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Language: Muyuw

Source/Author:  Lithgow, David and Daphne Lithgow, compilers. 2007. Muyuw-English dictionary. [Manuscript] 69 p. http://www.sil.org/pacific/png/abstract.asp?id=49233 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:myw  Glottocode: muyu1244 
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Data Entry:  Typed By: Ger Reesink  Checked By: Simon Greenhill 
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Classification:  Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Western Oceanic:Papuan Tip:Peripheral:Kilivila-Louisiades:Kilivila 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
1 hand nim   1, 66  
1 hand niman   1, 66  
2 left kimaw      
3 right kátay 'right hand' 14  
3 right katay 'right hand' 14  
4 leg/foot kaken   1  
5 to walk noun   1  
6 road/path ked   12  
7 to come am   1  
7 to come im   1  
8 to turn word info silikivin turn a corner travelling on road 66  
9 to swim gay   32  
10 dirty bik to be dirty 139  
10 dirty bikibik to be dirty 139  
11 dust musamus      
11 dust musew      
12 skin kaléivin its skin 53  
12 skin mom skin, peel of banana 101  
13 back word info kuyeim behind    
13 back word info tubwélon his back    
14 belly nun   105  
15 bone tatuwan   1, 10  
15 bone toutun   1, 10  
15 bone veitun      
16 intestines sinewun   1  
17 liver kat   1  
18 breast sasun   1  
18 breast sus   1  
19 shoulder yalavan metathesis 1  
20 to know, be knowledgeable kakin know 135  
20 to know, be knowledgeable sinóp(w) gain knowledge 83  
21 to think dik   98  
21 to think kanuway   99  
22 to fear goul 'respect' 89  
22 to fear pwayat   90  
22 to fear wen 'fear him'    
23 blood mwaliyésan his blood    
23 blood buyav blood 33  
24 head daban '(fore)head' 43  
24 head kunun   1  
25 neck káyon   90  
26 hair word info sinewun      
27 nose abunun   1, 17  
28 to breathe kayow nuwan      
28 to breathe yatun 'breathe in' 94  
29 to sniff, smell sikwén smell it 110  
29 to sniff, smell sukon smell it 110  
30 mouth wádon his mouth 60  
30 mouth awan his mouth 36  
31 tooth kud   61  
31 tooth kudun   61  
32 tongue mayen   7  
33 to laugh gágig   85  
33 to laugh gig   85  
34 to cry kawnavin      
34 to cry valam   47  
35 to vomit nagob   20  
35 to vomit ngeb   20  
36 to spit giw   65  
36 to spit gus   14, 83  
37 to eat kam   1, 43  
37 to eat koum   1, 43  
38 to chew word info gen   63  
39 to cook word info kaléibwan   119  
40 to drink mom   27  
40 to drink moum   27  
41 to bite ged   46  
42 to suck sus suck breast 25  
42 to suck mwes suck with lips; irregular *m > mw and *u > e 6  
43 ear teg   1  
43 ear teigan   1  
44 to hear kataluteg      
44 to hear ligen   1, 36  
44 to hear neg   1, 36  
45 eye mat   1  
45 eye matan   1  
46 to see kin   119  
47 to yawn kanawat   15  
48 to sleep kandakwek      
48 to sleep masis   1, 70  
49 to lie down word info másis   37  
50 to dream kamikon   39  
50 to dream mikon   39  
50 to dream kantet      
51 to sit sin   160  
52 to stand tabalawaw      
52 to stand tow   2  
53 person/human being gámag   42  
54 man/male taw   22  
55 woman/female vin   1, 106  
56 child gwad   39  
56 child natun   5  
57 husband mwan   26  
58 wife kwav   99  
59 mother ínan   1  
60 father taman   1  
61 house bunatum      
61 house bwan   43  
62 thatch/roof lakwet sago thatch 65  
62 thatch/roof loukwat sago thatch 65  
63 name yágan his name 20  
63 name yeg his name 20  
64 to say dibek 'tell'    
64 to say kavatag 'mention'    
64 to say lana 'say'    
64 to say livan   97  
65 rope balawn   84  
65 rope yiwayoun   54  
66 to tie up, fasten skwen      
66 to tie up, fasten yawen   142  
