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Language: Kusaie

Source/Author:  Blust from: Lee (1976) 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:kos  Glottocode: kosr1238 
Notes:  Lee, Kee-dong. 1976. Kusaiean-English Dictionary. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 
Data Entry:  Typed By: Debasish Roy  Checked By: Simon Greenhill 
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Classification:  Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Central-Eastern Oceanic:Remote Oceanic:Micronesian:Micronesian Proper:Kusaiean 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
175 above fac-      
191 all [nuh]kwewa      
192 and ac      
192 and ma and others 2  
146 ash apact      
146 ash (a)-pɛt   7  
173 at ke      
173 at i-   1  
13 back word info fin tohkoh [='back of'] 12  
13 back word info fin tuku-n [='back of'] 12  
13 back word info tok back 12  
13 back word info tɔkɔ(l) his back 12  
13 back word info tuku(n) back of 12  
165 bad, evil nahsuhk      
14 belly in-siyac      
176 below ye      
153 big yohk      
153 big lʌlæp big/large/huge 10  
97 bird tuhram      
97 bird won is this 1 really? RG. No, I think KSR mæn is the cognate. See Bender et al. (2003)    
147 black sroalsroal   8  
147 black srɒlsrɒl black 8  
23 blood srah   1  
23 blood sræ   1  
15 bone sri   2  
15 bone sri   2  
113 branch word info lah   1  
113 branch word info   1  
113 branch word info lwe   1  
18 breast titi   1  
18 breast twetwe-(l) her breast 1  
18 breast titi-(n) breast of 1  
56 child tuhlihk   7  
56 child nætʌ-(l) his child 5  
56 child tʌlik   7  
131 cloud word info puhkuhn yeŋ      
139 cold word info mihsrihsr   1  
139 cold word info mɨsrɨsr cold/chilly/cool/goose bumps 1  
139 cold word info ɔu cold 11  
139 cold word info ɔyɔu chilly 11  
166 correct, true pwacye      
168 day lwen   6  
168 day lwen   6  
10 dirty fohkfohk      
96 dog      
140 dry word info paho      
82 dull, blunt sahfiht      
11 dust      
43 ear [in]srwac      
119 earth/soil infohk      
98 egg ahtro      
204 Eight word info al-   3  
204 Eight word info ɒl-   3  
204 Eight word info ɒl   3  
204 Eight word info al   3  
45 eye muhta   1  
45 eye mʌta-   1  
180 far      
104 fat/grease fact      
60 father pahpah   48  
60 father tuhma   1  
60 father tʌmʷɛ-(l) his father 1  
99 feather unac (<qunap-i) 30  
99 feather une-(n) feather/hair/scale/fur of 30  
208 Fifty word info lʌm-ŋaul   1  
143 fire e   1  
143 fire e   1  
111 fish ik   1  
111 fish apil a kind of fish ( probable loan from Mrs) 26  
201 Five word info lʌm-   1  
201 Five word info lime-   1  
201 Five word info lʌm   1  
116 flower yosep      
132 fog ohk      
200 Four word info ahŋ   1, 67  
200 Four word info yoko      
200 Four word info æŋ four (prefixed to classifier). 1, 67  
117 fruit      
164 good wo   38  
118 grass mah      
151 green folfol sra      
26 hair word info in-sifac      
26 hair word info une-(n) feather, hair, scale, fur of 10  
1 hand paho      
1 hand po   8  
1 hand pæo-(l)   8  
184 he/she el   x  
24 head in-sifac      
24 head olo-(l) its top 1  
24 head ulu-(n)   1  
142 heavy toasr      
61 house lohm   1  
61 house yuwac   1  
61 house yuwɛ-   1  
61 house iwɛ-   1, 48  
194 how? word info fuhkah      
57 husband tuhmwac      
182 I ŋa   12  
182 I ŋa   12  
