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Loan: |
| 1 |
hand |
aba |
arm |
2 |
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| 2 |
left |
mouli |
left; irregular reflex of *w |
1, 59 |
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| 3 |
right |
ōlo |
right; irregular loss of initial vowel |
10 |
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| 4 |
leg/foot |
ʔae |
leg; irregular *q > ʔ |
1 |
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| 5 |
to walk |
fali |
walk |
10 |
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| 5 |
to walk |
leka toli |
go down |
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| 5 |
to walk |
leka |
go |
139 |
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| 5 |
to walk |
lekailaŋi |
go up |
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| 6 |
road/path |
tala |
road |
1 |
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| 7 |
to come |
leka mai |
come |
1, 86 |
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| 8 |
to turn
|
abulo |
turn |
32 |
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| 9 |
to swim |
siu |
bathe |
12 |
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| 9 |
to swim |
araŋa |
swim |
48 |
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| 10 |
dirty |
biliala |
dirty |
13 |
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| 11 |
dust |
bili |
dust |
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| 12 |
skin |
ūŋa |
skin |
9 |
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| 13 |
back
|
buri |
back |
3, 84 |
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| 14 |
belly |
oga |
belly |
36 |
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| 15 |
bone |
suli |
bone |
52 |
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| 16 |
intestines |
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| 17 |
liver |
rae |
liver |
1 |
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| 18 |
breast |
susu |
breast |
1 |
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| 19 |
shoulder |
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| 20 |
to know, be knowledgeable |
suana |
know |
68 |
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| 21 |
to think |
manata |
think |
15 |
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| 22 |
to fear |
mou |
fear |
1 |
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| 23 |
blood |
ʔabu |
blood |
5 |
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| 24 |
head |
gou |
head |
9 |
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| 25 |
neck |
lua |
neck |
18 |
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| 26 |
hair
|
ifu |
hair (body) |
13 |
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| 27 |
nose |
gwano |
nose; irregular *l > n |
12, 74 |
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| 28 |
to breathe |
maŋo |
breathe |
47 |
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| 29 |
to sniff, smell |
mɔkɔ |
smell |
13 |
|
| 30 |
mouth |
faka |
mouth; irregular *o > a |
43 |
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| 31 |
tooth |
nifo |
tooth |
1 |
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| 32 |
tongue |
mea |
tongue |
7 |
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| 33 |
to laugh |
waela |
laugh |
12 |
|
| 34 |
to cry |
aŋi |
cry |
1 |
|
| 35 |
to vomit |
momoa |
vomit; irregular *u > o |
1 |
|
| 36 |
to spit |
ŋisū |
spit |
14, 58 |
|
| 37 |
to eat |
fana |
eat; irregular *ŋ > n |
1, 53 |
|
| 38 |
to chew
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| 39 |
to cook
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| 40 |
to drink |
gou |
drink |
30, 48 |
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| 41 |
to bite |
ʔalea |
bite |
1 |
|
| 42 |
to suck |
loto |
suck; irregular *l > n |
1, 28 |
|
| 43 |
ear |
aliŋa |
ear |
1 |
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| 44 |
to hear |
roŋo |
hear |
1 |
|
| 45 |
eye |
mā |
eye |
1 |
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| 46 |
to see |
ada |
see |
15 |
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| 47 |
to yawn |
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| 48 |
to sleep |
maleo |
sleep |
60 |
|
| 49 |
to lie down
|
teo |
lie down |
9 |
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| 50 |
to dream |
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| 51 |
to sit |
gouru |
sit |
24 |
|
| 52 |
to stand |
take |
stand |
9 |
|
| 53 |
person/human being |
wane mouri |
person: 'person' + 'living' |
27 |
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| 54 |
man/male |
wane |
man |
1 |
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| 55 |
woman/female |
geni |
woman |
8 |
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| 56 |
child |
wela |
child |
8 |
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| 57 |
husband |
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| 58 |
wife |
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| 59 |
mother |
tē |
mother |
8 |
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| 60 |
father |
mā |
father |
1, 67 |
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| 61 |
house |
luma |
house |
1 |
|
| 62 |
thatch/roof |
babala |
thatch |
29 |
|
| 63 |
name |
rata |
name |
1, 18 |
|
| 64 |
to say |
fusia |
say; irregular *i > u |
71 |
|
| 65 |
rope |
kwalo |
rope |
2 |
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| 66 |
to tie up, fasten |
firia |
tie |
18 |
|
| 67 |
to sew
|
nomulia |
sew |
|
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| 68 |
needle |
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| 69 |
to hunt
|
nanisia |
hunt |
51 |
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| 70 |
to shoot
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| 71 |
to stab, pierce |
labua |
stab |
56 |
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| 72 |
to hit
|
rabusia |
hit (stick) |
42 |
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| 73 |
to steal |
belia |
steal |
12 |
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| 74 |
to kill |
kwaia |
kill |
14 |
|
| 75 |
to die, be dead |
mae |
die |
1 |
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| 76 |
to live, be alive |
mano |
life |
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| 76 |
to live, be alive |
mouri |
alive |
1, 76 |
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| 77 |
