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Language: Woleaian

Resources:

•  ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Woleai
•  Ethnologue Information for woe
•  OLAC Information for woe
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for wol
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

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• 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 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 203) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-05 00:53:11)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 204) - (2010-03-05 00:46:00)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 210) - (2010-03-05 00:45:41)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 210) - (2010-03-05 00:45:41)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 210) - (2010-03-05 00:45:41)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 209) - (2010-03-05 00:45:34)
• 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 204) - (2010-03-05 00:45:13)
• 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 202) - (2010-03-05 00:44:45)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:29)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:29)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:29)
• Source: Bender et al. 2003 (Word 201) - (2010-03-05 00:44:29)
• Updating Reference - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-07 11:08:05)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
2	left
3	right
7	to come
10	dirty
11	dust
24	head
29	to sniff, smell
42	to suck
57	husband
58	wife
68	needle
69	to hunt
70	to shoot
83	to work
91	to buy
96	dog
100	wing
104	fat/grease
106	snake
107	worm (earthworm)
110	spider
111	fish
125	salt
126	lake
131	cloud
132	fog
135	lightning
138	warm
140	dry
148	white
150	yellow
158	narrow
161	shy, ashamed
162	old
164	good
165	bad, evil
169	year
175	above
176	below
190	other
191	all
194	how?
207	Twenty
208	Fifty
39	to cook	(ga)-met	cook/prepare food	19, 82
39	to cook	(ga)-mett	cook/prepare food	19, 82
139	cold	(gari)-ffééú	be cold/chilly	11
33	to laugh	(ge)-fase		10
89	to hold	(ge)-mʷashú-(ú)	hold it	16
89	to hold	(ge)-mʷashú-(ú-we)	grab it	16
145	smoke	(gera)-atú	to be foggy/smoky	2
181	where?	(i)-iyaa		37
178	that	(i)-kke-mʷuu		11
178	that	(i)-kke-mʷuu-le		11
170	when?	(i)-lee-te		1, 24
178	that	(i)-mʷuu		11
178	that	(i)-mʷuu-le		11
189	who?	(i)-teú		9
188	what?	(me)-ta	what?	1, 64
188	what?	(me)-ttaa	what?	1, 64
209	One Hundred	(se)-pwúgúwe		20
109	mosquito	(tau)-lomʷu	mosquito net	1
187	they	-:re		1, 70
186	you	-gamii		1, 13
152	small	-shigi		81
195	no, not	-tai	not	4
195	no, not	-tewai	future negative (will not)	4, 98
206	Ten	-ŋaulu		5
210	One Thousand	-ŋe-rai		17
210	One Thousand	-ŋe-raú		17
112	rotten	baa		17
119	earth/soil	bbelú	soil	13
93	to pound, beat	bboo	to pound (breadfruit)	3
93	to pound, beat	bboo-li-(i)	pound it	3
87	to swell	boo		9
87	to swell	booboo		9
