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Language: Nanumea

Resources:

•  ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Tuvalu
•  Ethnologue Information for tvl
•  OLAC Information for tvl
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for nnm
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

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• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2020-09-29 13:46:31)
• Changed "source" from "@book{29903, address = {Canberra}, pages = {x+243}, publisher = {Pacific Linguistics}, series = {Pacific Linguistics: Series C}, title = {A Nanumea lexicon}, volume = {65}, year = {1980}, bibtexkey = {ranby_nanumea-lexicon1980}, class_loc = {PL6541.Z9}, document_type = {B}, fn = {papua\ranby_nanumea1980_o.pdf, papua/ranby_nanumea1980_o.pdf}, hhtype = {dictionary}, inlg = {English [eng]}, inlg_code = {eng}, isbn = {9780858832275}, macro_area = {Papua}, mpi_eva_library_shelf = {PL 6541 .Z9 RAN 1980}, mpifn = {nanumea_ranby1980_o.pdf}, src = {hh, mpieva, wals}, srctrickle = {hh#d:Ranby:Nanumea, mpieva#Ranby1980ANanumea, wals#4913}, subject_headings = {Tuvaluan language–Dialects–Tuvalu–Nanumea–Dictionaries–English, English language–Dictionaries–Tuvalu, Proto-Polynesian language–Dictionaries–English, Tuvaluan language–Dialects–Tuvalu–Nanumea–Dictionaries–English – English language–Dictionaries–Tuvalu – Proto-Polynesian language–Dictionaries–English}, author = {Ranby, Peter} }" - Mary Walworth (2020-04-19 22:06:11)
• Changed #192097 from "nila", "", "", "L" (Word 65535) - Mary Walworth (2020-04-19 22:06:11)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
41	to bite
47	to yawn
57	husband
58	wife
59	mother
60	father
67	to sew
69	to hunt
76	to live, be alive
82	dull, blunt
84	to plant
106	snake
108	louse
109	mosquito
136	wind
185	we
192	and
202	Six
208	Fifty
2	left	hupa
21	to think	lagona
22	to fear	hapole
46	to see	kilo
46	to see	lavea
46	to see	pula
49	to lie down	fakapale
65	rope	lopu
68	needle	nila	L from English		L
92	to open, uncover	hue
92	to open, uncover	mafela
94	to throw	apa	to throw a knife or stick
114	leaf	mulo
123	to flow	hua
126	lake	tai hala
131	cloud	kaumana
143	fire	kavakava
152	small	foliil
152	small	fonini
158	narrow	puumataniki
160	painful, sick	malaga
167	night	taiao
193	if	mana
195	no, not	mooe
6	road/path	alatuu		1
6	road/path	auala		1
7	to come	mai	plural	1
12	skin	kili		1
17	liver	ate		1
18	breast	uu		1
22	to fear	mataku		1
24	head	ulu		1
27	nose	ihu		1
31	tooth	nifo		1
34	to cry	tagi		1
38	to chew	mama		1
40	to drink	inu		1
43	ear	taliga		1
44	to hear	logo		1
45	eye	mata		1
62	thatch/roof	ato	to thatch	1
70	to shoot	fana		1
75	to die, be dead	mate		1
79	stick/wood	kau		1
85	to choose	fili		1
86	to grow	tupu		1
90	to dig	keli		1
90	to dig	koli		1
97	bird	manulele		1
99	feather	fulu		1
111	fish	ika		1
114	leaf	lau		1
117	fruit	fua		1
120	stone	fatu		1
121	sand	one		1
121	sand	fuu		1
124	sea	tai		1
128	sky	lagi		1
130	star	fetuu		1
133	rain	ua		1
143	fire	afi		1
146	ash	pefu		1
161	shy, ashamed	maa		1
161	shy, ashamed	mamaa		1
162	old	matua	old person or animal	1
163	new	foou		1
167	night	poo		1
169	year	tauhanga		1
171	to hide	fakalilo		1
173	at	i		1
177	this	nei		1
178	that	teenaa		1
183	thou	koe		1
184	he/she	ia		1
189	who?	ai		1
193	if	kaa		1
198	Two	lua		1
198	Two	aoa		1
199	Three	tolu		1
201	Five	lima		1
203	Seven	fitu		1
167	night	poouli		1, 10
4	leg/foot	vae		1, 100
171	to hide	fuu		1, 16
193	if	kaafai		1, 46
168	day	ao		1, 54
1	hand	lima		1, 64
171	to hide	mumuni		1, 67
138	warm	mafana		1, 72
11	dust	paefu		1, 74
44	to hear	lagona		1, 83
55	woman/female	fafine		1, 106
54	man/male	taane		1, 11
182	I	au		1, 21
182	I	aku		1, 21
79	stick/wood	laakau		1, 26
113	branch	kaulaa	metathesis	1, 4, 66
37	to eat	kai		1, 47
139	cold	makalili		1, 52
110	spider	pogaaleveleve		1, 57
2	left	maui		1, 59
100	wing	kapakau		1, 59
200	Four	faa		1, 66
53	person/human being	tagata		1, 66, 97
144	to burn	tugia		1, 7
10	dirty	kelekelea		10
19	shoulder	tuauma		10
24	head	piho		10
28	to breathe	gaegae		10
65	rope	maea		10
