Language: Kuni
| Source/Author: | Alan Jones, Barnabas Maua, Malcolm Ross | |
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| Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:kse Glottocode: kuni1263 | |
| Notes: | All stems functioning as finite verbs are preceded by a subject-marking clitic or prefix. In the third person (the usual citation form) this can be either e- or i-. The former marks the verb as irrealis while the latter is the characteristic form for narratives. I have chosen to represent all verbs with the irrealis e- form, for consistency. All noun stems that may be inalienably possessed (body parts, relations, etc.) are represented with the 3rd person suffix marker -na, indexing a third person ""possessor"" - such stems, when used as adjectives, as a general rule take a person-marking suffix ; on some stems this has become fossilised, while others resist it (possibly only in some uses). Hyphenation indicates affixation; even the subject markers are represented here as prefixes, though the argument for this has yet to be made. | |
| Data Entry: | Typed By: Janet Moody Checked By: | |
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| Classification: | Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Western Oceanic:Papuan Tip:Peripheral:Central Papuan:West Central Papuan:Nuclear | |
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Change History:
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- Changed from "e-fautsia" (Word 161) - Simon Greenhill (2015-08-24 11:13:04)
- Added Item: "e-mema", Source: Alan Jones (Word 38) - (2008-12-14 21:06:12)
- Added Item: "e-kua", Source: Alan Jones (Word 38) - (2008-12-14 21:06:12)
Entries:
| ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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| 1 | hand | ima-na | also arm | 1, 65 | |
| 2 | left | awali-na | 1, 42 | ||
| 3 | right | idifa-na | = right (hand) | 22 | |
| 4 | leg/foot | ae-na | 1 | ||
| 5 | to walk | e-dada | 35 | ||
| 5 | to walk | e-da | 35 | ||
| 6 | road/path | daya | 1 | ||
| 7 | to come | e-mai | 1 | ||
| 8 | to turn
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ebabili | 66 | ||
| 9 | to swim | e-uve | |||
| 10 | dirty | ofu | 21 | ||
| 10 | dirty | ofu-na | 21 | ||
| 11 | dust | waufoa-na | |||
| 11 | dust | waufoa | |||
| 12 | skin | aba-na | 54 | ||
| 12 | skin | aba | 54 | ||
| 13 | back
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kafe-na | 109 | ||
| 14 | belly | foa-na | 21 | ||
| 15 | bone | kulia-na | 40 | ||
| 16 | intestines | foa-na | |||
| 17 | liver | ake-na | 1 | ||
| 18 | breast | fae-na | 35 | ||
| 19 | shoulder | bau-na | 17 | ||
| 20 | to know, be knowledgeable | valia-na | Noun; some dialects walia-na | ||
| 21 | to think | |
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| 22 | to fear | e-makau | 1 | ||
| 23 | blood | lala-na | 1 | ||
| 23 | blood | lala | 1 | ||
| 24 | head | ola-na | 44 | ||
| 25 | neck | ayo-na | 1, 31 | ||
| 26 | hair
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bui-na | 31 | ||
| 26 | hair
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bui | 31 | ||
| 27 | nose | idu-na | 1 | ||
| 28 | to breathe | nua-na e-yaka | Lit. his heart is pumping; also nua-na e-veli | ||
| 29 | to sniff, smell | e-midi | midi (a) smell | ||
| 30 | mouth | ala-na | |||
| 31 | tooth | ike-na | 24 | ||
| 32 | tongue | maya-na | 7 | ||
| 33 | to laugh | e-yave | |||
| 34 | to cry | e-kani | 1 | ||
| 35 | to vomit | e-ula | 7 | ||
| 36 | to spit | e-anodi | Spittle | 14, 84 | |
| 37 | to eat | e-ani | 1 | ||
| 38 | to chew
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e-mema | 1 | ||
| 38 | to chew
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e-kua | 33 | ||
| 39 | to cook
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e-na | a. general term | 108 | |
| 39 | to cook
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e-nadu | b. boil food | 3 | |