to scratch
|
gamea |
scratch |
14 |
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| 78 |
to cut, hack
|
tofua |
cut (wood) |
22 |
|
| 78 |
to cut, hack
|
niaʔa |
cut (string) |
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| 79 |
stick/wood |
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| 80 |
to split
|
karia |
split |
53 |
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| 81 |
sharp |
alā |
sharp |
69 |
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| 82 |
dull, blunt |
gomu |
blunt |
17 |
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| 83 |
to work
|
rao |
work |
14 |
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| 84 |
to plant |
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| 85 |
to choose |
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| 86 |
to grow
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| 87 |
to swell
|
ubu |
swell |
12 |
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| 88 |
to squeeze
|
losia |
squeeze |
19 |
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| 89 |
to hold
|
dau |
hold |
17 |
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| 90 |
to dig |
ʔelia |
dig |
1 |
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| 91 |
to buy |
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| 92 |
to open, uncover |
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| 93 |
to pound, beat
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| 94 |
to throw
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| 95 |
to fall
|
esia |
fall |
18 |
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| 96 |
dog |
kui |
dog |
7 |
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| 97 |
bird |
no |
bird |
37 |
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| 98 |
egg |
falake |
egg |
9 |
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| 99 |
feather |
ifū |
feather |
7 |
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| 100 |
wing |
oru |
wing |
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| 101 |
to fly |
lofo |
fly |
1 |
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| 101 |
to fly |
sisimi |
fly |
x |
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| 102 |
rat |
ʔasufe |
rat |
3 |
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| 103 |
meat/flesh |
mariko |
meat/flesh |
52 |
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| 104 |
fat/grease |
kobu |
fat/grease |
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| 105 |
tail |
kikiu |
tail |
1, 58 |
|
| 106 |
snake |
wā |
snake |
12 |
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| 107 |
worm (earthworm) |
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| 108 |
louse
|
ʔū |
louse |
1 |
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| 108 |
louse
|
lite |
louse egg |
x20 |
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| 109 |
mosquito |
simisakwalo |
mosquito |
13 |
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| 110 |
spider |
otogaro |
spider |
11, 52 |
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| 111 |
fish |
iā |
fish |
1 |
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| 112 |
rotten
|
raumeme |
rotten |
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| 113 |
branch
|
rara-na |
branch |
1, 17 |
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| 114 |
leaf |
ʔaba-na |
leaf |
33 |
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| 115 |
root |
lali-na |
root |
16 |
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| 116 |
flower |
taga-na |
flower |
12 |
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| 117 |
fruit |
fua-na |
fruit |
1 |
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| 118 |
grass |
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| 119 |
earth/soil |
ano |
earth |
1 |
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| 120 |
stone |
fou |
stone; irregular *a > o |
1 |
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| 121 |
sand |
one |
sand |
1 |
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| 122 |
water
|
kao |
water; irregular loss of *p |
5 |
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| 123 |
to flow |
afe |
flow |
10 |
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| 124 |
sea |
asi |
sea |
1 |
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| 125 |
salt |
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| 126 |
lake |
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| 127 |
woods/forest |
dukwasi |
bush |
67 |
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| 128 |
sky |
lalo |
sky |
13 |
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| 129 |
moon |
sinali |
moon |
37 |
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| 130 |
star |
bulubulu |
star |
14 |
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| 131 |
cloud
|
lalo |
cloud |
|
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| 132 |
fog |
dasa |
fog |
44 |
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| 133 |
rain |
uta |
rain |
1 |
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| 134 |
thunder |
loulou |
thunder |
20 |
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| 135 |
lightning |
meamea |
lightning |
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| 136 |
wind |
oru |
wind |
13 |
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| 137 |
to blow
|
ufū |
blow |
4, 57 |
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| 138 |
warm
|
agoago |
warm |
13 |
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| 139 |
cold
|
garigari |
cold |
13 |
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| 140 |
dry
|
laŋa |
dry |
49 |
|
| 141 |
wet |
wasiu |
wet |
61 |
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| 142 |
heavy |
gulu |
heavy |
11 |
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| 143 |
fire |
ere |
fire |
7 |
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| 144 |
to burn
|
agofia |
burn |
53 |
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| 145 |
smoke
|
rasu |
smoke |
2 |
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| 146 |
ash |
makola |
ashes |
35 |
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| 147 |
black |
bobora |
black |
67 |
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| 148 |
white |
kwakwaoa |
white |
16, 71 |
|
| 149 |
red |
memela |
red |
1 |
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| 150 |
