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

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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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