Language: Nahavaq

Source/Author:	Laura Dimock
Identifiers:	ISO-639-3:sns Glottocode: sout2857
Notes:	labiovelars considered on segment: pw mbw ßw mw prenasalised considered one segment: nd mb mbw ŋg
Data Entry:	Typed By: Laura Dimock Checked By:
Statistics:	Total Data: 206 Number of Retentions: Proto Malayo-Polynesian:73 Proto-Oceanic:92 Number of Loans: 0
Classification:	Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Central-Eastern Oceanic:Remote Oceanic:North and Central Vanuatu:Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands:Malekula Coastal
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Updating Classification to Match Ethnologue 16. From: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Vanuatu, (G), Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, (AB), Malekula Coastal To: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, Malekula Coastal - Simon Greenhill (2009-07-23 03:35:17)
Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2007-04-20 13:28:06)
Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2007-04-20 13:24:07)
Changed from "ni-sileßyn" (Word 115) - John Lynch (2007-01-29 05:20:40)
Changed from "(b.) hup" (Word 137) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-11 02:19:27)
Changed from "gculum" (Word 135) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-11 02:17:00)
Changed from "mbataßan" (Word 19) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-07 08:34:45)
Updated Language Details - Russell Gray (2006-11-06 12:42:46)
Language Added - Russell Gray (2006-11-06 12:17:16)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:
1	hand	ßara-		16
2	left	ndilmejir		1, 59
3	right	mbaraŋgin		30
4	leg/foot	mbuli-		33
5	to walk	loŋ		60
6	road/path	na-hal		1
7	to come	ßweleŋ		25
8	to turn
9	to swim	ŋgar		5
10	dirty	molol		43
11	dust	na-las		4
12	skin	ni-mben		71
13	back	taʔun		12
14	belly	ßeti-		5
15	bone	ni-mboloʔ		37
16	intestines	ni-hini-		1
17	liver	na-mwa-		7?
18	breast	nu-huhu-		1
19	shoulder	mbataßan	= head + arm	65?, 36
20	to know, be knowledgeable	roŋhur		19, 92
21	to think	ndimndim		13
22	to fear	mataʔ		1
23	blood	ne-ndej		1
24	head	mbwati-		9
25	neck	ndolo-		42
26	hair	siplen		31, 33
27	nose	ŋginhu-		1, 58
28	to breathe	ŋaraŋar		13
29	to sniff, smell	ŋarnombwon		42, 63
30	mouth	mboŋo-		41
31	tooth	livwo-		1, 35
32	tongue	malambu-		30
33	to laugh	mwas		58
34	to cry	teŋ		1
35	to vomit	lu		8
36	to spit	ßurej		35
37	to eat	ʔan		1
38	to chew	ʔasʔas		12
39	to cook	rar		56
40	to drink	min		1, 49
41	to bite	ʔas		1, 60
42	to suck
43	ear	ndilŋe-		1, 40
44	to hear	roŋ		1
45	eye	mete-		1
46	to see	les		14, 94
47	to yawn	mowlej		19, 34
48	to sleep	metur		1
49	to lie down	liŋndew		25
50	to dream	mbwerej		10
51	to sit	sum(pw)		40
52	to stand	taris		61
53	person/human being	morot		35
54	man/male	morot		14, 73
55	woman/female	momoʔ		23
56	child	vuti-		48
57	husband	marleʔeleʔ
57	husband	ʔajßwut		67
58	wife	tinvyn		5, 27
59	mother	hinen		1
59	mother	hinam		1
59	mother	amwoʔ		23
60	father	temen		1
60	father	tamam		1
60	father	tataj		19
61	house	ne-jum(w)		1
62	thatch/roof	niwurjet		1
63	name	neʔhe-		1, 18
64	to say	ßwer		30
65	rope	netel		1
66	to tie up, fasten	tiʔtiʔ		51
67	to sew	tur		13
68	needle	nijir	loan?