193 if fin   65  
193 if fuhnuh   65  
174 in, inside loac [time]    
174 in, inside loɛ inside 1  
174 in, inside lu-(n) inside of 1  
16 intestines fohk      
126 lake      
114 leaf sra   1  
114 leaf sra   1  
2 left lacsac      
4 leg/foot niyac   63  
4 leg/foot niyɛ-(l) his leg 63  
4 leg/foot niye-(n) leg of. 63  
135 lightning sahrom Bender et al. (2003:327) suggest this is a loan from Marshallese   L
17 liver acs ɛs, esyɛ-(l) 'liver, his liver' - see Bender et al. (2003) 1  
17 liver ɛs liver 1  
17 liver esyɛ-(l) his liver 1  
155 long word info loes   87  
155 long word info loes long, tall 87  
108 louse word info kut   1  
108 louse word info kut   1  
54 man/male mukul      
54 man/male wen   1  
103 meat/flesh ikoac   10  
103 meat/flesh ikoɛ-(n) flesh of (showing metathesis) 10  
129 moon mahlwem   7  
129 moon mæ-lwem moon, month 7  
109 mosquito emsyac   1  
109 mosquito em-(syɛ)   1  
59 mother ninac   1, 78  
59 mother ninɛ ones mother. 1, 78  
59 mother nnæ   1, 83  
30 mouth oal   36  
30 mouth oali-(k) my mouth 36  
63 name e   66  
63 name e   66  
158 narrow ohsrihksrihk   13  
179 near yuru-(n) vicinity of, near 97  
25 neck in-kwacwac      
68 needle ninuhl      
163 new sasuh      
167 night fohŋ   1  
167 night foŋ   1  
205 Nine word info      
195 no, not mo[h]   4  
195 no, not se-   4  
195 no, not sʌ-   4  
27 nose fwac   73  
27 nose fwɛ   73  
162 old word info mahtuh   1  
197 One word info se   14  
197 One word info sie   14  
197 One word info soko      
197 One word info sra   14  
197 One word info se   14  
197 One word info sie   14  
209 One Hundred word info -foko   20  
209 One Hundred word info -fok   20  
210 One Thousand word info      
190 other      
160 painful, sick mas   1  
160 painful, sick atuck   1  
160 painful, sick atək   1  
53 person/human being mwet   70  
53 person/human being mʷet   70  
133 rain af      
102 rat kihsrihk 'mouse; < 'rat' + 'little' 16, 66  
102 rat kisrik 'mouse; < 'rat' + 'little' 16, 66  
149 red sruhsrah      
3 right lacyot      
6 road/path innek      
115 root okah   2  
115 root okæ root 2  
115 root ɒkɒk mangrove root 2  
65 rope sucl      
65 rope səl   1  
112 rotten word info kohl      
112 rotten word info mwesr rotten, mellow, pimple, flake of skin 50  
125 salt sohl     L
121 sand puhk   13  
124 sea meoha   13  
124 sea me-ɔa ocean 13  
124 sea (kifin)-te      
203 Seven word info it   1  
81 sharp kohsroh      
154 short word info fototo short, brief, curt. 9  
19 shoulder fin pihsac      
161 shy, ashamed efef      
161 shy, ashamed fuon      
161 shy, ashamed mwekihn   1  
202 Six word info on   1  
12 skin kolo [='skin of'] 1  
12 skin kulu-n [='skin of'] 1  
12 skin kulu-(k) my skin 1  
12 skin kolo-(l) his/her s. 1  
128 sky lucŋ      
128 sky ləŋ sky, heaven 1  
152 small srihk   66  
152 small srɨk   66  
152 small srɨsrɨk   66  
145 smoke word info kuhlahsr      
106 snake      
110 spider pwepwenu      
130 star itih   1  
130 star itɨ   1  
79 stick/wood sahk      
79 stick/wood branch/twig/limb 2  
79 stick/wood lwe   2  
120 stone yot   46  
120 stone yot   46  
105 tail puhla      
105 tail ikwik rudder, tiller, helm 1  
206 Ten word info -ŋoul   5  
206 Ten word info -ŋʌul   5  
178 that [s]oh      
178 that ŋoh      
178 that iŋacn      
178 that (iŋ)-ɛn that, those.    