| 40 | to drink | e-inu | 1 | ||
| 41 | to bite | e-ala | 1 | ||
| 42 | to suck | e-defa | |||
| 42 | to suck | e-momoi | Suck breast: e-fae | 34 | |
| 43 | ear | kaia-na | 1 | ||
| 44 | to hear | e-yo | 1, 36 | ||
| 45 | eye | maka-na | 1 | ||
| 46 | to see | e-ika | 1 | ||
| 47 | to yawn | e-mavada | 19 | ||
| 48 | to sleep | e-faluba | 54 | ||
| 49 | to lie down
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e-eko | 104 | ||
| 50 | to dream | e-nibi | a dream | 1, 60 | |
| 51 | to sit | e-mia | 26 | ||
| 52 | to stand | e-yaba | 42 | ||
| 53 | person/human being | wabekau | People in general | 1, 68 | |
| 54 | man/male | kau | 22 | ||
| 54 | man/male | mukau | bigman | ||
| 55 | woman/female | vabine | 1, 106 | ||
| 56 | child | feafea | |||
| 56 | child | ene girl | girl | ||
| 56 | child | melo | boy | 8 | |
| 57 | husband | adava-na | 2 | ||
| 57 | husband | adava | 2 | ||
| 58 | wife | adava | 1 | ||
| 58 | wife | adava-na | 1 | ||
| 59 | mother | tsina-na | 1 | ||
| 60 | father | kama-na | 1 | ||
| 61 | house | luma | 1 | ||
| 62 | thatch/roof | gabia | k.o. grass or reeds: <g> doesn't occur in Kuni: error? | 41 | |
| 63 | name | ada | 1, 18 | ||
| 63 | name | ada-na | 1, 18 | ||
| 64 | to say | e-ou(a) | 98 | ||
| 65 | rope | valo | Also: cord, string | 2 | |
| 66 | to tie up, fasten | e-do | 38 | ||
| 66 | to tie up, fasten | e-fatsi | 60 | ||
| 67 | to sew
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| 68 | needle | |
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| 69 | to hunt
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e-fai | |||
| 70 | to shoot
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e-leva | 7 | ||
| 71 | to stab, pierce | e-ko | 13 | ||
| 72 | to hit
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e-aku | Hit in general; also kill | 50 | |
| 73 | to steal | e-anida | |||
| 74 | to kill | e-aku e-fa | S/he hits s/he dies. | 18 | |
| 75 | to die, be dead | e-fa | Be sick, die | 28 | |
| 75 | to die, be dead | i-fa-ko | s/he died. | 28 | |
| 76 | to live, be alive | e-mauli | 1, 76 | ||
| 76 | to live, be alive | mauli-na | 1, 76 | ||
| 77 | to scratch
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e-atsitsi | 58 | ||
| 78 | to cut, hack
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e-iva | |||
| 78 | to cut, hack
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e-ali | With a knife, e.g. a rope | ||
| 78 | to cut, hack
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e-kala | E.g. with axe | 1 | |
| 79 | stick/wood | au | Tree , wood, stick | 1 | |
| 80 | to split
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e-foya | 1 | ||
| 81 | sharp | ano-na | 51 | ||
| 82 | dull, blunt | |
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| 83 | to work
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e-bilaula | 19, 31 | ||
| 84 | to plant | e-bado | plant | 45 | |
| 85 | to choose | |
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| 86 | to grow
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e-galoa | |||
| 87 | to swell
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e-baka | |||
| 88 | to squeeze
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e-afi-bebe | 21, 80 | ||
| 89 | to hold
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e-afi | 23 | ||
| 90 | to dig | e-kabi | 59 | ||
| 91 | to buy | e-kava(ya) | Kava, price; kava-na e-beni, pay for. | 66 | |
| 92 | to open, uncover | e-akufa | |||
| 93 | to pound, beat
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| 94 | to throw
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e-male | to throw (as a stone) | ||
| 94 | to throw
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e-ne | |||
| 95 | to fall
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e-deo | |||
| 96 | dog | obeka | 41 | ||
| 96 | dog | oyame | |||
| 97 | bird | neka | |||
| 98 | egg | avoi-na | E.g. neka avoi-na | 1 | |
