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- Changed from "te toʔani" (Word 210) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:42:52)
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- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 207) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:41:23)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 191) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:40:34)
- Changed from "amirua" (Word 185) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:39:56)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 178) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:39:37)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 175) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:39:21)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 173) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:39:04)
- Changed from "i" (Word 173) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:38:49)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 172) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:38:21)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 171) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:37:58)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 168) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:37:22)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 166) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:36:44)
- Changed from "poposo" (Word 166) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:36:30)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 162) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:36:03)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 162) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:35:46)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 161) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:34:33)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 158) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:34:02)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 107) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:33:37)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 93) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:33:12)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 91) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:32:40)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 86) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:32:20)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 85) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:32:03)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 84) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:31:47)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 80) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:31:30)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 72) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:30:44)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 71) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:30:20)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 70) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:29:54)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 70) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:29:31)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 68) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:28:54)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 59) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:28:33)
- Changed from "tike" (Word 59) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:27:58)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 59) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:27:33)
- Changed from "tike" (Word 59) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:27:11)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 58) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:26:23)
- Changed from "buruŋa" (Word 57) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:25:56)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 42) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:25:21)
- Changed from "nonoʔia" (Word 42) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:25:00)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 39) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:24:28)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 38) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:23:49)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 5) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:22:48)
- Changed from "tae laʔi", source: Deborah Hill (Word 5) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:22:38)
- Changed from "vane", source: Deborah Hill (Word 5) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:22:38)
- Changed from "sivo", source: Deborah Hill (Word 5) - Simon Greenhill (2015-09-22 20:22:38)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 19) - Simon Greenhill (2014-08-07 12:06:06)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 125) - Simon Greenhill (2014-08-07 12:04:59)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 50) - Simon Greenhill (2014-08-07 12:04:53)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 94) - Simon Greenhill (2014-08-07 12:04:51)
- Source: Deborah Hill (Word 57) - Simon Greenhill (2014-08-07 12:04:37)
- Changed from "vane" (Word 5) - Simon Greenhill (2011-02-03 00:02:31)
- Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 05:20:11)
- Language Added - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 05:19:55)
Entries:
ID: |
Word: |
Item: |
Annotation: |
Cognacy: |
Loan: |
47 |
to yawn |
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79 |
stick/wood |
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92 |
to open, uncover |
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126 |
lake |
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159 |
wide |
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190 |
other |
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5 |
to walk |
ta'e laʔi |
'ascend' (e.g. a hill, also used for getting into a canoe or truck) |
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5 |
to walk |
sivo |
'descend' (e.g. come down from a tree, a hill) |
|
|
5 |
to walk |
lakulaku |
laku = step |
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9 |
to swim |
tatapo |
swim |
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|
12 |
skin |
kɔkɔke |
skin |
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19 |
shoulder |
roa |
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20 |
to know, be knowledgeable |
pukua |
know |
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21 |
to think |
hanā |
think |
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38 |
to chew
|
musu |
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39 |
to cook
|
kuki |
No general term. For boiling food 'kuki' borrowed |
|
L |
42 |
to suck |
usu |
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52 |
to stand |
ðuala |
stand |
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57 |
husband |
buruŋa |
bound noun = spouse |
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58 |
wife |
buruŋa |
burunga- [bound noun, spouse not wife] |
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59 |
mother |
tike |
a form of address only |
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68 |
needle |
italui |
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|
70 |
to shoot
|
vana |
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|
70 |
to shoot
|
vanasia |
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71 |
to stab, pierce |
puta-a |
e.g. the eye of a coconut |
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72 |
to hit
|
waʔia |
|
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|
80 |
to split
|
kakavoka |
split |
|
|
80 |
to split
|
ai |
|
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|
84 |
to plant |
vasi |
|
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|
86 |
to grow
|
mauri |
|
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|
88 |
to squeeze
|
ɣusia |
squeeze |
|
|
90 |
to dig |
ivui |
dig |
|
|
90 |
to dig |
asia |
dig |
|
|
93 |
to pound, beat
|
topuhu |
topuhui - pudding made by pounding tubers e.g. yam |
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94 |
to throw
|
taʔasi |
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|
95 |
to fall
|
ndio |
fall |
|
|
107 |
worm (earthworm) |
bwiri |
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|
115 |
root |
ʔumi |
root |
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|
123 |
to flow |
ʔaraʔara |
flow |
|
|
137 |
to blow
|
sivolia |
blow |
|
|
148 |
white |
mbambala |
white |
|
|
150 |
yellow |
kina |
yellow |
|
|
152 |
small |
kandi |
small |
|
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153 |
big |
bweina |
big |
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153 |
big |
vae |
big |
|
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156 |
thin
|
rese |
thin |
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|
158 |
narrow |
gogo |
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161 |
shy, ashamed |
vahama |
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162 |
old
|
mboro |
old (person) |
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162 |
old
|
boro |
'old man, ancestor' |
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162 |
old
|
mwaroi |
'old woman, ancestor' |
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164 |
good |
meta |
good |
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166 |
correct, true |
poposo |
straight, correct |
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166 |
correct, true |
utuni |
correct, true |
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171 |
to hide
|
obwa |
hide oneself; stomach (obsolete) |
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172 |
to climb
|
vane |
|
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173 |
at |
tana |
|
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|
175 |
above |
vavo-na |
|
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|
176 |
below |
vuʔa |
below |
|
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178 |
that |
nina |
|
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|
185 |
we
|
ɣia |
we (1pl.incl) |
|
|
188 |
what?
