      
162 old word info      
169 year      
172 to climb word info      
175 above      
176 below      
190 other      
194 how? word info      
210 One Thousand word info      
1 hand pay   8  
1 hand peyi-   8  
6 road/path yiyaļ   1  
6 road/path yiyyaļ   1  
9 to swim haheh      
10 dirty ttōton   62  
12 skin kil   1  
14 belly wibʷe-   11  
14 belly (law)-jéy   1  
14 belly jéy   1  
14 belly (law)-jiye   1  
14 belly jiye-   1  
15 bone diy   2  
15 bone diyi-   2  
16 intestines mʷajŋal   1, 13  
19 shoulder hayer   1  
19 shoulder hayeray   1  
23 blood dah   1  
23 blood ddah   1  
24 head bʷōr-   9  
25 neck (ken)wa(ha)-   18  
26 hair word info kooļ   25  
27 nose bʷawat(iy)   1, 12  
31 tooth ŋiy   30  
32 tongue lew   17  
32 tongue lewe-   17  
35 to vomit mʷmʷéj   1  
42 to suck niŋniŋ   87  
44 to hear reŋʷ   1  
45 eye maj   1  
45 eye meja-   1  
48 to sleep majirʷ   1  
49 to lie down word info bʷahbʷiw      
51 to sit jiyjōt   143  
53 person/human being harméj   67, 70  
59 mother jine-   1  
60 father jema-   1  
61 house yémʷ   1, 48  
61 house yimʷe-   1, 48  
61 house mʷe-(n)   1  
63 name yat   1, 18  
64 to say bʷah   13  
73 to steal kawat   24  
74 to kill mʷanmʷan   90  
75 to die, be dead méj   1  
81 sharp kkaŋ   14, 68  
82 dull, blunt kkébʷ   13  
83 to work word info jerbʷal   37  
86 to grow word info ddek   49  
90 to dig ttéw   8  
90 to dig tiwij(iy)   8  
91 to buy wiyah   55  
97 bird bʷahwew      
98 egg lep   82  
109 mosquito ņamʷ   1  
115 root wekar   2  
116 flower wit   63  
118 grass wijewej   93  
119 earth/soil bʷidej   87  
122 water word info dan   1  
122 water word info dandan   1  
124 sea me-tew   13  
124 sea (law)-jét   1  
129 moon halleŋ   62  
130 star yijiw   1  
134 thunder jewirwir   97  
135 lightning jarem   23  
136 wind haŋ   1  
140 dry word info meray      
141 wet tiwtiw      
142 heavy ddew   9  
143 fire kijeyek   42  
148 white mewij   96  
149 red bʷirehreh   96  
152 small dik   81  
152 small (wi)-ddik   81  
153 big ļap   10  
153 big ļapļap   10  
153 big ļļap   10  
163 new kayal   52  
164 good (ye)-mʷan      
165 bad, evil nahnah   81  
166 correct, true mʷewel      
167 night bʷéŋʷ   1  
168 day rahan   6  
168 day rahani-   6  
170 when? word info ŋaya-t   1, 24  
173 at yiy   1  
173 at yi-   1  
181 where? word info yi’yah   37  
182 I ŋah   12  
186 you kemiy   1, 13  
186 you kʷémʷ   1  
187 they yer   1, 70  
187 they re-   1, 70  
187 they yér   1, 70  
189 who? word info wen   45  
191 all hawelep   72  
193 if yeļaŋŋey   66  
197 One word info ji-(wen)   14  
198 Two word info riwe-   1  
199 Three word info jili-   1  
199 Three word info jili-w   1  
201 Five word info lima-   1  
201 Five word info (ļa)-lém   1  
202 Six word info jiljinew      
203 Seven word info jiljilimjiwen      
204 Eight word info (ri)-wali-(yték)   3  
205 Nine word info riwahtimjiwen      
206 Ten word info (je)-ŋwéwil   5  
207 Twenty word info rʷeŋewil      
208 Fifty word info lém-ŋéwil   1  
209 One Hundred word info (ji)-bwikwiy   20, 36  
102 rat kij-dik 'mouse; < 'rat' + 'little' 16, 66  
77 to scratch word info kar (?) scratch 12  
183 thou kʷe- (independent prn.) 1  
183 thou kʷey (independent prn.) 1  
40 to drink li-me- (ones) thing to drink 1, 59  
40 to drink ni-me- (ones) thing to drink; reflex of PMic *nima 'drinkable object, with possessive classifier' 1, 59  
111 fish yapil a fish 26  
155 long word info leyelley a great distance, far 13  
192 and yem and (with) 11  
192 and yim and (with) *Note metathesis. 11  
196 to count bénbén arithmetic/count/audit/compute. 28  
126 lake ļam bay 8  
20 to know, be knowledgeable kiley be familiar with, identify, notice, perceive 18  
80 to split word info bʷel-ŋak be split open/spread legs wide open 1, 76  
117 fruit wiwah bear much fruit or many flowers 1  
66 to tie up, fasten yawyéw bind 11  
41 to bite kik bite 9  