| 99 | feather | neka bui-na | Bui = hair, bristle, feather | 1 | |
| 100 | wing | bani-na | 2 | ||
| 101 | to fly | e-bibi | |||
| 102 | rat | idube | 3 | ||
| 103 | meat/flesh | tsitsi | 31, 102 | ||
| 104 | fat/grease | oko | 22 | ||
| 104 | fat/grease | oko-na | 22 | ||
| 104 | fat/grease | e-oko | 22 | ||
| 105 | tail | iu-na | 1 | ||
| 106 | snake | odabu | Cf. odafu python | 75 | |
| 107 | worm (earthworm) | tsima | 48 | ||
| 108 | louse
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uku | 1 | ||
| 109 | mosquito | moidi | 57 | ||
| 110 | spider | dao | |||
| 111 | fish | moke | |||
| 112 | rotten
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e-feda | Verb | 9, 74 | |
| 113 | branch
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le-na | au le-na | 1, 14 | |
| 114 | leaf | lau-na | 1 | ||
| 115 | root | lumi-na | 3? | ||
| 116 | flower | maneba | |||
| 117 | fruit | |
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| 118 | grass | ava | grass | 35 | |
| 118 | grass | dabia | Long grass used for thatch | ||
| 119 | earth/soil | kano | 1 | ||
| 119 | earth/soil | katsia | |||
| 120 | stone | debo | 14 | ||
| 121 | sand | afinu | 68 | ||
| 122 | water
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vei | also river | 2 | |
| 123 | to flow | |
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| 124 | sea | adu | 19 | ||
| 125 | salt | damea | 25 | ||
| 126 | lake | obu | Pond, pool, etc. | 15 | |
| 127 | woods/forest | yauka | 7, 121 | ||
| 128 | sky | dia | =sun | ||
| 128 | sky | ufa | 17 | ||
| 129 | moon | buia | 1 | ||
| 130 | star | anĂ¡ana | |||
| 131 | cloud
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dada | =raincloud | ||
| 131 | cloud
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mafula | cloud, generic | ||
| 132 | fog | aduadu | ground mist | 15 | |
| 132 | fog | abu | Mist | 1 | |
| 133 | rain | tsimu | 12 | ||
| 134 | thunder | aika | E.g. aika e-luku | 76 | |
| 135 | lightning | daleva | E.g. daleva e-kaba | ||
| 136 | wind | ama | (wind) blows | ||
| 137 | to blow
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e-bua | of the wind | 17 | |
| 137 | to blow
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e-bina | |||
| 138 | warm
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tsiabu | 21 | ||
| 138 | warm
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e-tsiabu | 21 | ||
| 139 | cold
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amana | Cf. wind ama | 79 | |
| 140 | dry
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ololo | E-ololo, it becomes dry | ||
| 141 | wet | doma | |||
| 142 | heavy | e-mekau | 48 | ||
| 142 | heavy | mekau(-na) | 48 | ||
| 143 | fire | aloba | 18 | ||
| 144 | to burn
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e-na | itr. | ||
| 144 | to burn
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e-kou | tr. | ||
| 144 | to burn
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e-ba-na | |||
| 144 | to burn
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e-kou-vi | (-vi = with care) | ||
| 145 | smoke
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vaikafu | 30, 38 | ||
| 146 | ash | labu | cinders, grey ash | 67 | |
| 146 | ash | ika | black ash | 93 | |
| 147 | black | ikaika-na | |||
| 148 | white | deva-na | 69 | ||
| 149 | red | aiva-na | |||
| 150 | yellow | yaofa-na | 87 | ||
| 151 | green | ufi-na | Green, unripe | ||
| 151 | green | manalea-na | Green, velevety, shiny | ||
| 152 | small | bea-na | |||
| 153 | big | nama-na | 123 | ||
| 153 | big | galoa-na | |||
| 154 | short
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odoba-na | |||
| 155 | long
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yakaia-na | |||
| 155 | long
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mafakele | 67 | ||
| 156 | thin
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kevekeve-na | |||
| 157 | thick
