Language: Neve'ei
Source/Author: | Crowley & Musgrave. Neve'ei dictionary. MS. | |
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Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:vnm Glottocode: vinm1237 | |
Notes: | Crowley, T. & Musgrave, J. (n.d.) Neve'ei dictionary. Manuscript. Western Malakula, Vanuatu; known also as Vinmavis in the literature. kh = velar fricative ' = glottal stop | |
Problems: | Andreea: replaced /kh/ with velar fricative: -- voiced velar fricative intervocalically, word initially -- voiceless velar fricative word finally, or adjacent to unvoiced consonants (cf. Malcolm Ross) | |
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:North and Central Vanuatu:Malekula Interior:Malekula Central | |
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Resources:
- ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Neve'ei
- ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Neve'ei (Vinmavis)
- ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Neve'ei (Vinmavis)
- Ethnologue Information for vnm
- OLAC Information for vnm
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Change History:
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- Updating Classification to Match Ethnologue 16. From: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Vanuatu, (F), Malekula Interior, Malekula Central, (C) To: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Malekula Interior, Malekula Central - Simon Greenhill (2009-07-23 03:36:19)
- Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2008-04-15 07:53:46)
- Changed from "nahau ~ ahau" (Word 195) - (2007-11-13 00:52:44)
Entries:
ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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68 | needle | ||||
85 | to choose | ||||
125 | salt | ||||
158 | narrow | ||||
159 | wide | ||||
161 | shy, ashamed | ||||
191 | all | ||||
69 | to hunt | gagah | |||
69 | to hunt | lulu | |||
89 | to hold | wu | |||
92 | to open, uncover | tebwar | |||
141 | wet | vusvul | |||
146 | ash | nansiban | |||
163 | new | tebar | |||
166 | correct, true | mwelemal | |||
193 | if | menaŋsi | |||
193 | if | utnen | |||
194 | how? | medaŋ | |||
6 | road/path | nesal | 1 | ||
16 | intestines | nesne- | 1 | ||
18 | breast | nusus- | 1 | ||
22 | to fear | meta' | 1 | ||
23 | blood | nidri | 1 | ||
34 | to cry | taŋ | 1 | ||
37 | to eat | 'a'an | 1 | ||
44 | to hear | roŋ | 1 | ||
45 | eye | nemeta- | 1 | ||
48 | to sleep | matur | = lie down | 1 | |
54 | man/male | nemwen | 1 | ||
59 | mother | sne- | 1 | ||
60 | father | teme- | 1 | ||
61 | house | niyim | 1 | ||
62 | thatch/roof | niat | 1 | ||
75 | to die, be dead | mah | 1 | ||
78 | to cut, hack | tetar | 1 | ||
79 | stick/wood | na'ai | 1 | ||
90 | to dig | xal | 1 | ||
91 | to buy | vul | 1 | ||
97 | bird | nimin | 1 | ||
107 | worm (earthworm) | nunsulah | 1 | ||
108 | louse | na'at | 1 | ||
109 | mosquito | nenam | 1 | ||
110 | spider | nolo | spiderweb | 1 | |
111 | fish | niaɣ | 1 | ||
114 | leaf | noro- | 1 | ||
114 | leaf | norou- | 1 | ||
116 | flower | nuvuŋu- | 1 | ||
119 | earth/soil | netan | 1 | ||
120 | stone | nevat | 1 | ||
121 | sand | newenwen | 1 | ||
124 | sea | netah | 1 | ||
128 | sky | nelaŋ met | 1 | ||
129 | moon | navil | 1 | ||
133 | rain | nous | 1 | ||