|
tai hou |
what? |
|
|
189 |
who?
|
tehou |
who? |
|
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191 |
all |
mole |
|
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193 |
if |
livaʔana |
if |
|
|
194 |
how?
|
awande |
how? |
|
|
195 |
no, not |
mbwala |
no |
|
|
207 |
Twenty
|
rua tangavulu |
|
|
|
4 |
leg/foot |
aʔae |
leg; irregular *q > ʔ |
1 |
|
6 |
road/path |
tala |
road |
1 |
|
17 |
liver |
ϑae |
liver |
1 |
|
18 |
breast |
susu |
breast |
1 |
|
22 |
to fear |
maʔu |
fear |
1 |
|
34 |
to cry |
aŋi |
cry |
1 |
|
35 |
to vomit |
moamoa |
vomit; irregular *u > o |
1 |
|
40 |
to drink |
inu |
drink |
1 |
|
41 |
to bite |
alea |
bite |
1 |
|
44 |
to hear |
roŋonia |
hear |
1 |
|
45 |
eye |
maʔa |
eye; irregular presence of ʔ; likely to be influenced by neighbouring GG languages |
1 |
L |
48 |
to sleep |
mauru |
sleep |
1 |
|
49 |
to lie down
|
eno |
lie down |
1 |
|
54 |
man/male |
mwane |
man |
1 |
|
61 |
house |
luma |
house |
1 |
|
75 |
to die, be dead |
mae |
die |
1 |
|
85 |
to choose |
vili |
|
1 |
|
91 |
to buy |
voli |
|
1 |
|
97 |
bird |
manu |
bird |
1 |
|
98 |
egg |
ðalu |
egg; irregular *o > Ø |
1 |
|
101 |
to fly |
lovo |
fly |
1 |
|
105 |
tail |
ikuiku |
tail |
1 |
|
108 |
louse
|
ʔū |
louse |
1 |
|
111 |
fish |
iʔa |
fish |
1 |
|
114 |
leaf |
rau |
leaf |
1 |
|
120 |
stone |
vau |
stone |
1 |
|
121 |
sand |
oneone |
sand |
1 |
|
124 |
sea |
asi |
sea |
1 |
|
133 |
rain |
uta |
rain |
1 |
|
138 |
warm
|
papana |
warm |
1 |
|
149 |
red |
melamelaʔa |
red |
1 |
|
160 |
painful, sick |
mataʔi |
sick |
1 |
|
163 |
new |
vaolu |
new |
1 |
|
165 |
bad, evil |
taʔa |
bad |
1 |
|
167 |
night |
mboŋi |
night |
1 |
|
173 |
at |
i |
used with local nouns only |
1 |
|
180 |
far |
tau |
far |
1 |
|
186 |
you |
ʔamu |
you (2pl) |
1 |
|
198 |
Two
|
rua |
two |
1 |
|
199 |
Three
|
ɔlu |
three |
1 |
|
201 |
Five
|
lima |
five |
1 |
|
202 |
Six
|
ɔnɔ |
six |
1 |
|
203 |
Seven
|
viu |
seven |
1 |
|
60 |
father |
mama |
father |
1, 10 |
|
208 |
Fifty
|
lima tangavulu |
|
1, 2 |
|
42 |
to suck |
nonoʔia |
'nono' = kiss; thematic consonant is innovative |
1, 22 |
|
182 |
I |
nau |
I (1sg) |
1, 22 |
|
130 |
star |
veʔu |
star |
1, 51 |
|
104 |
fat/grease |
mɔmɔna |
fat/grease |
1, 65 |
|
184 |
he/she |
ŋaia |
he |
1, 68 |
|
187 |
they |
ɣira |
they (3pl) |
1, 69 |
|
76 |
to live, be alive |
mauri |
alive |
1, 76 |
|
76 |
to live, be alive |
mauri |
life |
1, 76 |
|
5 |
to walk |
lae |
go |
1, 90 |
|
5 |
to walk |
laelae |
walk |
1, 90 |
|
27 |
nose |
bwalasu |
nose; irregular *u > a |
1, 12 |
|
63 |
name |
ðata |
name |
1, 18 |
|
113 |
branch
|
raraka |
branch |
1, 33 |
|
31 |
tooth |
livɔ |
tooth |
1, 35 |
|
170 |
when?
