Language: Sowa
Source/Author: | Tryon (1976) | |
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Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:sww Glottocode: sowa1244 | |
Notes: | Tryon, DT. 1976. New Hebrides Languages: An internal classification. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. | |
Data Entry: | Typed By: Kirsty Maurits Checked By: | |
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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:East Vanuatu | |
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Resources:
ABVD: Alternate Wordlist for Sowa
Ethnologue Information for sww
OLAC Information for sww
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Entries:
ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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1 | hand | ŋe- | 27 | ||
2 | left | mʷi· | 1, 59 | ||
3 | right | mezo | 5, 37 | ||
4 | leg/foot | le- | 37 | ||
5 | to walk | -wurut | 29 | ||
6 | road/path | sal | 1 | ||
7 | to come | -mai | 1 | ||
8 | to turn
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-kinsek | 117 | ||
9 | to swim | -los | 8 | ||
10 | dirty | soŋo· | 73? | ||
10 | dirty | roŋsa | 56 | ||
11 | dust | marsou | 88 | ||
12 | skin | βinu- | 28 | ||
13 | back
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suⁿdo- | 137 | ||
14 | belly | wolatne- | 39 | ||
15 | bone | su- | 52 | ||
16 | intestines | tine- | 1 | ||
17 | liver | zi- | 40 | ||
18 | breast | susu- | 1 | ||
19 | shoulder | bʷa·se- | 65, 40? | ||
20 | to know, be knowledgeable | -kala | 18 | ||
21 | to think | -dodome | 13 | ||
22 | to fear | -mazaik | 72 | ||
23 | blood | da- | 1 | ||
24 | head | bwozo- | 9 | ||
25 | neck | bʷalakena- | 84 | ||
26 | hair
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li- | 31 | ||
27 | nose | bwa-ŋsu- | 1, 58 | ||
28 | to breathe | -ŋoŋos | 36 | ||
29 | to sniff, smell | -rŋo-bon | 42, 62 | ||
30 | mouth | lal-wa- | 50 | ||
31 | tooth | liwo | 1, 35 | ||
32 | tongue | me- | 7 | ||
33 | to laugh | -man | 51 | ||
34 | to cry | -daiŋ | 1 | ||
35 | to vomit | -lu | 8 | ||
36 | to spit | -kasu· | 19 | ||
37 | to eat | -kan | 1 | ||
38 | to chew
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39 | to cook
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40 | to drink | -mni | 1, 73 | ||
41 | to bite | -kat | 1, 55 | ||
42 | to suck | -rusu | 58 | ||
43 | ear | dalŋe- | 1, 40 | ||
44 | to hear | -roŋo | 1 | ||
45 | eye | dolo-mza- | 1 | ||
46 | to see | -lesi | 14, 94 | ||
47 | to yawn | ![]() |
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48 | to sleep | -mzu· | 1 | ||
49 | to lie down
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-o· | 79 | ||
49 | to lie down
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-or | 79 | ||
50 | to dream | ![]() |
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51 | to sit | -dok | 147 | ||
52 | to stand | -du poswos | 2, 73 | ||
53 | person/human being | azu | 24 | ||
54 | man/male | dalmo | 27 | ||
55 | woman/female | iemat | 37 | ||
56 | child | dozo- | |||
57 | husband | esa | 2 | ||
58 | wife | dado- | 37 | ||
59 | mother | dasi- | 17 | ||
60 | father | zama- | 1 | ||
61 | house | imʷ | 1 | ||
62 | thatch/roof | ![]() |
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63 | name | se- | 1, 18 | ||
64 | to say | -βe | 13, 103 | ||
65 | rope | ekai | 35 | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | -bze | 86 | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | βze | 86 | ||
67 | to sew
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-solo | 32 | ||
68 | needle | ![]() |
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69 | to hunt
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-koror | 59 | ||
70 | to shoot
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71 | to stab, pierce | -turu | 14 | ||
72 | to hit
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73 | to steal | ![]() |
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74 | to kill | -usi | 26 | ||
75 | to die, be dead | -mat | 1 | ||
76 | to live, be alive | -bes | 56 | ||
76 | to live, be alive | -βes | 56 | ||
77 | to scratch
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-dakri | 12, 28 | ||
78 | to cut, hack
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-dali | 1 | ||
79 | stick/wood | maisatukai | |||
80 | to split
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-dalpʷere | 1, 62 | ||
81 | sharp | amaman | 24 | ||
82 | dull, blunt | ![]() |
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83 | to work
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um | 1 | ||
84 | to plant | ![]() |
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85 | to choose | ![]() |
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86 | to grow
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87 | to swell
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88 | to squeeze
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-busu | 18, 71 | ||
89 | to hold
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90 | to dig | -kili | 1 | ||
91 | to buy | ![]() |
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92 | to open, uncover | ![]() |
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93 | to pound, beat
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94 | to throw
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95 | to fall
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96 | dog | wiri | 7 | ||
97 | bird | bʷisiel | 30 | ||
98 | egg | dol | 1 | ||
99 | feather | li- | 1 | ||
100 | wing | βalka- | |||
101 | to fly | -kak | 14 | ||
102 | rat | zomo | 72 | ||
103 | meat/flesh | anenawi | |||
104 | fat/grease | ru- | 44 | ||
105 | tail | kere- | 39 | ||
106 | snake | bʷarasok | 20 | ||
107 | worm (earthworm) | ![]() |
