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Language: Savosavo

Resources:

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

Change History:

Showing all of 12 entries

• Changed from "lo/ko" (Word 184) - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-21 23:44:09)
• Changed from "aɰe/ave" (Word 185) - Simon Greenhill (2024-07-21 23:44:02)
• Source: Claudia Wegener (Word 126) - Simon Greenhill (2010-10-12 21:18:00)
• Changed from "uzili", source: Claudia Wegener (Word 42) - Simon Greenhill (2010-10-12 21:17:54)
• Changed from "sukisuki", source: Claudia Wegener (Word 67) - Simon Greenhill (2010-10-12 21:17:33)
• Updating Classification to Match Ethnologue 16. From: East Papuan, Yele-Solomons-New Britain, Yele-Solomons, Central Solomons To: Central Solomons - Simon Greenhill (2009-07-23 03:31:58)
• Tryon and Hackman (Word 132) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 03:28:08)
• Tryon and Hackman (Word 42) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 03:28:08)
• Tryon and Hackman (Word 67) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 03:28:08)
• Tryon and Hackman (Word 131) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 03:28:08)
• Tryon and Hackman (Word 194) - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-30 03:28:08)
• Changed from "madaki" (Word 58) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-09 08:47:57)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
1	hand	kakau	hand/arm
2	left	male
3	right	tovi
4	leg/foot	nato
5	to walk	vanovano		2
6	road/path	keva
7	to come	ba		24?
8	to turn	pili-li	turn-3SgmO
8	to turn	kokobilo-li	turn with opening down-3SgmO
8	to turn	liliɰo-li	turn horizontally-3SgmO
9	to swim	olo		8
10	dirty	lumu	dirty/old (for things)
10	dirty	ɲeɲeɰa	dirty (water)
11	dust	reka	dust, ground
12	skin	korakora		37
13	back	potopoto
14	belly	pika
15	bone	tovolo
16	intestines	boli
17	liver	kalakala
18	breast	susu		1
19	shoulder	lakelake
20	to know, be knowledgeable	l-olomi	3SgmO-know
20	to know, be knowledgeable	madoke-li	be knowledgable about-3SgmO
21	to think	ɰanaɰana
22	to fear	tamalu-li	fear-3SgmO
23	blood	ɰabu		5?
24	head	batu		9
25	neck	tua
26	hair	luta	old term almost replaced by /sivuɰa/
26	hair	sivuɰa	also means fur and feathers
27	nose	ɲoko		37
28	to breathe	azeaze	said to be borrowed from Gela	16
29	to sniff, smell	vunu-li	smell-3SgmO
30	mouth	napu
31	tooth	nale
32	tongue	lapi		21
33	to laugh	leka
34	to cry	ŋei
35	to vomit	mumuta		1
36	to spit	suasua
37	to eat	l-ou	3SgmO-eat
37	to eat	samu	to have a meal	30?
38	to chew	ŋaziŋazi		12
39	to cook	kuro
40	to drink	pizo
41	to bite	l-ova-li	3SgmO-bite-3SgmO
42	to suck	uzi-li	suck-3SgmO
43	ear	tagalu
44	to hear	ene-li	hear-3SgmO
45	eye	nito
46	to see	l-eɰe	3SgmO-see
47	to yawn	mava		1
48	to sleep	izi
49	to lie down	pau
50	to dream	vaɰunala
51	to sit	epi
52	to stand	alu
53	person/human being	mapa
54	man/male	tada
55	woman/female	adaki
56	child	ɲuba
57	husband	tada	same as man
58	wife	madaki	28?
59	mother	mama		5
60	father	mau
61	house	tuvi
62	thatch/roof	pazupazu
63	name	nini
64	to say	tei
65	rope	tali		1
66	to tie up, fasten	tari-li	tie.to.string-3SgmO (e.g. kite)	33
66	to tie up, fasten	tagi-li	tie.at.both.ends-3SgmO (e.g. clothline)
66	to tie up, fasten	piti-li	tie-3SgmO
67	to sew	suki-li	sew-3SgmO
68	needle
69	to hunt	agoza	to take prey (both hunting and fishing)
70	to shoot	bola	shoot with weapon 3SgmO (e.g. sling, bow, gun)
70	to shoot	rami-li	shoot-3SgmO (e.g. stone)
71	to stab, pierce	touɰa-li	stab-3SgmO
71	to stab, pierce	kaba-li	pierce-3SgmO
72	to hit	l-ali	3SgmO-hit
73	to steal	vanaɰo-li	steal-3SgmO
74	to kill	l-ave-li	3SgmO-kill-3SgmO
75	to die, be dead	ave
76	to live, be alive	toɰo
77	to scratch	karikari		1
78	to cut, hack	duku-li	cut-3SgmO (tree, with sharp object)
78	to cut, hack	kake-li	cut.bamboo-3SgmO
78	to cut, hack	kota-li	cut.in.small.pieces-3SgmO
