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- Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2008-09-23 23:53:30)
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hand |
kima-na |
arm; irregular change to initial C |
1, 64 |
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2 |
left |
maɔli |
left |
1, 59 |
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3 |
right |
mandɔa |
right; irregular loss of *l/*R; irregular diphthongisation of final vowels |
9 |
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4 |
leg/foot |
tua-na |
leg |
95 |
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5 |
to walk |
lela |
walk |
1, 69 |
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5 |
to walk |
vanɔ |
go |
2 |
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5 |
to walk |
ndatɔ |
go up |
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6 |
road/path |
sautu |
road |
6 |
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7 |
to come |
mai |
come |
1 |
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8 |
to turn
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pilɔ |
turn |
86 |
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9 |
to swim |
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10 |
dirty |
mbau |
dirty |
66 |
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11 |
dust |
puŋu |
dust |
98 |
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12 |
skin |
kɔkɔra-na |
skin |
37 |
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13 |
back
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hɔtu-na |
back |
14 |
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14 |
belly |
tɔmba-na |
belly |
36 |
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15 |
bone |
suli-na |
bone |
52 |
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16 |
intestines |
tinae-na |
guts |
1 |
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17 |
liver |
ate-na |
liver |
1 |
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18 |
breast |
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19 |
shoulder |
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20 |
to know, be knowledgeable |
ndɔndɔnl |
know |
56 |
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21 |
to think |
panda |
think |
36 |
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22 |
to fear |
matahu |
fear |
1 |
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23 |
blood |
hambu-na |
blood |
5 |
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24 |
head |
lɔva-na |
head |
47 |
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25 |
neck |
liɔ-na |
neck |
1 |
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26 |
hair
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27 |
nose |
isu-na |
nose |
1 |
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28 |
to breathe |
mamahɔ |
breathe |
17 |
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29 |
to sniff, smell |
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30 |
mouth |
mana-na |
mouth; irregular *ŋ > n |
13 |
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31 |
tooth |
livɔ-na |
tooth |
1, 35 |
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32 |
tongue |
lapi-na |
tongue |
21 |
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33 |
to laugh |
kia |
laugh |
14 |
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34 |
to cry |
ŋaŋai |
cry |
44 |
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35 |
to vomit |
mumuta |
vomit |
1 |
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36 |
to spit |
čuve |
spit |
19, 88 |
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37 |
to eat |
hahani |
eat |
1 |
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38 |
to chew
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39 |
to cook
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40 |
to drink |
inu |
drink |
1 |
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41 |
to bite |
hati |
bite |
1, 55 |
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42 |
to suck |
muču |
suck |
20 |
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43 |
ear |
kuli-na |
ear |
6 |
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44 |
to hear |
rɔŋɔmi |
hear |
1 |
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45 |
eye |
mata-na |
eye |
1 |
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46 |
to see |
rei |
see; irregular loss of *k |
13 |
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47 |
to yawn |
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48 |
to sleep |
maturu |
sleep |
1 |
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49 |
to lie down
|
taɔ |
lie down |
48 |
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49 |
to lie down
|
enɔ |
lie down |
1 |
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50 |
to dream |
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51 |
to sit |
tɔtu |
sit |
104 |
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52 |
to stand |
tu |
stand |
2 |
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53 |
person/human being |
tinɔni |
person |
10 |
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54 |
man/male |
mane |
man |
1 |
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55 |
woman/female |
ndaki |
woman |
25 |
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56 |
child |
mbaka |
child |
41 |
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57 |
husband |
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58 |
wife |
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59 |
mother |
tina-na |
mother |
1 |
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60 |
father |
tama-na |
father |
1 |
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61 |
house |
vale |
house |
14 |
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62 |
thatch/roof |
vɔvɔti |
thatch |
45 |
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63 |
name |
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64 |
to say |
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65 |
rope |
tai |
rope |
51 |
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66 |
to tie up, fasten |
sɔri |
tie |
57 |
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67 |
to sew
|
čuki |
sew |
17 |
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68 |
needle |
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69 |
to hunt
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ruhu |
hunt |
13 |
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70 |
to shoot