67 to sew word info bas   53  
67 to sew word info bes   53  
67 to sew word info kunup      
68 needle vas   23  
69 to hunt word info toutuw hunt for pigs 91  
69 to hunt word info tayob hunt for turtles    
70 to shoot word info gipouy 'bow for arrow; shoot'    
70 to shoot word info lus blowpipe,rifle;shoot    
71 to stab, pierce bes      
71 to stab, pierce giyev      
72 to hit word info wak      
72 to hit word info weiy   61  
73 to steal bakew      
73 to steal veinaw   1, 32  
74 to kill katimet   2  
74 to kill weiy      
75 to die, be dead kanig   46  
75 to die, be dead mat   1  
76 to live, be alive mwov   50  
76 to live, be alive mamwov   50  
77 to scratch word info tadidul      
78 to cut, hack word info lavis cut firewood    
78 to cut, hack word info tay cut with axe 1  
79 stick/wood kaligweg      
80 to split word info kaysal split it    
80 to split word info lav split firewood    
81 sharp kakat   69  
82 dull, blunt babeit      
82 dull, blunt sinyidayad      
83 to work word info wutiley do,work/    
83 to work word info wutálan its work    
84 to plant sop plant seed 67  
84 to plant way plant yam    
85 to choose kamkwin      
86 to grow word info tub   1  
86 to grow word info sob   1  
87 to swell word info lol   58  
88 to squeeze word info kimimey      
88 to squeeze word info pwel   63  
89 to hold word info kapét hold in hand 75  
90 to dig kaviyeil   28, 1  
91 to buy gimwal   17  
91 to buy ymayis   69  
92 to open, uncover kaliyow open it    
92 to open, uncover katuyow open it    
93 to pound, beat word info way beat, hit, plant yams 57  
93 to pound, beat word info weiy beat, hit, plant yams 57  
94 to throw word info lev   73  
94 to throw word info lov   73  
95 to fall word info kalivatouw      
95 to fall word info kalouw      
96 dog awuk   41  
97 bird man   1  
98 egg pouw   15  
99 feather dag   13  
99 feather digulen   13  
100 wing pinpénen its wing 2  
101 to fly yow   1  
102 rat sinmunam      
103 meat/flesh viniyón   10  
104 fat/grease dídiw   69  
104 fat/grease mwamon   1, 65  
105 tail yayun tail of dog 1, 25  
105 tail pwason tail of bird    
106 snake mwátet   12, 74  
107 worm (earthworm) simwamwat   10, 48  
108 louse word info dignigin      
108 louse word info kut   1  
109 mosquito bulóubol      
110 spider bobos      
111 fish in   1  
111 fish yin   1  
112 rotten word info kasanin      
112 rotten word info pwas   9, 74  
113 branch word info yáyag   1, 34  
114 leaf yageivin      
115 root gidawal      
115 root luw      
116 flower atanoun      
116 flower lalan   20  
117 fruit anagin      
117 fruit avanin      
117 fruit wuwan   1  
118 grass awuyow      
118 grass sinwuyow      
119 earth/soil pwepway   92  
119 earth/soil ven      
120 stone dakul   32  
120 stone dibwadeb   14  
121 sand alekel      
122 water word info soup   66  
122 water word info yevagam      
123 to flow látay      
124 sea bwanit   50  
124 sea yol      
125 salt sol     L
125 salt yol   53  
126 lake      
127 woods/forest nawoud   7, 120  
128 sky libalab   18  
129 moon kwel      
129 moon tibukon   24  
130 star utun   1  
131 cloud word info livaboy      
131 cloud word info lov   76  
132 fog labgugwaw   1, 57  
133 rain bwaw   58  
133 rain kalanan      
133 rain kunabas   1  
133 rain kunakun   1  
133 rain kweis   27  
133 rain sigwasig      
134 thunder palapal   15  
135 lightning kavíkawn   26, 6  
135 lightning kawn   26, 6  
136 wind yag   1  
136 wind bomat north wind    
136 wind yals south wind    
136 wind nuvid south-east wind    
136 wind yavat west wind 74  
137 to blow word info tow a. 20  
137 to blow word info itotow a. 20  
137 to blow word info yik b.    
