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Language: Kuot

Source/Author:  Lindström field notes 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:kto  Glottocode: kuot1243 
Notes:  non-Austronesian ("East Papuan"), New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
Previous names: Panaras (also Nayama, Kun, Kulot; see Lindström 2002 p19).
Noun endings -ma, -na, -nəm, -nim, -bam, -bu, -bun, -uom disappear in plural formation and should probably be ignored for comparative purposes.  
Data Entry:  Typed By: Eva Lindström  Checked By:  
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  • Number of Loans: 14
 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
3 right      
8 to turn word info      
28 to breathe      
53 person/human being      
68 needle      
117 fruit      
126 lake      
131 cloud word info      
156 thin word info      
158 narrow      
159 wide      
190 other      
193 if      
210 One Thousand word info      
1 hand kilan      
4 leg/foot kiban      
11 dust buia      
13 back word info ibunəm      
14 belly puana      
15 bone muanəm      
16 intestines pakkubinəm      
17 liver bakkarep      
19 shoulder barana      
23 blood oləbuan      
24 head bukom      
25 neck kəkkoŋ      
26 hair word info kapuruma      
30 mouth nənəm      
31 tooth laukima      
32 tongue məlobiem      
43 ear kikinəm      
45 eye irəma      
54 man/male mikana      
54 man/male teima      
55 woman/female makabun      
57 husband lai      
60 father irə      
63 name bonim      
64 to say ga      
64 to say gama      
64 to say ma      
64 to say mama      
65 rope iakur      
79 stick/wood karənəm      
79 stick/wood pas      
98 egg səgər      
99 feather nebam      
100 wing pupuruna      
103 meat/flesh puppunes      
104 fat/grease ailu      
106 snake kakok      
108 louse word info ineima      
110 spider kakoburik      
110 spider kokoburik      
111 fish abuluma      
113 branch word info muaranim      
113 branch word info muareima      
114 leaf bəbam      
115 root ikunəm      
118 grass pəlis      
119 earth/soil kimanəm      
120 stone adəs      
121 sand ubiem      
122 water word info burunəm      
124 sea pirom      
134 thunder duk      
145 smoke word info bonət      
146 ash ura      
146 ash utərə      
147 black pul      
173 at na      
174 in, inside na      
179 near kakarat      
180 far kəkkaliat      
181 where? word info lakum      
182 I tuo      
182 I turuo      
183 thou nuo      
183 thou nunuo      
185 we word info bubuo      
185 we word info pa      
186 you mi      
186 you mimi      
188 what? word info mani      
189 who? word info aka      
192 and ga      
197 One word info namurit      
198 Two word info narain      
199 Three word info naien      
200 Four word info nakala      
201 Five word info muanəm      
202 Six word info gunamur      
203 Seven word info gamura      
204 Eight word info gamin      
205 Nine word info gamiala      
206 Ten word info mənaburuan      
194 how? word info are mani "like what"    
191 all ganam 'all, whole'    
42 to suck ninip 'as in suck on fingers'    
162 old word info lappək 'be old' if used as Vcls 1    
162 old word info kualappik 'be old' if used as Vcls 1    
39 to cook word info bukara 'make cooked < adj. 'cooked'    
103 meat/flesh otbəna 'meat of fish'    
27 nose akabunima 'nostril'    
27 nose ŋof 'nostril'    
19 shoulder biaməna 'shoulder blade'    
103 meat/flesh ŋane 'what you have with the carbo hydrates (Tok Pisin abus)'    
61 house lukuan (also 'roof')    
130 star marələ (AN loan < Morning star)   L
133 rain afərət (AN loan < wet season)    
6 road/path alaŋ (AN loan)    
18 breast sisima (AN loan)    
67 to sew word info sikit (AN loan)    
102 rat kifəma (m) (AN loan)   L
102 rat kifəbun (f) (AN loan)   L
109 mosquito ŋatŋarima (AN loan)    
125 salt tes (AN loan)    
129 moon uləŋ (AN loan)    
135 lightning ilak (AN loan)    
136 wind ifif (AN loan)    
41 to bite karət (AN loan) also 'betel nut'    
86 to grow word info sik (AN: Nochi chik chikchik)   L
86 to grow word info siksik (AN: Nochi chik chikchik)   L
96 dog kapuna (AN: same as Nochi)    
130 star mataleŋleŋ (AN? = Nochi)   L?
143 fire kit (AN? Lavongai kut)    
152 small tətak (AN? Nochi: dokdok)   L?
