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

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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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