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Language: Savosavo

Source/Author:  Claudia Wegener 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:svs  Glottocode: savo1255 
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Data Entry:  Typed By: Claudia Wegener  Checked By: Claudia Wegener 
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  • Total Data: 244
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  • Number of Loans: 0
 
Classification:  Central Solomons 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
68 needle      
158 narrow      
190 other      
1 hand kakau hand/arm    
2 left male      
3 right tovi      
4 leg/foot nato      
6 road/path keva      
8 to turn word info pili-li turn-3SgmO    
8 to turn word info kokobilo-li turn with opening down-3SgmO    
8 to turn word info liliɰo-li turn horizontally-3SgmO    
10 dirty lumu dirty/old (for things)    
10 dirty ɲeɲeɰa dirty (water)    
11 dust reka dust, ground    
13 back word info potopoto      
14 belly pika      
15 bone tovolo      
16 intestines boli      
17 liver kalakala      
19 shoulder lakelake      
20 to know, be knowledgeable l-olomi 3SgmO-know    
20 to know, be knowledgeable madoke-li be knowledgable about-3SgmO    
21 to think ɰanaɰana      
22 to fear tamalu-li fear-3SgmO    
25 neck tua      
26 hair word info luta old term almost replaced by /sivuɰa/    
26 hair word info sivuɰa also means fur and feathers    
29 to sniff, smell vunu-li smell-3SgmO    
30 mouth napu      
31 tooth nale      
33 to laugh leka      
34 to cry ŋei      
36 to spit suasua      
37 to eat l-ou 3SgmO-eat    
39 to cook word info kuro      
40 to drink pizo      
41 to bite l-ova-li 3SgmO-bite-3SgmO    
42 to suck uzi-li suck-3SgmO    
43 ear tagalu      
44 to hear ene-li hear-3SgmO    
45 eye nito      
46 to see l-eɰe 3SgmO-see    
48 to sleep izi      
49 to lie down word info pau      
50 to dream vaɰunala      
51 to sit epi      
52 to stand alu      
53 person/human being mapa      
54 man/male tada      
55 woman/female adaki      
56 child ɲuba      
57 husband tada same as man    
58 wife madaki 28?    
60 father mau      
61 house tuvi      
62 thatch/roof pazupazu      
63 name nini      
64 to say tei      
66 to tie up, fasten tagi-li tie.at.both.ends-3SgmO (e.g. clothline)    
66 to tie up, fasten piti-li tie-3SgmO    
67 to sew word info suki-li sew-3SgmO    
69 to hunt word info agoza to take prey (both hunting and fishing)    
70 to shoot word info bola shoot with weapon 3SgmO (e.g. sling, bow, gun)    
70 to shoot word info rami-li shoot-3SgmO (e.g. stone)    
71 to stab, pierce touɰa-li stab-3SgmO    
71 to stab, pierce kaba-li pierce-3SgmO    
72 to hit word info l-ali 3SgmO-hit    
73 to steal vanaɰo-li steal-3SgmO    
74 to kill l-ave-li 3SgmO-kill-3SgmO    
75 to die, be dead ave      
76 to live, be alive toɰo      
78 to cut, hack word info duku-li cut-3SgmO (tree, with sharp object)    
78 to cut, hack word info kake-li cut.bamboo-3SgmO    
78 to cut, hack word info kota-li cut.in.small.pieces-3SgmO    
78 to cut, hack word info papari-li cut-3SgmO (also for operations)    
78 to cut, hack word info sapi-li cut.into.slices-3SgmO    
78 to cut, hack word info sodu-li cut.in.two-3SgmO    
78 to cut, hack word info toɰi-li cut.rope-3SgmO    
78 to cut, hack word info tozo-li cut-3SgmO    
78 to cut, hack word info zuvi-li cut.banana.leaves-3SgmO    
79 stick/wood kola stick/tree    
80 to split word info vovo-li split clothlike object-3SgmO    
81 sharp nenemali      
82 dull, blunt muku      
83 to work word info agutu      
84 to plant suba-li plant-3SgmO    
86 to grow word info pabu      
87 to swell word info unu      
88 to squeeze word info buroŋo-li squeeze out of skin-3SgmO    
89 to hold word info l-ate 3SgmO-hold    
90 to dig gore-li dig-3SgmO    
92 to open, uncover l-au aka 3SgmO-take be open (causative construction meaning to open, e.g. mouth)    
92 to open, uncover gagela-li open-3SgmO (e.g. door)    
92 to open, uncover voravora-li open-3SgmO (i.e. unfold e.g. hand, book)    
92 to open, uncover bilo-li uncover-3gmO    
93 to pound, beat word info pori-li beat-3SgmO    
94 to throw word info solo throw 3SgmO    
95 to fall word info tau      
96 dog misu      
97 bird kosu      
98 egg si chicken egg    
98 egg kolei megapode egg    