27	nose	booti		1, 12
167	night	booŋi		1
167	night	boŋi-		1
39	to cook	buga-a		12
166	correct, true	búŋú	be right, correct	12
23	blood	chchaa		1
142	heavy	chchau		9
141	wet	chchogi	be wet	12
147	black	chchóchchóólo	be black	8
120	stone	faasú		1
120	stone	faaú		1
86	to grow	fagola-(a)		8
86	to grow	fagole		8
55	woman/female	faifile		1, 47
120	stone	fasú-		1
118	grass	fatili		1
84	to plant	fato		6
84	to plant	fato-gi-(i)		6
84	to plant	fato-go		6
120	stone	faú-		1
200	Four	faŋi	(sic)	1, 67
146	ash	felaŋe	ashes	8
5	to walk	fetale	move by its own power, go, around and about (as verbal suffix)	8
33	to laugh	ffase	to laugh/smile/chuckle	10
84	to plant	ffato		6
85	to choose	ffili	choose/decide	1
163	new	fféé		1
203	Seven	fiisi		1
85	to choose	fili-(i)	choose it	1
103	meat/flesh	fitigo		10
88	to squeeze	fiya-(a)	squeeze it	15
88	to squeeze	fiyefiye	to squeeze/press/wring	15
163	new	féé		1
66	to tie up, fasten	féé-ti-(i)		11
66	to tie up, fasten	fééféé		11
139	cold	fééú	be cold/cool/shiver	11
130	star	fúsú-(li)		1
130	star	fúús		1
179	near	ga-repe	be near/come close	13
186	you	gaamii		1, 13
151	green	gaarawarawa	green/blue (sic)	13, 52
182	I	gaaŋú		12
185	we	gai	excl.	43
186	you	gai
193	if	garee	or/by any chance/if	7
94	to throw	gashe-e-(ye)		14
37	to eat	gaŋi-(i)	to eat something	1
183	thou	geele		6
102	rat	geeshi		16
41	to bite	geigei	to bite with the teeth or husk coconuts, into smaller layers	38, 73
77	to scratch	gerigeri	scratch, rub	12
102	rat	geshi-		16
12	skin	giili		1
185	we	giishe	incl.	1, 42
20	to know, be knowledgeable	gile	be clear, seen clearly, recognized	18
12	skin	gili		1
185	we	gishe	incl.	1, 42
152	small	giti		80
152	small	gitigiiti		80
183	thou	go		1
183	thou	go-	(sentential voc.)	1
82	dull, blunt	guu		72
108	louse	gúsú	vermin	1
144	to burn	gúú	burn, glow	10
41	to bite	gúúgúú	to bite/chew/hold/squeeze	9, 74
108	louse	gúúsú	louse	1
123	to flow	heļ	flow - this is Mrs - no "h" in Wol - JCM	12
173	at	i-		1
181	where?	i-faa		3, 48
61	house	iimʷe		1, 48
187	they	iire		1, 70
63	name	iite		66
184	he/she	iiye	independent pronoun	1
61	house	imʷa-(le)		1, 48
61	house	imʷe-li-(i)		1, 48
61	house	imʷeimʷe		1, 48
63	name	ita-		66
90	to dig	keli		1
90	to dig	keli-ŋi-(i)		1
82	dull, blunt	kkabu		13
81	sharp	kkaŋi		14, 68
152	small	kkiti		80
77	to scratch	kkéétú	be itchy (from eating raw a kind of nonswamp taro)	11
41	to bite	kúkkú	to bite/sting (as mosquitoes)	9, 74
109	mosquito	laamʷu	mosquito	1
56	child	laaú		5
128	sky	laaŋi	sky/typhoon/rainstorm/wind	1
174	in, inside	lalo		1
109	mosquito	lamʷu-	mosquito	1
153	big	lape		10
153	big	lapelap		10
56	child	laú-le		5
56	child	laúleú		5
128	sky	laŋi-	sky/typhoon/rainstorm/wind	1
32	tongue	leewe	tongue	17
32	tongue	lewe-(mʷu)	your tongue	17
97	bird	ligaapi-(laai)	a bird	9
74	to kill	lii-(ye)	kill/beat it	11
74	to kill	lii-li	engage in beating/hitting/killing	11
201	Five	liime		1
201	Five	lima-		1
201	Five	lime-ige		1
201	Five	limo-uwe		1
