Language: Tape

Source/Author:	Crowley
Identifiers:	ISO-639-3:mrs Glottocode: mara1399
Notes:	Also Known As Maragus Crowley, T. (2006). Tape: a declining language of Malakula (Vanuatu). Edited by John Lynch. Pacific Linguistics. Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies. The Australian National University. kh = velar fricative, ng = velar nasal, ë = schwa.
Problems:	Andreea: replaced /kh/ with velar fricative: -- voiced velar fricative intervocalically, word initially -- voiceless velar fricative word finally, or adjacent to unvoiced consonants (cf. Malcolm Ross) Also replaced all ë with ə.
Data Entry:	Typed By: Simon Greenhill Checked By:
Statistics:	Total Data: 240 Number of Retentions: Proto Malayo-Polynesian:76 Proto-Oceanic:97 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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Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2009-09-27 23:03:48)
Changed from "khëj" (Word 72) - (2008-01-16 00:27:56)
Changed from "ivës" (Word 194) - John Lynch (2007-01-21 23:33:26)
Changed from "jerete" (Word 192) - John Lynch (2007-01-21 22:44:58)
Changed from "potakhdëlin" (Word 25) - John Lynch (2007-01-10 04:02:17)
Changed from "vëlkhëmit" (Word 147) - John Lynch (2007-01-08 01:23:10)
Changed from "pekren" (Word 128) - John Lynch (2007-01-07 23:55:32)
Changed from "vëtir" (Word 52) - John Lynch (2006-12-12 03:40:39)
Source: John Lynch (Word 166) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-11 11:20:31)
Source: John Lynch (Word 104) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-10 12:47:38)
Source: John Lynch (Word 103) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-10 12:47:18)
Source: John Lynch (Word 93) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-10 12:38:12)
Source: John Lynch (Word 90) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-10 12:34:10)
Source: John Lynch (Word 62) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-09 09:05:33)
Changed from "dui" (Word 57) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-08 11:26:07)
Changed from "metër lilis" (Word 50) - Simon Greenhill (2006-12-08 00:33:12)
Adding Resource - Simon Greenhill (2006-11-16 10:22:38)
Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2006-11-16 10:22:00)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:
1	hand	ləmen		1, 64
2	left	mornen	L Hand	1, 59
3	right	məldon	R Hand	44
4	leg/foot	tilin		34
5	to walk	ling		60
6	road/path	sel		1
7	to come	mo		1
8	to turn	ruten		111
9	to swim	suvsip		12
10	dirty	ninit		2
11	dust	nəmi		95
12	skin	lil pekən		104
12	skin	nilən
13	back	bwəlin		52
14	belly	vetən		5
15	bone	jun		2
16	intestines	jənin		1
17	liver	mopən		7
17	liver	movmit		7
18	breast	səsən		1
19	shoulder	pəti vwisin		71, 65
20	to know, be knowledgeable	rəngdo		19, 91
21	to think	vərəng	listen/think	10
22	to fear	dədəngen		25
23	blood	deen		1
24	head	pətin		9
25	neck	potaɣ\|dəlin		42
26	hair	nil pətin		31, 60
27	nose	kəsən		1, 58, 55
28	to breathe	ngip		59?
29	to sniff, smell	səsərip	sniff
30	mouth	pwingin		41
31	tooth	lun		1, 35
32	tongue	mimin		7, 41
33	to laugh	təməs		47
34	to cry	ij		66
35	to vomit	luaɣ		8
36	to spit	tebəs		15
37	to eat	udi		13
38	to chew	jomo		21
39	to cook	denge		94
40	to drink	mən		1, 49
41	to bite	is		1, 60
42	to suck
43	ear	dəlngen		1, 40
44	to hear	rəng		1
45	eye	məten		1
46	to see	lis		14, 94
47	to yawn	mamau		19
48	to sleep	metər		1
49	to lie down
50	to dream	metər lilis	= sleep see	11, 10
51	to sit	liek		110
52	to stand	səɣ		27
52	to stand	və\|tir		2, 69
53	person/human being	dui
54	man/male	dui		45
55	woman/female	təvələɣ		24
55	woman/female	təvet		24
56	child	netite		5
57	husband	dui		37
57	husband	elaɣ		38
58	wife	təvələɣ
59	mother	nunu		53
60	father	etmen		1
60	father	tete		19
61	house	nəmaɣ		51
62	thatch/roof	niet	thatch	1
63	name	nəɣsen		66
64	to say	vwiri		30
65	rope	nau		25
66	to tie up, fasten	ləɣ		1, 39
67	to sew	lələɣ		28
68	needle
69	to hunt	tərəɣ
70	to shoot	lu		15
70	to shoot	luo		15
71	to stab, pierce
72	to hit	xəj		82
73	to steal	vənaɣ	vi	1, 58
73	to steal	vənaxen	vt	1, 58
74	to kill	xəj		13
74	to kill	səpij
75	to die, be dead	mes		1
76	to live, be alive	jiləp		57
77	to scratch	xər		12
78	to cut, hack	jej
79	stick/wood	ne		1
80	to split	jej bəri	vt	1
80	to split	mor	vi	1?