78	to cut, hack	papari-li	cut-3SgmO (also for operations)
78	to cut, hack	sapi-li	cut.into.slices-3SgmO
78	to cut, hack	sodu-li	cut.in.two-3SgmO
78	to cut, hack	toɰi-li	cut.rope-3SgmO
78	to cut, hack	tozo-li	cut-3SgmO
78	to cut, hack	zuvi-li	cut.banana.leaves-3SgmO
79	stick/wood	kola	stick/tree
80	to split	vovo-li	split clothlike object-3SgmO
81	sharp	nenemali
82	dull, blunt	muku
83	to work	agutu
84	to plant	suba-li	plant-3SgmO
85	to choose	vili-li	choose-3SgmO	1?
86	to grow	pabu
87	to swell	unu
88	to squeeze	buroŋo-li	squeeze out of skin-3SgmO
88	to squeeze	lusi-li	squeeze-3SgmO	19
89	to hold	l-ate	3SgmO-hold
90	to dig	gore-li	dig-3SgmO
91	to buy	voli-li	buy-3SgmO	1
92	to open, uncover	l-au aka	3SgmO-take be open (causative construction meaning to open, e.g. mouth)
92	to open, uncover	gagela-li	open-3SgmO (e.g. door)
92	to open, uncover	voravora-li	open-3SgmO (i.e. unfold e.g. hand, book)
92	to open, uncover	bilo-li	uncover-3gmO
93	to pound, beat	pori-li	beat-3SgmO
94	to throw	solo	throw 3SgmO
95	to fall	tau
96	dog	misu
97	bird	kosu
98	egg	si	chicken egg
98	egg	kolei	megapode egg
99	feather	sivuɰa	feather
99	feather	vusu	tail feather (possibly only of one species)
100	wing	ɰavara
101	to fly	pevu
102	rat	kuzi		3
103	meat/flesh	melomelo
104	fat/grease	sereɰa		35
105	tail	kodo
106	snake	pepei
107	worm (earthworm)	periperi
108	louse	dole
109	mosquito	ɲoɲokea
110	spider	kolomu
111	fish	mi
112	rotten	mora
112	rotten	ɲobiro
113	branch	age		1?
114	leaf	kiba
115	root	buara	root
115	root	oɲe	big root (only for trees)
116	flower	sisi	ornamental flowers	16
116	flower	rugu	flowers of trees and bushes	30
117	fruit	maŋi
118	grass	buruburu		19
119	earth/soil	doi
120	stone	kato
121	sand	nuɰunuɰu
122	water	piva
123	to flow	sali		28
124	sea	ɲaɲui
125	salt	ɲaɲui
126	lake	reku
127	woods/forest	ɰoɰoana	bush
128	sky	oka
129	moon	kuɰe
130	star	simusimu
131	cloud	muzi	cloud
132	fog	lavo	fog
133	rain	kuma
134	thunder	pada
135	lightning	vila
136	wind	ɰuliɰuli
137	to blow	vui-li	blow-3SgmO
138	warm	ɰuvuɰuvu	to be warm
139	cold	ɰaule	to be cold
140	dry	vige	(general term)
141	wet	bona
141	wet	mizo
142	heavy	boze
143	fire	keda
144	to burn	l-evo	3SgmO-burn
144	to burn	ora	to burn/be burning
145	smoke	azu		2
146	ash	lavu		1
147	black	boraɰa	be black
148	white	sere	be white
149	red	sisi	be red	19
150	yellow	posovata	yellow, ginger
151	green	eko	green/bue
151	green	gola kiba	green (lit. raw leaf)
152	small	ɲari
153	big	ŋai
154	short	kula	(in length)
155	long	savanga
156	thin	garo
157	thick	uzuma
158	narrow
159	wide	alala
160	painful, sick	paziɰa	to hurt / be in pain
160	painful, sick	koɰili	to be sick
161	shy, ashamed	tamaɰa	feel ashamed
162	old	daki mapa	old person (woman)
162	old	lumu	old/dirty (mostly things)
162	old	tada mapa	old person (man)
163	new	iɰe
164	good	dai
165	bad, evil	isanga	be bad
166	correct, true	ite sua	be.true Att (attributive marker deriving a nominal modifier; ite does not occur on its own as a verb)
167	night	muzi
168	day	ivaɰu
169	year	eleɰo
170	when?	avasa
171	to hide	ravi
172	to climb	pia
173	at	la		2
174	in, inside	pale
175	above	taɰata
176	below	neuta
177	this	ailo
178	that	lo
179	near	ɰoita
180	far	suɰu	be far
181	where?	ala
182	I	aɲi
183	thou	no		1
184	he/she	lo
184	he/she	ko
185	we	mai	incl	2?
185	we	aɰe	exclDu
185	we	ave	exclPl
186	you	me
187	they	ze
188	what?	apoi
189	who?	ai		1
190	other
191	all	dulo
192	and	zu
193	if	kia
194	how?	maitei	how?
195	no, not	ɰoma
196	to count	pada
197	One	pade
197	One	ela
198	Two	edo
199	Three	iɰiva
200	Four	aɰava
201	Five	ara
202	Six	poɰoa
203	Seven	poɰoro
204	Eight	kui
205	Nine	kuava
206	Ten	atale
207	Twenty	nebolo
208	Fifty	aratale
209	One Hundred	pa kela
210	One Thousand	pa toɰa

© 2003-2024: Simon J. Greenhill , Robert Blust, & Russell Gray. (0.00850)

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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