69	to hunt	sal		30
70	to shoot	vini		1
71	to stab, pierce	ndurndur		14
72	to hit	mbwil		94
73	to steal	vanaʔ		1, 58
74	to kill
75	to die, be dead	mes		1
76	to live, be alive	mewur		1, 76
77	to scratch	ŋgarum		59
78	to cut, hack	terej		1
79	stick/wood	naʔaj		1
80	to split	tarpor		1
81	sharp	kan		14
82	dull, blunt	mwah		34
83	to work	raʔ		46
84	to plant	ʔambwiʔ		60
85	to choose
86	to grow	tip		1
87	to swell	tim(b)		12
88	to squeeze	vusvus		18, 71
89	to hold	vur		34
90	to dig	ʔil		1
91	to buy	vul		1
92	to open, uncover	seßen		24
93	to pound, beat	tuʔtuʔ		20
94	to throw	ʔom		54
95	to fall	sep		13
96	dog	kilu		7, 77, 80
97	bird	nemen		1
98	egg	noʔonlin		1
99	feather	ni-mbumbo-		25
100	wing	vara-		61
101	to fly	ßißem		46
102	rat	lambut		45
103	meat/flesh	maru		41
104	fat/grease
105	tail	mbysy-		76
106	snake	na-mwat		12
107	worm (earthworm)	ne-wul		24
107	worm (earthworm)	ni-ndules		68, 64
108	louse	na-ʔut		1
109	mosquito	tuʔes		38, 48, 89
110	spider	ŋgiŋgaplew		33
111	fish	mahal		52
112	rotten	mwom		51
113	branch	na-mbal		31
114	leaf	ne-reʔej		1
115	root	ni-si\|leßyn		18
116	flower	ni-tiphun		1?
117	fruit	navan		1, 26
118	grass	mwenej		31
119	earth/soil	ne-ten		1
120	stone	ne-vet		1
121	sand	mbinwen		1, 79
122	water	ne-wej		2
123	to flow	ßwaraßwar		31
124	sea	ne-tes		1
125	salt
126	lake
127	woods/forest	lembynʔaj		43
128	sky	namwap		63
129	moon	neßyl		1
130	star	mysi		13
131	cloud	meliŋ(g)		34
132	fog	mbwansi		64
133	rain	ne-wuh		1
134	thunder	neßyl ßaraßar		15, 38
135	lightning	gculum	(is this a misprint? - JL)
136	wind	na-laŋ		1, 77
137	to blow	hup	(b.)	62, 63
138	warm	pilpil		52
139	cold	malʔah		51
140	dry	mehmeh		11
141	wet	mil		35
142	heavy	ndip		14
143	fire	na-ʔam(b)		19
144	to burn
145	smoke	na-ʔam nduŋnduŋ		94
146	ash	mbwisnep		75
147	black	metemet		1
148	white	meßys		1
149	red	mamal		1, 55
150	yellow	lutlut		43
151	green	ʔasen		8
152	small	ßwariʔ		42?
153	big	mbow		50
154	short	mbyʔmbyʔ		3
155	long	mbarap		16
156	thin	menemenem(b)		1
157	thick	mburit		56
158	narrow
159	wide
160	painful, sick	meheʔ		1
161	shy, ashamed	maʔan		1?
162	old	marlam(b)		26
163	new	vivew		1
164	good	leh		59
165	bad, evil	het		1
166	correct, true	mbaraŋgin		72
167	night	livaʔat		42
168	day	lereŋ		6
169	year	ne-tew		1
170	when?	nejih		1, 43
171	to hide	luʔ		34
172	to climb	haʔ		2
173	at
174	in, inside	len		1
175	above	ran
176	below	eßyn		41, 74
177	this	etiŋ		52
178	that	etaŋ		39
179	near	masasag		90
180	far	silej		5
181	where?	ambeh		3, 59
182	I	kinaŋ(g)		1, 21, 22, 23
183	thou	inuŋ(g)		1, 18
184	he/she	ʔey		1, 29
185	we	kamem	(excl).	E2
185	we	niŋgind(d)	(incl).	1
186	you	niŋcim		1, 13
187	they	ʔar		1, 70
188	what?	na-havaʔ		1
189	who?	jaʔ		1
190	other	ti-silej		42
191	all	mwah		36
192	and	en		1?
193	if	ko-noʔ		60
194	how?	temwin		27?
195	no, not	veʔ
195	no, not	awaq		104
196	to count	mbuluŋ(g)		1
197	One	siqʔ		56
198	Two	ru		1
199	Three	tul		1
200	Four	ves		1, 65
201	Five	lim		1
202	Six	sow-siq		31?
203	Seven	sow-ru		9
204	Eight	sow-tul		11, 7
205	Nine	sow-vey		5
206	Ten	laŋavul		5, 8
207	Twenty	morlalaʔ		13
208	Fifty	morlalaʔ iru noʔoron ilaŋavul
209	One Hundred	morlalaʔ ilim		13
210	One Thousand

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