|
aŋita |
when? |
1, 41 |
|
37 |
to eat |
vaŋa |
eat |
1, 53 |
|
2 |
left |
mauli |
left; irregular reflex of *w |
1, 59 |
|
1 |
hand |
lima |
arm |
1, 64 |
|
200 |
Four
|
vai |
four |
1, 65 |
|
156 |
thin
|
mandeve |
thin |
1, 67 |
|
7 |
to come |
lamai |
come |
1, 85 |
|
3 |
right |
oloʔolo |
right; irregular loss of initial vowel |
10 |
|
53 |
person/human being |
inoni |
person |
10 |
|
147 |
black |
mbulumbuluʔa |
black |
10 |
|
13 |
back
|
ile |
back |
102 |
|
142 |
heavy |
ŋguluʔa |
heavy |
11 |
|
29 |
to sniff, smell |
siʔini |
smell |
12 |
|
73 |
to steal |
mbeli |
steal |
12 |
|
106 |
snake |
mwa |
snake |
12 |
|
116 |
flower |
taŋgana |
flower |
12 |
|
26 |
hair
|
ivu |
hair (body) |
13 |
|
69 |
to hunt
|
ruʔu |
hunt |
13 |
|
109 |
mosquito |
simi |
mosquito |
13 |
|
139 |
cold
|
bwaribwariʔa |
cold |
13 |
|
151 |
green |
mwarawa |
green |
13 |
|
14 |
belly |
kutu |
belly |
14 |
|
74 |
to kill |
waʔia |
kill |
14 |
|
36 |
to spit |
ŋisu |
spit |
14, 58 |
|
155 |
long
|
tewa |
long |
15 |
|
50 |
to dream |
maurubole |
|
15, 10 |
|
28 |
to breathe |
aðeaðe |
breathe; looks like a possible loan from Lengo given the sound correspondences |
16 |
L |
82 |
dull, blunt |
ŋgumo |
blunt |
17 |
|
87 |
to swell
|
popote |
swell |
17 |
|
25 |
neck |
alua |
neck; irregular addition of initial vowel |
18 |
|
88 |
to squeeze
|
losia |
squeeze |
19 |
|
118 |
grass |
mburumburu |
grass |
19 |
|
134 |
thunder |
vita |
thunder |
19 |
|
5 |
to walk |
vane |
climb (e.g. tree); irregular *o > e |
2 |
|
65 |
rope |
ʔalo |
rope; irregular loss of *w; perhaps a loan from Lengo |
2 |
|
67 |
to sew
|
taia |
sew |
2 |
|
122 |
water
|
wai |
water |
2 |
|
145 |
smoke
|
ðasu |
smoke |
2 |
|
185 |
we
|
amerua |
we (1du.excl) |
2 |
|
185 |
we
|
ʔami |
we (1pl.excl) |
2 |
|
185 |
we
|
ɣaua |
we (1du.incl) |
2 |
|
192 |
and |
ma |
and |
2 |
|
30 |
mouth |
ŋindu |
mouth; irregular *u > i |
2, 61 |
|
125 |
salt |
asi |
|
20 |
|
127 |
woods/forest |
masuʔui |
bush |
21 |
|
135 |
lightning |
pilaðia |
lightning |
26 |
|
78 |
to cut, hack
|
toka |
cut (wood) |
27 |
|
117 |
fruit |
londona |
fruit |
27 |
|
174 |
in, inside |
umbu-na |
in |
27 |
|
177 |
this |
nene |
this |
28 |
|
132 |
fog |
lavo |
fog |
3 |
|
181 |
where?
