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Language: Bellona

Resources:

•  ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Rennellese
•  Ethnologue Information for mnv
•  OLAC Information for mnv
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for rnn
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

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• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2020-09-29 13:46:59)
• Changed "source" from "@book{85830, address = {Canberra}, note = {Bibliography: p. 483-490.}, pages = {viii+490}, publisher = {Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University}, series = {Pacific Linguistics: Series C}, title = {Solomon Islands Languages: An Internal Classification}, volume = {72}, year = {1983}, bibtexkey = {hackman-tryon_solomon-islands1983}, class_loc = {PL6211.S6}, document_type = {B}, fn = {papua\tryon-hackman_solomon-islands1983.pdf, papua\tryon-hackman_solomon-islands1983pages.pdf, papua\tryon-hackman_solomon-islands1983pages_o.pdf}, hhtype = {overview;comparative;wordlist}, inlg = {English [eng]}, inlg_code = {eng}, isbn = {9780858832923}, macro_area = {Papua}, mpi_eva_library_shelf = {PL 6211 .S6 TRY 1983}, src = {hh, mpieva}, srctrickle = {hh#hvw:TryonHackman:Solomon, mpieva#Tryon1983SolomonI}, subject_headings = {Melanesian languages–Solomon Islands–Classification, Solomon Islands–Languages–Classification, Melanesian languages–Solomon Islands–Classification – Solomon Islands–Languages–Classification}, author = {Tryon, Darrell T. and Hackman, B. D.} }" - Mary Walworth (2020-04-19 21:40:40)
• Changed #146669 from "peŋea", "person", "", "L?" (Word 65535) - Mary Walworth (2020-04-19 21:40:40)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
175	above
191	all
192	and	kae	and	1
192	and	ma	and	2
146	ash	ŋehu	ashes	67
173	at	i	at	1
13	back	tuʔa	back	11
165	bad, evil	māseʔi	bad	42
14	belly	tinaʔe	belly	19, 34
176	below	ŋaŋo	below	8
153	big	huaʔeha	big	13
97	bird	manu	bird	1
147	black	ʔuŋi	black	7
23	blood	toto	blood	4
15	bone	ibi	bone	52, 5
113	branch	ŋaʔa	branch	1
18	breast	baiu	breast
56	child	tama itiiti	child	6, 64
131	cloud	ʔao	cloud	12
139	cold	ŋoŋohi	cold	10
166	correct, true	ŋaoi	correct
166	correct, true	māʔoŋi	correct	105
168	day	ao	day	1, 54
10	dirty	uŋi	dirty	114
96	dog	tokitoki	dog
140	dry	mamala	dry	1
82	dull, blunt	paluga	blunt	50
11	dust	gebu	dust	1, 68
43	ear	taŋiŋa	ear	1
119	earth/soil	keŋe	earth	10
98	egg	hua	egg	5
204	Eight	baŋu	eight	3
45	eye	mata	eye	1
180	far	mamaʔo	far	13
104	fat/grease	momona	fat/grease	1, 65
60	father	tamana	father	1
99	feather	huŋu	feather	1
208	Fifty
143	fire	ahi	fire	1
111	fish	ika	fish	1
111	fish	kaui	fish
201	Five	ŋima	five	1
116	flower	laka	flower	38
132	fog	poʔao	fog	36
200	Four	hā	four	1, 66
117	fruit	hua	fruit	1
164	good	ŋaoi	good	58
118	grass	mutie	grass	13
151	green	ʔusiʔusi	green	61
26	hair	huŋu	hair (body)	31
1	hand	ŋima	arm	1, 64
184	he/she	koia	he	1, 42
24	head	ʔuŋu	head	1
142	heavy	mamaha	heavy	46
61	house	haŋe	house	14
194	how?	ko hea	how?	11
57	husband
182	I	koau	I (1sg)	1, 21
193	if	poi	if	18
174	in, inside	ite	in	x
16	intestines	ŋoguŋogu	guts	35
126	lake
114	leaf	ŋau	leaf	1
2	left	sema	left	11
4	leg/foot	baʔe	leg	1, 100
135	lightning	ʔuiŋa	lightning	2
17	liver	ʔate	liver	1
155	long	ŋoa	long	12, 105
108	louse	kutu	louse	1
108	louse	ŋie	louse egg
54	man/male	tāŋata	man	12, 14
103	meat/flesh	kanoŋuku	meat/flesh	14
129	moon	māhina	moon	37, 5
109	mosquito	namu	mosquito	1
59	mother	tinana	mother	1
30	mouth	ŋutu	mouth	2
63	name	iŋoa	name	6
158	narrow
179	near	hetaiaki	near	43
25	neck	uʔa	neck	18
68	needle
163	new	hoʔou	new	1
167	night	po	night	1
205	Nine	iba	nine	5, 44
195	no, not	siʔai	no	10, 83
27	nose	isu	nose	1
162	old	matuʔa	old (person)	1
162	old	tauiku	old (person)	44
162	old	poepoe	old (thing)	x