147 | black | metemet | 1 | ||
148 | white | mavis | 1 | ||
156 | thin | malivaliv | 1 | ||
160 | painful, sick | mesa' | 1 | ||
167 | night | buŋ | 1 | ||
170 | when? | gensan | 1 | ||
174 | in, inside | le | 1 | ||
183 | thou | gu | 1 | ||
184 | he/she | i | 1 | ||
185 | we | get | 1 | ||
186 | you | gem | 1 | ||
188 | what? | neve'ei | 1 | ||
198 | Two | iru | 1 | ||
199 | Three | itl | 1 | ||
201 | Five | ilim | 1 | ||
60 | father | mamwei | 1, 10 | ||
117 | fruit | nevwe- | 1, 26 | ||
43 | ear | nadlaŋa- | 1, 40 | ||
197 | One | sevaɣ | 1, 40 | ||
152 | small | varaɣ | 1, 42 | ||
168 | day | metanenal | 1, 54 | ||
149 | red | mial | 1, 55 | ||
41 | to bite | xas | 1, 60 | ||
98 | egg | na'adle- | 1, 66 | ||
187 | they | ar | 1, 70 | ||
76 | to live, be alive | mour | 1, 76 | ||
136 | wind | nelaŋ | 1, 77 | ||
182 | I | no | 1, 21, 22 | ||
7 | to come | vwelem | 1, 25 | ||
31 | tooth | nolovu- | 1, 35 | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | vitalaɣ | 1, 39 | ||
40 | to drink | min | 1, 49 | ||
73 | to steal | vevena' | 1, 58 | ||
27 | nose | na'ansu- | 1, 58, 89 | ||
2 | left | mwiyir | 1, 59 | ||
200 | Four | ivah | 1, 65 | ||
144 | to burn | tuŋuh | 1, 7 | ||
84 | to plant | luv | 10 | ||
103 | meat/flesh | nasoxo- | 10 | ||
153 | big | lebelam | 10 | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | gu | 103 | ||
42 | to suck | mumum | 11 | ||
140 | dry | mesemah | 11 | ||
50 | to dream | matmatur-bari | sleep-dream | 11, 10 | |
204 | Eight | nsutl | 11, 7 | ||
152 | small | ŋaŋa' | 113 | ||
51 | to sit | mwa'am | 117 | ||
13 | back | neta'a | 12 | ||
106 | snake | nemwat | 12 | ||
138 | warm | tutn | 12 | ||
77 | to scratch | tegerev | 12, 28 | ||
209 | One Hundred | naŋat sevaɣ | hundred one | 12, 44 | |
137 | to blow | sesev | wind | 12? | |
95 | to fall | suren | 13 | ||
130 | star | nimwinsi | 13 | ||
210 | One Thousand | netar sevaɣ | thousand one | 13 | |
71 | to stab, pierce | dur | 14 | ||
81 | sharp | magal | 14, 79, 81 | ||
46 | to see | leh | 14, 94 | ||
70 | to shoot | lu | 15 | ||
1 | hand | nevera- | 16 | ||
155 | long | bereber | 16 | ||
168 | day | nabuŋ | period / daytime | 16 | |
57 | husband | tenemwen | nemwen = man | 17 | |
88 | to squeeze | vus | 18, 71 | ||
143 | fire | na'am | 19 | ||
20 | to know, be knowledgeable | ro|gulel | 19, 18 | ||
47 | to yawn | maŋalal | 19, 34 | ||
163 | new | midimid | 19? | ||
189 | who? | nei | 1? | ||
10 | dirty | metemet | = black | 2 | |
122 | water | nowi | 2 | ||
172 | to climb | sesa'awi | 2 | ||
115 | root | noxora- | 2, 41 | ||
192 | and | mi | NPs | 2, 46 | |
52 | to stand | tur | 2, 69 | ||
173 | at | le | 20 | ||
93 | to pound, beat | tuɣ | 20, 2 | ||
38 | to chew | nsimwi | 21 | ||
55 | woman/female | nomomoɣ | 23 | ||
92 | to open, uncover | nsevuŋ | 24, 60 | ||
65 | rope | na'au | 25 | ||
175 | above | ra'ai | 25 | ||
135 | lightning | navilvilian | nominalised verb? | 26 | |
137 | to blow | sesar | wind | 26 | |
162 | old | lam | 26 | ||
74 | to kill | xus bin | = hit killed | 26, 1 | |
101 | to fly | mera' | 27 | ||
162 | old | toro | 27, 126 | ||
12 | skin | nivini- | 28 | ||
67 | to sew | lelaɣ | 28 | ||
80 | to split | ŋar | 28 | ||
35 | to vomit | yoxyoɣ | 29 | ||
72 | to hit | bibis | 29 | ||
96 | dog | libaɣ | 29 | ||
169 | year | nesaxau | 29 | ||
