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Language: Nese

Source/Author:  Terry Crowley / John Lynch 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:  Glottocode: nese1235 
Notes:  Crowley (2006). Nese: a diminishing speech variety of Northwest Malakula (Vanuatu). Pacific Linguistics.

Currently spoken by only one extended family in the village of Matanvat SDA.

v', m' etc. represent apicolabials; r is a flap, rr a trill; ng = velar nasal 
Data Entry:  Typed By: Simon Greenhill  Checked By:  
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Classification:  Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Central-Eastern Oceanic:Remote Oceanic:North and Central Vanuatu:Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands:Malekula Coastal 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
2 left      
3 right      
10 dirty      
17 liver      
25 neck      
26 hair word info      
28 to breathe      
29 to sniff, smell      
38 to chew word info      
39 to cook word info      
43 ear      
49 to lie down word info      
50 to dream      
53 person/human being      
65 rope      
68 needle      
71 to stab, pierce      
85 to choose      
86 to grow word info      
87 to swell word info      
88 to squeeze word info      
93 to pound, beat word info      
94 to throw word info      
102 rat      
103 meat/flesh      
104 fat/grease      
105 tail      
107 worm (earthworm)      
115 root      
116 flower      
123 to flow      
125 salt      
126 lake      
152 small      
157 thick word info      
158 narrow      
159 wide      
161 shy, ashamed      
162 old word info      
163 new      
166 correct, true      
168 day      
177 this      
179 near      
180 far      
190 other      
191 all      
195 no, not      
208 Fifty word info      
209 One Hundred word info      
210 One Thousand word info      
13 back word info nejubuna-      
15 bone nejin-      
55 woman/female lekhtarr      
66 to tie up, fasten jali      
66 to tie up, fasten jel tokhon      
78 to cut, hack word info side      
92 to open, uncover rrekhej open    
127 woods/forest novorrkha "the bush"    
132 fog natalol      
138 warm word info khavkhav hot    
139 cold word info nalngarri      
155 long word info darav      
174 in, inside rrangan locative    
174 in, inside rre in/on/at    
185 we word info kanantil tl.excl.    
6 road/path nasal   1  
7 to come ma   1  
18 breast nasus   1  
18 breast nesus-   1  
23 blood narre   1  
23 blood nerre-   1  
44 to hear rrongo   1  
45 eye nanata-   1  
48 to sleep naturr   1  
60 father tana-   1  
61 house naine   1  
61 house nem-   1  
62 thatch/roof niat thatch 1  
75 to die, be dead nas   1  
79 stick/wood nakha   1  
90 to dig khili   1  
91 to buy vul   1  
91 to buy vulvul   1  
97 bird nanankho   1  
100 wing nakhab'e-   1  
108 louse word info nakhut   1  
109 mosquito namkho   1  
110 spider nela   1  
119 earth/soil natan   1  
120 stone nav'at   1  
121 sand naon sand/beach 1  
124 sea natas   1  
129 moon navle moon/month 1  
133 rain nause   1  
133 rain souse   1  
165 bad, evil sat   1  
167 night bung   1  
174 in, inside lala|ine inside/indoors, ine = 'house' 1  
188 what? word info nese   1  
189 who? word info khise   1  
198 Two word info rru   1  
199 Three word info til   1  
201 Five word info line   1  
202 Six word info kh|on   1  
203 Seven word info kho|dit   1  
117 fruit novo-   1, 26  
117 fruit nuvu-   1, 26  
184 he/she khai   1, 29  
63 name nangse   1, 36  
63 name nengsa-   1, 36  
149 red nial   1, 55  
41 to bite khas   1, 60  
98 egg norrul-   1, 66  
187 they kharr they/them (pl) 1, 69  
76 to live, be alive norrwo   1, 76  
136 wind nalang   1, 77  
12 skin nev'il-   1, 81  
186 you kani you pl. 1, 13  
