Language: Amami
| Source/Author: | The Okinawa Center of Language Study |
| Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:ryn Glottocode: nort2935 |
| Notes: | Japonic language Spoken in the Amami islands; the dialect represented is that of the city of Naze. |
| Data Entry: | Typed By: Mark Williamson Checked By: |
| Statistics: |
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Total Data: 185
- Number of Retentions:
- Number of Loans: 2
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| Classification: | Japonic:Ryukyuan:Amami-Okinawan:Northern Amami-Okinawan |
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From: Japanese, Ryukyuan, Amami-Okinawan, Northern Amami-Okinawan
To: Japonic, Ryukyuan, Amami-Okinawan, Northern Amami-Okinawan - Simon Greenhill (2009-07-23 03:35:19)
- Adding Resource - Simon Greenhill (2008-01-09 02:59:33)
- Source: Tony Polizzi (Word 79) - Simon Greenhill (2007-03-24 01:58:47)
Entries:
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| 1 |
hand |
tïï |
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| 2 |
left |
hidʒari |
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right |
nigiri |
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leg/foot |
hagi |
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to walk |
ʔakk |
(all verbs suffixed with -uri in plain form or -ruri when root ends with vowel) |
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road/path |
mici |
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to come |
xuri |
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| 8 |
to turn
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magu |
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to swim |
ʔwïïg |
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| 10 |
dirty |
’janage |
(all adjectives suffixed with -sari or mutation thereof in plain form) |
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| 11 |
dust |
huhun |
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| 12 |
skin |
xoo |
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| 13 |
back
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xusi |
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| 14 |
belly |
’waθa |
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| 15 |
bone |
xoobe |
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| 16 |
intestines |
’waθa |
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| 17 |
liver |
kimo |
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| 18 |
breast |
munï |
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| 19 |
shoulder |
xaθa |
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| 20 |
to know, be knowledgeable |
siçj |
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| 21 |
to think |
ʔomo' |
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| 22 |
to fear |
ʔuθu |
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| 23 |
blood |
cii |
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| 24 |
head |
xamaci |
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| 25 |
neck |
kubi |
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| 26 |
hair
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xamaci |
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| 27 |
nose |
hana |
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| 28 |
to breathe |
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| 29 |
to sniff, smell |
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| 30 |
mouth |
kuci |
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| 31 |
tooth |
hwa |
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| 32 |
tongue |
sïba |
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| 33 |
to laugh |
’wara' |
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to cry |
nax |
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| 35 |
to vomit |
modos |
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| 36 |
to spit |
cïzï ga hax |
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| 37 |
to eat |
xam |
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| 38 |
to chew
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xanhikkj |
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| 39 |
to cook
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ni |
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| 40 |
to drink |
num |
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| 41 |
to bite |
xam |
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| 42 |
to suck |
sïsï |
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| 43 |
ear |
min |
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18 |
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| 44 |
to hear |
hirax |
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| 45 |
eye |
mïï |
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| 46 |
to see |
mii |
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| 47 |
to yawn |
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| 48 |
to sleep |
nïb |
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| 49 |
to lie down
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to dream |
ʔimi ba mii |
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| 51 |
to sit |
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| 52 |
to stand |
θaθ |
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| 53 |
person/human being |
cjuu |
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| 54 |
man/male |
'jenga |
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| 55 |
woman/female |
'onagu |
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| 56 |
child |
'warabï |
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| 57 |
husband |
ʔuθu |
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| 58 |
wife |
ʔassje |
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| 59 |
mother |
ʔago |
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| 60 |
father |
hussju |
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| 61 |
house |
'jaa |
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| 62 |
thatch/roof |
ʔirixjadehe |
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| 63 |
name |
namin |
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| 64 |
to say |
çj |
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| 65 |
rope |
cïna |
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| 66 |
to tie up, fasten |
musub |
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| 67 |
to sew
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noo' |
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| 68 |
needle |
hari |
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| 69 |
to hunt
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xari s |
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| 70 |
to shoot
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ʔi |
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| 71 |
to stab, pierce |
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| 72 |
to hit
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xuss |
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| 73 |
to steal |
nug |
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| 74 |
to kill |
xuss |
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to die, be dead |
simj |
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to live, be alive |
ʔikimj |
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to scratch
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xax |
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to cut, hack
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ki |
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| 79 |
stick/wood |
boo |
Loan from Chinese. cf. Sino-Japanese boo 'stick/wood' |
100 |
L |
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to split
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| 81 |
sharp |
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| 82 |
dull, blunt |
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| 83 |
to work
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haθarax |
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| 84 |
to plant |
ʔwïï |
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| 85 |
to choose |
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| 86 |
to grow
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hode |
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| 87 |
to swell
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hiruga |
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| 88 |
to squeeze
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sibu |
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| 89 |
to hold
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muθ |
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| 90 |
to dig |
hu |
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| 91 |
to buy |
xo' |
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| 92 |
to open, uncover |
hwee |
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| 93 |
to pound, beat
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ʔuθ |
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| 94 |
to throw
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nagï |
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to fall
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ʔjee |
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| 96 |
dog |
ʔin |
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| 97 |
bird |
θuri |
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| 98 |
egg |
xoga |
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| 99 |
feather |
hane |
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| 100 |
wing |
hange |
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| 101 |
to fly |
θub |