134 | thunder | nuwurwur | 2? | ||
154 | short | ma'a|buɣ | 3 | ||
157 | thick | matl | 3 | ||
181 | where? | ive | 3 | ||
18 | breast | numumum | 30 | ||
64 | to say | vweri | 30 | ||
94 | to throw | videnen lowi | lowi = 'away' | 30 | |
169 | year | nedam | 30 | ||
192 | and | ti | VPs | 30 | |
113 | branch | nubusura- | 30, 1 | ||
104 | fat/grease | niliŋlaŋ | 31 | ||
118 | grass | nimwini | 31 | ||
128 | sky | neran | 31 | ||
202 | Six | nsouh | 31 | ||
26 | hair | nansile- | 31, 33 | ||
180 | far | nsemweh | 31? | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | vivisen | 32 | ||
82 | dull, blunt | ŋot | 32 | ||
123 | to flow | ror | 32 | ||
171 | to hide | bwa' | 33 | ||
4 | leg/foot | netal- | 34 | ||
89 | to hold | seber | 34? | ||
36 | to spit | viviri | 35 | ||
53 | person/human being | mumur | 35 | ||
141 | wet | wier | 35, 47 | ||
14 | belly | neteba'a- | 36 | ||
28 | to breathe | ŋusŋus | 36 | ||
178 | that | nenaŋ | 36 | ||
15 | bone | nobologo- | 37 | ||
49 | to lie down | matur | = sleep | 37 | |
131 | cloud | nelaŋ nous | = sky rain | 37 | |
19 | shoulder | nebat-nubuha | 39 | ||
21 | to think | sisien | 39 | ||
8 | to turn | vilih | 4 | ||
137 | to blow | vuv | person | 4 | |
144 | to burn | suli | 4 | ||
21 | to think | nsi|vwer | 40 | ||
30 | mouth | noboŋo- | 41 | ||
99 | feather | nansile- | 41, 1 | ||
196 | to count | doŋon | 42 | ||
80 | to split | teva' | 43 | ||
150 | yellow | lulut | 43 | ||
3 | right | bweradaŋ | 44 | ||
88 | to squeeze | sisi | 45 | ||
102 | rat | nelabut | 45 | ||
83 | to work | ra' | 46 | ||
142 | heavy | mav | 46 | ||
145 | smoke | tetal | 46 | ||
177 | this | ge | 46 | ||
153 | big | toro | 48 | ||
153 | big | toxtoɣ | 48? | ||
80 | to split | wanswans | 4? | ||
9 | to swim | gar | 5 | ||
56 | child | nat- | 5 | ||
205 | Nine | nsavah | 5 | ||
206 | Ten | naŋavil | 5 | ||
58 | wife | tenavin | 5, 27 | ||
139 | cold | mela'ah | 51 | ||
112 | rotten | bo | 52 | ||
195 | no, not | nahau | 53 | ||
195 | no, not | ahau | 53 | ||
179 | near | nsensan | 54 | ||
190 | other | teli | 54? | ||
92 | to open, uncover | wel | 55 | ||
58 | wife | nomomoɣ | 56 | ||
38 | to chew | rer | 57 | ||
194 | how? | vusur | 57 | ||
179 | near | lili | 60 | ||
127 | woods/forest | na'aidu | 61 | ||
100 | wing | na'avera- | 61, 68 | ||
132 | fog | nebadbad | 62 | ||
128 | sky | nemesav | 63 | ||
29 | to sniff, smell | ŋusuv | 64 | ||
63 | name | negensa- | 66 | ||
87 | to swell | lelem | 67 | ||
164 | good | revaɣ | 67 | ||
166 | correct, true | toxot | 6? | ||
17 | liver | nemabu- | 7 | ||
32 | tongue | neleme- | 7, 17 | ||
105 | tail | nibis- | 76 | ||
146 | ash | nimis- | 77 | ||
107 | worm (earthworm) | neta'adruɣ | 8 | ||
126 | lake | nelem | 8 | ||
151 | green | xansxansan | 8 | ||
165 | bad, evil | moul | 80 | ||
72 | to hit | xus | 82 | ||
25 | neck | nebeloa- | 84 | ||
33 | to laugh | ŋaŋ | 88 | ||
59 | mother | naŋ | 88 | ||
24 | head | nebat- | 9 | ||
29 | to sniff, smell | nsuŋ | 9 | ||
39 | to cook | tntn | 9 | ||
176 | below | retan | 9 | ||
203 | Seven | nsuru | 9 | ||
207 | Twenty | naŋavil iru | 9 | ||
5 | to walk | vavu | 98 | ||
95 | to fall | wam | 98 | ||
11 | dust | nelevwetan | 99 | ||
185 | we | gemem | E42 | ||
86 | to grow | mour | = alive | x | |
208 | Fifty | naŋavil ilim | x |