Language: Western Fijian (Navosa)
Source/Author: | Pita Tuisawau/Self (fathers language) | |
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Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:wyy Glottocode: west2519 | |
Notes: | This is the Fijian spoken by the tribes of Nasikawa, Vusu, Buretu and others on the South Western coast of Viti Levu Fiji's main island as well as parts of the highlands. "c" is pronounced as "th" in "then" | |
Data Entry: | Typed By: Pita Tuisawau Checked By: | |
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Classification: | Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Central-Eastern Oceanic:Remote Oceanic:Central Pacific:West Fijian-Rotuman:West Fijian | |
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Resources:
- Ethnologue Information for wyy
- OLAC Information for wyy
- World Atlas of Language Structures Information for fiw
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Change History:
Showing 3 of 18 entries. Show ALL logged changes
- Changed #136004 from "muru", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-10-30 21:32:40)
- Changed #136005 from "o kia", "Query = 1 Incl form (<POc *kita)?", "1", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-10-30 21:32:40)
- Changed #136007 from "o iko", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2015-10-30 21:32:40)
Entries:
ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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1 | hand | lima | 1, 64 | ||
2 | left | mawi | 1, 59 | ||
3 | right | matau | 5, 13 | ||
4 | leg/foot | la | 30 | ||
5 | to walk | yato | 1 | ||
6 | road/path | calevu | 1 | ||
7 | to come | la ma | 1 | ||
8 | to turn | tevuli | 15 | ||
9 | to swim | qau | 5 | ||
10 | dirty | duka | 17 | ||
11 | dust | kulukulu | |||
12 | skin | taba | |||
13 | back | lobo | |||
14 | belly | kete | 7 | ||
15 | bone | tua | 1, 10 | ||
16 | intestines | gwacagwaca | |||
17 | liver | yate | 1 | ||
18 | breast | cucu | 1 | ||
19 | shoulder | bekau | 22 | ||
20 | to know, be knowledgeable | dau | 1 | ||
21 | to think | vakasama | 42 | ||
22 | to fear | matakucia | 1 | ||
23 | blood | dra | 1 | ||
24 | head | ulu | 1 | ||
25 | neck | domo | 46 | ||
26 | hair | rau ni ulu | 40 | ||
27 | nose | gicu | 1 | ||
28 | to breathe | cegu | 40 | ||
29 | to sniff, smell | garutia | |||
30 | mouth | gusu | 2 | ||
31 | tooth | baji | 6 | ||
32 | tongue | ma | 7 | ||
33 | to laugh | mali | 3 | ||
34 | to cry | tagi | 1 | ||
35 | to vomit | lua | 8 | ||
36 | to spit | katasivi | 19, 55 | ||
37 | to eat | kana | 1, 14 | ||
38 | to chew | magia | 76? | ||
39 | to cook | varere | |||
40 | to drink | somu | |||
41 | to bite | kajia | 1? | ||
42 | to suck | domicia | 7 | ||
43 | ear | bebe | |||
44 | to hear | rogo | 1 | ||
45 | eye | mata | 1 | ||
46 | to see | tola | |||
47 | to yawn | masawa | 19, 29 | ||
48 | to sleep | moce | 10 | ||
49 | to lie down | daro | 40 | ||
50 | to dream | tadra | 16 | ||
51 | to sit | tadra | 84 | ||
52 | to stand | tu | 2 | ||
53 | person/human being | ecola | |||
54 | man/male | teigwane | 1, 14 | ||
55 | woman/female | lewa | 55 | ||
56 | child | luveasewa | |||
57 | husband | la teigwane | |||
58 | wife | la yalewa | |||
59 | mother | Nene | 1, 83 | ||
60 | father | Tako | |||
60 | father | Lavo | |||
61 | house | Were | 14? | ||
62 | thatch/roof | sina | |||
63 | name | yaca | 1, 18 | ||
64 | to say | kwaya | 168 | ||
65 | rope | tali | 1 | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | vesukia | 41 | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | bukutia | 41 | ||
67 | to sew | culacula | 31 | ||
68 | needle | icula | 21 | ||
69 | to hunt | varoro | |||
70 | to shoot | vania | 1 | ||
71 | to stab, pierce | burakia | |||
72 | to hit | ravujia | |||
73 | to steal | drivajia | |||
74 | to kill | vamate | 2 | ||
75 | to die, be dead | mate | 1 | ||
76 | to live, be alive | cola | 6 | ||
77 | to scratch | mila | 31 | ||
78 | to cut, hack | musukia | |||
79 | stick/wood | kai | 1 | ||