|
evei |
where? |
3 |
|
204 |
Eight
|
walu |
eight |
3 |
|
210 |
One Thousand
|
to'a |
one thousand |
30 |
|
143 |
fire |
nduŋa |
fire |
32 |
|
197 |
One
|
eta |
one |
32 |
|
20 |
to know, be knowledgeable |
ðaia |
know, irregular *e > i |
35 |
|
157 |
thick
|
paku |
thick |
36 |
|
51 |
to sit |
ðundu |
sit |
39 |
|
209 |
One Hundred
|
te taŋalau |
one hundred |
4, 38 |
|
128 |
sky |
oka |
sky |
42 |
|
16 |
intestines |
kutu |
guts |
43 |
|
77 |
to scratch
|
ŋgarusia |
scratch |
44 |
|
62 |
thatch/roof |
vovotu |
thatch |
45 |
|
196 |
to count |
indu |
count |
46 |
|
11 |
dust |
tavutavu |
dust |
47 |
|
103 |
meat/flesh |
masimbe |
meat/flesh |
49 |
|
140 |
dry
|
laŋalaŋa |
dry |
49 |
|
23 |
blood |
ambu |
blood; irregular loss of *k |
5 |
|
205 |
Nine
|
siwa |
nine |
5 |
|
206 |
Ten
|
taŋavulu |
ten |
5 |
|
100 |
wing |
raporapo |
wing |
50 |
|
144 |
to burn
|
erea |
burn |
50 |
|
119 |
earth/soil |
mwaŋgo |
earth |
51 |
|
10 |
dirty |
paŋgapaŋgaʔa |
dirty; only found in Lengo and Longgu so it seems like that this results from contact |
52 |
L |
15 |
bone |
sulī |
bone |
52 |
|
83 |
to work
|
toʔi |
work |
52 |
|
96 |
dog |
ʔusu |
dog |
57 |
|
136 |
wind |
sivosivo |
wind |
57 |
|
33 |
to laugh |
mwasi |
laugh |
58 |
|
72 |
to hit
|
ramisia |
hit (stick) |
58 |
|
43 |
ear |
kuli |
ear |
6 |
|
168 |
day |
ndaŋindaŋi |
day |
6 |
|
168 |
day |
dangi |
|
6 |
|
46 |
to see |
mbere |
see |
61 |
|
66 |
to tie up, fasten |
toŋoa |
tie |
61 |
|
89 |
to hold
|
toria |
hold |
62 |
|
64 |
to say |
ilia |
say |
67 |
|
102 |
rat |
bwauʔai |
rat |
67 |
|
141 |
wet |
kombo |
wet |
67 |
|
146 |
ash |
ravu |
ashes |
67 |
|
8 |
to turn
|
ririu |
turn |
69 |
|
81 |
sharp |
ʔala |
sharp |
69 |
|
32 |
tongue |
mea |
tongue |
7 |
|
99 |
feather |
ivunimanu |
feather (of bird) |
7 |
|
129 |
moon |
mandamai |
moon; irregular *a > ai |
7 |
|
138 |
warm
|
parapara |
warm |
71 |
|
154 |
short
|
kumbu |
short |
72 |
|
131 |
cloud
|
parako |
cloud |
74 |
|
89 |
to hold
|
toʔia |
hold |
77 |
|
152 |
small |
kiki |
small |
78 |
|
179 |
near |
harehare |
near |
79 |
|
9 |
to swim |
loto |
bathe |
8 |
|
55 |
woman/female |
ŋgeni |
woman |
8 |
|
56 |
child |
mwela kiki |
child |
8 |
|
169 |
year |
valisi |
year |
8 |
|
59 |
mother |
tia |
bound noun, alienably possessed |
82 |
|
59 |
mother |
tia (nau) |
"my mother" = a form of reference. |
82 |
|
24 |
head |
mbwau |
head |
9 |
|
110 |
spider |
lao |
spider |
9 |
|
112 |
rotten
|
poto |
rotten |
9, 68 |
|
78 |
to cut, hack
|
oloʔia |
cut (string) |
90 |
|
183 |
thou |
ʔoe |
you (2sg) |
s |
|
78 |
to cut, hack
|
vala |
cut nut |
X |
|
101 |
to fly |
laŋɔ |
fly (insect!) |
x |
|
162 |
old
|
rumu |
old (thing) |
x |
|
186 |
you |
amurua |
you (2du) |
x |
|
186 |
you |
-miu |
your (2pl.poss) |
x |
|
186 |
you |
-mu |
your (2sg.poss) |
x |
|
187 |
they |
ɣirarua |
they (3du) |
x |
|
108 |
louse
|
lita |
louse egg |
x20 |
|