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Language: Emae

Source/Author:  POLLEX 2000 (Bruce Biggs & Ross Clark) 
Identifiers:  ISO-639-3:mmw  Glottocode: emae1237 
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Data Entry:  Typed By: Simon Greenhill  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:Central Pacific:East Fijian-Polynesian:Polynesian:Nuclear:Samoic-Outlier:Futunic 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
1 hand rima Five, hand-arm 1, 64  
2 left sema Left hand (Clk) 11  
3 right matau Right (not left) (Clk) 5, 13  
4 leg/foot tapuvae Sole of foot (Cpl)    
4 leg/foot wae Leg (Clk) 1, 100  
5 to walk saere Walk, walk about (Clk) 6  
6 road/path ara Road, path (Clk) 1  
7 to come      
8 to turn word info fariu Pollex 06: Fariu. :Turn v.i. (Clk) se tourner, faire volte face (Rivierre). 2  
9 to swim kakau Swim (in a direction) (Clk) 5  
10 dirty      
11 dust refu Ashes, dust (Cpl) 1, 68  
12 skin kiri Skin (Clk) 1  
13 back word info      
14 belly gaakau Pollex 06: Gaakau. :Belly, guts (Clk) x  
15 bone sui <Sui. :Bone (Cpl) B.>. 52  
16 intestines gaakau Belly, guts (Clk) 12  
17 liver ate Liver (Clk) 1  
18 breast mumu L from (likely) Namakura 30 L
19 shoulder      
20 to know, be knowledgeable iroa Know, be able (Cpl) 13  
21 to think fakaatuatu Pollex 06: <Fakaatuatu. :think (Clk)>. 9?  
22 to fear mataku Afraid, frightened 1  
23 blood toto Blood (Cpl) 4  
24 head uru Head (Clk) 1  
25 neck ua Neck (Clk) 18  
26 hair word info furu Hair of body (Cpl) 31  
27 nose isu Nose 1  
28 to breathe maanava Breathe (Clk) 1  
29 to sniff, smell soŋi To kiss (Clk) 9  
30 mouth gutu Mouth (Clk) 2  
31 tooth nifo Tooth 1  
32 tongue arero Tongue (Clk) 15  
33 to laugh kata Laugh (Cpl) 7  
34 to cry tagi Weep 1  
35 to vomit ruakina Vomit, spit out (Clk) 8, 31  
36 to spit nusi To spit (Clk) 14, 84?  
37 to eat keina Eat (Clk) 1, 47  
38 to chew word info gaua Chew (sugar cane) (Clk) 8  
39 to cook word info taona Cook in oven (Clk) 10  
40 to drink vinu Drink (Cpl) 1, 74  
41 to bite katia Mordre (Rivierre) 1, 55  
41 to bite utia Bite (Clk) 9  
41 to bite utiuti Bite 9  
42 to suck mitikia Suck through tube or a small hole (Clk) 8, 10  
43 ear tariga Ear (Clk) 1  
44 to hear fanoŋo Listen 1, 59  
45 eye mata Eye 1  
46 to see kutea See (Clk) 1  
47 to yawn mamava Yawn 19, 39  
48 to sleep moe Sleep 10, 109  
49 to lie down word info      
50 to dream miti Dream 36  
51 to sit      
52 to stand tuu Stand, be in a place (Clk) 2  
53 person/human being tagata Man, male (Cpl) 1, 66, 97  
54 man/male tama roa Jeune homme (18 ans) x  
54 man/male tagata Man, male (Cpl) 12, 14  
55 woman/female fafine Woman (Cpl) 1, 106  
56 child tama Child (of woman) (Clk) 6  
56 child tamariki Children (Clk) 6, 63  
56 child tamatiiti Child (Clk) [<] 6, 64  
57 husband      
58 wife finamatua Wife, old woman (Clk) 5, 9  
58 wife finematua Wife, old woman (Clk) 5, 9  
59 mother nau Mother (Clk) 7  
59 mother tinana Mother (Cpl) 1  
60 father tamana Father (Clk) 1  
61 house fare House (Clk) 14  
62 thatch/roof      
63 name igoa Name 6  
64 to say      
65 rope maea Braided rope (Clk) 10  
66 to tie up, fasten nootia Bind, tie (Clk) 15  
67 to sew word info tuia Sew, string (Clk) 13, 16  
68 needle      
