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Language: Dayak Ngaju

Resources:

•  ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Dayak Ngaju
•  ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Katingan
•  Ethnologue Information for nij
•  OLAC Information for nij
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for olm
•  See alternate entry for this language
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing all of 75 entries

• Removed "salawi" (wrong form) (Word 207) - Simon Greenhill (2022-06-02 00:23:14)
• Changed from "due puluh lime" (Word 207) - Simon Greenhill (2013-02-07 11:24:16)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 162) - Simon Greenhill (2009-12-11 21:56:44)
• Changed from "(uluh) bakas", source: Ben Abel (Word 162) - Simon Greenhill (2009-12-11 21:56:28)
• Updating Classification to Match Ethnologue 16. From: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Barito, West, South To: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, West, South - Simon Greenhill (2009-07-23 03:31:27)
• Changed from "Pire ehat'h tu te" (Word 142) - (2007-11-27 00:04:52)
• Changed from "likud", source: Nila Riwut (Word 13) - Simon Greenhill (2007-04-14 03:42:34)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 8) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-08 20:16:15)
• Changed from "mules" (Word 8) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-08 20:15:45)
• Changed from "likut" (Word 13) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-08 20:15:14)
• Changed from "balaw" (Word 26) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-08 20:14:50)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 38) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-08 20:14:26)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 38) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-08 20:14:06)
• Changed from "ngunyah" (Word 38) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-08 20:13:41)
• Changed from "menteng" (Word 66) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-08 20:13:02)
• Changed from "kalunen" (Word 53) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-08 00:16:50)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 53) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-08 00:15:48)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 191) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:50:51)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 191) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:50:44)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 205) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:47:57)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 205) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:47:50)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 206) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:47:09)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 207) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:47:05)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 207) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:46:56)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 193) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:45:53)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 173) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:45:50)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 98) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:43:43)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 104) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:43:13)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 116) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:42:24)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 117) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:41:40)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 97) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:41:06)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 106) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:41:03)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 96) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:40:59)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 111) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:40:23)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 109) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:40:20)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 114) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:40:18)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 107) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:40:15)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 105) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:40:13)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 108) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:40:11)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 103) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:40:08)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 103) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:40:04)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 115) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:37:20)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 118) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:36:02)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 120) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:35:58)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 120) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:35:49)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 121) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:35:38)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 125) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:35:35)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 128) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:35:29)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 208) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:34:40)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 209) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:25:33)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 210) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:25:30)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 129) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:24:06)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 131) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:24:03)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 136) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:23:59)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 135) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:23:56)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 140) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:22:56)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 140) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:22:46)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 140) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:22:27)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 141) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:22:05)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 153) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:20:58)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 154) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:20:53)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 156) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:20:08)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 156) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:19:59)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 157) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:16:25)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 157) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:16:15)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 155) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:15:58)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 143) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:14:29)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 145) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:14:26)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 146) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:14:23)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 162) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:14:16)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 164) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:13:48)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 119) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:13:41)
• Source: Ben Abel (Word 125) - Simon Greenhill (2006-09-07 23:11:35)
• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2006-03-28 05:48:13)
• Changed from "manadai" to "mandai" (Typo): Ben Abel (Word 172) - Simon Greenhill (2006-03-28 05:46:36)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
1	hand	lenge		19
2	left	sambil		23
3	right	gantau		5, 13
4	leg/foot	pai		22
5	to walk	mananjung		16
6	road/path	karataktanduhan		14
7	to come	dumah		13
8	to turn	mules	to turn back
8	to turn	mules ka gantau	turn to the right
9	to swim	hanangui		1
10	dirty	papa		49
11	dust	kawu		1
12	skin	upak		19
13	back	likut		1
14	belly	kanai		48
15	bone	tulang		1
16	intestines	bajakah kanai		1
17	liver	atei		1
18	breast	tusu		1
19	shoulder	bahai		17
20	to know, be knowledgeable	katawa'a	contains a prefix and suffix of the *taqu form	1
21	to think	bapikir	loan of 22?	22	L?
