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