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rat |
doziro |
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| 103 |
meat/flesh |
sisi |
or 31? |
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| 104 |
fat/grease |
ʔabura |
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| 105 |
tail |
zubu |
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| 106 |
snake |
hjan |
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| 107 |
worm (earthworm) |
mïmïzï |
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| 108 |
louse
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siran |
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| 109 |
mosquito |
gadʒan |
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| 110 |
spider |
kubu |
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| 111 |
fish |
ʔjuu |
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| 112 |
rotten
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kusare |
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| 113 |
branch
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'joda |
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| 114 |
leaf |
hwa |
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| 115 |
root |
nï |
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| 116 |
flower |
hana |
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| 117 |
fruit |
mi |
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| 118 |
grass |
gaja |
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| 119 |
earth/soil |
miçja |
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| 120 |
stone |
ʔisi |
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| 121 |
sand |
sïna |
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| 122 |
water
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mïzï |
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| 123 |
to flow |
ha |
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| 124 |
sea |
ʔumi |
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| 125 |
salt |
masju |
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| 126 |
lake |
ʔixï |
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| 127 |
woods/forest |
ha'jasi |
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| 128 |
sky |
θïn |
Sino-Japanese ten 'sky' < Chinese tian 'sky'. |
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| 129 |
moon |
cïki |
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star |
husi |
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| 131 |
cloud
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kumo |
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| 132 |
fog |
kiri |
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| 133 |
rain |
ʔamï |
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| 134 |
thunder |
xannari |
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| 135 |
lightning |
xannari nu hiziri |
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| 136 |
wind |
xaze |
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| 137 |
to blow
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huk |
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| 138 |
warm
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ʔacï |
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cold
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higuru |
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| 140 |
dry
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xami |
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| 141 |
wet |
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| 142 |
heavy |
cjuu |
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| 143 |
fire |
μacï |
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to burn
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mees |
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| 145 |
smoke
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xïbusi |
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| 146 |
ash |
hwe |
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| 147 |
black |
kuru |
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| 148 |
white |
siru |
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red |
haa |
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| 150 |
yellow |
kii |
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green |
ʔo |
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| 152 |
small |
ʔjena |
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| 153 |
big |
hwïs |
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short
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ʔikkja |
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| 155 |
long
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naga |
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thin
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ʔjena |
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thick
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hwïs |
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narrow |
sjeba |
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wide |
hiru |
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painful, sick |
ʔiçja |
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| 161 |
shy, ashamed |
hacïka |
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| 162 |
old
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huru |
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| 163 |
new |
mii |
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| 164 |
good |
'icj |
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| 165 |
bad, evil |
'waru |
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correct, true |
'icj |
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night |
'juru |
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day |
θeda |
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year |
θusi |
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| 170 |
when?
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| 171 |
to hide
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xakurï |
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to climb
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nub |
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at |
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in, inside |
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| 175 |
above |
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| 176 |
below |
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| 177 |
this |
xun |
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| 178 |
that |
ʔun |
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| 179 |
near |
cikja |
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far |
θuu |
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| 181 |
where?
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dïma |
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| 182 |
I |
’wa |
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thou |
nan |
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| 184 |
he/she |
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| 185 |
we
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’waxja |
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| 186 |
you |
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| 187 |
they |
ʔatta |
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| 188 |
what?
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daa |
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| 189 |
who?
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taru |
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other |
hoxa |
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all |
suu'ju |
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| 192 |
and |
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| 193 |
if |
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| 194 |
how?
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xjasi |
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| 195 |
no, not |
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to count |
xaz |
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| 197 |
One
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tïï |
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Two
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taa |
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| 199 |
Three
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mii |
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| 200 |
Four
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’joo |
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| 201 |
Five
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ʔii |
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| 202 |
Six
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muu |
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11 |
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| 203 |
Seven
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nana |
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6 |
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| 204 |
Eight
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’jaa |
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Nine
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xunu |
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Ten
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θuu |
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Twenty
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| 208 |
Fifty
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| 209 |
One Hundred
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| 210 |
One Thousand
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