38	to chew	lúúlúú	chew/masticate/eat (honorific by female)	59
38	to chew	lúúlúú-(we)	to chew betel	59
157	thick	ma-alúyelú	to be thick, close packed, dense	3
156	thin	ma-lifi		1
156	thin	ma-lifilifi		1
36	to spit	ma-ttipi	to spit out	19, 53
36	to spit	ma-ttipi-(ye)	to spit it out	19, 53
45	eye	maate		1
75	to die, be dead	mase		1
112	rotten	mashe		50
48	to sleep	masúrú	sleep	1
51	to sit	matto	sit/squat down	18, 101
21	to think	maŋi-i-(ye)	think about it/expect it/remember it	11
21	to think	maŋimeŋi	to think/remember/consider/ponder/expect	11
192	and	me	and (with)	2
76	to live, be alive	me-lawe	be alive	7
129	moon	me-rame	moon, month	7
22	to fear	me-tagú-(ú)	be scared of it, be afraid of it	1
124	sea	me-tawe		13
45	eye	meta-(le)		1
45	eye	meta-(li)		1
160	painful, sick	metagi	painful/hurt	1
39	to cook	mette	cooked	19, 82
39	to cook	mette		19, 82
146	ash	mó-óshoosho		9
47	to yawn	móó-(li-gatelú)	to yawn/a yawn	19
54	man/male	mʷaale	man, male	1
73	to steal	mʷashogo	to steal	9
48	to sleep	mʷmʷe	sleep well
154	short	mʷmʷosho	be short/brief	12
35	to vomit	mʷmʷute	to vomit, throw up	1
95	to fall	mʷoro	to fall (as breadfruit or false teeth)	16
95	to fall	mʷoromʷoro	drop down, be fallen	16
37	to eat	mʷoŋoo	to eat food	8
74	to kill	ninnii-(ye)	engage in beating/hitting/killing	11
153	big	nnap		10
74	to kill	nnii	engage in beating/hitting/killing	11
196	to count	paapaa	count	11
149	red	paare	tree with red flowers	17
1	hand	paaú		8
134	thunder	pachche		15, 16
1	hand	paú-(l)		8
4	leg/foot	peshee		15
146	ash	peyase	fireplace (archaic)	7
73	to steal	pira-a	to rob someone of something	8
73	to steal	pirafe	to steal/rob	8
121	sand	ppiye		12
116	flower	péé-(beshe)	a kind of white flower	10
116	flower	péé-(raŋe)	a kind of yellow flower	10
137	to blow	péépéé	blow gently (as a breeze)	14
79	stick/wood	raa	branch of a tree, bough	2
113	branch	raa	branch of a tree, bough	1
168	day	raali		6
187	they	re-		1, 70
179	near	repe	be close by/near	13
44	to hear	roŋoroŋ		1
198	Two	rúwa		1
198	Two	rúwe-		1
198	Two	rúúwa		1
198	Two	rúúwe		1
56	child	saari		7
124	sea	saati		1
8	to turn	sape	turn, face	14
56	child	sari-		7
124	sea	sati-		1
197	One	se-		14
199	Three	seli-		1
199	Three	seli-ike		1
64	to say	serú	to say	14
122	water	shaalú	liquid	1
122	water	shalú-	fresh water	1
114	leaf	shéé		1
114	leaf	shéé-		1
159	wide	shéé-lape	be wide/broad/spacious	9, 48
55	woman/female	shóó-buto	woman forty to fifty years of age	7
15	bone	shúú		2
15	bone	shúú-		2
59	mother	sila-(le)	his mother	1
147	black	sóólo	be black	8
93	to pound, beat	súgú-ú	pound/beat/hit/hammer it	20, 2
98	egg	súgúnnú	probable loan	1, 66
52	to stand	súú	stand/take an upright position	2
195	no, not	ta-	not	4
16	intestines	taa		14
65	rope	taali	rope, line	1
60	father	taame	father	1
124	sea	taati		1
78	to cut, hack	tafatafe	to cut, slice, write (by carving letters	18
13	back	taguru		12
43	ear	taliŋe	ear	1
65	rope	tan-ni	rope of	1
124	sea	tati-		1
34	to cry	taŋi		1
34	to cry	taŋiteŋi		1
