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Loan: |
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shoulder |
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to chew
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to cook
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to yawn |
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to dream |
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husband |
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wife |
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name |
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needle |
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to shoot
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stick/wood |
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to plant |
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to choose |
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to grow
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to buy |
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to open, uncover |
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to pound, beat
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to throw
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worm (earthworm) |
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water
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salt |
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lake |
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158 |
narrow |
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159 |
wide |
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shy, ashamed |
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to hide
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to climb
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above |
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that |
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190 |
other |
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191 |
all |
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Twenty
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Fifty
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hand |
lima-na |
arm |
1, 64 |
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left |
maili-na |
left |
1, 59 |
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right |
mandɔlɔ-na |
right |
9 |
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4 |
leg/foot |
tua-na |
leg |
95 |
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to walk |
lela |
walk |
1, 69 |
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to walk |
sisi |
walk |
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to walk |
sivɔ |
go down |
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to walk |
mba |
go |
78 |
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to walk |
halaha |
go up |
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road/path |
sala |
road |
1 |
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to come |
maʔ |
come; irregular final glottal stop |
1 |
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to turn
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pilɔ |
turn |
86 |
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9 |
to swim |
luku |
bathe |
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to swim |
lɛsɔ |
bathe; irregular *o > e |
8 |
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to swim |
salɔ |
swim |
58 |
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dirty |
naŋguha |
dirty |
55 |
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11 |
dust |
pasapasa-na |
dust |
19 |
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12 |
skin |
huli-na |
skin |
1 |
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back
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ŋgereŋgere-na |
back |
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14 |
belly |
tɔmba-na |
belly |
36 |
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bone |
suli-na |
bone |
52 |
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16 |
intestines |
kutu-na |
guts |
43 |
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17 |
liver |
ate-na |
liver |
1 |
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18 |
breast |
čuču-na |
breast |
1 |
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to know, be knowledgeable |
hilahila |
know |
18 |
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21 |
to think |
pandanɔ |
think |
36 |
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22 |
to fear |
matahu |
fear |
1 |
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23 |
blood |
hambu-na |
blood |
5 |
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24 |
head |
ulu-na |
head |
1 |
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25 |
neck |
kɔnɔkɔnɔ-na |
neck |
44 |
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hair
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vuluvulu |
hair (body) |
31 |
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27 |
nose |
isu-na |
nose |
1 |
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28 |
to breathe |
asembɔna |
breathe |
16, 63 |
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to sniff, smell |
sihinia |
smell |
12 |
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30 |
mouth |
maŋa-na |
mouth |
13 |
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31 |
tooth |
livɔ-na |
tooth |
1, 35 |
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tongue |
lapi-na |
tongue |
21 |
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33 |
to laugh |
ŋgɔleŋgɔle |
laugh |
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to cry |
ŋara |
cry |
5 |
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35 |
to vomit |
mutamuta |
vomit |
1 |
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to spit |
čuvečuve |
spit |
19, 88 |
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to eat |
hania |
eat |
1 |
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to drink |
inu |
drink |
1 |
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41 |
to bite |
halatia |
bite |
1 |
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42 |
to suck |
mučua |
suck |
20 |
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ear |
kuli-na |
ear |
6 |
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to hear |
rɔŋɔnia |
hear |
1 |
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45 |
eye |
maka-na |
eye |
1 |
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to see |
resia |
see; irregular *l > r |
14, 94 |
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to sleep |
makuru |
sleep |
1 |
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49 |
to lie down
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enɔ |
lie down |
1 |
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51 |
to sit |
hɔrɔ |
sit |
85 |
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52 |
to stand |
tui |
stand |
2 |
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person/human being |
ŋgare |
person |
43 |
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man/male |
ŋgare |
man |
50 |
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woman/female |
pɔhɔ |
woman |
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child |
mbaka |
child |
41 |
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mother |
na-na |
mother |
1, 83 |
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father |
tama-na |
father |
1 |
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house |
luma |
house |
1 |
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house |
vale |
house |
14 |
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thatch/roof |
tavuŋa |
thatch |
46 |
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to say |
kɔea |
say |
64 |
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rope |
kauru |
rope; irregular initial ka- syllable; irregular *o > u |
2 |
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to tie up, fasten |
kurua |
tie |
62 |
