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Language: Amis (Central)

Source/Author:  R. Blust, Dorinda Liu 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:ami  Glottocode: amis1246 
Notes:  [o] and [u] are allophonic variations in Amis. 
Data Entry:  Typed By: R. Blust, Dorinda Liu  Checked By:  
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  • Total Data: 338
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  • Number of Loans: 1
 
Classification:  Austronesian:East Formosan:Amis 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
117 fruit      
138 warm word info      
209 One Hundred word info      
10 dirty ma-acek "disgusting"    
11 dust taʔfod      
28 to breathe saslaʕan      
33 to laugh mi-ceriq      
40 to drink helot      
49 to lie down word info tiqenang to lie supine    
49 to lie down word info tihmuk      
50 to dream ma-lemeL      
51 to sit aloʕ      
53 person/human being tamLaw      
57 husband faʔinay      
58 wife fafahi      
64 to say cinglaw      
64 to say saan Aki said "..." = "..." saan Aki    
65 rope keliw Connection with Thao 'qlhiw'? L? -EG    
66 to tie up, fasten faluL-en to fasten (-en = PF marker)    
69 to hunt word info mi-ʔaloʔ general term.    
69 to hunt word info mi-tilu with a trap    
74 to kill tapaʔ      
79 stick/wood sa-stiʔ wood/stick    
82 dull, blunt matales blunt of a blade    
85 to choose mi-simsim to choose ( a mate )    
86 to grow word info ma-leŋaw      
89 to hold word info mamet      
92 to open, uncover mi-cakay      
93 to pound, beat word info mi-talik      
94 to throw word info tekur to throw ( a stone )    
95 to fall word info ma-terak fall ( for fruit only)    
95 to fall word info ma-funor      
97 bird tupi      
102 rat ʔedo L from Sazikaya? -EG    
108 louse word info ʔatimla flea    
112 rotten word info ma-funar rotten into pieces    
116 flower hana (< Japanese)   L
119 earth/soil sutaʕ      
123 to flow ma-katay      
127 woods/forest lutuk      
131 cloud word info kaLit general term for cloud    
132 fog takulah (small)    
132 fog qopqopaj (big)    
144 to burn word info tofdoh      
155 long word info kakayaʔ      
162 old word info katelan old (things)    
163 new kapah new (men)    
166 correct, true ma-tama      
167 night taLaya      
171 to hide word info simeL      
172 to climb word info ma-caka climb upward    
172 to climb word info mi-kali climb up a tree    
175 above fafukaŋ (n.)    
177 this kuna      
186 you isu you (sg.)    
191 all ma-puluq      
191 all ma-puloŋ      
195 no, not naʔaj      
195 no, not awa      
208 Fifty word info cecay lîan      
210 One Thousand word info cacay patek      
6 road/path lalan   1  
9 to swim Languy   1  
9 to swim mi-Laŋuy mi- AF marker 1  
14 belly ti(j)aL belly, abdomen 1  
16 intestines tinaiq   1  
16 intestines tina(j)iʕ   1  
17 liver atay   1  
17 liver ʕatay   1  
18 breast cucu breast of woman/udder/teat 1  
19 shoulder afala   1  
19 shoulder ʔafala   1  
25 neck liqer   1  
25 neck liʕer   1  
26 hair word info fukes   1  
29 to sniff, smell sanek   1  
29 to sniff, smell hanek   1  
32 tongue sema   1  
33 to laugh tawa   1  
33 to laugh ma-tawa ma- AF marker 1  
34 to cry t<um>aŋic <um> AF marker 1  
35 to vomit m-utaq   1  
35 to vomit ma-utaʕ   1  
37 to eat kaqen   1  
37 to eat k<um>aʔen   1  
41 to bite mi-karat   1  
41 to bite mi-kalat to bite / to hurt somebody on purpose 1  
43 ear taŋila   1  
45 eye mata   1  
59 mother ina   1  
61 house lumaq   1  
61 house lumaʕ   1  
63 name ŋaŋan   1  
66 to tie up, fasten ma-suqut   1  
66 to tie up, fasten soʔot to tie up 1  
70 to shoot word info panaʔ   1  
71 to stab, pierce i-cucuk   1  
71 to stab, pierce cucuk   1  
72 to hit word info palu   1  
72 to hit word info mi-palo hit with hand 1  
73 to steal takaw   1  
79 stick/wood kasuy firewood 1  
81 sharp ma-cilem sharp (of a point) 1  
81 sharp ma-talem sharp (of a blade) 1  
90 to dig mi-karkar   1  
96 dog wacu   1  
102 rat kulafaw   1  
103 meat/flesh heci fruit and meat 1  
105 tail wikor   1  