62 thatch/roof fahsuc      
187 they eltahl      
187 they el-(tæl)      
157 thick word info mahtol   3  
157 thick word info mæ-tol thick/dense 3  
156 thin word info muhs      
156 thin word info mihnini   1  
177 this iŋe      
177 this ʌ this near speaker 1, 18  
177 this (iŋ)-e this/here/now    
183 thou kom      
199 Three word info tolu   1  
199 Three word info tol   1  
199 Three word info tol-(u)   1  
134 thunder puhlahl   15, 16  
134 thunder pʌlæl   15, 16  
41 to bite ŋalŋuhl      
137 to blow word info ukuk   15  
137 to blow word info pæpæ blow/fan 14  
137 to blow word info uk to blow (a bugle)/blow (something) away 15  
137 to blow word info ukuk blow/be blowing 15  
28 to breathe ŋosr   10  
144 to burn word info fulok      
144 to burn word info isihk   93  
91 to buy eis      
91 to buy moli   1  
38 to chew word info wi[wi]      
85 to choose sule      
172 to climb word info fahluhki      
172 to climb word info fan      
7 to come tuhkuh   9  
7 to come fær pass/go/come (a loan?)    
39 to cook word info pohel[i]      
196 to count oacoac   77  
196 to count oek   77  
196 to count oɛoɛ count/enumerate 77  
196 to count oe-k count (something) 77  
34 to cry tuhŋ   1  
34 to cry tʌŋ cry 1  
78 to cut, hack word info twe      
78 to cut, hack word info paki      
78 to cut, hack word info uti   54  
78 to cut, hack word info tæt chop    
75 to die, be dead misac   1  
75 to die, be dead mʷet to die 1  
75 to die, be dead misɛ death/to die 1  
90 to dig puhk      
90 to dig kuhlkuhl   1  
90 to dig kʌlkʌl dig / turn up 1  
90 to dig kilʌ-ŋ to dig s.t. 1  
50 to dream mwemwe     7
40 to drink nihm reflex of PMic *nima 'drinkable object, with possessive classifier' 1, 59  
40 to drink nɨmnɨm to drink 1  
40 to drink nɨ-m to drink (s.t.) 1, 59  
37 to eat kihmihs      
37 to eat moŋo   8  
37 to eat kaŋ   1  
37 to eat moŋo eat food 8  
95 to fall word info ikor      
95 to fall word info top      
22 to fear sahŋweŋ      
22 to fear mo-tok feel unwelcome, ill at ease, awkward 1  
123 to flow acsracsr      
101 to fly sohk      
86 to grow word info kap      
44 to hear lohŋ   1  
44 to hear lɔŋ hear/listen to (someone) 1  
171 to hide word info wihk      
72 to hit word info suhsahk   8, 63  
72 to hit word info tukutuk to pound 8, 63  
72 to hit word info tuk to pound on something 8, 63  
89 to hold word info sruh   16  
89 to hold word info fahrfahr      
69 to hunt word info      
74 to kill uni   1  
74 to kill uni hit or kill (someone) 1  
20 to know, be knowledgeable etuh orthographic form; etʌ in Bender et al. (2003) 35  
20 to know, be knowledgeable etʌ know, understand (something) 35  
20 to know, be knowledgeable (a)-kɨle-(n) notice (tr.) 18  
33 to laugh isracsr      
33 to laugh ŋis laugh 17  
33 to laugh ŋisŋis guffaw 17  
49 to lie down word info ona   1  
49 to lie down word info ona to lie down 1  
49 to lie down word info on-(kiyʌki) be prone 1  
76 to live, be alive moul   1, 76  
76 to live, be alive moul alive, live 1, 76  
92 to open, uncover ikuhs      
84 to plant yuki   6  
84 to plant yok to plant    
84 to plant ikwi to plant something    
84 to plant yuki   6  
93 to pound, beat word info tuk[tuk]   20, 2  
93 to pound, beat word info tuk to pound 20, 2  
93 to pound, beat word info tuk-tuk   20, 2  
64 to say aŋwe      
64 to say fahk   13  
64 to say fæ-k say/tell/announce 13  
77 to scratch word info kawi   11  
77 to scratch word info rahfuhs[i]     L?