41 to bite kki-j bite 9  
41 to bite ki-jiy bite something 9  
151 green -mahrew blue 13  
79 stick/wood rah branch 2  
113 branch word info rah branch 1  
18 breast yittit breast 1  
14 belly wébʷ chest 11  
56 child hajriy child 7, 84  
139 cold word info (pi)-yaw chilly 11  
85 to choose (kka)-yalyél choose 1  
131 cloud word info kedaw cloud, rain, overcast 15  
39 to cook word info mat cooked 19, 82  
139 cold word info (pi)-yawyéw cool 11  
139 cold word info méd cooled off (of food once hot) 1  
196 to count wate-k count up (something) 10  
196 to count watwat count up/estimate by counting 10  
34 to cry jaŋ cry 1  
34 to cry jaŋi-t cry for (someone) 1  
180 far ttew-(ļakʷ) distant 1  
147 black dawal dye 8  
43 ear (law-)jilŋ(iy) ear 1  
37 to eat kaŋ eat something 1  
185 we word info kém excl ( eastern dialect ) 2  
185 we word info kémʷ excl ( western dialect) 2  
55 woman/female liye- female, woman (with dem. suf.) 6  
146 ash (wi)-pahaj fireplace, ash 7  
123 to flow heļ flow 12  
200 Four word info -yaŋ four (suf. to pronouns) 1, 67  
22 to fear mi-jak frighten, horror, afraid. 1  
151 green mahrewrew green 13  
171 to hide word info (til)-yékyék hide, be obscured. 45  
174 in, inside (i)-lew in 1  
184 he/she yéy independent pronoun 1  
174 in, inside (i)-lewah inside 1  
56 child naji- kid 5  
56 child néji- kid 5  
21 to think maŋ know better, learn not to 11  
66 to tie up, fasten pawpéw lash; Bender et al. (2003) suggest that this form is an ancient doublet with yawyew. 11  
2 left (han)-miyiŋ left handed hand, left half of human body 13  
4 leg/foot ney leg 63  
4 leg/foot neye-(n) leg of 63  
76 to live, be alive méwir live, life, existence, alive, cured 1, 76  
17 liver yaj liver, spleen 1  
96 dog kidiw loan from Polynesian   L
150 yellow yiyaļéw Loan?   L
108 louse word info kij louse, bacterium, bug, flea 1  
54 man/male mʷmʷahan man, male, wifes brother 1  
179 near (yi)-tirʷi- near/beside    
179 near tirʷi- next to/close to 97  
18 breast tittit nipple 1  
195 no, not yahabʷ no    
20 to know, be knowledgeable (j)-ahjéy not know, recognize, realize, distinguish 35  
160 painful, sick metak painful/hurt 1  
93 to pound, beat word info jikʷjikʷ pound breadfruit or taro 20, 2  
93 to pound, beat word info jikʷjikʷiy pound/mash it. 20, 2  
133 rain wét rain 1  
133 rain wit rain 1  
65 rope jaljél roll up or coil, jaliy 1  
121 sand ppéy sandbank 12  
121 sand piyépéy sandbank 12  
46 to see lew-(ey) see something 14  
46 to see llew see/detect/find 14  
13 back word info jakʷir shell of turtle or crab 12  
160 painful, sick wita-mʷéy sick 14  
128 sky laŋ sky/weather/heaven 1  
152 small niŋ small/little/young/tiny/puny 39  
57 husband paleye- spouse 16  
57 husband riyi spouse    
58 wife paleye- spouse 10  
58 wife riyi spouse    
52 to stand jiw-(tak) stand up 2  
87 to swell word info bʷbʷej swollen, swell, lump 9  
18 breast yitti- teat 1  
178 that yeņ that 1  
62 thatch/roof haj thatch 1  
157 thick word info mi-jel thick 3  
157 thick word info mi-jeljel thickness 3  
156 thin word info ma-niy thin/flimsy 1  
177 this yéy this 1, 18  
94 to throw word info kad throw (a net) 14  
94 to throw word info kadey throw (a net) 14  
120 stone hajji-(kad) throw stones repeatedly    
137 to blow word info wiwik to blow (as wind) 15  
137 to blow word info wiwiki-(y) to blow on something 15  
78 to cut, hack word info jay to cut, chop 18  
50 to dream tteņa-k to dream 9  
37 to eat mʷeŋay to eat food 8  
33 to laugh réyréy to laugh 9  
33 to laugh kajji-réyréy to laugh at/ridicule 9  
133 rain witey to rain on 1  
29 to sniff, smell (ya)-teŋʷ to smell (something). 11  
145 smoke word info (bʷa)-hathat to smoke 2  
56 child (ha)-jriy toddler 7, 84  
5 to walk yetal walk 8  
103 meat/flesh yitekʷ whale meat 10  
188 what? word info tah what?, which? 1, 52  
159 wide de-(pakpak) wide/broad 11  

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