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imudi-na | |||
| 158 | narrow | abiabi-na | |||
| 159 | wide | lelei-na | |||
| 160 | painful, sick | e-kaudua | |||
| 160 | painful, sick | e-moidi | a pain | 73 | |
| 161 | shy, ashamed | e-fautsia | be ashamed: lit. fau = forehead and tsia = bad | ||
| 162 | old
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aiai-na | |||
| 163 | new | makamaka | 19 | ||
| 163 | new | mauli-na | 19 | ||
| 164 | good | jobia-na | |||
| 165 | bad, evil | avaya-na | 113 | ||
| 166 | correct, true | momoa | 98 | ||
| 167 | night | labi | 21 | ||
| 168 | day | dia | 11 | ||
| 168 | day | eno | |||
| 169 | year | tsinibo | tsinibo is an annual grass | 59 | |
| 169 | year | jaibo | jaibo an almond (tree) | 59 | |
| 170 | when?
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aidai | 1 | ||
| 171 | to hide
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e-buni | intr. | 1 | |
| 171 | to hide
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e-buni-ai | tr. | x | |
| 172 | to climb
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e-duau | climb a ladder, climb a mountain | ||
| 173 | at | [NOUN]-ai | 12 | ||
| 174 | in, inside | ayo-nai | 1 | ||
| 175 | above | yaka-nai | 1 | ||
| 176 | below | binu-nai | 56 | ||
| 177 | this | eni | Also = here | 1 | |
| 178 | that | enu | Also = there | ||
| 178 | that | diotsi | |||
| 179 | near | |
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| 180 | far | daua | 1 | ||
| 181 | where?
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wamo | |||
| 181 | where?
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waidai | |||
| 181 | where?
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waikai | |||
| 182 | I | yau | 1, 21 | ||
| 183 | thou | oi | you (sing.) | 1 | |
| 184 | he/she | ia | he | 1 | |
| 184 | he/she | ia | she | 1 | |
| 185 | we
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imai | we (excl.) | 2 | |
| 185 | we
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ika | we (incl.) | 1 | |
| 186 | you | |
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| 187 | they | itsi | 25 | ||
| 188 | what?
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daba | 1 | ||
| 189 | who?
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dai | who | 1 | |
| 190 | other | foi-na | |||
| 191 | all | fofou(-na) | |||
| 192 | and | me | and, or | 2 | |
| 192 | and | mai | with | 2, 46 | |
| 193 | if | |
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| 194 | how?
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vaikadina | |||
| 195 | no, not | atsi | 1 | ||
| 195 | no, not | tsi | 1 | ||
| 196 | to count | e-dina | Cf e-dina, choose | ||
| 197 | One
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kau-na | 14, 79 | ||
| 197 | One
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kao-na | 14, 79 | ||
| 198 | Two
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lua | 1 | ||
| 199 | Three
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koi | 1 | ||
| 200 | Four
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luana lua | '2 + 2' | 8 | |
| 201 | Five
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imai | 1 | ||
| 202 | Six
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ima na tauna | query 'tauna', poor photocopy | ||
| 203 | Seven
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| 204 | Eight
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| 205 | Nine
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| 206 | Ten
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ima lua | |||
| 207 | Twenty
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| 208 | Fifty
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| 209 | One Hundred
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tsinabu | 37 | ||
| 210 | One Thousand
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salele doka | salele = many; doka = very |





