Language: Iaai
| Source/Author: | Ozanne-Rivierre (1984) | |
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| Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:iai Glottocode: iaai1238 | |
| Notes: | Spoken on Ouvea Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. y = high front rounded vowel; tr, dr, nr ... = retroflex; th = theta; hw, hm ... are voiceless. Ozanne-Rivierre, F. (1984). Dictionnaire iaai-français (Ouvéa, Nouvelle-Calédonie), suiv d'un lexique français-iaai. SELAF (Langues et cultures du Pacifique 6), Paris. | |
| Data Entry: | Typed By: John Lynch Checked By: | |
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| Classification: | Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Central-Eastern Oceanic:Remote Oceanic:Loyalty Islands | |
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Resources:
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Iai
Ethnologue Information for iai
OLAC Information for iai
World Atlas of Language Structures Information for iaa-
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Change History:
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- Changed from "kese" (Word 190) - Simon Greenhill (2021-10-08 04:21:58)
- Changed from "laau" (Word 159) - Simon Greenhill (2021-10-08 04:21:45)
- Changed from "mk" (Word 160) - Simon Greenhill (2009-08-12 09:03:08)
Entries:
| ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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| 1 | hand | beñi- | 14 | ||
| 2 | left | me | 1, 59 | ||
| 3 | right | metɔ | 5, 13 | ||
| 4 | leg/foot | ca | 13? | ||
| 5 | to walk | hele | Pn loan? | 6 | L? |
| 5 | to walk | he | 6 | ||
| 6 | road/path | ge|ðen | 1 | ||
| 7 | to come | aiə | |||
| 8 | to turn
|
hwiə | 91? | ||
| 9 | to swim | haai | 30 | ||
| 10 | dirty | kɔnɔ | |||
| 11 | dust | sesɔ | 91 | ||
| 12 | skin | une- | 1 | ||
| 13 | back
|
ju | 82 | ||
| 14 | belly | ylaiiñ | |||
| 15 | bone | jəə | 2 | ||
| 16 | intestines | taŋ tiiñ | basket excrement | 1 | |
| 17 | liver | ak | 1 | ||
| 18 | breast | ba|si- | 1 | ||
| 19 | shoulder | abeñi- | 9 | ||
| 20 | to know, be knowledgeable | xanaa | 116 | ||
| 20 | to know, be knowledgeable | xataa | 116 | ||
| 21 | to think | yñkyme | |||
| 22 | to fear | outen | 1? | ||
| 23 | blood | dra | 1 | ||
| 24 | head | ba- | 9 | ||
| 25 | neck | ñii- | 18 | ||
| 26 | hair
|
le|yne-n ba- | ba- = head | 31 | |
| 27 | nose | hñiŋəiñ | 52 | ||
| 28 | to breathe | ho|menɔ | 1 | ||
| 29 | to sniff, smell | bon | 42 | ||
| 30 | mouth | jehmæ- | |||
| 31 | tooth | ñu | 1 | ||
| 32 | tongue | bo|hme- | 7 | ||
| 33 | to laugh | hluma | 48? | ||
| 34 | to cry | teŋe | 1 | ||
| 35 | to vomit | hmita | 1 | ||
| 36 | to spit | haŋəc | 14 | ||
| 37 | to eat | an | 1 | ||
| 37 | to eat | han | 1 | ||
| 38 | to chew
|
hicɔ | 75 | ||
| 39 | to cook
|
olɔ | trans. | ||
| 39 | to cook
|
ətr | intrans. (human subject) | 9 | |
| 40 | to drink | ic | 69 | ||
| 41 | to bite | oloy | |||
| 42 | to suck | cem | 21 | ||
| 43 | ear | bara|kəñe- | 1 | ||
| 44 | to hear | ləŋ | 1 | ||
| 45 | eye | ec-mæk | 1 | ||
| 46 | to see | wɔ | 123? | ||
| 47 | to yawn | əəhaem | 19, 30 | ||
