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Language: Gabadi

Source/Author:  Malcolm Ross, W. C. Papua list 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:kbt  Glottocode: abad1241 
Notes:  Many gaps in Word Lists C and D particularly. Some writing very small or faint (poor photocopy). 
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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:Gabadi 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
17 liver      
28 to breathe      
49 to lie down word info      
62 thatch/roof      
68 needle      
80 to split word info      
82 dull, blunt      
85 to choose      
93 to pound, beat word info      
126 lake      
156 thin word info      
157 thick word info      
173 at      
177 this      
178 that      
181 where? word info      
191 all      
194 how? word info      
203 Seven word info      
205 Nine word info      
207 Twenty word info      
208 Fifty word info      
8 to turn word info e'ironava      
10 dirty more      
11 dust gobore      
12 skin varea      
16 intestines sirinada      
18 breast pasipasinana chest    
21 to think vora      
26 hair word info idunada      
27 nose i dukuanana      
33 to laugh evainaiva      
34 to cry e diareva could be: diareua    
38 to chew word info aramuku (he) chews (betelnut)    
42 to suck enogoriava      
59 mother aidana      
64 to say e ourarova      
65 rope poa string    
66 to tie up, fasten epodinava      
70 to shoot word info ega'i nava      
71 to stab, pierce egainava      
75 to die, be dead geo      
78 to cut, hack word info eukunava      
84 to plant e ragoidava      
90 to dig e'e'isava      
94 to throw word info eviunava      
95 to fall word info vo vaida-asi      
98 egg mumu      
104 fat/grease mera fat (on a person)    
108 louse word info amuni      
109 mosquito kainu      
110 spider omo      
111 fish vea      
116 flower i didiui could be: ididiui    
120 stone kanobaga      
121 sand kavara      
123 to flow vo-gai      
127 woods/forest rei < *Reqi 'kunai grass'    
128 sky ga'aga'a      
132 fog ameru      
136 wind varea "sea-wind" - south-east wind    
139 cold word info i'mari      
140 dry word info baro      
142 heavy sina-a      
144 to burn word info rei deva vada      
148 white uriuri      
149 red pairapaira      
151 green anemoanemo      
158 narrow mara'e      
159 wide babagn (misspelt; MR)    
160 painful, sick gaga'a a sore    
160 painful, sick nu'unu'u a pain    
161 shy, ashamed maridi      
162 old word info avai      
164 good nonoa      
165 bad, evil gaga'a not 60    
170 when? word info aua gavai      
171 to hide word info vo amouru      
175 above arunai      
179 near aba-aba      
180 far ba'a nagaga      
180 far ba-anavere      
185 we word info nai we two (excl)    
188 what? word info garaki      
195 no, not veo      
206 Ten word info isu      
210 One Thousand word info ida'ugaga      
4 leg/foot a enana   1  
4 leg/foot aenada   1  
6 road/path gere'a   1  
7 to come emai   1  
22 to fear emekauva   1  
23 blood raranada   1  
37 to eat aniani   1  
40 to drink inu   1  
41 to bite vaiara (dog) bites 1  
43 ear kainana   1  
45 eye makanana   1  
46 to see isa   1  
53 person/human being kau   1  
58 wife agavana "spouse" 1  
60 father auana   1  
61 house ruma   1  
79 stick/wood au   1  
86 to grow word info ekubuva (plant) grows 1  
97 bird manuÊ”   1  
99 feather bina   1  
101 to fly erova (bird) flies 1  
105 tail iuna   1  
114 leaf rau   1  
129 moon ue   1  
130 star visiu   1  
143 fire au   1  
171 to hide word info unini "hide" 1  
171 to hide word info vo unin "to hide" 1  
174 in, inside aonai   1  
176 below babenai   1  
184 he/she ia he 1  
185 we word info isa we two (incl.) 1  
188 what? word info gavaka   1  
189 who? word info gai   1  
198 Two word info rua   1  
199 Three word info koi   1  
201 Five word info ima   1  
44 to hear ono   1, 36  
50 to dream einiviva a dream 1, 60  
112 rotten word info vuruvuru   1, 66  
76 to live, be alive mauri-mauri living (pig) 1, 76  
55 woman/female vavine   1, 106  
113 branch word info re'enana   1, 14  
63 name aganana   1, 18  
182 I na   1, 22  
25 neck agegominana   1, 31  
73 to steal evainaorava   1, 32  
2 left eari   1, 43  
183 thou oni you (sing.) 1, 63  
1 hand imanana could be i ma 1, 65  
1 hand imanana arm 1, 65  
200 Four word info vani   1, 69  
77 to scratch word info eorinava   12  
67 to sew word info ekurinava   13  
20 to know, be knowledgeable e isa'aku   134  
119 earth/soil kavara   14  
197 One word info ka   14  
36 to spit ainugu Spittle 14, 90  
30 mouth agenana   15  
74 to kill akuni   18  
133 rain uba   18  
47 to yawn e'aobaobaova   19  
135 lightning iamana   19  
163 new makamaka   19  
186 you ui you (pl.) 19  
14 belly sinaenana   19, 34  
57 husband agavana "spouse" 2  
100 wing vani   2  
122 water word info vei   2  
172 to climb word info vo gaia   2  
192 and mai   2, 46  
83 to work word info epaurova   20  
136 wind raurabada north-west wind 20  
137 to blow word info ekoava   20  
154 short word info ope'ope   20  
138 warm word info siau hot 21  
147 black gubaguba   21  
3 right i diba   22  
54 man/male kau   22  
89 to hold word info ea biava as written 23  
31 tooth misenana   24  
141 wet veivei   25  
51 to sit e miadova is sitting 26, 80  
134 thunder ekouna = it thunders 27  
19 shoulder a robakunana   29  
196 to count eva'auva'auva   29  
39 to cook word info ? nagunava bakes (in earth oven) 3  
102 rat kaua   3  
115 root ramu   3  
193 if ema   3  
13 back word info puripuri-nana   3, 84  
72 to hit word info evaiakuva (he) fights 30  
117 fruit au-bure'   30  
125 salt dia'a   33  
204 Eight word info kara-vani   33  
5 to walk ganagerea   35  
5 to walk egana (he) goes 35  
103 meat/flesh vea   35  
103 meat/flesh vea   35  
118 grass aua could be: au a; ana 35  
118 grass ava   35  
81 sharp makava   36  
209 One Hundred word info sinauka   37  
124 sea gavara   39  
15 bone kurianada   40  
96 dog oveka   41  
52 to stand e a vava is standing 42  
202 Six word info kara-koi   44  
92 to open, uncover vo keona   47  
167 night vabuga   48  
56 child nabunana query? poor photocopy 5  
69 to hunt word info eabanava   50  
107 worm (earthworm) ure'ure   50  
145 smoke word info siau   50  
9 to swim nau   51  
131 cloud word info ori   52  
24 head ro'onana   56  
87 to swell word info erorova   58  
18 breast rakanada   59  
168 day vani could be: rani 6  
88 to squeeze word info eidundava   61  
91 to buy vo gavana < *ta(k)o-a 66  
153 big ba baga   66  
146 ash rau   67  
155 long word info ma va   67  
190 other ege   67  
190 other ege   67  
190 other egena   67  
32 tongue maranana   7  
35 to vomit e'urava   7  
152 small marai   71  
106 snake baibai   76  
48 to sleep e'enova   8  
169 year vuisau   86  
150 yellow aobaoba   87  
29 to sniff, smell maga'a   93  
119 earth/soil aga   94  
166 correct, true momoai   98  
187 they ia they two x  

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