80 | to split | mala | |||
81 | sharp | gwata | 36 | ||
82 | dull, blunt | drili | |||
83 | to work | cakacaka | 33 | ||
84 | to plant | teitei | |||
85 | to choose | digidigi | 41 | ||
86 | to grow | tubu | 1 | ||
87 | to swell | vuka | 7, 27 | ||
88 | to squeeze | lobakia | |||
89 | to hold | qulu | |||
90 | to dig | keli | 1 | ||
91 | to buy | volia | 1 | ||
92 | to open, uncover | dolavia | 35 | ||
93 | to pound, beat | tuki | 2 | ||
94 | to throw | viri | 30 | ||
95 | to fall | lutu | 58 | ||
96 | dog | tui | |||
97 | bird | manumanu | 1 | ||
98 | egg | yaloka | 30 | ||
99 | feather | kula | 50 | ||
100 | wing | bekau | 1, 59 | ||
101 | to fly | vuka | 45 | ||
102 | rat | kucuve | 3 | ||
103 | meat/flesh | lewe | |||
104 | fat/grease | uro | 44 | ||
105 | tail | laulau | |||
106 | snake | gwata | 12 | ||
107 | worm (earthworm) | baca ni qwele | 16 | ||
108 | louse | kutu | 1 | ||
109 | mosquito | namu | 1 | ||
110 | spider | viritalawalawa | 1 | ||
111 | fish | ika | 1 | ||
112 | rotten | mara | 13 | ||
113 | branch | katula | 1 | ||
114 | leaf | rau | 1 | ||
115 | root | waka | 2 | ||
116 | flower | senikai | 9, 14 | ||
117 | fruit | vuata | 1 | ||
118 | grass | mau | 58 | ||
119 | earth/soil | qwele | 10 | ||
120 | stone | vatu | 1 | ||
121 | sand | volivoli | |||
122 | water | wai | 2 | ||
123 | to flow | drodro | 32 | ||
124 | sea | wai taci | 1 | ||
125 | salt | masima | 3 | ||
126 | lake | drano | 1 | ||
127 | woods/forest | veikaikai | |||
128 | sky | lomalagi | 1, 84 | ||
129 | moon | vula | 1 | ||
130 | star | kalokalo | 28 | ||
131 | cloud | o | 12 | ||
132 | fog | kabu | 1 | ||
133 | rain | luvu | |||
134 | thunder | kurukuru | 2, 63 | ||
135 | lightning | yaseyase | |||
136 | wind | cagi | 1 | ||
137 | to blow | liwa | 36 | ||
137 | to blow | uvia | 4 | ||
138 | warm | katakata | 36 | ||
139 | cold | kakasali | |||
140 | dry | macamaca | 11 | ||
141 | wet | lulu | 123? | ||
142 | heavy | bibita | 37 | ||
143 | fire | cece | |||
144 | to burn | tavunia | |||
145 | smoke | kobulu | 13 | ||
146 | ash | dravu | 67 | ||
147 | black | lolo | 40 | ||
148 | white | bucobuco | |||
149 | red | dradra | |||
150 | yellow | rerega | 10 | ||
151 | green | drokadroka | 86 | ||
152 | small | geregere | |||
153 | big | levu | 10 | ||
154 | short | lekaleka | 8 | ||
155 | long | balavu | 16 | ||
156 | thin | maremare | 13 | ||
157 | thick | kubakuba | |||
158 | narrow | qiqo | 27 | ||
159 | wide | rabalevu | 48 | ||
160 | painful, sick | raraci | |||
161 | shy, ashamed | madua | 31 | ||
162 | old | qase | 53 | ||
163 | new | vou | 1 | ||
164 | good | vina | 21 | ||
165 | bad, evil | bura | |||
166 | correct, true | jina | 40 | ||
167 | night | bogi | 1 | ||
168 | day | siga | 23 | ||
169 | year | yabaki | 27 | ||
170 | when? | ni gica | 1 | ||
171 | to hide | cilo | |||
172 | to climb | cake | 2 | ||
173 | at | i | 1 | ||
174 | in, inside | yaloga | |||
175 | above | yata | 1 | ||
176 | below | ra | 54 | ||
177 | this | okwe | 17? | ||
178 | that | ogi | |||
179 | near | voleka | 38 | ||
180 | far | vayawa | 4 | ||
181 | where? | ivei | 3 | ||
182 | I | au | 1, 21 | ||
183 | thou | muru | Query: 2 PL form (<POc *kamu+ *rua)? | ||
184 | he/she | o kia | Query: 1 Incl form (<POc *kita)? | 1 | |
185 | we | o datou | 2 | ||
186 | you | o iko | Query: 2 SG form? | ||
187 | they | o kuru | |||
188 | what? | na ca | 1 | ||
189 | who? | o cei | 1 | ||
190 | other | kanikia | |||
191 | all | taucoko | 38 | ||
192 | and | vata nia | |||
193 | if | ke | 1 | ||
194 | how? | tara va ca | 35 | ||
195 | no, not | jikai | 10 | ||
196 | to count | wiliwili | 34 | ||
197 | One | kia | |||
198 | Two | rua | 1 | ||
199 | Three | tolu | 1 | ||
200 | Four | va | 1, 66 | ||
201 | Five | lima | 1 | ||
202 | Six | ono | 1 | ||
203 | Seven | vitu | 1 | ||
204 | Eight | walu | 3 | ||
205 | Nine | ciwa | 5 | ||
206 | Ten | jini | |||
207 | Twenty | ruasagavulu | 3, 6 | ||
208 | Fifty | limasagavulu | 1, 2 | ||
209 | One Hundred | kia na drau | 2 | ||
210 | One Thousand | kia na udolu | 12 |