| 48 | to sleep | mokutr | 1 | ||
| 49 | to lie down
|
ulili | |||
| 50 | to dream | bwi | 75 | ||
| 50 | to dream | boo | 75 | ||
| 51 | to sit | laba | 'assis' (seated) | 61 | |
| 52 | to stand | tetr | 2 | ||
| 52 | to stand | totr | 2 | ||
| 53 | person/human being | at | 4 | ||
| 54 | man/male | baga | |||
| 55 | woman/female | moomo | 119 | ||
| 56 | child | wanakat | = young person | 5 | |
| 56 | child | noko- | = offspring of | 5 | |
| 57 | husband | aeɔɔ- | |||
| 58 | wife | aeɔɔ- | |||
| 59 | mother | hiñe- | 1 | ||
| 60 | father | kame- | 1 | ||
| 61 | house | uma | 1 | ||
| 62 | thatch/roof | ot | 1, 61 | ||
| 63 | name | ye | 1, 18 | ||
| 64 | to say | haa | |||
| 65 | rope | təə | 1 | ||
| 66 | to tie up, fasten | hykɔlɔ | |||
| 67 | to sew
|
tibetr | |||
| 68 | needle | jeby | 44 | ||
| 69 | to hunt
|
bwec | |||
| 70 | to shoot
|
xyɔ | 23 | ||
| 71 | to stab, pierce | |
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| 72 | to hit
|
kot | 8 | ||
| 73 | to steal | venɔu | 1, 58 | ||
| 74 | to kill | hliŋɔ | |||
| 75 | to die, be dead | mk | 1 | ||
| 76 | to live, be alive | mwəətr | 1, 76 | ||
| 77 | to scratch
|
dravec | |||
| 78 | to cut, hack
|
gəə | 133? | ||
| 79 | stick/wood | utəə | |||
| 80 | to split
|
koy | |||
| 81 | sharp | xetr | sharpen | 60? | |
| 82 | dull, blunt | |
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| 83 | to work
|
huliwa | 42 | ||
| 84 | to plant | taa | 2 | ||
| 84 | to plant | cekən | 2? | ||
| 85 | to choose | yca | 36 | ||
| 85 | to choose | hyce | 36 | ||
| 86 | to grow
|
kyy | 1? | ||
| 87 | to swell
|
xibi | swollen | 12 | |
| 88 | to squeeze
|
oowaa | |||
| 89 | to hold
|
kɔɔtr | 35? | ||
| 90 | to dig | ɔc | 33 | ||
| 90 | to dig | hək | 33 | ||
| 90 | to dig | hiñ | 1? | ||
| 91 | to buy | ycy | |||
| 92 | to open, uncover | xəəŋ | 80 | ||
| 93 | to pound, beat
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| 94 | to throw
|
degec | 51? | ||
| 95 | to fall
|
kəlu | 132 | ||
| 95 | to fall
|
luŋ | |||
| 96 | dog | kuli | PN loan | L | L |
| 97 | bird | menɔ | 1 | ||
| 98 | egg | waakuñ | 1 | ||
| 99 | feather | le|y- | 1 | ||
| 100 | wing | baje|beñi- | 2 | ||
| 100 | wing | la-beñi- | 2 | ||
| 101 | to fly | gɔ | 14 | ||
| 101 | to fly | lalay | 1? | ||
| 102 | rat | tep | 6 | ||
| 103 | meat/flesh | uutiəə | |||
| 104 | fat/grease | giris | Eng. loan | L | L |
| 105 | tail | hmokune- | |||
| 106 | snake | on | 43 | ||
| 107 | worm (earthworm) | biget | 1 | ||
| 108 | louse
|
uto | 1 | ||
| 109 | mosquito | minɔ | < M | 1 | |
| 110 | spider | wahaii|hnɔɔ | 98 | ||
| 111 | fish | wɔɔ | 1 | ||
| 112 | rotten
|
bebŋ | 10? | ||
| 113 | branch
|
aŋə | |||
| 114 | leaf | la- | 1 | ||
| 115 | root | wɔɔ- | 2 | ||
| 116 | flower | sei | 9 | ||
| 116 | flower | vəŋo- | 1 | ||
| 117 | fruit | wa- | 1 | ||
| 118 | grass | ajilaat | |||
| 119 | earth/soil | kɔnɔ | 1 | ||
| 120 | stone | (i)veto | 1 | ||
| 121 | sand | əñ | 1 | ||
| 122 | water
|
kələ | 61 | ||
| 122 | water
|
kəiə | 61 | ||
| 123 | to flow | hiŋələ | |||
| 123 | to flow | drii | |||
| 124 | sea | kəiə | 1? | ||
| 125 | salt | sɔɔtr | Eng. loan | L | L |