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108 | louse
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ut | 1 | ||
109 | mosquito | tapken | 35 | ||
110 | spider | ![]() |
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111 | fish | ek | 1 | ||
112 | rotten
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apok | 30 | ||
113 | branch
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114 | leaf | ro- | 1 | ||
115 | root | lipʷe- | 18, 44 | ||
116 | flower | ŋek | 1? | ||
117 | fruit | wa- | 1, 26 | ||
118 | grass | wa-βlis | 1 | ||
119 | earth/soil | zuzan | 1 | ||
120 | stone | βat | 1 | ||
121 | sand | on | 1 | ||
122 | water
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ri | 1 | ||
123 | to flow | ![]() |
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124 | sea | zas | 1 | ||
125 | salt | zas | 20 | ||
126 | lake | bulo | |||
127 | woods/forest | zabe | |||
127 | woods/forest | atʳab | 41 | ||
128 | sky | bini | 29 | ||
129 | moon | wol | 1 | ||
130 | star | wa-mso | 13 | ||
131 | cloud
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melek | 34 | ||
132 | fog | kaβ | 1 | ||
133 | rain | us | 1 | ||
134 | thunder | bʷatʳuruβa· | 84 | ||
135 | lightning | bilnan | 26, 70 | ||
136 | wind | laiŋ | 1, 77 | ||
137 | to blow
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138 | warm
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139 | cold
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malas | 51 | ||
140 | dry
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arakas | 1, 85 | ||
141 | wet | a-mis | 49 | ||
142 | heavy | mʷamres | 46 | ||
143 | fire | wusab | 38 | ||
144 | to burn
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-βaŋsi | 39 | ||
145 | smoke
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asunsap | 2 | ||
146 | ash | zaŋeβ | |||
147 | black | ame· | 1? | ||
148 | white | adao | 48 | ||
149 | red | ame | 1 | ||
150 | yellow | aseset | 47 | ||
151 | green | amalmales | 43 | ||
152 | small | watitik | 121, 46 | ||
153 | big | alok | 55 | ||
154 | short
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155 | long
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amraβ | 18 | ||
156 | thin
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amkiβkiβ | 1?? | ||
157 | thick
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amzol | 3 | ||
158 | narrow | wattek | 82 | ||
159 | wide | ![]() |
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160 | painful, sick | ![]() |
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161 | shy, ashamed | ![]() |
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162 | old
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163 | new | arap | 9 | ||
164 | good | awi | 1 | ||
165 | bad, evil | asasanba | 1 | ||
166 | correct, true | atnotnon | straight | x | |
167 | night | boŋ | 1 | ||
168 | day | ran | 6 | ||
169 | year | dam | 30 | ||
170 | when?
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naŋis | 1, 43 | ||
171 | to hide
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172 | to climb
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173 | at | ![]() |
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174 | in, inside | lal | 1 | ||
174 | in, inside | lo | 1 | ||
175 | above | ![]() |
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176 | below | ![]() |
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177 | this | nini | 1 | ||
178 | that | nizai | |||
179 | near | ben | |||
180 | far | nawut | 85 | ||
181 | where?
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sawut | 40 | ||
182 | I | no· | 1, 21, 22 | ||
183 | thou | ik | 1 | ||
184 | he/she | ni | 1, 6 | ||
185 | we
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ed | pl. incl. | I | |
185 | we
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kamʷam | pl. excl. | E42 | |
185 | we
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ed raziru | dl. incl. | ||
185 | we
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186 | you | kimi | pl. | 1, 13 | |
186 | you | kimi raziru | dl. | x | |
187 | they | ne· | they | ||
187 | they | ne· raziru | they (dual) | x | |
188 | what?
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sowa | 1, 72 | ||
189 | who?
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sinan | 1, 25 | ||
190 | other | adun | |||
191 | all | si· | |||
192 | and | ![]() |
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193 | if | ![]() |
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194 | how?
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195 | no, not | atna | 106 | ||
196 | to count | -bʷili | 1, 13 | ||
197 | One
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tuwal | 9 | ||
198 | Two
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i-ru | 1 | ||
199 | Three
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i-zol | 1 | ||
200 | Four
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i-βet | 1, 65 | ||
201 | Five
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i-lim | 1 | ||
202 | Six
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lowal | 15 | ||
203 | Seven
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lew-ru | 13 | ||
204 | Eight
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lep-tul | 5, 7 | ||
205 | Nine
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lak-pat | 20 | ||
206 | Ten
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sebʳenok | 14 | ||
206 | Ten
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ŋawul | 5 | ||
207 | Twenty
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208 | Fifty
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209 | One Hundred
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210 | One Thousand
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