Language: Äiwoo
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Identifiers: | ISO-639-3:nfl Glottocode: ayiw1239 | |
Notes: | Åshild Næss, Pers.Comm. Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007). An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands? Oceanic Linguistics, 46, 2. Some entries from: Tryon, D.T. & Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: an internal classification. | |
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Classification: | Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Temotu:Reefs-Santa Cruz | |
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Resources:
- Ethnologue Information for nfl
- OLAC Information for nfl
- World Atlas of Language Structures Information for ayw
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- Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2017-05-17 15:48:39)
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- Changed #132320 from "vǣi", "", "47", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2011-04-19 02:52:09)
Entries:
ID: | Word: | Item: | Annotation: | Cognacy: | Loan: |
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1 | hand | nyime | 1min | 1, 66 | |
1 | hand | nyimä | 3min | 1, 66 | |
2 | left | numou | 41 | ||
3 | right | numoji | |||
4 | leg/foot | nyike | 3min | 86 | |
4 | leg/foot | nuku | 1min | 86 | |
5 | to walk | wä | "go" (not necc. walking) | 71 | |
5 | to walk | savele | stroll, wander about, play around | ||
5 | to walk | pu | "go" (not necc. walking) | ||
6 | road/path | nubotage | related to nubo 'ground, earth'? | ||
6 | road/path | nubatag | related to nubo 'ground, earth'? | ||
7 | to come | pumä | go-hither, mä = dir. suffix | 1 | |
8 | to turn | eävile | |||
9 | to swim | wokâu | bathe (cf kâu "wade"; wo- "go"??) | 25 | |
9 | to swim | da | swim, drift, float | ||
10 | dirty | bilängi | |||
10 | dirty | bulängi | |||
11 | dust | ||||
12 | skin | läge | |||
13 | back | numwangu | 1min | 106 | |
13 | back | numwangä | 3min | 106 | |
14 | belly | nuwoso | 1min | 97 | |
14 | belly | nuwosä | 3min | 97 | |
15 | bone | neve | (of mammals, birds) | 24 | |
15 | bone | nyiji | (of fish) | 2 | |
16 | intestines | nyidau | 1min | 86 | |
16 | intestines | nyida | 3min | 86 | |
17 | liver | teaate | Polynesian borrowing | L | |
18 | breast | nyio | 1min | 32 | |
18 | breast | nyiä | 3min | ||
19 | shoulder | nabulä | 3min | 100 | |
19 | shoulder | nabulou | 1min? | 100 | |
20 | to know, be knowledgeable | kää | 18 | ||
21 | to think | vääi | to arrange things, to put things in order | 47 | |
21 | to think | vääi nulo | "I think (about something), lit. to arrange my neck". | ||
21 | to think | nulo kuwä | 'my neck is going'. | ||
22 | to fear | bou | |||
23 | blood | delâ | 1 | ||
24 | head | nuwotau | 1min | 9 | |
24 | head | nuwotaa | 3min | 9 | |
25 | neck | nulo | 1min | 18 | |
25 | neck | nulä | 3min | 18 | |
26 | hair | nyiluu | body & head hair (& feather) | 31 | |
27 | nose | notä | 3min | ||
27 | nose | noto | 1min | 37 | |
28 | to breathe | mibiou | |||
29 | to sniff, smell | eââto | |||
30 | mouth | nede | 3min | ||
30 | mouth | nedu | 1min | ||
31 | tooth | nuwotede | 3min | 60 | |
31 | tooth | nuwotedu | 1min | 60 | |
32 | tongue | näbiliä | 3min | ||
32 | tongue | näbilio | 1min | ||
33 | to laugh | maea | 63 | ||
33 | to laugh | mängä | |||
