Language: Nese
| Source/Author: | Terry Crowley / John Lynch | |
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| 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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Resources:
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Change History:
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- Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2016-07-05 22:02:13)
- Source: (Word 139) - John Lynch (2007-02-07 22:12:47)
- Changed from "vise" (Word 194) - John Lynch (2007-01-21 23:32:56)
Entries:
| ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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| 1 | hand | navarra- | 16 | ||
| 2 | left | |
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| 3 | right | |
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| 4 | leg/foot | nabalako- | leg | 33 | |
| 5 | to walk | yas | 87 | ||
| 6 | road/path | nasal | 1 | ||
| 7 | to come | ma | 1 | ||
| 8 | to turn
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rrorr | turn over/turn around | 34, 106 | |
| 9 | to swim | swo | 12 | ||
| 10 | dirty | |
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| 11 | dust | nebetmakhav | 94 | ||
| 12 | skin | nev'il- | 1, 81 | ||
| 13 | back
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nejubuna- | 91 | ||
| 14 | belly | nesin- | 19 | ||
| 15 | bone | nejin- | 1 | ||
| 16 | intestines | neteng naj- | = "basket excrement" | 34 | |
| 17 | liver | |
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| 18 | breast | nasus | 1 | ||
| 18 | breast | nesus- | 1 | ||
| 19 | shoulder | nebil- | 38 | ||
| 20 | to know, be knowledgeable | rrong usong | 19 | ||
| 21 | to think | rrumrrum | 13 | ||
| 22 | to fear | lukho | 'afraid' | 19 | |
| 23 | blood | narre | 1 | ||
| 23 | blood | nerre- | 1 | ||
| 24 | head | nabat- | 9 | ||
| 25 | neck | |
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| 26 | hair
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| 27 | nose | nukuns- | 1, 58 | ||
| 28 | to breathe | |
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| 29 | to sniff, smell | |
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| 30 | mouth | nejungo- | 55 | ||
| 31 | tooth | nalve | 1, 35 | ||
| 31 | tooth | nuluvo- | 1, 35 | ||
| 32 | tongue | nem'em'- | 7, 41 | ||
| 33 | to laugh | ngirr | 93 | ||
| 34 | to cry | ngarr | 5 | ||
| 35 | to vomit | lulu | 8 | ||
| 36 | to spit | livtov | 37, 101 | ||
| 37 | to eat | waji | 13 | ||
| 38 | to chew
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| 39 | to cook
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| 40 | to drink | num | 1, 34 | ||
| 41 | to bite | khas | 1, 60 | ||
| 42 | to suck | sus | 25 | ||
| 43 | ear | |
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| 44 | to hear | rrongo | 1 | ||
| 45 | eye | nanata- | 1 | ||
| 46 | to see | les | 14, 94 | ||
| 47 | to yawn | nanav | 19 | ||
| 48 | to sleep | naturr | 1 | ||
| 49 | to lie down
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| 50 | to dream | |
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| 51 | to sit | yat | 109 | ||
| 52 | to stand | trro | 2, 69 | ||
| 52 | to stand | tutrro | 2, 69 | ||
| 53 | person/human being | |
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| 54 | man/male | nemerrte | man | 73 | |
| 54 | man/male | nemerre | men | 73 | |
| 55 | woman/female | lekhtarr | |||
| 55 | woman/female | tavat | 24 | ||
| 56 | child | jiblakh | 79 | ||
| 56 | child | nat- | 5 | ||
| 57 | husband | tenen nat- | =father of child | 17 | |
| 58 | wife | lekhtarr | 29 | ||
| 58 | wife | nau- | 1? | ||
| 59 | mother | b'ev'e | 20 | ||
| 59 | mother | nerra- | 52? | ||
| 60 | father | tana- | 1 | ||
| 60 | father | tete | 19 | ||
| 61 | house | naine | 1 | ||
| 61 | house | nem- | 1 | ||
| 62 | thatch/roof | niat | thatch | 1 | |
| 63 | name | nangse | 1, 36 | ||
| 63 | name | nengsa- | 1, 36 | ||
| 64 | to say | rreve | 29 | ||
| 65 | rope | |
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| 66 | to tie up, fasten | jali | 79 | ||
| 66 | to tie up, fasten | jel tokhon | |||
| 67 | to sew
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rrurr | 13 | ||
| 68 | needle | |
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| 69 | to hunt
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khorrkhorr | 59, 64 | ||
| 70 | to shoot
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jorro | 16 | ||
| 71 | to stab, pierce | |
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| 72 | to hit
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rrub | hit/kill | 87 | |
