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Language: Enga

Resources:

•  Ethnologue Information for enq
•  OLAC Information for enq
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for ena
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing all of 14 entries

• Changed "source" from "@book{141433, address = {Canberra}, pages = {lxii+219}, publisher = {Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University}, series = {Pacific Linguistics: Series C}, title = {A dictionary of Enga}, volume = {20}, year = {1973}, bibtexkey = {lang_dictionary-enga1973}, fn = {papua\lang_enga1973_o.pdf}, hhtype = {grammar_sketch;dictionary}, inlg = {English [eng]}, inlg_code = {eng}, macro_area = {Papua}, src = {hh}, srctrickle = {hh#sd:Lang:Enga}, author = {Lang, Adrienne J.} }" - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-17 16:15:59)
• Changed #198519 from "yanóngé. yanú", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-17 16:15:59)
• Changed #198528 from "lataiyá. lengé", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-17 16:15:59)
• Changed #198354 from "angamáe mandengé/miníngi", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-17 16:15:59)
• Changed #198355 from "(luú) palengé/palingí/palyingí", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-17 16:15:59)
• Changed #198380 from "léte katengé/petengé", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-17 16:15:59)
• Changed #198608 from "gálu. kakeámúni", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-17 16:15:59)
• Changed #198440 from "ayene kaengé/pingí", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-17 16:15:59)
• Changed #198665 from "kangyóó. kóne", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-17 16:15:59)
• Changed #198480 from "nambá. naá", "2nd word: Laiapo dialect (?)", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-17 16:15:59)
• Changed #198727 from "alyutúpa. dúpa", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-17 16:15:59)
• Changed #198746 from "yáunge. yuungí", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-17 16:15:59)
• Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2011-02-19 00:06:53)
• Language Added - Simon Greenhill (2011-02-19 00:06:12)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
1	hand	kíngi
2	left	kóya
2	left	sái
3	right	toláe
4	leg/foot	kímbú
4	leg/foot	mókó
5	to walk	paengé	to walk around
6	road/path	káita
6	road/path	kaitíní
7	to come	epengé
8	to turn	wángó wángó píngi	to turn around
9	to swim	endákí sóo pengé
9	to swim	endákí tandenge
10	dirty	kaimála pípae
10	dirty	kumbakúmba
10	dirty	kunáu
11	dust	kungúma
11	dust	ninúma
12	skin	yanóngé
12	skin	yanúngí
12	skin	yóngé
12	skin	yanú
13	back	maítá
14	belly	tómbá
15	bone	kólí
15	bone	kúlí
16	intestines	genánge
16	intestines	ingí
17	liver	pungí
18	breast	ándu
19	shoulder	ayokondé
19	shoulder	lataí
19	shoulder	lataiyá
19	shoulder	lengé
20	to know, be knowledgeable	kandengé
20	to know, be knowledgeable	mámbenge
20	to know, be knowledgeable	másingi
20	to know, be knowledgeable	nébó tengé
20	to know, be knowledgeable	sekengé
21	to think	mámbenge
21	to think	másingi
21	to think	némbe tengé
22	to fear	páka	noun
23	blood	kupápu
23	blood	taiyóko
23	blood	tanjémá
24	head	ayámba
24	head	ayómba
24	head	maténá
25	neck	mangé
26	hair	ítí
26	hair	yomandí
