Language: Proto-Oceanic (Pawley)
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- Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2016-07-11 11:39:29)
- Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-05 02:29:57)
- Changed #171172 from "mamaq",
"", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-02-04 23:46:27)
- Changed #171174 from "inum",
"", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-02-04 23:46:27)
- Changed #171176 from "miji",
"", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-02-04 23:46:27)
- Changed #171180 from "kita",
"", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-02-04 23:46:27)
- Changed #171191 from "tina-ña ",
"'his/her mother'", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-02-04 23:46:27)
- Changed #171203 from "*soka ‘",
"‘to husk a coconut etc.’ No one to one match.", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-02-04 23:46:27)
- Changed #171204 from "*punipalu,*tuki ",
"Blust (1993) posits POc *palu, ‘to pound'", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-02-04 23:46:27)
- Changed #171205 from "panako",
"", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-02-04 23:46:27)
- Changed from "*posa,*pai ‘do’" (Word 64) - Simon Greenhill (2010-02-04 22:38:19)
- Changed from "*mumuta, *luaq ‘" (Word 35) - Simon Greenhill (2010-02-04 22:25:32)
- Changed #171156 from "*ronrom",
"Given the range of witnesses supporting (a), we can infer that the forms in set (b) reflect an irregular change *nd > n that occurred, perhaps more than once, in certain Vanuatu languages and in Central Pacific.", "",
"" (Word 65535) - Russell Gray (2010-01-17 00:12:19)
- Language Added - Russell Gray (2010-01-16 23:55:54)
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right |
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to turn
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| 10 |
dirty |
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| 16 |
intestines |
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| 34 |
to cry |
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| 57 |
husband |
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wife |
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| 69 |
to hunt
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to die, be dead |
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to cut, hack
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dull, blunt |
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to squeeze
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| 92 |
to open, uncover |
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to throw
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to fall
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| 96 |
dog |
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cold
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to burn
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green |
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| 173 |
at |
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| 178 |
that |
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| 186 |
you |
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| 192 |
and |
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if |
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to count |
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| 202 |
Six
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Seven
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Eight
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Nine
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Ten
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Twenty
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Fifty
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| 209 |
One Hundred
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One Thousand
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| 80 |
to split
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*pasi |
'split lengthwise' Several kinds of splitting are lexically, besides stative vs transitive uses of the same verb root. |
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| 112 |
rotten
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*bobo(k) ? |
< PMP *bekbek 'mouldy? |
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| 112 |
rotten
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*madaʀ |
'overripe' |
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| 146 |
ash |
*drapu(ʀ) |
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| 6 |
road/path |
*jalan |
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| 7 |
to come |
*lako mai |
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| 11 |
dust |
*qapuk |
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| 12 |
skin |
*kulit |
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| 14 |
belly |
*tian |
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| 17 |
liver |
*qate |
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| 18 |
breast |
*susu |
'breast, milk' |
1 |
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| 19 |
shoulder |
*qapaʀa |
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1 |
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| 22 |
to fear |
*matakut |
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1 |
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| 23 |
blood |
*draʀaq |
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1 |
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| 24 |
head |
*qulu |
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| 27 |
nose |
*ijuŋ |
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| 28 |
to breathe |
*mañawa |
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| 31 |
tooth |
*nipon |
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| 35 |
to vomit |
*mumuta |
Two forms must be reconstructed for 'to vomit' in POc and PCP: *mumuta and *lua. *mumuta continues a PMP etymon. Rotuman has a contrast between mumufa 'to vomit spew' and lua 'to spit or cast out of the mouth'. Churchward (1941:253) comments |
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| 37 |
to eat |
*kani |
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| 38 |
to chew
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*mamaq |
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| 40 |
to drink |
*inum |
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| 41 |
to bite |
*kaʀati- |
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| 43 |
ear |
*taliŋa |
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1 |
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| 44 |
to hear |
*roŋoʀ |
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| 45 |
eye |
*mata |
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1 |
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| 46 |
to see |
*kita |
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1 |
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| 48 |
to sleep |
*maturu |
Two POc forms are well supported(continues PMP) |
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| 49 |
to lie down
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*qeno |
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| 59 |
mother |
*tina-ña |
'his/her mother' |
1 |
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| 60 |
father |
*tama-ña |
'his/her father' |
1 |
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| 61 |
house |
*ʀumwa |
'house, dwelling' |
1 |
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| 62 |
thatch/roof |
*qatop |
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1 |
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| 65 |
rope |
*tali |
'cord' |
1 |
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| 68 |
needle |
*saʀum |
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1 |
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| 70 |
to shoot
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*pana |
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1 |
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| 72 |
to hit
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*punipalu |
Blust (1993) posits POc *palu, 'to pound' |
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| 74 |
to kill |
*punuq |
(Blust 1993) |
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| 79 |
stick/wood |
*kayu |
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| 81 |
sharp |
*tajim |
'to sharpen to a point' |
1 |
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| 83 |
to work
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*quma |
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| 85 |
to choose |
*piliq |
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| 86 |
to grow
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*tubuq |
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| 89 |
to hold
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*kolom |
*kokom (Blust 1993) (continuing PMP) v. tr. *kumi, kukumi- 'hold s.t.' |
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| 90 |
to dig |
*kali |
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1 |
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| 90 |
to dig |
*keli |
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1 |
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| 91 |