| 72 | to hit
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tukh | 8 | ||
| 73 | to steal | v'anakh | 1, 58 | ||
| 74 | to kill | rrub | 71 | ||
| 75 | to die, be dead | nas | 1 | ||
| 76 | to live, be alive | norrwo | 1, 76 | ||
| 77 | to scratch
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koji | **guji | 69 | |
| 77 | to scratch
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kojikoji | 69 | ||
| 78 | to cut, hack
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| 79 | stick/wood | nakha | 1 | ||
| 80 | to split
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tavakh | 43 | ||
| 81 | sharp | mon | 24 | ||
| 82 | dull, blunt | batot | 15 | ||
| 83 | to work
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vesakhsakh | 33 | ||
| 84 | to plant | rruv | plant anything but yam | 9 | |
| 84 | to plant | wak | plant yam | 6? | |
| 85 | to choose | |
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| 86 | to grow
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| 87 | to swell
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| 88 | to squeeze
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| 89 | to hold
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vurrsi | 34 | ||
| 90 | to dig | khili | 1 | ||
| 91 | to buy | vul | 1 | ||
| 91 | to buy | vulvul | 1 | ||
| 92 | to open, uncover | rrekhej | open | ||
| 93 | to pound, beat
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| 94 | to throw
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| 95 | to fall
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jov | 13 | ||
| 96 | dog | neviri | 7, 75, 80 | ||
| 97 | bird | nanankho | 1 | ||
| 98 | egg | norrul- | 1, 66 | ||
| 99 | feather | lolo- | Chicken feather | 24 | |
| 100 | wing | nakhab'e- | 1 | ||
| 101 | to fly | tasi | 32 | ||
| 102 | rat | |
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| 103 | meat/flesh | |
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| 104 | fat/grease | |
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| 105 | tail | |
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| 106 | snake | namat | 12 | ||
| 107 | worm (earthworm) | |
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| 108 | louse
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nakhut | 1 | ||
| 109 | mosquito | namkho | 1 | ||
| 110 | spider | nela | 1 | ||
| 111 | fish | nanaj | 53 | ||
| 112 | rotten
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bo | 52 | ||
| 113 | branch
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nerreng- | 1, 21 | ||
| 114 | leaf | norrokha | 51, 53 | ||
| 114 | leaf | norrokho- | 51, 53 | ||
| 115 | root | |
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| 116 | flower | |
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| 117 | fruit | novo- | 1, 26 | ||
| 117 | fruit | nuvu- | 1, 26 | ||
| 118 | grass | nanus | 51 | ||
| 119 | earth/soil | natan | 1 | ||
| 120 | stone | nav'at | 1 | ||
| 121 | sand | naon | sand/beach | 1 | |
| 122 | water
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nua | 2 | ||
| 122 | water
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nusuwu- | 27 | ||
| 123 | to flow | |
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| 124 | sea | natas | 1 | ||
| 125 | salt | |
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| 126 | lake | |
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| 127 | woods/forest | novorrkha | "the bush" | 2, 88 | |
| 128 | sky | nedekna|rran | sky/heaven | 31 | |
| 129 | moon | navle | moon/month | 1 | |
| 130 | star | novovorr | 70 | ||
| 131 | cloud
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noboborr | 38 | ||
| 132 | fog | natalol | |||
| 133 | rain | nause | 1 | ||
| 133 | rain | souse | 1 | ||
| 134 | thunder | nakurr | 2 | ||
| 135 | lightning | nev'ilakh | 26 | ||
| 136 | wind | nalang | 1, 77 | ||
| 137 | to blow
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suv | 62 | ||
| 138 | warm
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khavkhav | hot | ||
| 139 | cold
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nalngarri | |||
| 139 | cold
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nalas | 51 | ||
| 140 | dry
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nanas | 11 | ||
| 141 | wet | ninin | 36 | ||
| 142 | heavy | rrov | 31 | ||
| 143 | fire | nakhab' | 19 | ||
| 144 | to burn
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sul | 4 | ||
| 145 | smoke
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nies nakhab' | 2 | ||
| 146 | ash | nebetmakhav | 75, 83 | ||
| 147 | black | long | 80 | ||
