Language: Avava

Source/Author:	Crowley, T. (2006). The Avava language ...
Identifiers:	ISO-639-3:tmb Glottocode: katb1237
Notes:	from: Crowley, T. (2006). The Avava language of Central Malakula (Vanuatu). Edited by John Lynch. Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra. /bb/ = voiced bilabial trill, /ng/ = velar nasal Also know as Katbol
Data Entry:	Typed By: Russell Gray Checked By:
Statistics:	Total Data: 265 Number of Retentions: Proto Malayo-Polynesian:91 Proto-Oceanic:117 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:Malekula Interior:Malekula Central
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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, (F), Malekula Interior, Malekula Central, (B) To: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Malekula Interior, Malekula Central - Simon Greenhill (2009-07-23 03:35:23)
Changed from "dunngo" (Word 144) - John Lynch (2007-02-05 00:28:36)
Changed from "ivsak" (Word 175) - John Lynch (2007-01-16 05:52:03)
Source: John Lynch (Word 183) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-11 11:52:29)
Changed from "adam" (Word 169) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-11 11:25:12)
Source: John Lynch (Word 138) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-11 02:20:25)
Source: John Lynch (Word 138) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-11 02:20:10)
Changed from "alang nan auh" (Word 131) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-11 02:11:44)
Source: John Lynch (Word 127) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-11 01:54:13)
Changed from "tuswe" (Word 124) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-11 01:47:19)
Source: John Lynch (Word 89) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-10 12:33:03)
Source: John Lynch (Word 62) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-09 09:02:50)
Changed from "matak" (Word 58) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-09 08:48:07)
Source: John Lynch (Word 22) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-07 08:36:23)
Changed from "batn varan" (Word 19) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-07 08:34:17)
Updated Language Details - Russell Gray (2006-11-13 14:19:52)
Updated Language Details - Russell Gray (2006-11-13 14:18:27)
Language Added - Russell Gray (2006-11-13 13:41:40)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:
1	hand	varan		16
2	left	mwiir		1, 59
3	right	bariin		30
4	leg/foot	bolokon		33
5	to walk	solsol		114
6	road/path	asal		1
7	to come	vwel		25
8	to turn	dri		34, 106
9	to swim	lumlum		38
10	dirty	met		2
10	dirty	metemet		2
11	dust	bisnaap		80
12	skin	ipmin		28
13	back	udruun		82
14	belly	vatn		5
15	bone	bolong		37
16	intestines	bburtan		75
17	liver	elemet		52
17	liver	mabwin		7
18	breast	asih		1, 55
19	shoulder	batn varan	=head + arm	65, 1
20	to know, be knowledgeable	rokut		19, 87
21	to think	sisien		39
22	to fear	matak	afraid	1
23	blood	edre		1
24	head	bat		9
24	head	batn		9
25	neck	balawan		84
26	hair	sivlen		31, 33
27	nose	onosn		18
28	to breathe	ngarngar		13
29	to sniff, smell	robit
29	to sniff, smell	sungsung		9
30	mouth	bongon		41
31	tooth	boroh		45
31	tooth	itivilak
32	tongue	lemen		7, 17
33	to laugh	wang		88
34	to cry	ul		59
35	to vomit	lualu		8
36	to spit	prura		35
37	to eat	kan		1
37	to eat	rule
37	to eat	temetem
37	to eat	yanyan		1
38	to chew	mabbuhi		56
38	to chew	sem		21
39	to cook	tntn		9
40	to drink	min		1, 49
40	to drink	minmin		1, 49
41	to bite	yat		1, 55
41	to bite	yatyat		1, 55
42	to suck	sisih		43
42	to suck	sisihi		43
43	ear	dilingan		1, 40
44	to hear	ro		1
44	to hear	robit		1, 58
44	to hear	rong		1
45	eye	matan		1
46	to see	la		18
46	to see	labit		99
46	to see	lala		18
47	to yawn	mangulal		19, 34
48	to sleep	matur		1
49	to lie down	ding		25
49	to lie down	dingman		25
50	to dream	bari		10
50	to dream	bari borokonah		10
51	to sit	sum		40
52	to stand	turi		2, 69
53	person/human being
54	man/male	muut		94
55	woman/female	momok		23
56	child	atda		5, 52
56	child	atn		5, 52
56	child	atnida		5, 52
56	child	ida
56	child	vanatn		5
57	husband	it
58	wife	matak		28?