34 | to cry | engi | 1 | ||
35 | to vomit | lâ | 8 | ||
36 | to spit | bwii | tr. | ||
36 | to spit | boi | str. | ||
37 | to eat | vängä | intransitive | 1, 53 | |
37 | to eat | ngä | transitive | 1, 12 | |
38 | to chew | momo | "chew to swallow" | 1 | |
38 | to chew | mabe | "chew to soften" (e.g. chewing gum; lit bite-soften) | ||
39 | to cook | epave | str. | 52 | |
39 | to cook | epavi | tr. | 52 | |
40 | to drink | nu | 1 | ||
41 | to bite | mââ | 35 | ||
41 | to bite | mwangi | |||
42 | to suck | mââvili | (suck on e.g. a sweet lit bite-around) | ||
42 | to suck | piau | (suck in, e.g. water through a straw, smoke from a cigarette) | ||
43 | ear | nugokä | 3min | ||
43 | ear | nugoko | 1min | ||
44 | to hear | ngo | 1 | ||
44 | to hear | vingo | 1 | ||
45 | eye | nyibä | 3min | 28 | |
45 | eye | nyibe | 1min | 28 | |
46 | to see | eamoli | "look"? | 31 | |
46 | to see | te | |||
47 | to yawn | âbwa | 19 | ||
48 | to sleep | mei | 37 | ||
49 | to lie down | ko | |||
50 | to dream | mebeta | |||
51 | to sit | tokoli | 15 | ||
52 | to stand | liää | to stand up, rise | ||
52 | to stand | so | to be in a standing position | 2 | |
53 | person/human being | sime | |||
54 | man/male | sigiläi | |||
55 | woman/female | singedâ | 115 | ||
55 | woman/female | singâdâ | 115 | ||
55 | woman/female | singodâ | 115 | ||
56 | child | devalili | 91 | ||
56 | child | dowâlili | 91 | ||
57 | husband | giäle | 3min | ||
57 | husband | giâlu | 1min | ||
57 | husband | peego | (more respectful) | ||
58 | wife | siväle | 3min | ||
58 | wife | isäpelivano | 'mother of my children' | ||
58 | wife | sivälu | 1min | ||
59 | mother | isä | 3min | ||
59 | mother | iso | 1min | 25 | |
60 | father | tumwä | 3min | ||
60 | father | tumo | 1min | 1 | |
61 | house | nuopwa | |||
62 | thatch/roof | nulou | ? | ||
62 | thatch/roof | doluwe | |||
63 | name | näängu | 1min | 53 | |
63 | name | näängä | 3min | 53 | |
64 | to say | kâ ~ kä | "want, think, say" | 10? | |
64 | to say | eeu | "speak" | ||
64 | to say | ko | "say" | ||
65 | rope | nuwale | 2 | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | dââ | tr. | ||
66 | to tie up, fasten | dâwââ | str. | ||
67 | to sew | tako | |||
68 | needle | nyâpole | |||
69 | to hunt | one | |||
70 | to shoot | ve | |||
70 | to shoot | epâ | 1 | ||
71 | to stab, pierce | iuu | "pierce ears/nose" | ||
71 | to stab, pierce | mepeli | "drill a hole through" | ||
71 | to stab, pierce | topo | "pierce, puncture" | ||
72 | to hit | togulo | |||
73 | to steal | pä | str. | 1, 58 | |
73 | to steal | pââ | tr. | 1, 58 | |
73 | to steal | lolovile | itr. | ||
74 | to kill | wânubo | str. | ||
74 | to kill | wânubowâ | tr. Literally "CAUS-die" with an extra suffix for the transitive form | ||
75 | to die, be dead | nubo | 19 | ||
76 | to live, be alive | lu | "life" | 34 | |
77 | to scratch | gâlo | scratch an itch | 1 | |
77 | to scratch | ovälo | (scratch at the ground, like a chicken looking for food) | ||
77 | to scratch | väke | (scratch at the ground, like a chicken looking for food) | ||
77 | to scratch | vängä | (scratch off, e.g bark off a tree) | ||
78 | to cut, hack | täke | |||
78 | to cut, hack | täki | |||
79 | stick/wood | nyenaa | |||
80 | to split | lägäte | str. "split, cleave (with chopping motion)" | ||
80 | to split | lägäsi | tr. "split, cleave (with a chopping motion)" | ||
