Language: Apma (Suru Mwerani)
| Source/Author: | Andrew Gray | |
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| Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:app Glottocode: apma1240 | |
| Notes: | Apma has three dialects. This list is in Suru Mwerani, the most widely-spoken. This is extracted from Bongmehee, an Apma-Bislama-English dictionary, by Andrew Gray & Pascal Temwakon. Based on earlier work by Cindy Schneider. "ng" represents velar nasal, "bw" and "mw" labiovelarised consonants. "ts" is written and pronounced "j" by some. Verbs beginning with v and w change this to b and bw in imperfective aspect (present tense). | |
| Data Entry: | Typed By: Andrew Gray Checked By: | |
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| Classification: | Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Central-Eastern Oceanic:Remote Oceanic:North and Central Vanuatu:Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands:East Vanuatu | |
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Resources:
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Apma (Suru Kavian)
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Apma
Ethnologue Information for app
OLAC Information for app
The Languages of Pentecost Island
The Languages of Pentecost Island
Andrew Gray's homepage-
[Suggest a resource]
Change History:
Showing 3 of 11 entries. Show ALL logged changes
- Source: Kruger Antoine (Word 60) - Simon Greenhill (2012-11-20 02:05:07)
- Changed from "rap ngongos", source: Andrew Gray (Word 28) - Simon Greenhill (2009-09-01 06:49:21)
- Changed from "wotsi", source: Andrew Gray (Word 66) - Simon Greenhill (2009-09-01 06:47:04)
Entries:
| ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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| 1 | hand | nga- | 27 | ||
| 2 | left | mwii | 1, 59 | ||
| 3 | right | mwitsi | 5 | ||
| 4 | leg/foot | woko- | etym "thigh" | 36 | |
| 5 | to walk | hural | 25 | ||
| 6 | road/path | hal | 1 | ||
| 6 | road/path | hala- | 1 | ||
| 7 | to come | -pma | noun form 'maan' | 23, 1 | |
| 8 | to turn
|
wuukak | 5 | ||
| 9 | to swim | leleh | bathe | 8 | |
| 9 | to swim | gaa | swim along (rare) | 5 | |
| 10 | dirty | ngoo | e.g. when dropped on ground | 55 | |
| 11 | dust | maasup | 88 | ||
| 12 | skin | kula- | 10 | ||
| 12 | skin | bwala- | hard outer covering | 23 | |
| 13 | back
|
tsuku- | 75 | ||
| 14 | belly | walele- | 75 | ||
| 15 | bone | su- | 52 | ||
| 16 | intestines | tsine- | 1 | ||
| 17 | liver | ite- | 32 | ||
| 18 | breast | sis | 1 | ||
| 18 | breast | susu- | 1 | ||
| 19 | shoulder | bwataava- | 65, 87 | ||
| 20 | to know, be knowledgeable | ililngi | 8 | ||
| 20 | to know, be knowledgeable | ililngi ut | 'know the place' - be knowledgeable | 8 | |
| 21 | to think | vihni | 43 | ||
| 22 | to fear | -mtatsi | intransitive | 1 | |
| 22 | to fear | -mtani | transitive | 1 | |
| 23 | blood | da | 1 | ||
| 24 | head | butsu- | 9 | ||
| 25 | neck | kaua- | 18, 104 | ||
| 26 | hair
|
il | 31 | ||
| 26 | hair
|
ili- | 31 | ||
| 27 | nose | ngusu- | 1, 58 | ||
| 28 | to breathe | ngosngos | 36 | ||
| 29 | to sniff, smell | rongo bungu- | rongo = feel/hear | 64, 62 | |
| 30 | mouth | leewa- | inside of mouth | 1, 50 | |
| 30 | mouth | bongo- | external mouth or opening | 41 | |
| 31 | tooth | lip | 1, 35 | ||
| 31 | tooth | liwo- | 1, 35 | ||
| 32 | tongue | mia- | 7 | ||
| 33 | to laugh | man | 51 | ||
| 34 | to cry | deng | like a baby | 1 | |
| 34 | to cry | ngaa | shout out | 5 | |
| 35 | to vomit | liaut | from liak/liani 'spit out' and ut 'place' | 28 | |
| 36 | to spit | gasuu | 19 | ||
| 37 | to eat | gani | intransitive | 1 | |