160	painful, sick	te-mʷaaú	be sick	14
67	to sew	tee-ye		2
67	to sew	teetee		2
60	father	tema-(li)	father of	1
67	to sew	ti-gi-(i)		2
80	to split	tile-ŋi-(i)	open it, split it, crack it	29
205	Nine	tiwe		5
71	to stab, pierce	togatoge	pierce/stab/to stick s.t. into (a young coconut)	67
71	to stab, pierce	toutou	to spear/innoculate/stab	13
180	far	ttaawe		1
50	to dream	ttale		9
18	breast	ttú-(le)	her breast	1
18	breast	ttú-(ú)	my breast	1
72	to hit	tugu	give a blow with the fist	8, 63
172	to climb	téé	climb/move	8
172	to climb	téé-(tage)	climb up	8
14	belly	uba-(l)	his c.	11
137	to blow	uguugu	blow with the mouth	15
133	rain	uta-	rain	1
14	belly	uube	chest	11
133	rain	uute	rain	1
117	fruit	uwaa	fruit, to bear fruit	1
92	to open, uncover	waa-(ruu)	be wide open	12
204	Eight	waali		3
127	woods/forest	waalú	forest	17
92	to open, uncover	waawaa	be uncovered/large hole/opening	12
115	root	wagera-(li)		2
204	Eight	wali-		3
204	Eight	wali-ige		3
204	Eight	walu-uwe		3
127	woods/forest	walú-	bush, woods	17
204	Eight	wanú-iki		3
196	to count	watewate	to count/reckon/enumerate	10
115	root	wegare		2
46	to see	weri	to see/observe	10
46	to see	weriweri	to see/observe	10
196	to count	weta-gi-(i)	count or reckon it	10
202	Six	wole-		1
49	to lie down	wolo	to lie down/stretch oneself out	1
202	Six	wolo-		1
202	Six	woolo		1
143	fire	yaafi		1
6	road/path	yaale	path/road/path of	1
17	liver	yaase		1
62	thatch/roof	yaaso		1
30	mouth	yaawe		36
136	wind	yaaŋi		1
9	to swim	yafe		7
19	shoulder	yafera-(le)		1
143	fire	yafi-		1
21	to think	yagi-(le)	for thought of it/by reason of it/because of it	12
21	to think	yagi-(le)	for thought of it/by reason of it/because of it	12
21	to think	yagiyegi	to think/ponder/consider	12
21	to think	yagiyegi		12
101	to fly	yali		13
53	person/human being	yare-mate		67, 70
17	liver	yase-		1
62	thatch/roof	yaso-		1
136	wind	yaŋi-		1
136	wind	yaŋiyeŋi		1
177	this	yee	this near me	1, 18
195	no, not	yeebe	no	14
177	this	yeele	this here near me	1, 33
178	that	yeele		1
199	Three	yeeli		1
19	shoulder	yefare		1
6	road/path	yela-(li)	path/road/path of	1
155	long	yelai	length	13
155	long	yelai-(li)	length of	13
6	road/path	yen-(nape)	path/roadway (< *yalalapa)	1
155	long	yennai	be long/extended	13
197	One	yeta		1
197	One	yete		1
30	mouth	yewa-(le)		36
171	to hide	yope	to hide, remain in hiding.	5
105	tail	úgú-		1
26	hair	úle-(li)		10
99	feather	úle-(li)		30
26	hair	úle-fi-(i)		10
26	hair	úleúle		10
99	feather	úleúle		30
40	to drink	úlú		1
40	to drink	úlú-ma-(le)		1, 74
40	to drink	úlú-mi-(i)		1, 59
25	neck	úwa-(le)		18
105	tail	úúgú		1
26	hair	úúle		10
99	feather	úúle		30
25	neck	úúwe		18
28	to breathe	ŋaseŋase	breathe rapidly/be exhausted	10
192	and	ŋe	and then,	10
210	One Thousand	ŋe-rasi		17
31	tooth	ŋii		30
31	tooth	ŋii-(le)		30
38	to chew	ŋú-ti-i	chew it	11

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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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