162	old	bebe	old (thing)	x
197	One	tasi	one	41
209	One Hundred	ŋau	one hundred	2
210	One Thousand	mano	one thousand	2
190	other
160	painful, sick	masaki	sick	1
53	person/human being	peŋea	person
133	rain	ʔua	rain	1
102	rat	kioŋe	rat	12
102	rat	kimoa	rat	14
149	red	uŋa	red	13
3	right	maui	right	32
6	road/path	aŋa	road	1
115	root	aka	root	2
65	rope	uka	rope	73
112	rotten	māseʔi		117
125	salt
121	sand	one	sand	1
124	sea	moana	sea	10
124	sea	tai	sea	1
203	Seven	hitu	seven	1
81	sharp	kakai	sharp	14
154	short	pulu	short	3
19	shoulder
161	shy, ashamed
202	Six	ono	six	1
12	skin	kiŋi	skin	1
128	sky	ŋaŋi	sky	1
152	small	miʔimeʔa	small	35
145	smoke	auahi	smoke	2
106	snake	ŋāta	snake	12
110	spider	gomiti	spider
130	star	hetuʔu	star	1
79	stick/wood
120	stone	hatu	stone	1
105	tail	siku	tail	13
206	Ten	katoa	ten	10
178	that
62	thatch/roof	ʔato	thatch	1
187	they	kiŋāua	they (3du)	x
187	they	kiŋatou	they (3pl)	1, 19
157	thick	mātoŋu	thick	3
156	thin	mānihi	thin	1
177	this	nei	this	1
183	thou	kokoe	you (2sg)	1
199	Three	toŋu	three	1
134	thunder	hatutiŋi	thunder	14
41	to bite	uʔu	bite	8
137	to blow	aŋi	blow	8
137	to blow	gubi	blow
28	to breathe	manaba	breathe	1
144	to burn	beŋa	burn
144	to burn	tutu	burn	1, 6
91	to buy
38	to chew
85	to choose
172	to climb
7	to come	aʔu	come	44
39	to cook
196	to count	tau	count	8
34	to cry	tāŋi	cry	1
78	to cut, hack	baŋa	cut nut	X
78	to cut, hack	togi	cut (wood)	1
78	to cut, hack	togi	cut (string)	1
75	to die, be dead	mate	die	1
90	to dig	keŋi	dig	1
50	to dream
40	to drink	binu	drink	1, 74
37	to eat	kai	eat	1, 47
95	to fall	toiho	fall	14
95	to fall	to	fall	14
22	to fear	mataku	fear	1
123	to flow	mimiŋo	flow
101	to fly	ŋeŋe	fly	11
101	to fly	ŋaŋo	fly - insect?	x
86	to grow
44	to hear	hakaŋoŋo	hear	1
171	to hide
72	to hit	upi	hit (stick)	44
72	to hit	tā	hit (stick)	10
89	to hold	pipiki	hold	56
69	to hunt	ihoʔaki	hunt	14
74	to kill	tā	kill	8
20	to know, be knowledgeable	naʔa	know
33	to laugh	kata	laugh	7
49	to lie down	moe	lie down	6
76	to live, be alive	maʔuŋi	life	1, 76
76	to live, be alive	maʔuŋi	alive	1, 76
92	to open, uncover
84	to plant
93	to pound, beat
64	to say	heŋeu	say	48
77	to scratch	aŋaaŋa	scratch	29
46	to see	kite	see	1
67	to sew	lapui	sew
70	to shoot
51	to sit	noho	sit	16
48	to sleep	moe	sleep	10, 109
29	to sniff, smell	soŋisoŋi	smell	9
36	to spit	ŋaʔesu	spit	17
80	to split	haʔahaʔa	split	5, 96
88	to squeeze	tatau	squeeze	13
71	to stab, pierce	nunu	stab
52	to stand	tuʔu	stand	2
73	to steal	kaiaʔa	steal	7
42	to suck	umi	suck	12
87	to swell	huhuŋa	swell	7
9	to swim	kaukau	bathe	5
9	to swim	kaukau	swim	5
21	to think	teŋeuʔa	think
94	to throw
66	to tie up, fasten	nonoʔa	tie	15
66	to tie up, fasten	ŋi	tie	14
8	to turn	takahuŋi	turn	15
35	to vomit	ŋua	vomit	8
5	to walk	sehu	walk	4?
5	to walk	iho	go down	x
5	to walk	hano	go	2
5	to walk	ake	go up	x
83	to work	haihekau	work	26
47	to yawn
32	tongue	aŋeŋo	tongue	15
31	tooth	niho	tooth	1
207	Twenty
198	Two	ŋua	two	1
138	warm	mahana	warm	1, 72
122	water	bai	water	2
185	we	kitāua	we (1du.incl)	1, 29
185	we	kimātou	we (1pl.excl)	2, 39
185	we	kitātou	we (1pl.incl)	1, 39
185	we	kimāua	we (1du.excl)	2, 29
141	wet	sūʔia	wet	11
188	what?	tia	what?
188	what?	nia	what?
170	when?	ʔaso hea	when?	27, 5
181	where?	ihea	where?	3, 35
148	white	susuŋu	white
189	who?	koai	who?	1
159	wide
58	wife
136	wind	oko	wind
100	wing	kapakau	wing	1, 59
55	woman/female	hahine	woman	1, 106
127	woods/forest	mouku	bush	66
107	worm (earthworm)
169	year	gapu	year
150	yellow	heŋo	yellow	11
186	you	tau	your (2sg.poss)	x
186	you	tou	your (2sg.poss)	x
186	you	toʔoutou	your (2pl.poss)	x
186	you	kouŋua	you (2du)	x
186	you	koutou	you (2pl)	16

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Please cite: Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

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