27	nose	lyáa
28	to breathe	imámbú	breath
29	to sniff, smell	aí síngi
30	mouth	kámbú
30	mouth	kambupu
31	tooth	nénge
32	tongue	keké (píngi)
32	tongue	ketange
33	to laugh	gií kaengé
33	to laugh	gií	noun
34	to cry	aé lengé
34	to cry	ée lengé
35	to vomit	pyakui
36	to spit	talyíngi
37	to eat	nengé	to eat, bite, graze
38	to chew	támbó lengé
39	to cook	yangengé
39	to cook	kakílyingi
40	to drink
41	to bite	níki níki pingí	to bite down on a hard object
42	to suck	makapúsingi
43	ear	kalé
44	to hear	síngi
45	eye	lénge
46	to see	kandengé
47	to yawn	angamáe mandengé
47	to yawn	miníngi
48	to sleep	(luú) palengé
48	to sleep	palingí
48	to sleep	palyingí
49	to lie down
50	to dream	kombéa pingí
51	to sit	petengé
52	to stand	katengé
53	person/human being	endakáli
54	man/male	akáli
55	woman/female	énda
55	woman/female	áne
56	child	wáné
57	husband	akalíngi
58	wife	énda
59	mother	endángi
59	mother	máma
60	father	apa
60	father	asá
61	house	ándá
62	thatch/roof
63	name	kénge
64	to say	(pií) lengé	to speak
65	rope	momó
66	to tie up, fasten	yómbenge	to tie up
67	to sew	kií pingí
68	needle	waimále
69	to hunt
70	to shoot	ándenge	to shoot/grow
70	to shoot	ánduingi	to shoot/grow
71	to stab, pierce	kápu katengé
72	to hit	píngi
73	to steal	páke nengé
73	to steal	páke nyíngi
73	to steal	waá nyíngi
74	to kill	lapuíngi
74	to kill	píngi
75	to die, be dead	kumíngi
75	to die, be dead	lembé lengé
76	to live, be alive	léte katengé
76	to live, be alive	petengé
77	to scratch	kindúpa miníngi
77	to scratch	yuíi pingí
78	to cut, hack	tombengé	to cut with an axe
79	stick/wood	láma	used for digging/gardening
79	stick/wood	tánu	used for digging/gardening
80	to split	ítá waíngi	to split firewood
80	to split	ítá paté píngi	to split firewood
81	sharp	tóká
82	dull, blunt	loláta
83	to work	kalái pingí
84	to plant	leépenge
85	to choose	yapaó nyíngi	to choose/elect
86	to grow	ándenge
87	to swell	kokó tengé
88	to squeeze	pyakíngí
89	to hold	apí pingí	(?)
90	to dig	amengé	to dig up
90	to dig	takíngi	to dig out (a tree, etc. but not ditch)
91	to buy	pongengé
91	to buy	sambengé
91	to buy	topó píngi
92	to open, uncover	aútí píngi
92	to open, uncover	lumbingí
92	to open, uncover	lyangengé
92	to open, uncover	talénge
93	to pound, beat
94	to throw	tiokó lengé	to throw straight
95	to fall	lokálingi
95	to fall	lopa lyíngi
96	dog	ambaípu
96	dog	kotena
96	dog	pendé
96	dog	tuá
96	dog	yána
97	bird	yáka
97	bird	pisíni	loan		L
98	egg	kápá
98	egg	túkú
99	feather	ítí
99	feather	sili
99	feather	yomandí
100	wing	pápá
101	to fly	búu (láo) lengé
101	to fly	pée lengé
102	rat	yúi	generic (?)
103	meat/flesh	mínju	flesh
104	fat/grease	amé
105	tail	étenge
106	snake	kanopáto
107	worm (earthworm)	imámu
107	worm (earthworm)	ímú
107	worm (earthworm)	mánga
108	louse	léma
109	mosquito	ólyá
109	mosquito	walya
109	mosquito	wilya
110	spider	aete
110	spider	gálu
110	spider	ipáiyapái
110	spider	kakeámúni
111	fish	wapáká
112	rotten	atíngí
112	rotten	asingí	Laiapo dialect
113	branch	wáingi
113	branch	wangyá
114	leaf	káka
114	leaf	yokó
115	root	píngi
116	flower	tapi
117	fruit	dií
117	fruit	dingí
117	fruit	jingí
118	grass	táni	Torenama dialect
118	grass	tánu	Mai dialect
119	earth/soil	kate	red earth used for decoration
120	stone	kaná
120	stone	máli
121	sand	(endákí) kéa
121	sand	(ípa) kée
122	water	wámbe
123	to flow	tukénge	to flow very strongly (white caps in river)