59	mother	galu		65
60	father	mom		1, 10
61	house	amal		30
61	house	iim		1
62	thatch/roof	iat	thatching	1
63	name	isan		1, 18
64	to say	va		30
65	rope	atal		1
66	to tie up, fasten	lik		1, 39
66	to tie up, fasten	pih		32
67	to sew
68	needle
69	to hunt	bel	hunt after	10
70	to shoot	lu		15
70	to shoot	luluka		15
71	to stab, pierce
72	to hit	lop		48
72	to hit	vih		86
73	to steal	pinok		1, 58
73	to steal	pinoki		1, 58
74	to kill	bbun		1
74	to kill	riit		70
74	to kill	riit bbun		70, 1
75	to die, be dead	mat		1
75	to die, be dead	mat bbun		1
76	to live, be alive	luk		23
77	to scratch	yor		70
77	to scratch	suvsup		76
78	to cut, hack	ter		1
79	stick/wood	aga		1
80	to split	ngar		28
80	to split	ngar wel		28, 1
80	to split	wel		1
80	to split	welewel		1
81	sharp	magal		14, 79, 81
82	dull, blunt	bonot		15
83	to work	per		7, 73
84	to plant	lap		10
85	to choose
86	to grow
87	to swell	bbur		7
88	to squeeze	gih		32
89	to hold	tata
90	to dig	il		1
90	to dig	kikil		1
90	to dig	kilkil		1
91	to buy	leh		47
92	to open, uncover	langlangar		23
93	to pound, beat	lop		14
94	to throw	lop	throw at
95	to fall	tami		42
96	dog	gabwir		10
97	bird	aman		1
98	egg	ovingaad	of ants
99	feather	bbulen		1
100	wing	bwian		1, 12
101	to fly	yalyal		31
102	rat	bwisibok		73
103	meat/flesh	misal		84
104	fat/grease	lingiling		31
105	tail	bbusn		76
106	snake	amwat		12
107	worm (earthworm)	odalah		68, 64
108	louse	aut		1
109	mosquito	anam		1
110	spider	lala		1
111	fish	iki		1
111	fish	vwiniek		88
112	rotten	momo		51
113	branch	bbutn	(large branch)	30
113	branch	rongon	(small branch)	1, 21
114	leaf	aruun		1
115	root	drumusn	(small and fine)	3?
115	root	gerwen	(large)	2, 41
116	flower	atah		34
116	flower	ipman		1
116	flower	tah		34
117	fruit	vanan		1, 26
118	grass	mwana		31
119	earth/soil	atan		1
120	stone	avat		1
121	sand	vwinsilah		1, 79?
122	water	esn		27
122	water	owe		2
123	to flow
124	sea	tuswe	tus+we = water	1, 47
125	salt
126	lake
127	woods/forest	itoro	"the bush"	69
128	sky	alang		1
129	moon	abasi		6
130	star	vwinmese		13
131	cloud	alang nan auh	sky-poss.-rain	37
132	fog	dukap		1, 63
133	rain	auh		1
134	thunder	uuruur		2, 64
135	lightning	alangaap
136	wind	malah		78
137	to blow	up		4
138	warm	ir	hot	31
138	warm	rar	hot	46
139	cold	malah		51
140	dry	mesemah		11
141	wet	mida		35
142	heavy	map		46
143	fire	aabb		19
144	to burn	dinih		1
144	to burn	dumu		1
144	to burn	dungo		7?
145	smoke	aabb teltel		46
146	ash	bisnaap	ashes	75
147	black	met		1
147	black	metemet		1
148	white	maap		1
148	white	yovyop		41
149	red	mial		1, 55
150	yellow	lilit		43
150	yellow	lit		43
151	green	melih		43
151	green	melmelih		43
152	small
153	big	levlep		10
154	short	mut		32
154	short	mutmut		32
155	long	ber		16
155	long	berber		16
156	thin	manana		1
156	thin	morot		13
157	thick	von		35
158	narrow
159	wide
160	painful, sick	rer	(painful)	34
160	painful, sick	sal	(sick)	35
161	shy, ashamed	bor		59
162	old	tara		27
163	new	melerler
164	good	rivik		67
165	bad, evil	se		1
166	correct, true	yadryadr
167	night	lupat		42
168	day	abbung		16
169	year	adam	= yam	30
170	when?	kesan		1
171	to hide	babak		33
172	to climb	saksak		2
172	to climb	sasur		2
173	at
174	in, inside	le	in	1
175	above	draka		25
175	above	iv\|sak		25
176	below	kutn	beneath	9
176	below	lapan		41, 74
177	this
178	that
179	near	lile		60
179	near	sin		54
180	far	saman		31
181	where?	ba		3
181	where?	bang		60
181	where?	iba		3, 59
182	I	na		1, 21, 22
183	thou	ong		1, 66
184	he/she	e	he	1
185	we	gitdru	incl: dl.	1
185	we	gitntl	pcl.	1
185	we	git	pcl.	1
185	we	kopmdru	excl: dl	2
185	we	kopmtl	pcl.	2
185	we	kopm	pl.	2
186	you	kam	pl.	1
186	you	kamdru	dl.	x
186	you	kamtl	pcl.	x
187	they	ier		1, 70
188	what?	ive		1
188	what?	sive		1
189	who?	asi		1
189	who?	nahe		1
189	who?	nasi		1
190	other	tele		54
191	all	mah		36
191	all	mamah		36
192	and	dri		30
193	if	bana
194	how?	tamak		62
195	no, not	itik		10
196	to count	dongon		42
196	to count	dongongon		42
197	One	sapm		58
198	Two	iru		1
199	Three	itl		1
200	Four	ivat		1, 65
201	Five	ilim		1
202	Six	sout		31, 32
203	Seven	souru		9
204	Eight	setl		11, 7
205	Nine	savat		5
206	Ten	langal		5, 8
207	Twenty	ngai iru		9
208	Fifty
209	One Hundred	angat		12
210	One Thousand	atar		13

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