22	to fear	mikeh		15
23	blood	daha		1
24	head	takuluk		1
24	head	kuluk		1
25	neck	uyat		71
26	hair	balaw	(on head)	18
27	nose	urung		1
28	to breathe	manahaseng		23
29	to sniff, smell	manyingut
29	to sniff, smell	singut
30	mouth	nyama		20
31	tooth	kasinga		12
32	tongue	jela		4
33	to laugh	tatawe		1
34	to cry	manatum		17
34	to cry	manangis		1
35	to vomit	muta		1
36	to spit	maluja		1
37	to eat	kuman		1
38	to chew	simpa	(to chew) betel.
38	to chew	ngunyah	adopted from Melayu "kunyah, mengunyah."		L?
38	to chew	jipak	act of chewing	24
38	to chew	n'jipak	act of chewing	24
39	to cook	maluntuh		20
39	to cook	barapi	to cook rice pakasak	43
39	to cook	manjuhu		30
40	to drink	mihup		12
41	to bite	mangirut		56
42	to suck	minyop		70
43	ear	pinding		10
44	to hear	mahining	to listen	13
44	to hear	manyeneh	to hear	13
45	eye	mate		1
45	eye	mata		1
46	to see	gite		1
46	to see	payah
46	to see	nampayah
47	to yawn	malalap		4, 19
48	to sleep	batiruh		1
48	to sleep	tiruh		1
49	to lie down	penter
50	to dream	manupi		1
51	to sit	munduk		35, 29
52	to stand	mendeng		17
53	person/human being	ulun kalunen	human being	17
53	person/human being	uluh	person or human	17
53	person/human being	ulun	person or human	17
54	man/male	hatue		23
55	woman/female	bawi		1
56	child	anak		1
57	husband	bana		1
58	wife	sawa		1
59	mother	umai
59	mother	indang		10
60	father	bapa		5
60	father	apang		12
61	house	huma		1
62	thatch/roof	atap		1
62	thatch/roof	sirap
62	thatch/roof	sapaw		15
63	name	aran		1
64	to say	hamauh		31
65	rope	tali		1
66	to tie up, fasten	me-teng		25
66	to tie up, fasten	manjarat		137
66	to tie up, fasten	nali
67	to sew	mitur
68	needle	pilus		14
69	to hunt	mengan		31
69	to hunt	mimpa
69	to hunt	manyelek
69	to hunt	mahurung
69	to hunt	mandup		1
70	to shoot	mamanah		1
71	to stab, pierce	nyuduk		23
71	to stab, pierce	munu
72	to hit	melang
72	to hit	metoppetop
72	to hit	mangkong
73	to steal	nakaw		1
74	to kill	patei		22
74	to kill	mampatei		22
75	to die, be dead	matei		1
75	to die, be dead	nihaw
76	to live, be alive	belum		11
76	to live, be alive	balum-barigas		11
77	to scratch	manggayaw		20
77	to scratch	manggaruk		20
78	to cut, hack	netek		3
79	stick/wood	kujuk		1?
80	to split	nyila		26
81	sharp	batajim	spear	1
81	sharp	banyihi	knife	59
82	dull, blunt	tumpul		3
82	dull, blunt	badul		1
83	to work	bagawi		21
84	to plant	mimbul		18
85	to choose	mintih		1?, 15
86	to grow	tumbu		1
86	to grow	belum		17
87	to swell	kembang		20
88	to squeeze	micik		27?
88	to squeeze	hamis	to squeeze clothing
89	to hold	imbing
90	to dig	mangali		1
91	to buy	mili		1
92	to open, uncover	muap
93	to pound, beat	tempe
94	to throw	medak
95	to fall	manjatu		1
96	dog	asu		1
97	bird	burung		17
98	egg	tanteluh		1
99	feather	bulun manuk	chicken	1
99	feather	bulun burung	bird	1
99	feather	bulu	"bulu" for feather, "balaw" for hair [on head], but "bulu" for other parts of human body.	1
100	wing	palapas		24
101	to fly	tarawang		18
102	rat	balawaw		1
103	meat/flesh	isi		31
103	meat/flesh	daging		26
104	fat/grease	enyak		1
105	tail	ikuh		1
106	snake	handipe		1
107	worm (earthworm)	handalai
108	louse	guti		1
109	mosquito	nyamuk		1
110	spider	sabangkang		17
111	fish	laok		14
112	rotten	maram	(general term)	25
112	rotten	rebuk	(only use for rotten wood)
112	rotten	karetap	(for wood/tree that easily broken)
112	rotten	baliat
112	rotten	karam
112	rotten	babasi	spoiled, stale, out of date
113	branch	edan		1?