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71 |
to stab, pierce |
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72 |
to hit
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lambu |
hit (stick) |
42 |
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73 |
to steal |
vanahɔ |
steal |
1, 58 |
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74 |
to kill |
lambu |
kill |
42 |
|
75 |
to die, be dead |
mate |
die |
1 |
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76 |
to live, be alive |
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77 |
to scratch
|
ŋgaru |
scratch |
44 |
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78 |
to cut, hack
|
kavi |
cut (wood) |
60 |
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78 |
to cut, hack
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kuti |
cut (string) |
61 |
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79 |
stick/wood |
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80 |
to split
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pavɔta |
split |
64 |
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81 |
sharp |
vavaŋa |
sharp |
14, 20 |
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82 |
dull, blunt |
paru |
blunt |
54 |
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83 |
to work
|
aŋgɔ |
work |
32 |
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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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nusu |
swell |
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88 |
to squeeze
|
lusi |
squeeze; irregular *o > u |
19, 65 |
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89 |
to hold
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taŋɔli |
hold |
61 |
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90 |
to dig |
čai |
dig |
79 |
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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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puka |
fall |
19 |
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96 |
dog |
pai |
dog |
54 |
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97 |
bird |
manu |
bird |
1 |
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98 |
egg |
tɔlu-na |
egg |
1 |
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99 |
feather |
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100 |
wing |
rapɔ-na |
wing |
50 |
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101 |
to fly |
lɔvɔ |
fly |
1 |
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101 |
to fly |
laŋɔ |
fly (insect!) |
x |
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102 |
rat |
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103 |
meat/flesh |
venesi-na |
meat/flesh |
17, 67 |
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104 |
fat/grease |
sereha |
fat/grease |
35 |
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105 |
tail |
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106 |
snake |
muata |
snake |
12 |
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107 |
worm (earthworm) |
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108 |
louse
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ŋutu |
louse; irregular *k > ŋ |
1, 27 |
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108 |
louse
|
lisa |
louse egg |
x20 |
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109 |
mosquito |
namu |
mosquito |
1 |
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110 |
spider |
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111 |
fish |
čeče |
fish |
56 |
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112 |
rotten
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mambulu |
rotten |
1 |
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113 |
branch
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rara-na |
branch |
1, 33 |
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114 |
leaf |
rau |
leaf |
1 |
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115 |
root |
lamu-na |
root |
3 |
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116 |
flower |
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117 |
fruit |
vua-na |
fruit |
1 |
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118 |
grass |
mbumburu |
grass |
19 |
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119 |
earth/soil |
kɔkɔči |
earth |
50 |
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120 |
stone |
vatu |
stone |
1 |
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121 |
sand |
nɔnɔne |
sand |
1 |
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122 |
water
|
kɔ |
water |
37 |
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123 |
to flow |
tatave |
flow |
10 |
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124 |
sea |
tasi |
sea |
1 |
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125 |
salt |
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126 |
lake |
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127 |
woods/forest |
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128 |
sky |
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129 |
moon |
vula |
moon |
1 |
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130 |
star |
vetuhu |
star |
1, 50 |
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131 |
cloud
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parakɔ |
cloud |
74 |
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132 |
fog |
lavɔ |
fog |
3 |
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133 |
rain |
usa |
rain |
1 |
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134 |
thunder |
vivisa |
thunder |
19 |
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135 |
lightning |
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136 |
wind |
huhuri |
wind |
12 |
|
137 |
to blow
|
pua |
blow |
17 |
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138 |
warm
|
papara |
warm |
71 |
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139 |
cold
|
masɔha |
cold |
62 |
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140 |
dry
|
mamaca |
dry |
11 |
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141 |
wet |
pɔtɔ |
wet |
62 |
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142 |
heavy |
mamava |
heavy |
46 |
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143 |
fire |
lake |
fire |
6 |
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144 |
to burn
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145 |
smoke
|
puŋu |
smoke |
28 |