4 leg/foot kadəlek (northern dialect)    
107 worm (earthworm) makabunama (spp, long and thin)    
10 dirty pəppəl adj    
81 sharp oror adj    
82 dull, blunt but adj    
112 rotten word info is adj    
138 warm word info pamnə adj    
141 wet sərap adj    
141 wet səsarap adj    
142 heavy giginə adj    
155 long word info laklakə adj    
163 new adj    
164 good mur adj    
164 good məgo adj    
165 bad, evil kirə adj    
166 correct, true mikə adj    
141 wet puskə adj 'moist'    
147 black puppul adj (AN? =Nochi 'black, dirty')    
149 red toktok adj (AN?? = Nochi tok)    
154 short word info pəppo adj (length and height)    
157 thick word info am adj also 'fat'    
153 big kan adj also 'thick', 'wide'    
152 small kəppi adj also 'thin', 'narrow'    
175 above nakkap adv 'on, over, up'    
176 below laurup adv 'under, below, down'    
170 when? word info namuk adv, also 'how many'    
167 night arubu also 'darkness'    
62 thatch/roof lukuan also 'house'    
48 to sleep duri also 'lie down'    
169 year karanim also 'low tide, reef at low tide'    
105 tail pətpat also 'lower back of pig (butchered with the tail)'    
17 liver bəsok also 'lung'    
58 wife kualə also 'old woman' (same in Nochi)    
175 above bo also 'on'    
122 water word info danuot also 'river', AN loan (?)   L?
49 to lie down word info duri also 'to sleep'    
176 below pət also 'under'    
105 tail uliakano bird's tail    
137 to blow word info ləf blow away, of wind    
137 to blow word info fu blow with the mouth (AN loan)   L
56 child kulot boy    
127 woods/forest panap bush, also 'rubbish, trash' (PL only)    
38 to chew word info səm chew    
38 to chew word info səmsəm chew    
38 to chew word info ŋose chew and swallow juice, as of sugar cane    
38 to chew word info soŋ chew betel nut    
38 to chew word info kərəs chew noisily, crunch    
59 mother kakka child's address    
60 father mama child's address    
48 to sleep tete child-directed    
56 child lop children (PL only)    
168 day la day    
168 day ileŋ daytime, daylight    
185 we word info papa excl    
184 he/she u fem -- much variation across pronominal functions    
208 Fifty word info muanə ma mənaburualap five tens    
56 child kuləmut girl    
127 woods/forest ben high forest    
185 we word info buo incl    
16 intestines dalə includes general insides of belly, 'offal'    
195 no, not karuk is not, no    
98 egg dəkər Kabil dialect    
177 this ti many many forms,+ inflected for person    
178 that to many many forms,+ inflected for person    
184 he/she i masc    
132 fog upau mist, rising from forest after rain    
195 no, not təle negation    
97 bird amani northern Kuot (AN loan)   L
105 tail ləpəle of dog as well as snake    
104 fat/grease kiris of nuts    
162 old word info lai old man    
162 old word info kuala old woman    
59 mother num older root? base of collective forms    
12 skin neip only in plural form    
12 skin kumalip only in plural form    
116 flower purə only verb; prob loan    
12 skin pəppək pəppək also of 'peel', 'bark' etc.    
2 left kaiar prob 'left hand(ed)'    
59 mother naga same in Nalik, Nochi, Madak ('my mother')    
70 to shoot word info pure shoot or stab with spear etc.    
70 to shoot word info bəle shoot with spear    
56 child poi someone's child    
97 bird kobeŋ southern Kuot (AN loan? Lakuramau koben=wing)   L?