77 to scratch word info kakʌ to scratch    
77 to scratch word info kawi to scratch something 11  
46 to see muh      
67 to sew word info tuh[ta]   17  
67 to sew word info tʌta   17, 48  
67 to sew word info   17  
70 to shoot word info lihkacski      
51 to sit pihtuhk      
51 to sit mʌta (in aset) non-native sitting posture 18, 101  
51 to sit mʌta (lɨplɨp) a sitting posture 18, 101  
48 to sleep mutul   1  
48 to sleep mutul   1  
29 to sniff, smell ŋok      
29 to sniff, smell (mɨ)sʌŋsʌŋ smelly, stinking of urine 11  
36 to spit acni      
80 to split word info fihlihk      
80 to split word info falfal to split/saw lengthwise 1, 76  
80 to split word info fʌlʌ-ŋ to split something 1, 76  
88 to squeeze word info isacs      
71 to stab, pierce fakfuhk      
52 to stand tu   2  
52 to stand tu stand up 2  
73 to steal kahl      
73 to steal puhsr   51  
73 to steal pisrapasr to steal 51  
73 to steal pʌsr to steal 51  
73 to steal pɨsre to steal something 51  
42 to suck kaŋ      
42 to suck moŋo      
87 to swell word info faht   28  
87 to swell word info fiti bud, swelling 28  
9 to swim kofkof      
21 to think muh   66  
21 to think see, think 66  
21 to think motko      
94 to throw word info kalti      
94 to throw word info kuhluhk      
94 to throw word info osrwosr   104  
94 to throw word info osrak   104  
66 to tie up, fasten awi   11  
66 to tie up, fasten kapihr      
66 to tie up, fasten ayʌ tie/bind 11  
66 to tie up, fasten awi tie it 11  
66 to tie up, fasten pip     L
8 to turn word info el      
8 to turn word info tahpuhl      
35 to vomit kolai      
35 to vomit woht   1  
35 to vomit wɔt to vomit 1  
5 to walk som      
5 to walk ɛl march, parade.    
83 to work word info      
47 to yawn muh   19  
47 to yawn   19  
32 tongue loh[oh]   18  
32 tongue tongue 18  
32 tongue lɔɔ-(l) his tongue 18  
31 tooth wihs   54  
207 Twenty word info |ongoul      
198 Two word info luo   1  
198 Two word info lo-   1  
198 Two word info lu-   1  
138 warm word info fuhsr fuhsr   10  
122 water word info kof      
122 water word info sroano   1  
122 water word info srɒno-   1  
185 we word info kuht   1  
185 we word info kitacl   1  
141 wet twe kof      
188 what? word info meac      
188 what? word info ɛ      
188 what? word info (me)-ɛ   1, 64  
170 when? word info ŋac   1, 24  
170 when? word info ŋɛ   1, 24  
181 where? word info piyac   3  
181 where? word info o-yɛ   3, 48  
181 where? word info   3, 48  
148 white fasrfasr   11  
189 who? word info suc   9  
189 who? word info There are problems here 9  
159 wide sralahp   9, 48  
159 wide sra-(læp) wide 9, 48  
58 wife kaŋkuh [='wife of']    
136 wind   1  
136 wind   1  
136 wind eŋyeŋ   1  
100 wing paho   7  
55 woman/female muhtwacn      
55 woman/female acn   1, 47  
55 woman/female ɛn   1, 47  
127 woods/forest insack      
107 worm (earthworm) wet   10  
169 year yac      
150 yellow raŋraŋ   13  
186 you komtacl   1  
186 you kom   1  

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