81 | sharp | mebädo | |||
82 | dull, blunt | tubu | 3 | ||
83 | to work | pole | |||
84 | to plant | vii | |||
84 | to plant | ngäne | str. "push into the ground" | 68 | |
84 | to plant | ngänyi | tr. "push into the ground" | 68 | |
84 | to plant | paapoiwoli | "plant by digging into the ground" | ||
85 | to choose | lokee | "pick out" | ||
85 | to choose | tekie | |||
86 | to grow | bee | |||
87 | to swell | pu | |||
88 | to squeeze | wowâ | |||
88 | to squeeze | nuŋgī | |||
88 | to squeeze | nugee | str. "squeeze to extract liquid". | ||
88 | to squeeze | nugii | tr. "squeeze to extract liquid". | ||
89 | to hold | siwo | |||
89 | to hold | towâ | |||
89 | to hold | tuwo | |||
90 | to dig | kili | tr. | 1 | |
90 | to dig | kei | str. | 1 | |
91 | to buy | ve | 67 | ||
91 | to buy | veve | 67 | ||
92 | to open, uncover | lääpoli | "open a parcel" | ||
92 | to open, uncover | upwee | "open an earth oven" | ||
92 | to open, uncover | vakaa | "lift a lid or covering" | 73 | |
92 | to open, uncover | väkaa | "lift a lid or covering" | 73 | |
92 | to open, uncover | vakalâ | "open a door (lâ = outwards)" | 73 | |
92 | to open, uncover | wâmwa | "open mouth, suitcase, basket" | ||
92 | to open, uncover | wolipee | "spread open (i.e. open a book)" | ||
93 | to pound, beat | väbe | "beat to soften" | ||
93 | to pound, beat | vali | beat to make noise, e.g. a drum" | ||
94 | to throw | päe | str. | 112 | |
94 | to throw | päi | tr. | 112 | |
95 | to fall | eobu | "fall over" | ||
95 | to fall | luwo | "drop, dive" | ||
96 | dog | kuli | Probable Polynesian borrowing | 7 | L? |
97 | bird | dekuluwo | (nominalization, from luwo "jump, fly, dive") | ||
98 | egg | nuwoli | |||
99 | feather | nyiluu | |||
100 | wing | nabulä | 19 | ||
101 | to fly | mele | |||
102 | rat | lâpu | 1 | ||
103 | meat/flesh | numamu | (in the sense of animal or fish meat as food) | ||
103 | meat/flesh | nuu(wä) | (meat of e.g. coconuts) | ||
104 | fat/grease | teenu | grease, oil | ||
105 | tail | nyigile | 35 | ||
106 | snake | nyigidowe | 46 | ||
107 | worm (earthworm) | nyiba | |||
108 | louse | nou | 1 | ||
109 | mosquito | namo | 1 | ||
109 | mosquito | dekumwange | (lit "thing that bites") | ||
110 | spider | nubuli | |||
111 | fish | sii | |||
112 | rotten | bulobu | |||
113 | branch | nula | 1 | ||
114 | leaf | taapi | |||
114 | leaf | nugo | |||
115 | root | ñikile | |||
115 | root | nyikile | |||
116 | flower | nup(w)a | 11 | ||
117 | fruit | nuwa | 1 | ||
118 | grass | numwa nebo | 29 | ||
119 | earth/soil | nubo | |||
120 | stone | nyiivä | 1 | ||
120 | stone | teväivä | |||
121 | sand | bumeu | (cf. meu "fine", bu- "earth, soil") | ||
122 | water | nuwoi | 2 | ||
123 | to flow | pe | ? | 78 | |
124 | sea | nelo | 6 | ||
125 | salt | sopoi | |||
126 | lake | nuwoi elo | Not a lot of lakes in the Reefs. The Gospel of Mark uses 'big (body of) fresh water'. | ||
127 | woods/forest | malo | bush | ||
127 | woods/forest | da | "wild forest, unused bush" | ||
128 | sky | topwaaluwa | |||
129 | moon | nepe | 1 | ||
130 | star | nyuu | 1, 50 | ||
131 | cloud | noo | |||
132 | fog | ñiŋganwale | |||
133 | rain | teuwâ | Polynesian borrowing | 20 | L |
134 | thunder | gulolangi | |||
134 | thunder | pangi | (V) | ||
135 | lightning | vei | V. "flash, shine" | ||
136 | wind | nyengi | 1 | ||
137 | to blow | uu | 4, 57 | ||