to buy |
*poli |
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1 |
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| 97 |
bird |
*manuk |
probably in certain contexts modified by verb 'to fly' |
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| 98 |
egg |
*katoluʀ |
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| 99 |
feather |
*pulu |
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| 100 |
wing |
*kapak |
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| 108 |
louse
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*kutu |
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1 |
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| 109 |
mosquito |
*ñamuk |
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| 110 |
spider |
*lawaq |
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| 111 |
fish |
*ikan |
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| 114 |
leaf |
*rau |
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| 116 |
flower |
*puŋa |
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| 117 |
fruit |
*puaq |
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| 118 |
grass |
*paliji |
'grass, generic term' |
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| 120 |
stone |
*patu |
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| 121 |
sand |
*qone |
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| 126 |
lake |
*rano |
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| 128 |
sky |
*laŋit |
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| 129 |
moon |
*pulan |
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| 130 |
star |
*pituqon |
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| 132 |
fog |
*kaput |
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| 133 |
rain |
*qusan |
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| 134 |
thunder |
*kuruk |
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| 138 |
warm
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*mapanas |
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| 143 |
fire |
*api |
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| 147 |
black |
*maqeto |
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| 147 |
black |
*maqito |
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| 149 |
red |
*meʀaq |
'reddish brown, ?red' |
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| 156 |
thin
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*manipis |
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| 160 |
painful, sick |
*masakit |
'(1) be sick', (2) 'be in pain', (3) 'hurt, be painful' |
1 |
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| 161 |
shy, ashamed |
*mayaq |
under 'ashamed' |
1 |
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| 162 |
old
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*matuqa |
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| 163 |
new |
*paʀaqu |
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| 164 |
good |
*ma-pia |
Blust 1993 |
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| 165 |
bad, evil |
*saqat |
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| 166 |
correct, true |
*bonor |
'true' |
1 |
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| 167 |
night |
*boŋi |
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| 169 |
year |
*taqun |
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1 |
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| 170 |
when?
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*ŋa-ijan |
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| 171 |
to hide
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*puni |
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1 |
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| 174 |
in, inside |
*(i)ralom |
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1 |
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| 175 |
above |
*atas |
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| 176 |
below |
*papaq |
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| 177 |
this |
*eni |
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| 177 |
this |
*ani |
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| 180 |
far |
*sauq |
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1 |
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| 183 |
thou |
*iko |
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1 |
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| 184 |
he/she |
*ia |
he (indep.) |
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| 187 |
they |
*ira |
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| 188 |
what?
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*sapa |
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| 188 |
what?
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*saa |
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| 189 |
who?
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*sai |
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| 194 |
how?
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*kuya |
(v.st) be how, in what manner or condition |
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| 197 |
One
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*sa |
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| 198 |
Two
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*rua |
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| 199 |
Three
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*tolu |
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1 |
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| 200 |
Four
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*pat |
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1 |
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| 201 |
Five
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*lima |
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1 |
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| 50 |
to dream |
*mipi |
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1, 37 |
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| 168 |
day |
*qaco |
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1, 54 |
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| 50 |
to dream |
*nipi |
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1, 60 |
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| 76 |
to live, be alive |
*maqurip |
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1, 76 |
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leg/foot |
*waqe |
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1, 100 |
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| 55 |
woman/female |
*papine |
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1, 106 |
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| 54 |
man/male |
*taumwaqane |
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| 63 |
name |
*qajan |
(flesh of fish, etc) |
1, 18 |
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| 182 |
I |
*au |
I (indep.) |
1, 21 |
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| 73 |
to steal |
*panako |
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1, 58 |
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left |
*mauʀi |
(hand) |
1, 59 |
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| 2 |
left |
*mawiʀi |
(hand) |
1, 59 |
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hand |
*lima |
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1, 64 |
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| 104 |
fat/grease |
*momoña |
rich fatty flesh, grease, oil |
1, 65 |
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| 200 |
Four
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*pati |
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1, 65 |
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| 53 |
person/human being |
*taumata |
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1, 66 |
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| 53 |
person/human being |
*tamwata |
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1, 66 |
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| 136 |
wind |
*mataŋi |
(breeze) |
1, 66 |
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| 87 |
to swell
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*puke |
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10 |
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| 103 |
meat/flesh |
*pisako |
'animal flesh'(flesh of fish, etc) |
10 |
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| 123 |
to flow |
*tape |
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10 |
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| 153 |
big |
*lapapt |
Lynch 2001 reconstrcts POc *lab(w)at |
10 |
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| 195 |
no, not |
*tika(i) |
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| 66 |
to tie up, fasten |
*paqu-Ci |
Ci < POc paqu-Ci '(1) lash together, (2) construct (house, canoe)' |
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| 140 |
dry
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*masa |
'dry, empty of liquid' Problematic because several senses of 'dry' occur in Pn langs and 200 wordlists vary among these |
11 |
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| 141 |
wet |
*suʀu |