69 to hunt word info      
70 to shoot word info fana Pollex, from Capell 1  
71 to stab, pierce sukia Stab (Clk) 1, 8  
72 to hit word info paa   13  
72 to hit word info paki   6  
72 to hit word info batu   7  
72 to hit word info teia   10  
72 to hit word info tukia   8  
73 to steal kaiaatia Steal (Clk) 7  
74 to kill      
75 to die, be dead mate Dead, calm (of sea), out (of fire) (Clk) 1  
76 to live, be alive mauri Live, alive, well (Clk) 1, 76  
77 to scratch word info rakutia To scratch (Clk) 9  
78 to cut, hack word info fasi Couper en rondelle (Rivierre) 13  
78 to cut, hack word info faaia Couper une feuille en son centre pour faire nattes [ou, paniers (Rivierre)    
78 to cut, hack word info faia Diviser (une feuille de coco)    
78 to cut, hack word info seerea To cut (Clk) 16  
78 to cut, hack word info tuu Cut 17  
79 stick/wood raakau Tree (Cpl) 1, 26  
80 to split word info matofi Slip, collapse (ground) (Clk) 106  
81 sharp makakai Sharp 14, 16  
82 dull, blunt      
83 to work word info saŋa Work, activity (Clk) 10  
84 to plant tokia Plant (Clk) 4, 5  
85 to choose      
86 to grow word info somo Grow (of plant) (Clk) 7  
86 to grow word info tupu Grow (Clk) 1  
87 to swell word info fufura Swell (Clk) 7  
88 to squeeze word info fotaia Squeeze (Clk) 8, 2, 93  
88 to squeeze word info romia Push (Clk) 10  
89 to hold word info tatago-fia Grope, feel (Clk) 14  
90 to dig keria To dig (Cpl) 1  
91 to buy      
92 to open, uncover      
93 to pound, beat word info tukia Hit, punch, pound (Clk) 2  
94 to throw word info atungia Jeter, lancer (Rivierre) 13  
95 to fall word info too To fall (Clk) 14  
96 dog kurii Pollex 06: Kurii. Dog (Clk). 7  
97 bird manu Bird, pupa (Clk) 1  
98 egg fua Pollex 06: Fua. :Fruit, egg (Cpl). 5  
99 feather      
100 wing bakakau Wing (Clk) 1, 59, 88  
101 to fly rere Fly 11  
102 rat kimoa Pollex 06: Kimoa. :Rat. 14  
103 meat/flesh kanofi Flesh, meat (Cpl) 14  
104 fat/grease gako Fat (Clk) 14  
105 tail siku Tail, of fish or animal 13  
106 snake gata Snake (Clk) 12  
107 worm (earthworm) keremutu Pollex 06: Keremutu. :Earthworm (Clk). 9  
108 louse word info kutu Louse 1  
109 mosquito namu Mosquito (Clk) 1  
110 spider karevereve Spider web (Clk) 1  
111 fish ika Fish n 1  
112 rotten word info para Rotten (of fruit) (Clk) 13  
112 rotten word info popo Rotten wood (Clk) 14  
113 branch word info rai Branch (Clk) 1  
114 leaf raurau Leaf (Clk) 1  
115 root kai Pollex 06: Kai. :Root (Clk). 2  
116 flower see Flower (Clk) 9  
117 fruit fua Fruit, egg (Cpl) 1  
118 grass mauku Grass (Clk) 58  
119 earth/soil kere Earth, soil 10  
120 stone maka Rock, stone (Cpl) 4  
121 sand one Sand (Cpl) 1  
122 water word info vai Water (Clk) 2  
123 to flow sasari Couler (sang) (Rivierre) 24  
124 sea moana Ocean 10  
124 sea tai Sea (Clk), eau sal, sel (Mlr) 1  
125 salt      
126 lake namo Pool, place in lagoon with sandy bottom (Clk) 7  
127 woods/forest vao Bush, forest (Cpl) 14  
128 sky ragi Sky, heaven (Clk) 1  
129 moon maasina Moon (Clk) 37, 5  
130 star      
131 cloud word info      
132 fog      
133 rain ua Rain 1  
134 thunder fatitiri Pollex 06: Fatitiri. :Thunder (Clk). 14  
135 lightning uvira Lightning (Cpl) 2  
136 wind matagi Wind 1, 66  
136 wind sauririki Breeze (Clk) 10  