114	leaf	dawen		1
115	root	uhat kayu	uhat also mean muscle, or tendon	1
116	flower	kambang	general term	21
117	fruit	bua		1
118	grass	uru		52
119	earth/soil	petak		23
120	stone	batu		1
120	stone	rangan	gravel
121	sand	baras		19
122	water	danum		1
123	to flow	mahasur		19
124	sea	tasik		1
125	salt	uyah		15
125	salt	uyah		15
126	lake	danau		1
127	woods/forest	parak kayu		40
127	woods/forest	himba		37
127	woods/forest	padang kayu		40
128	sky	langit		1
129	moon	bulan		1
130	star	bintang		1
131	cloud	baun andaw		26
132	fog	ambun		27, 35
133	rain	ujan		1
134	thunder	nyahu
135	lightning	kilat		1
136	wind	riwut		24
137	to blow	mahimun		29
137	to blow	himun		29
138	warm	lasu-lasut		22
139	cold	sadingen		21
140	dry	keyang	dry, dried up	22
140	dry	mangekei	to dry up
140	dry	kekei	to dry up
141	wet	bisa		1
142	heavy	babehat		1
142	heavy	pire ehat'h tu te	how heavy is it?	1
142	heavy	babehat tutu	very heavy	1
142	heavy	jia lalaw babehat	not too heavy	1
143	fire	apui		1
144	to burn	bakehu
145	smoke	asep		49
146	ash	kawu		68
147	black	bilem		30
148	white	puti		1
149	red	randang		27
150	yellow	bahenda		22
151	green	hijaw		25
152	small	kurik		27
153	big	hai		1
154	short	pandak		1
155	long	panjang		24
156	thin	tipis		1, 44
156	thin	banipis		1
157	thick	bakapal		1
157	thick	tabal		26
158	narrow	seke
159	wide	lumbah		1
160	painful, sick	haban
160	painful, sick	pehe		23
161	shy, ashamed	bakahawen		13
161	shy, ashamed	mahamen		13
162	old	bakas		19
162	old	bakas	old [ages]	19
162	old	tahi	old [things like food, house, clothes etc.]	28
162	old	(uluh) bakas	Old (people), parent	19
162	old	tahi	old (thing), also "long ago"	28
162	old	ongko	elderly
163	new	taheta		20
164	good	bahalap	good, beautiful	36
165	bad, evil	papa	bad	26
165	bad, evil	taluh papa	evil	26
166	correct, true	tutu		6
166	correct, true	buah	lit. 'hit the mark'	2
167	night	alem		20
168	day	andaw		1
169	year	nyelu		17
170	when?	hamparea
170	when?	pea
171	to hide	menyahukan		12
171	to hide	sahukan		12
172	to climb	manyakei	for climbing a tree	1
172	to climb	mandai
172	to climb	lumpat
173	at	hung		22
174	in, inside	huang		13
175	above	hunjun		15
176	below	penda		19
177	this	tuh		10
178	that	te
179	near	tukep		44
180	far	kejaw		1
181	where?	kuweh		25
182	I	aku		1
182	I	ako		1
183	thou	ikau		1
184	he/she	iye		1
185	we	itah	(inclusive)	1
185	we	ikei	(exclusive)	1
186	you	ikau kau
187	they	ewen
188	what?	narai		11
189	who?	eweh		13
189	who?	aweh		13
190	other	je beken		10
191	all	uras		23
191	all	uras'h		23
191	all	uras		23
192	and	tuntang		23
193	if	amun		10
193	if	jaka		4
194	how?	mbuhen
194	how?	pire rega	how much?	x
194	how?	pire kare	how many?	x
194	how?	pire katahie'h	how long?	x
195	no, not	dia		2
195	no, not	jia		4
196	to count	mise		36
196	to count	ise
197	One	ije		1?
198	Two	due		1
199	Three	telu		1
200	Four	epat		1
201	Five	lime		1
202	Six	jahawen		10
203	Seven	uju		4
204	Eight	hanya		6
205	Nine	jalatien		13
205	Nine	'tien		13
205	Nine	jalatien		13
205	Nine	'tien		13
206	Ten	sapuluh		5
206	Ten	sapuluh		5
207	Twenty
208	Fifty	lime puluh		1, 2
209	One Hundred	saratus		4
210	One Thousand	sakuyan		14

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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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