138 warm word info muyamuy   74  
139 cold word info lalawen      
139 cold word info lóulun      
140 dry word info nibunab a. 115  
140 dry word info mad b. 11  
141 wet dal      
141 wet pwatut   108  
141 wet sipisoup      
142 heavy mouvit   20, 19  
143 fire kov   9  
144 to burn word info gob   16  
145 smoke word info bwaw   23  
145 smoke word info musew   37  
146 ash kalíkwaw   1, 90  
146 ash pulikov      
147 black gunugoun      
147 black lom      
148 white pwapwakaw   75  
149 red bwabwel   26  
150 yellow tigitag      
151 green kudikwad      
152 small kakit   38  
152 small kekels   38  
153 big avakaein   65  
154 short word info pumupum a. 'short and thick'    
154 short word info kayakus b.    
155 long word info aveiyov   69  
155 long word info vayov   69  
156 thin word info kalalaw thin of plank    
156 thin word info giligil thin of rope,thread 59  
157 thick word info badubad   18  
157 thick word info putupwat 'thick of cord' 67  
158 narrow kabkakit      
159 wide kupakop      
159 wide babayay 'wide of hole,opening'    
160 painful, sick katoun   74  
160 painful, sick lel      
160 painful, sick ged 'pain'    
161 shy, ashamed msin 'shame' 43  
161 shy, ashamed mwasin 'shame' 43  
162 old word info avek deduced from tovek 'old man' & vinavek 'old woman'    
163 new kwéivaw   1, 26  
164 good bwein   37  
164 good kámnat      
164 good palap      
165 bad, evil gagánen   60  
165 bad, evil gak   60  
165 bad, evil geg   60  
166 correct, true magene      
166 correct, true móunid      
167 night boug   1  
168 day yam   6  
169 year bweilim   15  
170 when? word info asinávin      
171 to hide word info toupan   54  
172 to climb word info mwen a. 66  
172 to climb word info katulag b.    
173 at wa   52  
174 in, inside wanuwan      
175 above wanakaew   61  
176 below waskawan   55  
176 below watinow   55  
177 this towen-ane 'this here'    
178 that tówen      
179 near ane      
179 near tówen-ane 'this nearby'    
180 far one towen-one 'that thing far away'    
181 where? word info am-tówen      
181 where? word info avanuy   3, 48  
182 I yeg(w)   1, 26  
182 I yey   1, 26  
183 thou yákoum(w)   21, 67  
183 thou yak(w)   21  
184 he/she towen he 64  
184 he/she nawen it/she 64  
185 we word info yakid we inc 1  
185 we word info yakaméy we exc 2  
185 we word info yam we exc 2  
186 you yakamiy   1, 13, 18  
187 they tasiyas   25, 42  
188 what? word info avéiyag   1, 38  
189 who? word info kal      
189 who? word info kalisíy      
190 other kweitan another one    
191 all babaw   93  
191 all méivek      
192 and e   8  
192 and may   2, 46  
192 and mouy   2, 46  
193 if kukín      
193 if magat      
194 how? word info amáwan      
195 no, not nag      
196 to count vin      
197 One word info kwéitan kwei is a classifier 14  
198 Two word info akweiy akʷe-y CL-2 1  
199 Three word info kweitoun   1  
200 Four word info kweivas   1, 65  
201 Five word info kweinim   1  
202 Six word info kweinim katanok      
203 Seven word info kweinim kweiy      
204 Eight word info kweinim kweiton      
205 Nine word info kweinim kweivas      
206 Ten word info sinawatan one ten'    
207 Twenty word info sinweiy      
208 Fifty word info sinwanim      
209 One Hundred word info lakatutan   56  
210 One Thousand word info      

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