| 37 | to eat | gani | transitive | 1 | |
| 38 | to chew
|
samga | 21 | ||
| 39 | to cook
|
vaaka | roast on embers | ||
| 39 | to cook
|
-tni | roast on fire | 9 | |
| 40 | to drink | min | intransitive | 1, 49 | |
| 40 | to drink | -mni | transitive | 1, 49 | |
| 41 | to bite | gatsi | 1, 55 | ||
| 42 | to suck | ruhu | draw in breath | 58 | |
| 42 | to suck | sis | suckle | 25 | |
| 43 | ear | diling | 1, 40 | ||
| 43 | ear | dalinga- | 1, 40 | ||
| 44 | to hear | rong | intransitive | 1 | |
| 44 | to hear | rongo | transitive | 1 | |
| 45 | eye | meta- | sometimes 'mat' in compound words | 1 | |
| 46 | to see | git | intransitive | 1 | |
| 46 | to see | gita | transitive | 1 | |
| 47 | to yawn | maamemep | 19 | ||
| 47 | to yawn | maawaawaa | 19 | ||
| 48 | to sleep | -mtsuu | noun form 'matru' | 1 | |
| 49 | to lie down
|
-tbo | 'dobo' in serial verb constructions | 78 | |
| 50 | to dream | git bwabwik | git = see | 29 | |
| 51 | to sit | sadok | 147 | ||
| 52 | to stand | di | existential verb; di boswos = stand up | 68 | |
| 53 | person/human being | atsi | 24 | ||
| 54 | man/male | dalmwa | 27 | ||
| 55 | woman/female | havin | 1, 106 | ||
| 56 | child | haavak | |||
| 56 | child | nutsu- | 5 | ||
| 57 | husband | hoa- | 2 | ||
| 58 | wife | dantsu- | literally "children's blood" | 37 | |
| 58 | wife | atleimwa- | literally 'person of the house' | ||
| 59 | mother | datsi- | 17 | ||
| 60 | father | tema- | 1 | ||
| 60 | father | tata | 19 | ||
| 61 | house | im | 1 | ||
| 61 | house | imwa- | 1 | ||
| 61 | house | val | 14 | ||
| 61 | house | vali- | 14 | ||
| 62 | thatch/roof | tsukuu | sago palm | 20 | |
| 63 | name | ih | 1, 18 | ||
| 63 | name | ha- | 1, 18 | ||
| 64 | to say | vep | 13, 103 | ||
| 65 | rope | kaawa | 25, 59 | ||
| 65 | rope | kae- | 35 | ||
| 66 | to tie up, fasten | wootsi | 77 | ||
| 66 | to tie up, fasten | liko | 1, 39 | ||
| 67 | to sew
|
solsol | intransitive | 32 | |
| 67 | to sew
|
slo | transitive | 32 | |
| 68 | needle | |
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| 69 | to hunt
|
galkaltak | intransitive | ||
| 69 | to hunt
|
galtani | transitive | ||
| 70 | to shoot
|
vena | 1 | ||
| 71 | to stab, pierce | sok | intransitive | 67 | |
| 71 | to stab, pierce | -sko | transitive | 67 | |
| 72 | to hit
|
ih | intransitive | 86 | |
| 72 | to hit
|
-hi | transitive | 84 | |
| 73 | to steal | las | intransitive | 20 | |
| 73 | to steal | lasi | transitive | 20, 28 | |
| 74 | to kill | ih bamte | ih = hit, bamte = cause to die | 26, 2 | |
| 75 | to die, be dead | mat | 1 | ||
| 76 | to live, be alive | mwas | 37 | ||
| 77 | to scratch
|
dakri | 12, 28 | ||
| 78 | to cut, hack
|
das | intransitive | 29 | |
| 78 | to cut, hack
|
dasi | transitive | 29 | |
| 79 | stick/wood | nguduka | 4 | ||
| 79 | stick/wood | kai- | 1 | ||
| 80 | to split
|
wara | usually in combination with other verbs (e.g. das bwara, cut and split) | 1 | |
| 81 | sharp | -mkan | 14 | ||
| 82 | dull, blunt | -mtsibwi | 51 | ||
| 83 | to work
|
um | 1 | ||
| 84 | to plant | rup | intransitive | 9 | |
| 84 | to plant | ruwu | transitive | 9 | |
| 85 | to choose | git ulu | git = see, ulu = pull out | 30 | |
| 85 | to choose | vep ulu | vep = say, ulu = pull out | 30 | |
| 86 | to grow
|
miuu | 24 | ||
| 87 | to swell
|
di tsibi | 40 | ||
| 88 | to squeeze
|
wup | intransitive | ||
| 88 | to squeeze
|
wuri | transitive | 16 | |
| 89 | to hold
|
wuh | intransitive | 46 | |
| 89 | to hold
|
wuhu | transitive | 46 | |
| 90 | to dig | gil | intransitive | 1 | |
| 90 | to dig | gili | transitive | 1 | |
| 91 | to buy | gele | 48 | ||
| 92 | to open, uncover | sangvi | 40 | ||
| 93 | to pound, beat
|
gosmi | 31 | ||