yellow |
kakabusua |
yellow |
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| 151 |
green |
marakwa |
green |
13 |
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| 152 |
small |
sikau |
small |
58 |
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| 153 |
big |
baita |
big |
15 |
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| 154 |
short
|
kokouta |
short |
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| 155 |
long
|
tekwa |
long |
15 |
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| 156 |
thin
|
rauraua |
thin |
33 |
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| 157 |
thick
|
ubuubua |
thick |
12 |
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| 158 |
narrow |
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| 159 |
wide |
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| 160 |
painful, sick |
matai |
sick |
1 |
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| 161 |
shy, ashamed |
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| 162 |
old
|
koko |
old (person) |
86 |
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| 162 |
old
|
rauʔua |
old (thing) |
x |
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| 163 |
new |
fālu |
new |
1 |
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| 164 |
good |
leāsiano |
good |
66 |
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| 165 |
bad, evil |
taʔā |
bad |
1 |
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| 166 |
correct, true |
oʔolo |
correct |
13 |
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| 167 |
night |
rodo |
night |
11 |
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| 168 |
day |
dani |
day |
6 |
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| 169 |
year |
ŋali |
year |
55 |
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| 170 |
when?
|
kada |
when? |
36 |
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| 171 |
to hide
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| 172 |
to climb
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| 173 |
at |
i |
at |
1 |
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| 174 |
in, inside |
lao-na |
in |
1, 69 |
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| 175 |
above |
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| 176 |
below |
fara-na |
below |
58 |
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| 177 |
this |
ne |
this |
1 |
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| 178 |
that |
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| 179 |
near |
garaŋi |
near |
1, 75 |
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| 180 |
far |
tau |
far |
1 |
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| 181 |
where?
|
ifāi |
where? |
3 |
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| 182 |
I |
nau |
I (1sg) |
1, 22 |
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| 183 |
thou |
ʔoe |
you (2sg) |
s |
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| 184 |
he/she |
nia |
he |
1, 6 |
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| 185 |
we
|
goroa |
we (1du.incl) |
22 |
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| 185 |
we
|
ʔamani |
we (1pl.excl) |
2 |
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| 185 |
we
|
ʔamelua |
we (1pl.excl) |
2 |
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| 185 |
we
|
gia |
we (1pl.incl) |
1 |
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| 185 |
we
|
golu |
we (1pl.incl) |
22 |
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| 185 |
we
|
ʔamerea |
we (1du.excl) |
2 |
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| 186 |
you |
-mu |
your (2sg.poss) |
x |
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| 186 |
you |
-amolu |
your (2pl.poss) |
x |
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| 186 |
you |
ʔamoro |
you (2du) |
x |
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| 186 |
you |
ʔamiu |
you (2pl) |
1, 13 |
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| 186 |
you |
ʔamolua |
you (2pl) |
x |
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| 187 |
they |
daro |
they (3du) |
x |
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| 187 |
they |
gera |
they (3pl); irregular *k > g |
1, 69 |
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| 187 |
they |
dalu |
they (3pl) |
28 |
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| 188 |
what?
|
tā |
what? |
1, 52 |
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| 189 |
who?
|
tai |
who? |
1 |
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| 190 |
other |
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| 191 |
all |
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| 192 |
and |
fainia |
and |
38 |
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| 193 |
if |
leleka |
if |
35 |
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| 194 |
how?
|
uta |
how? |
33 |
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| 195 |
no, not |
amoe |
no |
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| 196 |
to count |
tomai |
count |
14 |
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| 197 |
One
|
eta |
one |
32 |
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| 198 |
Two
|
rua |
two |
1 |
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| 199 |
Three
|
olu |
three |
1 |
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| 200 |
Four
|
fai |
four |
1, 65 |
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| 201 |
Five
|
nima |
five; irregular *l > n |
1, 15 |
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| 202 |
Six
|
ono |
six |
1 |
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| 203 |
Seven
|
fiu |
seven |
1 |
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| 204 |
Eight
|
kwalu |
eight |
3 |
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| 205 |
Nine
|
sikwa |
nine |
5 |
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| 206 |
Ten
|
taŋafulu |
ten |
5 |
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| 207 |
Twenty
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| 208 |
Fifty
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| 209 |
One Hundred
|
te taŋala |
one hundred; irregular metathesis of l and ŋ |
39 |
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| 210 |
One Thousand
|
te toni |
one thousand |
30 |
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