| 126 | lake | nem | 8 | ||
| 127 | woods/forest | hñoot | |||
| 128 | sky | draañ | 1 | ||
| 129 | moon | tehi | 58 | ||
| 130 | star | oxyy | 92 | ||
| 131 | cloud
|
ylɔɔ | 12 | ||
| 132 | fog | sahot | |||
| 133 | rain | we | 27 | ||
| 134 | thunder | thaan | 86 | ||
| 135 | lightning | hucyce | 76 | ||
| 136 | wind | aŋ | 1 | ||
| 137 | to blow
|
tyɔ | |||
| 138 | warm
|
mææge | 108 | ||
| 139 | cold
|
megic | 134 | ||
| 139 | cold
|
hnrathu | |||
| 140 | dry
|
hme | 11 | ||
| 140 | dry
|
mada | 11 | ||
| 141 | wet | xubet | 124 | ||
| 142 | heavy | hmææk | 1? | ||
| 143 | fire | meic | 51 | ||
| 144 | to burn
|
thoŋ | 1, 7 | ||
| 145 | smoke
|
hai | 2 | ||
| 146 | ash | drəu | 1 or 67? | L? | |
| 147 | black | hlitr | 98? | ||
| 148 | white | hau | 22 | ||
| 149 | red | dra | cf. blood | 1? | |
| 150 | yellow | hmæhmætr | 45 | ||
| 151 | green | udrudrɔ | 47 | ||
| 152 | small | yhnikoŋ | 145 | ||
| 153 | big | gaan | 133 | ||
| 154 | short
|
oxulit | |||
| 155 | long
|
bey | 16? | ||
| 156 | thin
|
haleləy | 22 | ||
| 157 | thick
|
haki | 72 | ||
| 158 | narrow | hnreek | |||
| 159 | wide | laau | Pn loan? | L? | |
| 160 | painful, sick | mk | = die | 1 | |
| 161 | shy, ashamed | hmehmæ | 'honte' = shame (n.) | 1 | |
| 162 | old
|
hiŋat | 137 | ||
| 163 | new | thep | 67 | ||
| 164 | good | soo | 53 | ||
| 165 | bad, evil | monru | 118 | ||
| 165 | bad, evil | monu | 118 | ||
| 166 | correct, true | cici | 102? | ||
| 167 | night | hñiŋeetr | |||
| 168 | day | boŋ | 16 | ||
| 169 | year | hunaa | |||
| 170 | when?
|
kehəə | |||
| 171 | to hide
|
ixələ | |||
| 172 | to climb
|
ələ | 23? | ||
| 173 | at | hñi | 18 | ||
| 174 | in, inside | hñi | 15? | ||
| 175 | above | ban | 2? | ||
| 175 | above | hon | |||
| 176 | below | hmwelen | |||
| 177 | this | aaŋ | 48 | ||
| 177 | this | eaŋ | 48 | ||
| 178 | that | elee | 48? | ||
| 178 | that | eliŋ | |||
| 179 | near | hakekeñ | 56 | ||
| 180 | far | sɔɔkɔy | 1 | ||
| 181 | where?
|
ua | |||
| 182 | I | iña | 1, 22 | ||
| 183 | thou | au | 1 | ||
| 184 | he/she | e | 1 | ||
| 185 | we
|
ətin | incl | 78 | |
| 185 | we
|
əhmun | excl. | 77 | |
| 186 | you | əbun | 23 | ||
| 187 | they | ədra | 1 | ||
| 188 | what?
|
iey | |||
| 189 | who?
|
iaa | 1 | ||
| 190 | other | kese | different | L | |
| 191 | all | hia | |||
| 192 | and | me | NPs | 2 | |
| 192 | and | kene | VPs, 'and then' | 1?, 2? | |
| 193 | if | anee | 12 | ||
| 194 | how?
|
kɔmɔu | 27? | ||
| 195 | no, not | e bæ | |||
| 195 | no, not | ohe | 45 | ||
| 196 | to count | ay | |||
| 197 | One
|
xaca | 14 | ||
| 198 | Two
|
lo | 1 | ||
| 199 | Three
|
kun | 1 | ||
| 200 | Four
|
væk | 1 | ||
| 201 | Five
|
baa|xaca | hand one | ||
| 201 | Five
|
thabyŋ | 26 | ||
| 202 | Six
|
thabyŋ ke nua xaca | 54 | ||
| 203 | Seven
|
thabyŋ ke nua lo | 15 | ||
| 204 | Eight
|
thabyŋ ke nua kun | |||
| 205 | Nine
|
thabyŋ ke nua væk | |||
| 206 | Ten
|
baa|lo | hand two | ||
| 207 | Twenty
|
baa|væk | hand four | ||
| 208 | Fifty
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| 209 | One Hundred
|
thabyŋ ta vææt | five men | ||
| 210 | One Thousand
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