124	sea
125	salt	aípí	salt - native
126	lake	peté
127	woods/forest	íma
127	woods/forest	itái
128	sky	kaítí
128	sky	kátí
128	sky	lipíná
128	sky	yáké
129	moon	kaná
130	star	bói
130	star	búi
130	star	kindúta
131	cloud	molé
132	fog	molé
133	rain	aíwa
133	rain	ápu
133	rain	kulia
134	thunder	kaítí kepu lengé
135	lightning	tamangali
135	lightning	yanái apáka síngi
135	lightning	yanái-wapáka
135	lightning	yúpele
136	wind	poó
136	wind	popotaó
136	wind	imámbú
137	to blow	poó lengé
138	warm	ayene kaengé
138	warm	pingí
139	cold	kií nengé	to be cold
139	cold	kupá pingí	to be cold
140	dry	éndo pípae
140	dry	sápualo
140	dry	sápupae
140	dry	yandó
141	wet	tómbe lápae
142	heavy	kéndá kaengé	verb 'to be heavy'
142	heavy	kéndá pingí	verb 'to be heavy'
143	fire	ítá
144	to burn	tengé
144	to burn	kakílyingi
145	smoke	kená
145	smoke	kenaí
145	smoke	kiná
146	ash	ítá kúkú
146	ash	kená
147	black	pumbútí
147	black	pupútí
148	white	ipaí
148	white	kápo
149	red	alúngi
149	red	apóé
149	red	kangyóó
149	red	kóne
150	yellow	saé
150	yellow	salyépae
150	yellow	talyépae
151	green	sáká
152	small	kame
152	small	kóki
153	big	andáke
153	big	aluánga
153	big	yálé
154	short	muíngi
154	short	múu
155	long	londáti
155	long	londáu
155	long	lódé
155	long	londénge
156	thin
157	thick
158	narrow	tambuinátae
158	narrow	lyónge	meaning uncertain
159	wide	pée látae
160	painful, sick	tandá	pain
160	painful, sick	kumíngi	sick
161	shy, ashamed	élya	shame
161	shy, ashamed	yála	shame
162	old	wambáke	old (of humans, stones, wood, pigs)
163	new	enénge
164	good	andiki pípae
164	good	auú pípae
164	good	épé
164	good	utúláo
164	good	wakáne
165	bad, evil	koó
166	correct, true	ángí	true
166	correct, true	kíní	true
167	night	kuká
167	night	kúkua
168	day	kóte
168	day	nitá
168	day	yúu
169	year	eé kaná
169	year	tukutépó angato
170	when?	anúpá
171	to hide	aemé lengé
171	to hide	golé pingí
171	to hide	matályingi
172	to climb	kisíngi
172	to climb	kolályingi
173	at	-ka
173	at	-nya
173	at	-sa
174	in, inside	andakóte
174	in, inside	andokóte
174	in, inside	kóko
174	in, inside	kóto
174	in, inside	pángó
175	above
176	below
177	this	dáke
177	this	ángó
178	that	dóko
178	that	ómo
179	near	nondópa	near in time and space
180	far	londáti
180	far	londáu
180	far	lóndé
180	far	tépenda
181	where?	andúsa
181	where?	ákisa
182	I	nambá
182	I	naá	Laiapo dialect (?)
183	thou	émba
183	thou	nímba
184	he/she	baá
185	we	náima
186	you	anematúpa
186	you	nyakáma
187	they	alyutúpa
187	they	ókóita
187	they	dúpa
188	what?	áki
189	who?	apí
190	other	bakalé
190	other	waká
191	all	pipetá
192	and	-pi
193	if	-le	irreal condition
193	if	-li	irreal condition
193	if	tamo	real condition
193	if	yakandéno	real condition
194	how?	aípá
195	no, not	daá
196	to count	itákí píngi
197	One	mendái
197	One	méndé
198	Two	lápó
198	Two	lapóma
198	Two	lapotá
199	Three	téma
199	Three	tépó
199	Three	tepóma
200	Four	kitómende
200	Four	kitúmende
201	Five	yáu
201	Five	yáunge
201	Five	yángí púndu
201	Five	yuungí
202	Six	tókange
203	Seven	kálange
203	Seven	sakáita
204	Eight	tukulápó
204	Eight	mange lao waketau
205	Nine	tukutépó
206	Ten	akalitá mendái
206	Ten	mánge pundu
207	Twenty	akalitá lápó
208	Fifty
209	One Hundred
210	One Thousand

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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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