137 to blow word info re matangi e engiangi Le vent souffle (Rivierre) 8  
138 warm word info maafana Warm (Clk) 1, 72  
138 warm word info mmaafana Warm (Clk) 1, 72  
139 cold word info makalili Cold (Cpl) 1, 52  
140 dry word info maroo Dry (Clk) 13  
141 wet susuu Wet, saturated (Clk) 11  
142 heavy mamafa Heavy (Cpl) 46  
143 fire afi Fire 1  
144 to burn word info tuugia To burn (vt),light (torch) (Clark), allumer le feu (Rivierre) 1, 7  
144 to burn word info tuutuu Bruler (Rivierre) 1, 6  
144 to burn word info tututu Feu de brousse (Rivierre) 1, 6  
145 smoke word info asuafi Smoke (Clk) [<] 2  
145 smoke word info aasu To smoke, give off smoke (Mlr) smoke n. [<] x  
146 ash refu Ashes, dust (Cpl) 67  
147 black uri   7  
148 white tea White (Cpl) 8  
149 red      
150 yellow ferofero Yellow (Clk) 11  
151 green      
152 small tiiti Small (Clk); with irregular initial t- 1  
152 small ririki Small (Clk) 66  
153 big lasi Big, many, very (Clk) 12  
154 short word info      
155 long word info      
156 thin word info manifinifi Thin (Clk) 1  
157 thick word info matorutoru Thick (Clk) 3  
158 narrow      
159 wide      
160 painful, sick masaki Sick (Cpl) 1  
161 shy, ashamed maa Be ashamed (Cpl) 1  
162 old word info tuai Old (Clk) 48  
163 new fou New (Cpl) 1  
164 good suumarie Good 16, 141  
165 bad, evil saati L from Van lgs (looks like PNVC *sa'a-ti, not simply a retention of PCP *sa'a) 1 L
166 correct, true      
167 night poo Night (Cpl) 1  
168 day aso Day (Cpl) 1, 54  
169 year tau Year (Cpl) 1  
170 when? word info aafee When? (future) (Clk) 5  
171 to hide word info mumuni Se cacher (Rivierre) 1, 67  
172 to climb word info kake Grimper sur un arbre (Rivierre) 32  
173 at      
174 in, inside roto Inside (Clk) 5  
175 above ruga Above (Clk) 9  
176 below      
177 this ni(i) Pollex 06: Ni(i). :This (Clk). 1  
178 that      
179 near      
180 far mamao Far (Clk) 13  
181 where? word info fee Where? 3, 35  
182 I kou I (Cpl) 1, 21  
182 I ku Subject clitic (Clk) x  
183 thou ke (Cpl) 5  
184 he/she      
185 we word info ma (Ply. 1970) 2  
185 we word info tu   39  
186 you ke (Cpl) 1  
186 you korua Second person dual pronoun, you (Ply) x  
186 you kote Second person plural pronoun 16  
187 they      
188 what? word info aa What?, what kind of? (Clk) 84  
189 who? word info      
190 other      
191 all furi All (Clk) 14  
191 all katoaina All (Clk) 13  
192 and ma And (Clk) 2  
193 if      
194 how? word info fefee How?, do what? (Clk) 11  
195 no, not      
196 to count taaua Count, read (Clk) 8  
197 One word info tasi One 41  
198 Two word info rua Two (Cpl) 1  
199 Three word info toru Three (Cpl) 1  
200 Four word info faa Four (Cpl) 1, 66  
201 Five word info rima Five, hand-arm.(Source: Pollex) 1  
202 Six word info      
203 Seven word info fitu Seven (Cpl).(Source: Pollex) 1  
204 Eight word info varu Pollex 06: Varu. :Eight (Cpl). 3  
205 Nine word info siva Nine (Clk)[>].(Source: Pollex) 5  
206 Ten word info ŋahuru Ten.(Source: Pollex) 5, 32  
206 Ten word info gafuru Ten.(Source: Pollex) 5, 32  
207 Twenty word info      
208 Fifty word info      
209 One Hundred word info      
210 One Thousand word info manu Thousand (Mlr).(Source: Pollex) 2  

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