80	to split	tibəs	vt	6?
81	sharp	məməlxai		14
82	dull, blunt	bəjij		15?
83	to work	mekarien		7
83	to work	mekar		7
84	to plant	lo	vi	10
84	to plant	lulo	vt	10
85	to choose
86	to grow
87	to swell	səren	swell up/swollen	29
88	to squeeze	bəxəj		32
89	to hold	use		46
90	to dig	vəs		48
90	to dig	xəl		1
91	to buy	ul		1
92	to open, uncover	uri
93	to pound, beat	xəj		10
94	to throw	jəren		87
95	to fall	dəm		42
96	dog	lipaɣ		29
97	bird	nəmen		1
98	egg	nidələn		1, 66
99	feather	nilən		1
99	feather	nil tiu		1
100	wing	nivivən	wing/penis wrapper	2
101	to fly	tətip		32
102	rat	laabət		45
103	meat/flesh	lelən		51
104	fat/grease	lənglang		31
105	tail	nilen
105	tail	nululen
106	snake	nəmot		12
107	worm (earthworm)	jələj		68, 72
108	louse	nəxət		1
109	mosquito	nəxmaɣ		1
110	spider	nelo		1
111	fish	nəmej		53
112	rotten	bu		52
113	branch	rangan		1, 21
113	branch	rengesən		1, 21
114	leaf	ron		1
114	leaf	rone		1
115	root	naarin		2, 41
116	flower	ningen		1
117	fruit	novon		1, 26
118	grass	nines		51
119	earth/soil	deb		11
119	earth/soil	məlulo
120	stone	nəvet		1
121	sand	nunwin	sand/beach	1
122	water	nuo		2
122	water	nuon		2
123	to flow
124	sea	tes		1
125	salt	tes	saltwater/sea	20
126	lake
127	woods/forest	lebəb tərep
128	sky	pek\|ren	cloud/sky	31
129	moon	nil	moon/month	1
130	star	məji		13
131	cloud	pekren	cloud/sky
132	fog	təngting ne nuis
133	rain	iu		1
134	thunder	belevər		15, 38
135	lightning	nivəl		26
136	wind	nitəp		79
137	to blow	ip		5
138	warm	rang	hot	46
139	cold	xasɣas		106
139	cold	miles		51
140	dry	memes		11
141	wet	wor		35, 47
142	heavy	dip		14
143	fire	nib		19
144	to burn	səli		4
144	to burn	vang		39
145	smoke	jəl		46?
145	smoke	təngting		94
146	ash	bətnie		75
146	ash	nies nib		75
147	black	vəlɣə\|mit		1
148	white	wip		41
149	red	miel		1, 55
150	yellow	woj		67
151	green	jijen		8
152	small	vəs		106
153	big	lil		91
154	short	bəɣ		3
155	long	pəre		16
156	thin	mənəmənəp		1
156	thin	mərej		13
157	thick	tətəb		7?
158	narrow
159	wide
160	painful, sick	rar	pain	34
160	painful, sick	məsit	sick	1
161	shy, ashamed
162	old	tərep	old (sg.)	27, 115
162	old	tərtərep	old (pl.)	27, 115
163	new	mədaɣ		19?
164	good	pij		48
165	bad, evil	set	bad	1
166	correct, true	vwərdo		24
167	night	lixat		42
168	day	nəbəng		16
169	year	səxo		29
170	when?	səvərən		56, 57
171	to hide	su		37
171	to hide	tosusuen		37, 39
172	to climb	saxen		2
173	at	e		1
173	at	erengen
173	at	ra		20
174	in, inside	elel		1
174	in, inside	elelvenu		1, 49
175	above	esoweies		52
176	below	edeb
177	this	gi		46
178	that	levər
179	near	evibəɣ		2, 61
180	far	eso		1
181	where?	evi		3
182	I	kənək		1, 21, 22, 23
183	thou	naakəm		1, 17, 18, 25
184	he/she	en		1
185	we	kəmemru	excl.dt	2
185	we	kəmemtəl	excl.tl	2
185	we	kəmem	excl.pl	E42
185	we	nakedru	incl.dt	1
185	we	nakedətəl	incl.tl	1
185	we	naakəd	incl.pl	1
186	you	kem		1
186	you	kemru		x
186	you	kemtəl		x
186	you	kem		1
187	they	er		1, 70
188	what?	səte		56
189	who?	es		1
190	other
191	all	rivwi
192	and	an
192	and	jere		32
192	and	jere\|te		32, 30
193	if	povər		17
193	if	vər		17
194	how?	pərvi		55
195	no, not	isxa		10
195	no, not	isxe		10
196	to count	jəpon		69
197	One	isig		42
197	One	isimək		1, 40?
198	Two	iru		1
199	Three	itəl		1
200	Four	ives		1, 65
201	Five	iləm		1
202	Six	ləmjis		20
203	Seven	jiru		2
204	Eight	jitəl		7
205	Nine	jevet		20?
206	Ten	isngel		5
207	Twenty	ingelru		9
208	Fifty	ingeləm		x
209	One Hundred
210	One Thousand

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