| 94 | to throw
|
woh | intransitive | 41 | |
| 94 | to throw
|
wohni | transitive | 42 | |
| 95 | to fall
|
iah | 60 | ||
| 96 | dog | kuli | 7 | L | |
| 97 | bird | bwihil | 30 | ||
| 98 | egg | dulu- | 1, 66 | ||
| 99 | feather | il | same as hair | 1 | |
| 99 | feather | ili- | same as hair | 1 | |
| 100 | wing | valga- | 38, 69 | ||
| 101 | to fly | gak | 14 | ||
| 102 | rat | temwa | 72 | ||
| 103 | meat/flesh | vihko- | 10 | ||
| 104 | fat/grease | uru- | rare nowadays | 44 | |
| 105 | tail | gere- | 39 | ||
| 106 | snake | teltel | 13 | ||
| 107 | worm (earthworm) | tabwasiski | 22 | ||
| 108 | louse
|
kut | 1 | ||
| 109 | mosquito | tabwaken | 35 | ||
| 110 | spider | tabwakaka | house spider | 8, 78 | |
| 110 | spider | butsungos | big outdoor spider | 4 | |
| 111 | fish | ik | 1 | ||
| 112 | rotten
|
-mdee | 27 | ||
| 113 | branch
|
ra- | 1, 21 | ||
| 114 | leaf | ru- | 1 | ||
| 115 | root | libwi- | soft roots | 18 | |
| 115 | root | koro- | hard roots; also 'fence' | 2 | |
| 116 | flower | wunga- | 1 | ||
| 117 | fruit | wa- | 1, 26 | ||
| 118 | grass | vilih | 1 | ||
| 119 | earth/soil | tan | 1 | ||
| 120 | stone | vet | 1 | ||
| 120 | stone | vitsi- | 1? | ||
| 121 | sand | on | 1 | ||
| 122 | water
|
sileng | 29 | ||
| 122 | water
|
selnga- | 29 | ||
| 123 | to flow | rop | also 'run' | 37 | |
| 123 | to flow | sal | also 'float along' | 38 | |
| 124 | sea | teh | 1 | ||
| 124 | sea | takhi- | 1 | ||
| 125 | salt | teh | same as 'sea' or 'saltwater' | 20 | |
| 125 | salt | tahki- | 20 | ||
| 126 | lake | nibi | pool in river | 22 | |
| 127 | woods/forest | katraba | 41 | ||
| 128 | sky | bini | 29 | ||
| 129 | moon | wul | 1 | ||
| 130 | star | wamso | 13 | ||
| 131 | cloud
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| 132 | fog | kakap | 1 | ||
| 133 | rain | us | 1 | ||
| 134 | thunder | ruu mere | ruu = quake, mere = above | 47 | |
| 135 | lightning | vilhi | 26 | ||
| 136 | wind | leng | 1, 77 | ||
| 136 | wind | langsi- | 1, 77 | ||
| 137 | to blow
|
rii | of wind | 40 | |
| 137 | to blow
|
up | with mouth - intransitive | 4, 81 | |
| 137 | to blow
|
wu | with mouth - transitive | 4 | |
| 138 | warm
|
mwapmwap | mwap = be on fire | 43 | |
| 139 | cold
|
mamdidi | 1 | ||
| 140 | dry
|
ragah | intransitive | 37 | |
| 140 | dry
|
-sla | wipe dry | ||
| 141 | wet | mes | 49 | ||
| 142 | heavy | -mres | 33 | ||
| 143 | fire | kaba | 19 | ||
| 144 | to burn
|
vahngi | 39 | ||
| 144 | to burn
|
visturu | 47 | ||
| 145 | smoke
|
ese- | 2 | ||
| 146 | ash | tanep | 1, 26 | ||
| 147 | black | mee | 1? | ||
| 148 | white | dap | 48 | ||
| 148 | white | mit | pale | 49 | |
| 149 | red | meme | 1 | ||
| 150 | yellow | sesede | 47 | ||
| 151 | green | mamalkes | 'rotten blue' | 8, 43 | |
| 152 | small | wep | 45 | ||
| 153 | big | kau | 106 | ||
| 153 | big | bwara- | 50 | ||
| 154 | short
|
buku- | in height | 3 | |
| 154 | short
|
ngudu- | in length | ||
| 155 | long
|
-mrap | 18 | ||
| 156 | thin
|
-mnipnip | 1 | ||
| 157 | thick
|
-mtstiltsil | 3 | ||
| 158 | narrow | -mnipnip | same as 'thin' | x | |
| 159 | wide | -mtsiltsil | same as 'thick' | ||
| 160 | painful, sick | ras | sick | 34 | |
| 160 | painful, sick | -mnuk | sore | ||
| 161 | shy, ashamed | bus | 32 | ||
| 162 | old
|
tebwet | 57 | ||
| 163 | new | rabwa | 9 | ||
| 164 | good | gabis | 48 | ||
| 165 | bad, evil | gapmwa | 123 | ||
| 166 | correct, true | mwetaknga | true | 42 | |
| 166 | correct, true | woswos | straight, correct | 43 | |
| 167 | night | bung | 1 | ||
| 168 | day | ren | daylight period | 6 | |
| 168 | day | kubung | 16 | ||
| 169 | year | sika | 29 | ||
| 169 | year | dam | also 'yam' | 30 | |
| 170 | when?