183 thou khunokh you (sg). 1, 18, 26  
113 branch word info nerreng-   1, 21  
182 I khina I/me 1, 21, 22  
40 to drink num   1, 34  
31 tooth nalve   1, 35  
31 tooth nuluvo-   1, 35  
27 nose nukuns-   1, 58  
73 to steal v'anakh   1, 58  
200 Four word info v'at   1, 65  
153 big lab'   10  
175 above marro   10  
164 good nakis   107  
51 to sit yat   109  
140 dry word info nanas   11  
9 to swim swo   12  
106 snake namat   12  
21 to think rrumrrum   13  
37 to eat waji   13  
67 to sew word info rrurr   13  
95 to fall word info jov   13  
148 white vok   13  
156 thin word info marraj   13  
46 to see les   14, 94  
82 dull, blunt batot   15  
178 that khe   15  
1 hand navarra-   16  
70 to shoot word info jorro   16  
57 husband tenen nat- =father of child 17  
20 to know, be knowledgeable rrong usong   19  
22 to fear lukho 'afraid' 19  
47 to yawn nanav   19  
60 father tete   19  
143 fire nakhab'   19  
14 belly nesin-   19, 34  
58 wife nau-   1?  
148 white vusave   1?  
122 water word info nua   2  
134 thunder nakurr   2  
145 smoke word info nies nakhab'   2  
172 to climb word info sakh   2  
185 we word info kanan pl excl. 2  
185 we word info kananrru dl. excl. 2  
52 to stand trro   2, 69  
52 to stand tutrro   2, 69  
59 mother b'ev'e   20  
173 at rre in/on/at 20  
55 woman/female tavat   24  
81 sharp mon   24  
99 feather lolo- Chicken feather 24  
42 to suck sus   25  
135 lightning nev'ilakh   26  
122 water word info nusuwu-   27  
58 wife lekhtarr   29  
64 to say rreve   29  
181 where? word info khade   3  
204 Eight word info kho|al   3  
169 year narram =yam 30  
192 and ti   30  
128 sky nedekna|rran sky/heaven 31  
142 heavy rrov   31  
170 when? word info tasve   31?  
101 to fly tasi   32  
154 short word info murrol   32  
160 painful, sick rroj sick 32  
193 if seve sub. 32?  
4 leg/foot nabalako- leg 33  
83 to work word info vesakhsakh   33  
16 intestines neteng naj- = "basket excrement" 34  
89 to hold word info vurrsi   34  
8 to turn word info rrorr turn over/turn around 34, 106  
160 painful, sick rrurrngorr painful 34?  
141 wet ninin   36  
36 to spit livtov   37, 101  
19 shoulder nebil-   38  
131 cloud word info noboborr   38  
144 to burn word info sul   4  
196 to count serrtengi   42  
197 One word info sakhal   42  
80 to split word info tavakh   43  
151 green nalakhej green/blue 43, 8  
150 yellow melekh   44?  
34 to cry ngarr   5  
56 child nat-   5  
205 Nine word info khe|sve   5  
206 Ten word info sangav'il   5  
118 grass nanus   51  
139 cold word info nalas   51  
114 leaf norrokha   51, 53  
114 leaf norrokho-   51, 53  
112 rotten word info bo   52  
59 mother nerra-   52?  
111 fish nanaj   53  
30 mouth nejungo-   55  
194 how? word info severrse   58, 31  
69 to hunt word info khorrkhorr   59, 64  
171 to hide word info kusuakh   6  
137 to blow word info suv   62  
77 to scratch word info koji **guji 69  
77 to scratch word info kojikoji   69  
84 to plant wak plant yam 6?  
32 tongue nem'em'-   7, 41  
96 dog neviri   7, 75, 80  
130 star novovorr   70  
74 to kill rrub   71  
54 man/male nemerrte man 73  
54 man/male nemerre men 73  
146 ash nebetmakhav   75, 83  
56 child jiblakh   79  
35 to vomit lulu   8  
72 to hit word info tukh   8  
147 black long   80  
5 to walk yas   87  
72 to hit word info rrub hit/kill 87  
24 head nabat-   9  
84 to plant rruv plant anything but yam 9  
176 below vitan down/below 9  
207 Twenty word info ngavulrru   9  
33 to laugh ngirr   93  
11 dust nebetmakhav   94  
185 we word info nekles we incl. I  
186 you kanirru you dl. x  
186 you kanitil you tl. x  
187 they kharrtil they/them (tl) x  
187 they kharru they/them (dl) x  

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