108 louse word info kuto   1  
122 water word info nanum   1  
125 salt cirah   1  
125 salt cilah   1  
129 moon fulaL   1  
133 rain olad   1  
137 to blow word info mi-iuf   1  
137 to blow word info jof   1  
145 smoke word info ʔacifer irreg. final C -EG 1  
146 ash ʕafo   1  
162 old word info ma-tuqas   1  
162 old word info ma-tuʔas old (men) 1  
163 new faqluh   1  
163 new faluhay new (things) 1  
173 at i   1  
178 that k-una visible 1  
182 I aku   1  
182 I k-ako   1  
183 thou k-isu   1  
185 we word info kita we (incl) 1  
185 we word info k-ita   1  
186 you k-amu   1  
186 you amu you (pl.) 1  
191 all maʔmiŋ   1  
198 Two word info tusa   1  
199 Three word info tulu   1  
200 Four word info sepat   1  
200 Four word info s(e)pat   1  
201 Five word info lima   1  
202 Six word info 'enem   1  
202 Six word info qenem   1  
203 Seven word info pitu from Laurent Sagart 1  
203 Seven word info pito   1  
60 father mama   1, 10  
4 leg/foot waqay   1, 100  
4 leg/foot wa'ay   1, 100  
55 woman/female fafahian   1, 105  
55 woman/female fafahijan   1, 105  
75 to die, be dead patay   1, 35  
2 left kawili   1, 42  
156 thin word info kuhpicay ...-pis-ay 1, 45  
187 they angra   1, 49  
187 they c-aŋra   1, 49  
67 to sew word info mi-tapir "To patch, to mend"; Final [r] rather than [L]? -EG 1, 52  
67 to sew word info mi-taʔis [Ct]aqiS to sew 1, 52  
197 One word info cecai   1, 61  
197 One word info ccaj   1, 61  
197 One word info cecaj   1, 61  
3 right kawanan   1, 62  
38 to chew word info kemkem frequent 10  
154 short word info kamukuʕ   107  
131 cloud word info tuʔem metathesis? -EG 109  
64 to say s-um-ual   122  
64 to say s<um>uwal "to speak (language)" 122  
1 hand kamay   13  
143 fire namar EG check these. 14  
143 fire lamar   14  
38 to chew word info papap less frequent 17?  
90 to dig kurkur   18  
170 when? word info hakua   18  
170 when? word info hacu(w)a   18  
174 in, inside lalumaq   18  
15 bone ukak   19  
15 bone okak   19  
40 to drink mi-nanum nanom = 'water' 19  
47 to yawn ma-suwaf   19  
36 to spit mi-supa   19, 86  
155 long word info ma-mutuq   1?  
177 this k-uni k - nominative case marker 1?  
184 he/she c-iŋra   1?  
190 other u lumaʔ a tamdaw "other people" 1?  
8 to turn word info ma-liwuŋ ma- AF marker 2  
20 to know, be knowledgeable ma-fanaq know, understand 2  
20 to know, be knowledgeable ma-fanaʔ   2  
24 head fuŋoh   2  
31 tooth waLis tusk of a boar 2  
97 bird ayam   2  
104 fat/grease simar   2  
109 mosquito likes   2  
128 sky kakarayan ka-...-an . -karay- and Squliq kayal are matathesized. 2  
128 sky kakalayan   2  
136 wind fari   2  
136 wind fali   2  
136 wind feli   2  
185 we word info kami we (excl) 2  
189 who? word info c-ima   2  
193 if anu   2  
193 if ano   2  
195 no, not caqay   20  
195 no, not caʔaj   20  
192 and a   21  
151 green kangraw-ay   22  
151 green kaŋdaw green/blue 22  
180 far ma-laʔay   22  
84 to plant paluma'   23  
181 where? word info i-cua *i-sua 23  
181 where? word info icu(w)a *i-sua 23  
178 that k-ura invisible 24  
12 skin faŋes   26  
87 to swell word info ma-lifawa   26  
27 nose ngusuq nose, snout 27  
27 nose ŋosoʕ   27  
77 to scratch word info mi-kuskus   27  
77 to scratch word info kuskus   27  
114 leaf papah   27  
68 needle rinum   28  
68 needle linum   28  
110 spider falalutoŋ   29  
111 fish futiŋ   29  
36 to spit ngalay saliva 3  
115 root lamit   3  
115 root limit   3  
121 sand tafuk   3  
121 sand tafok   3  
204 Eight word info falu from Laurent Sagart; Expected initial [w] -EG 3  
204 Eight word info falo Expected initial [w] -EG 3  
100 wing sa-pikpik   33  
100 wing sa-pihpih   33  
126 lake fanaw *banaw 33  
140 dry word info ma-icaŋ   33  
7 to come tayni   34  
22 to fear ma-talaw afraid, cowardly 34  
62 thatch/roof falahung   34  
62 thatch/roof faLahoŋ   34  
131 cloud word info LuLem   35  
120 stone fakeluh   36  
120 stone fukeloh   36  
194 how? word info samaqanen   36  
194 how? word info samaʔanen   36  
24 head tangar   37  
148 white fuhecel-ay   37?  