|
nangih | 1, 43 | ||
| 171 | to hide
|
-tpo surak | -tpo = lie down | 6? | |
| 172 | to climb
|
sain | climb onto | ||
| 172 | to climb
|
sak | go up | 2 | |
| 173 | at | le | in | 20 | |
| 173 | at | li | on | 20 | |
| 173 | at | al | 48 | ||
| 173 | at | ut | place | 50 | |
| 174 | in, inside | le | 1 | ||
| 174 | in, inside | lele- | 1 | ||
| 175 | above | mere | high | 10 | |
| 176 | below | tavan | low | 10, 41 | |
| 177 | this | -ah | 21 | ||
| 177 | this | nong | 20 | ||
| 178 | that | -ih | 9 | ||
| 179 | near | saasari | 48 | ||
| 180 | far | naut | 85 | ||
| 181 | where?
|
ibeh | 3? | ||
| 182 | I | na- | 1, 21, 22 | ||
| 183 | thou | ko- | 1 | ||
| 184 | he/she | |
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| 185 | we
|
ta- | inclusive | 1 | |
| 185 | we
|
kaa- | exclusive | 1 | |
| 186 | you | ka- | used as singular form in extremely respectful situations | x | |
| 187 | they | ra- | 1, 70 | ||
| 188 | what?
|
apmah | 1 | ||
| 189 | who?
|
itan | 62, 63 | ||
| 190 | other | go | also 'one of them' | ||
| 190 | other | watnede | 'different' | ||
| 191 | all | sera | 49 | ||
| 192 | and | bi | 79 | ||
| 193 | if | ihgo | |||
| 194 | how?
|
nuhu | 84 | ||
| 194 | how?
|
gap | a verb 'to be how': past tense te-gap, present mwe-gap, future ne-gap | 58, 82, 83 | |
| 195 | no, not | tebu | interjection ('no') | 57 | |
| 195 | no, not | ba ... nga | negative marker in sentence ('not') | 58 | |
| 196 | to count | wulwulkik | intransitive | 1 | |
| 196 | to count | wulki | transitive | 1 | |
| 197 | One
|
bwaleh | 7 | ||
| 198 | Two
|
karu | 1 | ||
| 199 | Three
|
katsil | 1 | ||
| 200 | Four
|
kavet | 1, 65 | ||
| 201 | Five
|
kalim | 1 | ||
| 202 | Six
|
lapwaleh | prefixed with 'te-' when used as quantifier | 15 | |
| 203 | Seven
|
laviru | prefixed with 'te-' when used as quantifier | 13 | |
| 204 | Eight
|
laptsil | prefixed with 'te-' when used as quantifier | 5, 7 | |
| 205 | Nine
|
lapet | prefixed with 'te-' when used as quantifier | 20 | |
| 206 | Ten
|
sangwul | prefixed with 'te-' when used as quantifier | 5 | |
| 207 | Twenty
|
ngawul karu | 9 | ||
| 208 | Fifty
|
ngawul kalim | x | ||
| 209 | One Hundred
|
ngawul sangwul | 17 | ||
| 209 | One Hundred
|
wudelu | rare nowadays; prefixed with 'te-' when used as quantifier | 16 | |
| 210 | One Thousand
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vataa | rare nowadays; prefixed with 'te-' when used as quantifier | 13 |