'juice, soup', No strong candidate for POc, PCP or PPn |
11 |
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| 131 |
cloud
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*taqe ni laŋ |
'prob. specifically of light clouds' |
116 |
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back
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*takuʀu |
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12 |
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| 106 |
snake |
*mwata |
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12 |
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| 21 |
to think |
*ronrom |
(a)POc *ronrom (Blust 1993) (b)PROc nan(o,u)mi- ; Given the range of witnesses supporting (a), we can infer that the forms in set (b) reflect an irregular change *nd > n that occurred, perhaps more than once, in certain Vanuatu languages and in Central Pa |
13 |
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| 105 |
tail |
*siku |
(of fish) |
13 |
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| 112 |
rotten
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*ba(l,r)a |
'overripe' |
13 |
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| 124 |
sea |
*masawa |
(open) |
13 |
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| 61 |
house |
*pale |
'open sided building, meeting house' |
14 |
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| 89 |
to hold
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*taŋovi- |
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14 |
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| 127 |
woods/forest |
*wao |
'bush, forest, land that is uncultivated and uninhabited' |
14 |
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| 36 |
to spit |
*qanu-si |
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14, 84 |
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| 191 |
all |
*udolu |
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| 51 |
to sit |
*nopo |
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| 107 |
worm (earthworm) |
*baya |
'earthworm, worm (generic)' |
16 |
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| 155 |
long
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*ba(l,r)apu |
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16 |
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| 20 |
to know, be knowledgeable |
*kila- |
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18 |
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| 20 |
to know, be knowledgeable |
*kilala |
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18 |
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| 25 |
neck |
*ʀuqa |
(not throat) |
18 |
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| 47 |
to yawn |
mawap |
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19 |
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| 5 |
to walk |
*pano |
Oceanic languages often lack a term that specifically refers to walking as a mode of locomotion. It makes more sense to try to reconstruct a verb or verbs meaning 'to go'. |
2 |
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| 30 |
mouth |
*ŋujuŋ |
(external) |
2 |
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| 52 |
to stand |
*taqur |
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2 |
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| 67 |
to sew
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*saqit |
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2 |
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| 84 |
to plant |
*tanom |
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2 |
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| 93 |
to pound, beat
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*tuki |
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2 |
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| 115 |
root |
*wakaʀ |
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2 |
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| 122 |
water
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*waiʀ |
'water, river' |
2 |
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| 135 |
lightning |
*qusilak |
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2 |
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| 145 |
smoke
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*qasu |
|
2 |
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| 172 |
to climb
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*sake |
|
2 |
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| 185 |
we
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*kami |
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2 |
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| 190 |
other |
*liqa |
'additional, another' |
2 |
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| 113 |
branch
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*maŋa |
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2, 35 |
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| 125 |
salt |
*waiʀ tasik |
(water) |
20 |
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| 33 |
to laugh |
*malip |
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3 |
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| 102 |
rat |
*kasupe |
'Rattus sp., commensal rats, as opposed, e.g. to large bush rats' |
3 |
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| 148 |
white |
*purak |
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3 |
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| 157 |
thick
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*matolu |
(as cloth) |
3 |
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| 181 |
where?
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*pea |
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3 |
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| 64 |
to say |
*posa |
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36 |
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| 137 |
to blow
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*upu |
(with the breath) |
4, 57 |
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| 26 |
hair
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*raun |
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40 |
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| 29 |
to sniff, smell |
*ñami- |
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41 |
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| 197 |
One
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*tasa |
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41 |
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| 77 |
to scratch
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*kadru(C) |
PAn *garuc (Tsuchida 1976) |
44 |
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| 142 |
heavy |
*mapat |
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46 |
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| 158 |
narrow |
*kopit |
|
48 |
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| 159 |
wide |
*lapa |
(cf. POc *lapa 'big') |
48 |
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| 9 |
to swim |
*kaʀu |
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5 |
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| 56 |
child |
*natu |
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5 |
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| 15 |
bone |
*suʀi |
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52 |
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| 154 |
short
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*papaq |
(Blust 1993) |
54 |
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| 154 |
short
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*papak |
(Blust 1993) |
54 |
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| 152 |
small |
*rikiq |
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66 |
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| 71 |
to stab, pierce |
*soka |
'to husk a coconut etc.' No one to one match. |
67 |
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| 32 |
tongue |
*maya |
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7 |
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| 32 |
tongue |
*mea |
|
7 |
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| 35 |
to vomit |
*luaq |
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8 |
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| 42 |
to suck |
*miji |
|
8 |
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| 72 |
to hit
|
*tuki |
|
8 |
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| 197 |
One
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*sakai |
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8 |
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| 39 |
to cook
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*tunu |
|
9 |
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| 150 |
yellow |
*aŋo |
(-aŋo) 'yellow' |
9 |
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| 179 |
near |
*tata |
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9 |
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| 101 |
to fly |
*laŋo |
'housefly' |
x |
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| 119 |
earth/soil |
*qumun |
(earth) oven |
x |
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