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

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