105 tail ləbonaŋ tail and backmost part of fish    
209 One Hundred word info mənaburuan ma mənaburualap ten tens    
128 sky panbinim the blue sky, clouds are below it    
66 to tie up, fasten buruk-in tie with knot    
207 Twenty word info narain mənaburualapien two tens    
171 to hide word info sukə V cls 1 'pull back to hide'    
187 they mi varies across functions    
187 they ma varies across functions    
172 to climb word info abə Vcl 2, also rise etc    
21 to think akat Vcls 1    
33 to laugh fakabuo Vcls 1    
33 to laugh akkit Vcls 1    
33 to laugh tekkit Vcls 1    
36 to spit kasup Vcls 1    
37 to eat parak Vcls 1    
46 to see kima Vcls 1    
47 to yawn marala Vcls 1    
52 to stand dus Vcls 1    
66 to tie up, fasten pəla Vcls 1    
73 to steal pula Vcls 1    
77 to scratch word info karamit Vcls 1    
83 to work word info ubi Vcls 1    
87 to swell word info dəŋ Vcls 1    
87 to swell word info tiŋ Vcls 1    
88 to squeeze word info pora Vcls 1    
92 to open, uncover pilas Vcls 1    
94 to throw word info ko Vcls 1    
95 to fall word info tiri Vcls 1    
95 to fall word info mir Vcls 1    
141 wet saput Vcls 1    
141 wet saraput Vcls 1    
144 to burn word info suam Vcls 1    
150 yellow kakko Vcls 1    
196 to count pəs Vcls 1    
78 to cut, hack word info kirip Vcls 1 'cut, chop with knife'    
69 to hunt word info sin Vcls 1 'hunt with dogs'    
84 to plant Vcls 1 'plant a new garden'    
80 to split word info səba Vcls 1 'split bamboo, or areca palm trunk for walling or flooring'    
80 to split word info bəsa Vcls 1 'split bamboo, or areca palm trunk for walling or flooring'    
80 to split word info pəreit Vcls 1 'split firewood, or vine for lashing'    
71 to stab, pierce buliŋ Vcls 1 'stab', poke, as ground for post etc    
90 to dig kau Vcls 1 (AN loan (?))    
66 to tie up, fasten pis Vcls 1 (AN loan)   L
42 to suck sisi Vcls 1 (AN loan, see 'breast')   L
151 green makmakada Vcls 1 (AN: Nalik mərəxə'wa, Madak məmaxa)    
148 white pəsok Vcls 1 (AN: Tigak & Lavongai: posok)    
87 to swell word info ut Vcls 1 also 'be full from eating'    
91 to buy seo Vcls 1 also 'pay'    
85 to choose ite Vcls 1 also 'sort'    
85 to choose mat Vcls 1 also 'take aim'    
93 to pound, beat word info sək Vcls 1 hit, pound with stone or stick    
160 painful, sick ŋit Vcls 1 hurt    
94 to throw word info apə Vcls 1 incl throw spear    
160 painful, sick tafa Vcls 1 sick    
71 to stab, pierce siki Vcls 1 stab, pierce, prick (AN loan)   L
71 to stab, pierce pure Vcls 1 stab, shoot    
94 to throw word info pure Vcls 1 throw at    
72 to hit word info pukət Vcls 1, beat with stick    
139 cold word info madin Vcls 1, cold, cool in general    
140 dry word info bəlak Vcls 1, dry, be dry in general    
72 to hit word info pit Vcls 1, hit with stick, also 'cut firewood'    
140 dry word info uauk Vcls 1, of sores or anything wet that dries out    
9 to swim kakai Vcls 1; also 'float'    
5 to walk num Vcls 2    
7 to come op Vcls 2    
20 to know, be knowledgeable it Vcls 2    
22 to fear rau Vcls 2    
29 to sniff, smell ie Vcls 2    
34 to cry libə Vcls 2    
37 to eat o Vcls 2    
44 to hear ptə Vcls 2    
44 to hear omirə Vcls 2    
51 to sit onəma Vcls 2    
75 to die, be dead pəra Vcls 2    
95 to fall word info kəm Vcls 2    
123 to flow ripa Vcls 2    
87 to swell word info abə Vcls 2 also 'rise, climb'    
76 to live, be alive nim Vcls 2, also 'be conscious'    
39 to cook word info pa iouna Vcls 2, make 'mumu', cook in stones (iouna=cooking stones)    
35 to vomit abən Vcls 2, of small children    
84 to plant li Vcls 2a    
89 to hold word info at Vcls 2a    
78 to cut, hack word info bulə Vcls 2a 'cut, chop, fell'    
93 to pound, beat word info ra Vcls 2a 'pound to open shell'    
74 to kill nəm Vcls 2a, 'to go at, injure'    
7 to come mu-o Vcls 3    
35 to vomit tarak-ban Vcls 3    
40 to drink təp-o Vcls 3    
46 to see i-i Vcls 3    
50 to dream kirit-ie Vcls 3    
50 to dream kikkirit-ie Vcls 3    
101 to fly pəva-la Vcls 3    
161 shy, ashamed muli-bə Vcls 3    
171 to hide word info kako-ri Vcls 3    
144 to burn word info ip-au Vcls 3 'burn secondary growth in garden preparation'    
91 to buy u-i Vcls 3 also 'pay    
138 warm word info pəppamnə warm, hot in general    

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