78 to cut, hack word info cikcik irreg. Expected [t] for [c]. -EG 3?  
5 to walk l-um-akat   40  
5 to walk r-um-akat -um AF marker 40  
113 branch word info caqang   40  
188 what? word info umaqan   40  
188 what? word info umaʔan   40  
88 to squeeze word info mi-hatec   41  
91 to buy ma-ʕaca   41  
113 branch word info capaʔ branches for a tree 41  
113 branch word info cipaʔ branches for a river 41  
18 breast faluhaŋ breast/chest 42  
18 breast falohaŋ breast/chest 42  
42 to suck cuhcuh   42  
168 day rumiad   43  
23 blood remes   44  
44 to hear mi-teŋir   46  
161 shy, ashamed ma-nguLu shy, embarrassed 47  
161 shy, ashamed ma-ŋuLo   47  
174 in, inside i   47  
119 earth/soil serah   48  
130 star fuqis   49  
130 star fuʕis   49  
205 Nine word info siwa from Laurent Sagart 5  
206 Ten word info polo from Laurent Sagart 5  
206 Ten word info polô   5  
206 Ten word info tosa a polô   5  
52 to stand t-um-ireng   50  
52 to stand t<um>ireŋ   50  
98 egg fitaqul   50  
98 egg fitaʔol   50  
142 heavy karteŋ   52  
157 thick word info kiftol   52  
159 wide kakahaL   52  
76 to live, be alive maroʔ maroq: to sit; to live/be alive 53  
107 worm (earthworm) atikak   54  
107 worm (earthworm) ʔatikak   54  
158 narrow ma-ʔecu   54  
21 to think mi-harateŋ   56  
106 snake uner   56  
124 sea riar   56  
124 sea liyar   56  
56 child wawa   57  
99 feather upih feather 57  
54 man/male faqinayan   58  
54 man/male faʔinajan   58  
99 feather fanuh body hair/feathers 59  
196 to count mi-saʔosi   59  
207 Twenty word info lima a polô   6  
169 year mihca   60  
135 lightning kalapiat   62  
135 lightning kalapi(j)at   62  
150 yellow kalyalyaway   62  
147 black kuheting-ay   63  
147 black kuh(e)tiŋ   63  
83 to work word info tayal   64  
83 to work word info ma-tayal   64  
101 to fly mafer   64  
103 meat/flesh titi meat of an animal. < CiCi 64  
150 yellow kurilaw-ay   64  
30 mouth nguyus   65  
30 mouth ŋoyos   65  
118 grass rengus   65  
118 grass leŋos   65  
146 ash lafuh   67  
176 below laʔnu (n.) 67  
165 bad, evil tatiʔih bad/ugly/evil (general term for negative property) 68  
13 back word info kulur   69  
13 back word info koror   69  
80 to split word info mi-pelaʔ to split something into two 69  
134 thunder kakeleŋ   69  
153 big angay   70  
153 big tataqang   70  
153 big tataʔaŋ   70  
153 big tataʔak   71  
39 to cook word info mi-taŋtaŋ   72  
46 to see ma-araw to see 72  
46 to see mi-araw mi -AF marker 72  
46 to see ma-neŋneŋ to see/look at 73  
46 to see mi-neŋneŋ mi -AF marker 73  
48 to sleep futiq   73  
48 to sleep ma-futiʕ   73  
94 to throw word info mi-falah   77  
94 to throw word info falah throw away 77  
149 red kahengang-ay   77  
149 red kah(e)ŋaŋ   77  
141 wet ma-cipaʕ   78  
152 small kiqkiq   78  
152 small kiʔkiʔ   78  
72 to hit word info setiq   79  
72 to hit word info mi-stiʔ hit with stick/club 79  
148 white kuh(e)cal   79  
160 painful, sick aLaLa   79  
179 near nataʔ   82  
139 cold word info siqenaw   85  
139 cold word info siʔ(e)naw   85  
152 small mimiŋ   87  
51 to sit maruq   89  
164 good ma-fancal   89  
164 good fancal good/beautiful/fine (general term for positive property) 89  
10 dirty ma-kaLit mi- AF marker 90  
112 rotten word info ma-funiʔ rotten/molder away; Initial f? -EG 90  

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