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146 |
ash |
parasa |
ashes |
34 |
|
147 |
black |
mbau |
black |
42 |
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148 |
white |
sere |
white |
15 |
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149 |
red |
čiči |
red |
19 |
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150 |
yellow |
mila |
yellow |
44 |
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151 |
green |
maraɔ |
green |
13 |
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152 |
small |
tetelɔ |
small |
56 |
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153 |
big |
lɔki |
big |
55 |
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154 |
short
|
kukuri |
short; irregular *u > i |
13 |
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155 |
long
|
čuve |
long |
55 |
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156 |
thin
|
mandeve |
thin |
1, 67 |
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157 |
thick
|
paku |
thick |
36 |
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158 |
narrow |
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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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tutuŋga |
old (person) |
78 |
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162 |
old
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pura |
old (thing) |
x |
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163 |
new |
vaɔlu |
new |
1 |
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164 |
good |
ndɔu |
good |
54 |
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165 |
bad, evil |
sekɔ |
bad |
50 |
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166 |
correct, true |
hɔtɔ |
correct |
13 |
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167 |
night |
mbɔŋi |
night |
1 |
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168 |
day |
ndani |
day |
6 |
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169 |
year |
ŋalitupa |
year |
55, 51 |
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170 |
when?
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ŋisa |
when? |
1, 24 |
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171 |
to hide
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172 |
to climb
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173 |
at |
i |
at |
1 |
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174 |
in, inside |
laɔ-na |
in |
1, 69 |
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175 |
above |
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176 |
below |
vava-na |
below |
1 |
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177 |
this |
ndea |
this |
27 |
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178 |
that |
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179 |
near |
varaŋi |
near |
1, 74 |
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180 |
far |
aɔ |
far |
1, 56 |
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181 |
where?
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iava |
where? |
3, 48 |
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182 |
I |
nau |
I (1sg) |
1, 22 |
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183 |
thou |
hɔe |
you (2sg) |
s |
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184 |
he/she |
aia |
he |
1 |
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185 |
we
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kuta |
we (1du.incl) |
1 |
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185 |
we
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hami |
we (1pl.excl) |
2 |
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185 |
we
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hita |
we (1pl.incl) |
1 |
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185 |
we
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kuami |
we (1du.excl) |
2 |
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186 |
you |
kuamu |
you (2du) |
x |
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186 |
you |
hamu |
you (2pl) |
1 |
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187 |
they |
kura |
they (3du) |
x |
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187 |
they |
hira |
they (3pl) |
1, 69 |
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188 |
what?
|
hua |
what? |
36 |
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189 |
who?
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sei |
who? |
1 |
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190 |
other |
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191 |
all |
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192 |
and |
mana |
and |
2, 40 |
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193 |
if |
ti |
if |
50 |
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194 |
how?
|
kehua |
how? |
1, 39 |
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195 |
no, not |
tahara |
no |
77 |
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196 |
to count |
čɔkɔ |
count |
60 |
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197 |
One
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kesa |
one |
32 |
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198 |
Two
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ruka |
two; irregular medial -k- |
1, 21 |
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199 |
Three
|
tɔlu |
three |
1 |
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200 |
Four
|
vati |
four |
1, 65 |
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201 |
Five
|
čehe |
five |
16 |
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202 |
Six
|
ɔnɔ |
six |
1 |
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203 |
Seven
|
vitu |
seven |
1 |
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204 |
Eight
|
alu |
eight |
3 |
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205 |
Nine
|
siu |
nine; irregular loss of *a |
5 |
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206 |
Ten
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saŋavulu |
ten |
5 |
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207 |
Twenty
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208 |
Fifty
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209 |
One Hundred
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kesa saŋatu |
one hundred; irregular loss of *R |
4, 38 |
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210 |
One Thousand
|
kesa tɔha |
one thousand |
27 |
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