138 | warm | lele | |||
138 | warm | vepe | |||
139 | cold | dango | (of things, weather) | ||
139 | cold | balelo | (to feel cold) | ||
140 | dry | vepe | |||
141 | wet | biletu | |||
141 | wet | betu | |||
141 | wet | bulotu | |||
142 | heavy | miou | |||
142 | heavy | biou | |||
143 | fire | nyie | 1, 5 | ||
144 | to burn | leu | itr. | ||
144 | to burn | pulo | itr. | ||
144 | to burn | wâpoeâ | tr. | ||
145 | smoke | nyigase | |||
145 | smoke | nugase | |||
146 | ash | nubolese | 31 | ||
147 | black | woeo | |||
148 | white | opwa | 45 | ||
149 | red | opulo | 1 | ||
150 | yellow | mebulâ | 40 | ||
151 | green | momâlâ | light green/blue | ||
151 | green | mou | "dark green/blue" | ||
152 | small | laki | |||
153 | big | eolo | 19 | ||
154 | short | mobo | 9 | ||
155 | long | eobulou | 16 | ||
156 | thin | tagolo | of animals | ||
156 | thin | bulela | of humans | ||
157 | thick | nudu | |||
158 | narrow | ||||
159 | wide | mâpolâ | |||
160 | painful, sick | mäde | hurt | ||
160 | painful, sick | bei | sick | ||
161 | shy, ashamed | mibia | |||
162 | old | nuwola | (of things) | x | |
162 | old | penyibe | (of humans: old, mature, respected) | ||
163 | new | maea | 8 | ||
164 | good | päko | |||
165 | bad, evil | ea | |||
166 | correct, true | une | |||
167 | night | bu | 13, 1 | ||
168 | day | nubula | = dawn, daylight | ||
168 | day | une | |||
168 | day | iis(i) | ? | ||
169 | year | dâlo | |||
170 | when? | dee | |||
171 | to hide | kou | itr. | ||
171 | to hide | vaakou | itr. | ||
171 | to hide | lagovapä | tr. | ||
171 | to hide | wâteläi | tr. | ||
172 | to climb | ngabo | |||
172 | to climb | ngabwee | (ee = up) | ||
173 | at | ngä | |||
174 | in, inside | ngä | |||
175 | above | uu | (locative adverb "up above") | ||
176 | below | vi | (locative adverb 'down below') | ||
177 | this | enge | (demonstrative modifier to nouns) | ||
177 | this | ee | (demonstrative modifier to nouns) | ||
178 | that | eângâ | |||
178 | that | eââ | |||
179 | near | vaa | |||
180 | far | nyopu | |||
181 | where? | kälää | (adverb) | ||
181 | where? | nyowää | "which place (noun)" | ||
182 | I | iu | 1, 21 | ||
183 | thou | iumu | |||
184 | he/she | ine | 1, 6 | ||
184 | he/she | inâ | 1, 6 | ||
185 | we | iuji | 1+2MIN | ||
185 | we | iudele | 1+2U-AUG | ||
185 | we | iude | 1+2AUG | ||
185 | we | iungole | 1U-AUG | ||
185 | we | iungo(pu) | |||
186 | you | imile | 2U-AUG | ||
186 | you | imi | 2AUG | ||
187 | they | ijii 3AUG | |||
187 | they | ijiile 3U-AUG | |||
188 | what? | doo | 31 | ||
189 | who? | iie | |||
190 | other | otherbäjä | |||
190 | other | othermäjä | |||
190 | other | otherlä | |||
190 | other | otherdami | "different" | ||
191 | all | du | |||
192 | and | e | 8 | ||
192 | and | mo | 2 | ||
192 | and | mo | 2 | ||
193 | if | nemaa | |||
194 | how? | doo | |||
195 | no, not | ba | |||
196 | to count | gâwââ | str | ||
196 | to count | gââ | tr | ||
197 | One | nyigi | |||
198 | Two | lilu | 1 | ||
199 | Three | eve | |||
200 | Four | uvä | 1 | ||
201 | Five | vili | 1 | ||
202 | Six | polegi | |||
203 | Seven | polelu | 11, 2 | ||
204 | Eight | polee | |||
205 | Nine | polouvä | |||
206 | Ten | nugolu | 5 | ||
207 | Twenty | nugolu wä lilu | |||
208 | Fifty | ||||
209 | One Hundred | tevisiki | Probable Polynesian borrowing | 14 | L? |
210 | One Thousand | nuobu |