| 148 | white | vok | 13 | ||
| 148 | white | vusave | 1? | ||
| 149 | red | nial | 1, 55 | ||
| 150 | yellow | melekh | 44? | ||
| 151 | green | nalakhej | green/blue | 43, 8 | |
| 152 | small | |
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| 153 | big | lab' | 10 | ||
| 154 | short
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murrol | 32 | ||
| 155 | long
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darav | 16 | ||
| 156 | thin
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marraj | 13 | ||
| 157 | thick
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| 158 | narrow | |
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| 159 | wide | |
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| 160 | painful, sick | rroj | sick | 32 | |
| 160 | painful, sick | rrurrngorr | painful | 34? | |
| 161 | shy, ashamed | |
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| 162 | old
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| 163 | new | |
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| 164 | good | nakis | 107 | ||
| 165 | bad, evil | sat | 1 | ||
| 166 | correct, true | |
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| 167 | night | bung | 1 | ||
| 168 | day | |
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| 169 | year | narram | =yam | 30 | |
| 170 | when?
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tasve | 31? | ||
| 171 | to hide
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kusuakh | 6 | ||
| 172 | to climb
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sakh | 2 | ||
| 173 | at | rre | in/on/at | 20 | |
| 174 | in, inside | rrangan | locative | ||
| 174 | in, inside | lala|ine | inside/indoors, ine = 'house' | 1 | |
| 174 | in, inside | rre | in/on/at | ||
| 175 | above | marro | 10 | ||
| 176 | below | vitan | down/below | 9 | |
| 177 | this | |
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| 178 | that | khe | 15 | ||
| 179 | near | |
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| 180 | far | |
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| 181 | where?
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khade | 3 | ||
| 182 | I | khina | I/me | 1, 21, 22 | |
| 183 | thou | khunokh | you (sg). | 1, 18, 26 | |
| 184 | he/she | khai | 1, 29 | ||
| 185 | we
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kanan | pl excl. | 2 | |
| 185 | we
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kananrru | dl. excl. | 2 | |
| 185 | we
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kanantil | tl.excl. | ||
| 185 | we
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nekles | we incl. | I | |
| 186 | you | kanirru | you dl. | x | |
| 186 | you | kani | you pl. | 1, 13 | |
| 186 | you | kanitil | you tl. | x | |
| 187 | they | kharr | they/them (pl) | 1, 69 | |
| 187 | they | kharrtil | they/them (tl) | x | |
| 187 | they | kharru | they/them (dl) | x | |
| 188 | what?
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nese | 1 | ||
| 189 | who?
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khise | 1 | ||
| 190 | other | |
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| 191 | all | |
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| 192 | and | ti | 30 | ||
| 193 | if | seve | sub. | 32? | |
| 194 | how?
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severrse | 58, 31 | ||
| 195 | no, not | |
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| 196 | to count | serrtengi | 42 | ||
| 197 | One
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sakhal | 42 | ||
| 198 | Two
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rru | 1 | ||
| 199 | Three
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til | 1 | ||
| 200 | Four
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v'at | 1, 65 | ||
| 201 | Five
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line | 1 | ||
| 202 | Six
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kh|on | 1 | ||
| 203 | Seven
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kho|dit | 1 | ||
| 204 | Eight
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kho|al | 3 | ||
| 205 | Nine
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khe|sve | 5 | ||
| 206 | Ten
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sangav'il | 5 | ||
| 207 | Twenty
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ngavulrru | 9 | ||
| 208 | Fifty
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| 209 | One Hundred
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| 210 | One Thousand
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