72	to hit	taa		10
77	to scratch	alati		10
83	to work	haga		10
88	to squeeze	lomi		10
92	to open, uncover	tatala		10
119	earth/soil	kele		10
123	to flow	lofia		10
123	to flow	tafe		10
124	sea	moana		10
157	thick	tuatua	thick (of rope)	10
206	Ten	toa		10
157	thick	tuaefa	thick (of rope)	10
48	to sleep	moe		10, 109
195	no, not	ikai		10, 83
21	to think	maafaufau		107
2	left	hema		11
13	back	tua		11
101	to fly	lele		11
141	wet	hihiu		11
150	yellow	fefelo		11
194	how?	peehea		11
16	intestines	gaakau		12
101	to fly	eva		12
102	rat	kiole		12
104	fat/grease	hinu		12
133	rain	timu		12
150	yellow	hegahega		12
151	green	lanu lau niu		12
153	big	lahi		12
155	long	loa		12, 105
141	wet	maalu		123
64	to say	fai		127
64	to say	faipati		127
20	to know, be knowledgeable	iloa		13
88	to squeeze	tau		13
89	to hold	puke		13
105	tail	hiku		13
112	rotten	pala		13
149	red	kula		13
180	far	mamao		13
191	all	katoa		13
28	to breathe	mapu		14
61	house	fale		14
66	to tie up, fasten	lii	to tie (on skirt)	14
88	to squeeze	kumi		14
89	to hold	tago		14
95	to fall	too		14
102	rat	kimoa		14
103	meat/flesh	kanofi		14
104	fat/grease	gako		14
112	rotten	popo		14
112	rotten	pupu		14
127	woods/forest	vao		14
81	sharp	matakai		14, 16
36	to spit	anu		14, 84, 121
32	tongue	alelo		15
36	to spit	puhi		15
66	to tie up, fasten	noanoa		15
71	to stab, pierce	velo		15
51	to sit	noho		16
186	you	koutou		16
164	good	lelei		17
25	neck	ua		18
14	belly	tinae		19, 34
116	flower	pula		1?
132	fog	fofu		1?, 47
30	mouth	gutu		2
52	to stand	tuu		2
74	to kill	taa mate		2
93	to pound, beat	tukituki		2
115	root	aka		2
115	root	pogai		2
122	water	vai		2
135	lightning	uila		2
145	smoke	au		2
209	One Hundred	lau		2
210	One Thousand	mano		2
64	to say	taku		27
125	salt	maasima		3
157	thick	maatolu		3
204	Eight	valu		3
210	One Thousand	afe		3
181	where?	teehea		3, 35
179	near	pili		30
2	left	valea		31
26	hair	fulufulu		31
206	Ten	tino	ten humans (Source: Pollex)	31
172	to climb	kake		32
156	thin	tuaniki		34
134	thunder	mana		37
129	moon	maahina		37, 5
141	wet	pala		38
23	blood	toto		4
207	Twenty	tekau		4
197	One	tahi		41
165	bad, evil	maahei		42
91	to buy	tata		43
7	to come	hau	singular	44
142	heavy	mamafa		46
9	to swim	kakau		5
87	to swell	fefete		5
98	egg	fua		5
170	when?	naafea	past	5
170	when?	aafea	future	5
174	in, inside	loto		5
183	thou	ke		5
193	if	me he mea		5
206	Ten	fua-		5
3	right	matau		5, 13
206	Ten	gafulu		5, 32
205	Nine	iva		5, 44
71	to stab, pierce	tui		52
15	bone	ivi		52, 5
23	blood	kelakela		55
62	thatch/roof	lau	to thatch	55
110	spider	makamaka		58
118	grass	mauku		58
118	grass	mouku		58
150	yellow	sama		59
5	to walk	haele		6
49	to lie down	moe ki lalo		6
56	child	tama		6
63	name	igoa		6
90	to dig	kenu		6
137	to blow	puhi	blow (mouth)	6
56	child	tamaliki		6, 63
154	short	toetoe		62
196	to count	lau		62
178	that	teelaa		65
94	to throw	tupe		66
152	small	foliki		66
146	ash	lefu		67
3	right	atamai		7
10	dirty	pala		7
33	to laugh	kata		7
38	to chew	lamu		7
73	to steal	kaiaa		7
80	to split	ihi		7
87	to swell	fufula		7
96	dog	kulii		7
129	moon	maalama		7
147	black	uli		7
190	other	etahi		7
177	this	teenei		7, 1
50	to dream	moemiti		7, 36
159	wide	lauefa		73, 48
65	rope	kafa		74
139	cold	maaluuluu		74
35	to vomit	lua		8
38	to chew	gau		8
42	to suck	mimiti		8
137	to blow	agi	blow (wind)	8
138	warm	mavelavela		8
144	to burn	tafu		8
148	white	tea		8
166	correct, true	muna tonu	truth	8
176	below	lalo		8
196	to count	tau		8
158	narrow	puufoliki		84
188	what?	aa		84
21	to think	manatu		9
29	to sniff, smell	mahogi	intransitive	9
29	to sniff, smell	hogi	transitive	9
38	to chew	gugu		9
39	to cook	tunu		9
78	to cut, hack	kati		9
91	to buy	fakatau mai		9
107	worm (earthworm)	kalemuta		9
175	above	luga		9
8	to turn	takapili		90
140	dry	tauaki	to dry in the sun	91
22	to fear	hee		92
3	right	poto		x
12	skin	pau		x
186	you	koulua		x
187	they	laaua	dual	x
187	they	laatou	plural	x

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Please cite: Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

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