Language: Buma

Source/Author:	Tryon & Hackman (1983) and Cashmore (1972)
Identifiers:	ISO-639-3:tkw Glottocode: tean1237
Notes:	Tryon, D.T. & Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: an internal classification. Cashmore, C. (1972) Vocabularies of the Santa Cruz Islands, British Solomon Islands Protectorate.
Data Entry:	Typed By: Ryan Lang Checked By:
Statistics:	Total Data: 212 Number of Retentions: Proto Malayo-Polynesian:42 Proto-Oceanic:53 Number of Loans: 1
Classification:	Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Temotu:Utupua-Vanikoro
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Updating Classification to Match Ethnologue 16. From: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Eastern Outer Islands, Vanikoro To: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Temotu, Utupua-Vanikoro - Simon Greenhill (2009-07-23 03:31:13)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 1) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 5) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 5) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 5) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 5) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 7) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 8) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 9) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 9) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 9) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 194) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 142) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 144) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 20) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 21) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 22) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 201) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 28) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 29) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
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Tryon and Hackman (Word 48) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 49) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 51) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 52) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 162) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
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Tryon and Hackman (Word 66) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
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Tryon and Hackman (Word 196) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 69) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 71) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 71) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
Tryon and Hackman (Word 72) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
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Tryon and Hackman (Word 78) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
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Tryon and Hackman (Word 209) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 06:30:23)
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Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
1	hand	ma	arm	1, 78
2	left	mɔrɔ		1, 59
3	right	mosɔ	right	5
4	leg/foot	aele	leg	90
5	to walk	vilu	walk
5	to walk	ambu puɔ	go down
5	to walk	le	go	1, 69
5	to walk	le iu2	go up
6	road/path	anɔkɔ	road	17
7	to come	ka	come
8	to turn	lumbi	turn
9	to swim	lembie	bathe
9	to swim	wowo	swim	25
9	to swim	wou	swim	25
10	dirty	sukirɔ	dirty	36
11	dust	auniawɔ	dust	16
12	skin	ᵐbele	skin	23
13	back	uteⁿdie	back	28, 29
14	belly	wasa/sa	belly	1
15	bone	ⁿdie	bone	2
16	intestines	ᵐbea	guts	25
17	liver	ɔwɔ	liver	11
18	breast	masasa	breast	10
18	breast	erɔ		11
19	shoulder
20	to know, be knowledgeable	ɔvei	know	125
21	to think	vɔndɔ	think	10
22	to fear	mandau	fear	1, 78
23	blood	aᵐbɔ	blood	19
24	head	waᵐbasa	head	9
25	neck	wasawa	neck	18
26	hair	viavia	hair (body)	21
27	nose	veseŋele	nose	24
28	to breathe	re mevia	breathe	48
29	to sniff, smell	leŋi mie	smell	95
30	mouth	mua	mouth	29
31	tooth	iⁿǰe	tooth	20
32	tongue	memia	tongue	7
33	to laugh	ekeke	laugh	83
34	to cry	eteŋi	cry	1
35	to vomit	lɔrɔ	vomit	8, 22
36	to spit	ravioe	spit	57
37	to eat	voŋo	eat	1, 53
37	to eat	e	eat	1
38	to chew
39	to cook
40	to drink	anu	drink	1
41	to bite	ke	bite	41
42	to suck	katei	suck
42	to suck	fesu	suck
43	ear	taña	ear	1
44	to hear	leŋi	hear	1