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to sew
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ŋgarua |
sew |
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to sew
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tulanɔ |
sew |
30 |
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to hunt
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ruɣu |
hunt |
13 |
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to stab, pierce |
čukia |
stab |
1, 8 |
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to stab, pierce |
tutukua |
stab |
63 |
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to hit
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lambusia |
hit (stick) |
42 |
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to steal |
mbelia |
steal |
12 |
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to kill |
lambumatea |
kill |
42, 2 |
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to die, be dead |
mate |
die |
1 |
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to live, be alive |
mauri |
life |
1, 76 |
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to live, be alive |
mauri |
alive |
1, 76 |
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to scratch
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ŋgaručia |
scratch |
44 |
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to cut, hack
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meŋga |
cut nut |
X |
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to cut, hack
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kalanɔ |
cut (wood) |
62 |
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to cut, hack
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tɔɣia |
cut (string) |
3, 96 |
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to split
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teanɔ |
split |
65 |
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sharp |
vaŋavaŋa |
sharp |
14, 20 |
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dull, blunt |
mɔndu |
blunt |
55 |
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to work
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sairɔa |
work |
51 |
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to swell
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čokɔ |
swell |
47 |
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to swell
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čomo |
swell |
45 |
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to squeeze
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mbirua |
squeeze |
52 |
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to squeeze
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lɔčia |
squeeze |
19, 65 |
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to hold
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taria |
hold |
62 |
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to hold
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velesia |
hold |
63 |
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to dig |
heliheli |
dig |
1 |
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to fall
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puka |
fall |
19 |
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dog |
kau |
dog |
17 |
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bird |
manu |
bird |
1 |
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egg |
kɔlu-na |
egg |
1 |
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feather |
ivu-na |
feather |
7 |
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wing |
ndau-na |
wing |
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to fly |
lɔvo |
fly |
1 |
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to fly |
laŋɔ |
fly (insect!) |
x |
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rat |
husuve |
rat |
3 |
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meat/flesh |
vinasi-na |
meat/flesh |
17 |
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fat/grease |
mɔna |
fat/grease |
1, 65 |
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fat/grease |
lakana |
fat/grease |
70 |
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tail |
kali-na |
tail |
34 |
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snake |
mata |
snake |
12 |
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louse
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hutu |
louse |
1 |
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louse
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lisa |
louse egg |
x20 |
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mosquito |
ŋi |
mosquito |
39 |
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spider |
laɔlaɔ |
spider |
9 |
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fish |
iha |
fish |
1 |
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112 |
rotten
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pɔtɔ |
rotten |
9, 68 |
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rotten
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ranĵa |
rotten |
55 |
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branch
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areŋa-na |
branch |
1, 17, 37 |
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leaf |
rau |
leaf |
1 |
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root |
lamu-na |
root |
3 |
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flower |
saŋga-na |
flower |
12 |
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fruit |
vua-na |
fruit |
1 |
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118 |
grass |
mburumburu |
grass |
19 |
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earth/soil |
pitapita |
earth |
26 |
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stone |
vatu |
stone |
1 |
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sand |
maɔmaɔne |
sand |
1, 59 |
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to flow |
lelembɔ |
flow |
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to flow |
tɔtɔtɔ |
flow |
15 |
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sea |
tasi |
sea |
1 |
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127 |
woods/forest |
čai |
bush |
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127 |
woods/forest |
čučukuna |
bush |
65 |
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128 |
sky |
mbarambara |
sky |
45 |
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moon |
vula |
moon |
1 |
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star |
vetuhu |
star |
1, 50 |
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131 |
cloud
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parakɔ |
cloud |
74 |
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fog |
lavɔ |
fog |
3 |
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rain |
kimi |
rain |
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thunder |
visa |
thunder |
19 |
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135 |
lightning |
pilakea |
lightning |
26 |
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136 |
wind |
harahara |
wind |
55 |
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wind |
lɔha |
wind |
54 |
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to blow
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harahara |
blow |
49 |
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137 |
to blow
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uvia |
blow |
4 |
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138 |
warm
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mbilambila |
warm |
61 |
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139 |
cold
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mbisi |
cold |
46 |
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140 |
dry
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kɔra |
dry |
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140 |
dry
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mamače |