99 feather sivuɰa feather    
99 feather vusu tail feather (possibly only of one species)    
100 wing ɰavara      
101 to fly pevu      
103 meat/flesh melomelo      
105 tail kodo      
106 snake pepei      
107 worm (earthworm) periperi      
108 louse word info dole      
109 mosquito ɲoɲokea      
110 spider kolomu      
111 fish mi      
112 rotten word info mora      
112 rotten word info ɲobiro      
114 leaf kiba      
115 root buara root    
115 root oɲe big root (only for trees)    
117 fruit maŋi      
119 earth/soil doi      
120 stone kato      
121 sand nuɰunuɰu      
122 water word info piva      
124 sea ɲaɲui      
125 salt ɲaɲui      
126 lake reku      
127 woods/forest ɰoɰoana bush    
128 sky oka      
129 moon kuɰe      
130 star simusimu      
131 cloud word info muzi cloud    
132 fog lavo fog    
133 rain kuma      
134 thunder pada      
135 lightning vila      
136 wind ɰuliɰuli      
137 to blow word info vui-li blow-3SgmO    
138 warm word info ɰuvuɰuvu to be warm    
139 cold word info ɰaule to be cold    
140 dry word info vige (general term)    
141 wet bona      
141 wet mizo      
142 heavy boze      
143 fire keda      
144 to burn word info l-evo 3SgmO-burn    
144 to burn word info ora to burn/be burning    
147 black boraɰa be black    
148 white sere be white    
150 yellow posovata yellow, ginger    
151 green eko green/bue    
151 green gola kiba green (lit. raw leaf)    
152 small ɲari      
153 big ŋai      
154 short word info kula (in length)    
155 long word info savanga      
156 thin word info garo      
157 thick word info uzuma      
159 wide alala      
160 painful, sick paziɰa to hurt / be in pain    
160 painful, sick koɰili to be sick    
161 shy, ashamed tamaɰa feel ashamed    
162 old word info daki mapa old person (woman)    
162 old word info lumu old/dirty (mostly things)    
162 old word info tada mapa old person (man)    
163 new iɰe      
164 good dai      
165 bad, evil isanga be bad    
166 correct, true ite sua be.true Att (attributive marker deriving a nominal modifier; ite does not occur on its own as a verb)    
167 night muzi      
168 day ivaɰu      
169 year eleɰo      
170 when? word info avasa      
171 to hide word info ravi      
172 to climb word info pia      
174 in, inside pale      
175 above taɰata      
176 below neuta      
177 this ailo      
178 that lo      
179 near ɰoita      
180 far suɰu be far    
181 where? word info ala      
182 I aɲi      
184 he/she lo      
184 he/she ko      
185 we word info aɰe exclDu    
185 we word info ave exclPl    
186 you me      
187 they ze      
188 what? word info apoi      
191 all dulo      
192 and zu      
193 if kia      
194 how? word info maitei how?    
195 no, not ɰoma      
196 to count pada      
197 One word info pade      
197 One word info ela      
198 Two word info edo      
199 Three word info iɰiva      
200 Four word info aɰava      
201 Five word info ara      
202 Six word info poɰoa      
203 Seven word info poɰoro      
204 Eight word info kui      
205 Nine word info kuava      
206 Ten word info atale      
207 Twenty word info nebolo      
208 Fifty word info aratale      
209 One Hundred word info pa kela      
210 One Thousand word info pa toɰa      
18 breast susu   1  
35 to vomit mumuta   1  
47 to yawn mava   1  
65 rope tali   1  
77 to scratch word info karikari   1  
91 to buy voli-li buy-3SgmO 1  
146 ash lavu   1  
183 thou no   1  
189 who? word info ai   1  
38 to chew word info ŋaziŋazi   12  
28 to breathe azeaze said to be borrowed from Gela 16  
116 flower sisi ornamental flowers 16  
88 to squeeze word info lusi-li squeeze-3SgmO 19  
118 grass buruburu   19  
149 red sisi be red 19  
85 to choose vili-li choose-3SgmO 1?  
113 branch word info age   1?  
5 to walk vanovano   2  
145 smoke word info azu   2  
173 at la   2  
32 tongue lapi   21  
7 to come ba   24?  
123 to flow sali   28  
185 we word info mai incl 2?  
102 rat kuzi   3  
116 flower rugu flowers of trees and bushes 30  
37 to eat samu to have a meal 30?  
66 to tie up, fasten tari-li tie.to.string-3SgmO (e.g. kite) 33  
104 fat/grease sereɰa   35  
12 skin korakora   37  
27 nose ɲoko   37  
59 mother mama   5  
23 blood ɰabu   5?  
9 to swim olo   8  
24 head batu   9  

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