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Language: Benabena

Information:

Glottocode: bena1264
ISO 639: bef

Sources: Scott (1978)

Classification: Nuclear Trans New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Goroka, Nuclear Goroka, Siane-Yagaria

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Lexicon:

IDWordEntryAnnotationLoanSourceSource Gloss
74716to walk(nó)mala(ve)walkScott (1978)
74434to swim(nagámi nó)ka(ve)swimScott (1978)
74310to standhó (nó)ti(ve)standScott (1978)
74236to sleep(nó)ka(ve)sleepScott (1978)
74203to sitluga (no)fi(ye)sitScott (1978)
74202to sit(meto no)mína(ve)sitScott (1978)
74186sisterató('afu)sister (elder)Scott (1978)
74112to see(no)ga(ve)seeScott (1978)
74092to say(nó)li(vesay Scott (1978)
74053to runhólolu (nólove)runScott (1978)
73937to rainkó('i)rainScott (1978)
73886road/pathkápopathScott (1978)
73580no, notó'eno Scott (1978)
73520net bag gú('i)netbagScott (1978)
73378to laughgiyá (nóhive)laughScott (1978)
73361to know (facts)(nó)kehéli(ve)knowScott (1978)
73310to killhó(nó filive)killScott (1978)
73275to be hungrykáu'na (nokavé)hungryScott (1978)
73216to hit(nó)ha(ve)hitScott (1978)
73169to hear(nó)kehéli(be)hearScott (1978)
73128he, she, it (pronoun d:3s)á(i)heScott (1978)
73110handyahá('a)handScott (1978)hand
73036to give(nóni)m(ive)giveScott (1978)
72949foreheadkokóvisa('a)foreheadScott (1978)forehead
72932footgígusa('a)footScott (1978)
72899to flyhéloto (nó)vi(ve)fly (verb)Scott (1978)
72790fatgilíva('a)fatScott (1978)fat
72771to fall (drop rather than topple)hó (nó)ka(ve)fall downScott (1978)
72707to eat(nó)na(ve)eatScott (1978)
72637to drink(nó)na(ve)drinkScott (1978)
72603to die(nó)fili(ve)dieScott (1978)
72587to dancemeléke(hi nóive)danceScott (1978)
72568to coughkuhu (noive)coughScott (1978)
72550to come(nó)a(ve)comeScott (1978)
72475chinipa('a)chinScott (1978)chin
72457to catchnú (nó)ki(ve)catchScott (1978)
72425to burn (intrans.)(nó) la(ve)burnScott (1978)
72407brothergó('afu)brother (elder)Scott (1978)
72442cassowarykíya'néfaScott (1978)
72226beanfagaScott (1978)
72191bananaígota('i)Scott (1978)
72092arrowmagé('i)Scott (1978)
72388breastámiha('a)Scott (1978)
72176bad (deleterious or unsuitable)fóipaScott (1978)
72370boypána('i)Scott (1978)
72754eyebú('a)Scott (1978)
72353bonefélisa('a)Scott (1978)
72175bad (deleterious or unsuitable)sivíScott (1978)
72810fatherafó('afu)Scott (1978)
72076all (of a number)ásaga('i)Scott (1978)