dry; irregular *a > e |
11 |
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wet |
mbɔči |
wet |
55 |
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142 |
heavy |
mava |
heavy |
46 |
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fire |
kembe |
fire |
31 |
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144 |
to burn
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kerea |
burn |
50 |
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145 |
smoke
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puɣu |
smoke; irregular *ŋ > ɣ |
28 |
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146 |
ash |
tɔra |
ashes |
27 |
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147 |
black |
mbau |
black |
42 |
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white |
sɛre |
white |
15 |
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red |
čiči |
red |
19 |
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150 |
yellow |
aŋɔ |
yellow |
9 |
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green |
maraɔ |
green |
13 |
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small |
ndakendake |
small |
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big |
lava |
big |
10 |
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154 |
short
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kɔlukɔlu |
short |
18 |
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155 |
long
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kanĵi |
long |
57 |
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156 |
thin
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marive |
thin; irregular *d > r and *e > i |
1, 67 |
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156 |
thin
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matipi |
thin |
1, 32, 44 |
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thick
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paku |
thick |
36 |
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painful, sick |
ɔče |
sick |
57 |
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160 |
painful, sick |
vahasaxe |
sick; irregular loss of ma-, replaced wit cause. prefix? |
1 |
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old
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tuŋgatuŋga |
old (person) |
78 |
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162 |
old
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tuali |
old (thing) |
x |
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163 |
new |
vaɔlu |
new |
1 |
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164 |
good |
ndɔu |
good |
54 |
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165 |
bad, evil |
taulaka |
bad |
51 |
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166 |
correct, true |
hɔtɔ |
correct |
13 |
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166 |
correct, true |
ndɔu |
correct |
45 |
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167 |
night |
mbɔŋi |
night |
1 |
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168 |
day |
ndaŋi |
day |
6 |
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169 |
year |
āuvi |
year |
41 |
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when?
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ndakaŋisa |
when? |
1, 82 |
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at |
ni |
at |
18 |
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in, inside |
lalɔ-na |
in |
1 |
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176 |
below |
lalɔ-na |
below |
8 |
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below |
vava |
below |
1 |
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this |
niele |
this |
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179 |
near |
haravia |
near |
79 |
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far |
kanĵi |
far |
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where?
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iavai |
where? |
3 |
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I |
inau |
I (1sg) |
1, 22 |
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thou |
iɣɔe |
you (2sg) |
s |
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184 |
he/she |
iɣia |
he |
1, 69 |
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185 |
we
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tauka |
we (1du.incl) |
67 |
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185 |
we
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hami |
we (1pl.excl) |
2 |
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185 |
we
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hita |
we (1pl.incl) |
1 |
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185 |
we
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hamika |
we (1du.excl) |
1 |
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186 |
you |
-mu |
your (2sg.poss) |
x |
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186 |
you |
-miu |
your (2pl.poss) |
x |
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186 |
you |
hamuka |
you (2du) |
x |
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186 |
you |
hamu |
you (2pl) |
1 |
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187 |
they |
rauka |
they (3du) |
x |
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187 |
they |
hira |
they (3pl) |
1, 69 |
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188 |
what?
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sava |
what? |
1 |
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189 |
who?
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sei |
who? |
1 |
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192 |
and |
mai |
and |
2, 46 |
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192 |
and |
mana |
and |
2, 40 |
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193 |
if |
vaha |
if |
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how?
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veɣua |
how? |
1, 39 |
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195 |
no, not |
taiɣa |
no |
4, 70 |
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196 |
to count |
inĵumia |
count |
46 |
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197 |
One
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čika |
one |
42 |
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197 |
One
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čikai |
one |
42 |
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198 |
Two
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ruka |
two; irregular medial -k- |
1, 21 |
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199 |
Three
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tɔlu |
three |
1 |
|
200 |
Four
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vati |
four |
1, 65 |
|
201 |
Five
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lima |
five |
1 |
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202 |
Six
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ɔnɔ |
six |
1 |
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203 |
Seven
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vitu |
seven |
1 |
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204 |
Eight
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alu |
eight |
3 |
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205 |
Nine
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siu |
nine; irregular loss of *a |
5 |
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206 |
Ten
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saŋavulu |
ten |
5 |
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209 |
One Hundred
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čikai saŋatu |
one hundred; irregular loss of *R |
4, 38 |
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210 |
One Thousand
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čika tɔɣa |
one thousand |
27 |
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