45	eye	mata	eye	1
46	to see	rɔmɔ	see	21
47	to yawn
48	to sleep	mɔkɔiu	sleep	1
49	to lie down	wene	lie down	1
50	to dream
51	to sit	te	sit
52	to stand	viɔ	stand	103
53	person/human being	mʷalikɔ	person	21
54	man/male	mʷalikɔte	man	28
55	woman/female	emele	woman	21
56	child	menu	child	17
57	husband
58	wife
59	mother	ete	mother	13
60	father	aia	father	22
61	house	mʷɔe	house	1
62	thatch/roof	ᵐbusu mʷɔe	thatch	18
63	name	eŋa		20
64	to say	kɔ	say	64
64	to say	vete	say	47
65	rope	veve	rope	26
66	to tie up, fasten	ŋaŋgɔ	tie	145
67	to sew	asai	sew	2
68	needle
69	to hunt	lui kuli	hunt
70	to shoot
71	to stab, pierce	wete	stab
71	to stab, pierce	woi	stab	60
72	to hit	wete	hit (stick)
73	to steal	punuɔ	steal	1, 58
74	to kill	ambu	kill	51
75	to die, be dead	mbu	die	19
76	to live, be alive	maluɔ	life	21
76	to live, be alive	imaluɔ	alive	21
77	to scratch	akale	scratch	10
78	to cut, hack	vembe	cut nut	X
78	to cut, hack	tɔe	cut (wood)	74
78	to cut, hack	tɔe	cut (string)	74
79	stick/wood
80	to split	tevele	split
80	to split	vanande	split
81	sharp	metene	sharp	36
82	dull, blunt	ᵐbasa	blunt	30
83	to work	la ŋatene	work
84	to plant
85	to choose
86	to grow
87	to swell	umbu	swell	42
87	to swell	ɔsumbu	swell	42
88	to squeeze	epele	squeeze
89	to hold	lambu	hold
90	to dig	ae	dig
91	to buy
92	to open, uncover
93	to pound, beat
94	to throw
95	to fall	sambu	fall	119
96	dog	kuli	dog	7
97	bird	menukɔ	bird	1
98	egg	waluluɔ	egg	1
99	feather	viavia	feather	29
100	wing	ava	wing	28
101	to fly	ava	fly
101	to fly	mutendele	fly
102	rat	uvilɔ	rat	29
103	meat/flesh	anise	meat/flesh	40
104	fat/grease	teia	fat/grease	28
105	tail	ⁿdekele	tail	19
106	snake	aᵐbilɔ	snake	28
107	worm (earthworm)
108	louse	ukɔ	louse	12
109	mosquito	mukɔ	mosquito	1, 99
110	spider	ave	spider	38
111	fish	namukɔ	fish	28
112	rotten	imʷaulu	rotten	1
112	rotten	imapu	rotten	52, 107
113	branch	ela vilɔ	branch	12
114	leaf	uie vilɔ	leaf	22
115	root	kara vilɔ	root	2
116	flower	mana vilɔ	flower	25
117	fruit	ua vilɔ	fruit	1
118	grass	aᵐbɔ	grass	29
119	earth/soil	tanɔe	earth	1
120	stone	fɔkɔ	stone	20
121	sand	ɔle	sand	28
122	water	erɔ	water	20
123	to flow	pu	flow	11
124	sea	revɔ	sea	32
125	salt
126	lake
127	woods/forest	paka	bush
127	woods/forest	ŋɔŋgɔrɔ	bush
128	sky	metelikɔ	sky	20
129	moon	metele	moon	20
130	star	kanimɔrɔ	star	22
131	cloud	aⁿdawɔ	cloud	11
132	fog	miawɔ	fog	20
133	rain	teᵐbɔ	rain	30
134	thunder	iɔlulu	thunder	36
135	lightning	meᵑgilɔ	lightning	22
136	wind	ŋirɔ	wind	32
137	to blow	aka	blow	27
137	to blow	fi	blow
138	warm	pana	warm	1
139	cold	meⁿdiᵑgo	cold	1
140	dry	mimiɔne		1
140	dry	kɔkɔrɔ		29
141	wet	iⁿdɔᵐbuɔ	wet	23
142	heavy	mɔtɔrɔ	heavy
143	fire	iawɔ	fire	24
144	to burn	vɔŋɔ	burn	104
145	smoke	kaiawɔ	smoke	48
146	ash	viɔmɔrɔ	ashes
146	ash	ᵐbe	ashes
147	black	ᵐbɔrɔ	black	25
148	white	kɔrɔ	white	32
149	red	mɔlɔe	red	1
150	yellow	ŋalukilɔ	yellow	31
151	green	aᵐbuaŋatɔlɔtɔ	green	32
152	small	apilaka	small	25
153	big	pine	big	30
154	short	kuleⁿdi	short	29
155	long	ᵐbiɔurɔ	long	16
156	thin	meñevirɔ	thin	1
157	thick	aᵐbiaini	thick	24
158	narrow
159	wide
160	painful, sick	itavie	sick	31
161	shy, ashamed
162	old	velia	old (person)
162	old	amɔsɔ	old (person)
162	old	penoma	old (thing)	x
162	old	velia	old (thing)	x
163	new	mɔtɔe	new	19
164	good	wakɔ	good	35
165	bad, evil	tamʷalikɔ	bad	21
166	correct, true	susukɔ	correct	11
166	correct, true	wakɔ	correct
167	night	ᵐbʷɔᵑgɔ		1?
167	night	neⁿdemɔ		11
168	day	tɔmɔrɔ	day	14	L?
169	year	eᵐbieve	year	21
170	when?	miŋa		15
170	when?	pe naŋa		16
171	to hide
172	to climb
173	at	ne	at	18
174	in, inside	ne	in	1
174	in, inside	nelema	in	1
175	above
176	below	pua	below	24
176	below	ᵐbɔsɔ	below
177	this	ene	this	1
178	that
179	near	fotoɔkɔ	near	12
180	far	sɔmu	far	1
181	where?	vele	where?	22
182	I	ene	I	1, 22
183	thou	eo	you sg.	s
184	he/she	ini	he	1, 6
185	we	kia	we dl. incl.	1
185	we	keᵐba	we dl. excl.
186	you	kaipa	you pl.	1, 6
186	you	kela	you dl.	x
186	you	kaipa	your pl.	1, 6
187	they	ⁿda	they dl.	14
188	what?	ŋanae	what?	15
189	who?	ŋele	who?	18
190	other
191	all
192	and	ka	and	1
193	if	ŋa	if	31
194	how?	ŋa pwae	how?
195	no, not	tae	no	4
196	to count	wo	count
197	One	iune	one	19
198	Two	tilu	two	1
199	Three	tete	three	1
200	Four	teva	four	1
201	Five	tili	five	10
202	Six	tuɔ	six	23
203	Seven	timbi	seven
204	Eight	tua	eight	20
205	Nine	tindi	nine
206	Ten	ulukɔ	ten
206	Ten	saŋaulu	ten	5
207	Twenty
208	Fifty
209	One Hundred	rea iune	one hundred
210	One Thousand	imuɔ iune	one thousand

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