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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Change History:
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- 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
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tevuli | 15 | ||
9 | to swim | qau | 5 | ||
10 | dirty | duka | 17 | ||
11 | dust | kulukulu | |||
12 | skin | taba | |||
13 | back
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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
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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
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magia | 76? | ||
39 | to cook
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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
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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
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culacula | 31 | ||
68 | needle | icula | 21 | ||
69 | to hunt
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varoro | |||
70 | to shoot
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vania | 1 | ||
71 | to stab, pierce | burakia | |||
72 | to hit
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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
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mila | 31 | ||
78 | to cut, hack
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musukia | |||
79 | stick/wood | kai | 1 | ||
80 | to split
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mala | |||
81 | sharp | gwata | 36 | ||
82 | dull, blunt | drili | |||
83 | to work
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cakacaka | 33 | ||
84 | to plant | teitei | |||
85 | to choose | digidigi | 41 | ||
86 | to grow
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tubu | 1 | ||
87 | to swell
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vuka | 7, 27 | ||
88 | to squeeze
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lobakia | |||
89 | to hold
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qulu | |||
90 | to dig | keli | 1 | ||
91 | to buy | volia | 1 | ||
92 | to open, uncover | dolavia | 35 | ||
93 | to pound, beat
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tuki | 2 | ||
94 | to throw
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viri | 30 | ||
95 | to fall
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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
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kutu | 1 | ||
109 | mosquito | namu | 1 | ||
110 | spider | viritalawalawa | 1 | ||
111 | fish | ika | 1 | ||
112 | rotten
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mara | 13 | ||
113 | branch
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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
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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
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o | 12 | ||
132 | fog | kabu | 1 | ||
133 | rain | luvu | |||
134 | thunder | kurukuru | 2, 63 | ||
135 | lightning | yaseyase | |||
136 | wind | cagi | 1 | ||
137 | to blow
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liwa | 36 | ||
137 | to blow
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uvia | 4 | ||
138 | warm
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katakata | 36 | ||
139 | cold
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kakasali | |||
140 | dry
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macamaca | 11 | ||
141 | wet | lulu | 123? | ||
142 | heavy | bibita | 37 | ||
143 | fire | cece | |||
144 | to burn
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tavunia | |||
145 | smoke
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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
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lekaleka | 8 | ||
155 | long
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balavu | 16 | ||
156 | thin
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maremare | 13 | ||
157 | thick
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kubakuba | |||
158 | narrow | qiqo | 27 | ||
159 | wide | rabalevu | 48 | ||
160 | painful, sick | raraci | |||
161 | shy, ashamed | madua | 31 | ||
162 | old
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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?
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ni gica | 1 | ||
171 | to hide
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cilo | |||
172 | to climb
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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?
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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
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o datou | 2 | ||
186 | you | o iko | Query: 2 SG form? | ||
187 | they | o kuru | |||
188 | what?
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na ca | 1 | ||
189 | who?
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o cei | 1 | ||
190 | other | kanikia | |||
191 | all | taucoko | 38 | ||
192 | and | vata nia | |||
193 | if | ke | 1 | ||
194 | how?
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tara va ca | 35 | ||
195 | no, not | jikai | 10 | ||
196 | to count | wiliwili | 34 | ||
197 | One
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kia | |||
198 | Two
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rua | 1 | ||
199 | Three
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tolu | 1 | ||
200 | Four
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va | 1, 66 | ||
201 | Five
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lima | 1 | ||
202 | Six
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ono | 1 | ||
203 | Seven
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vitu | 1 | ||
204 | Eight
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walu | 3 | ||
205 | Nine
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ciwa | 5 | ||
206 | Ten
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jini | |||
207 | Twenty
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ruasagavulu | 3, 6 | ||
208 | Fifty
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limasagavulu | 1, 2 | ||
209 | One Hundred
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kia na drau | 2 | ||
210 | One Thousand
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kia na udolu | 12 |