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Language: Kais

Information:

Glottocode: kais1235
ISO 639: kzm

Also Known As: Kampung Baru

Sources: de Vries (2024) & Voorhoeve (1975)

Classification: South Bird's Head

Map:

Resources:

Lexicon:

IDWordEntryAnnotationLoanSourceSource Gloss
262963a coughⁿdoⁿdonode Vries (2024)cough
262901all (of a number)iɸode Vries (2024)all
25612armembikoarmVoorhoeve (1975)arm
25613ashesurubuVoorhoeve (1975)
25614birdkarinoVoorhoeve (1975)
25615blackrififineVoorhoeve (1975)
262879bloodama-soThe Kais and Kaburi words are compounds of the word ama ‘flesh’ and so (<*taa ‘water, fluid’) and ha (<*taa ‘water, fluid’).de Vries (2024)blood
25616bloodamasoVoorhoeve (1975)
25617bonetokuVoorhoeve (1975)
263183bonetokode Vries (2024)bone
262843bonetokode Vries (2024)bone
262765breastriroIndonesian loan (PAN *susu)xde Vries (2024)female breast, milk
263466buttocksibabode Vries (2024)buttocks
263409canoeeg-enode Vries (2024)canoe
263009childamaride Vries (2024)child
263081dirt, mudikikakde Vries (2024)filth
25619dogrofoVoorhoeve (1975)
262835earkidabude Vries (2024)ear
25621eggukuVoorhoeve (1975)
263278eggukude Vries (2024)egg
262827eggukude Vries (2024)egg
25622eyeimaguVoorhoeve (1975)
263271faeces (dung, faeces, excrement)katode Vries (2024)feces
262970faeces (dung, faeces, excrement)kade Vries (2024)feces
263092fingerne-ɡainude Vries (2024)finger
25623fingernailmembisikoVoorhoeve (1975)
25624firegerikoVoorhoeve (1975)
262913fleshɸukode Vries (2024)flesh
263459fleshɸukode Vries (2024)flesh
25626goodnimoVoorhoeve (1975)
25627groundkerekoVoorhoeve (1975)
25628hairnasinoVoorhoeve (1975)
262858hairkararode Vries (2024)hair
263264hairkararode Vries (2024)hair
263573hairkararode Vries (2024)hair
262906handeᵐbikode Vries (2024)hand
263473headkabode Vries (2024)head
25629headakaboVoorhoeve (1975)
263297headkabode Vries (2024)head
263143headkabode Vries (2024)head
262893headkabode Vries (2024)head
262928heartɸirarede Vries (2024)heart
263421heartɸirarede Vries (2024)heart
262786hillfaitikede Vries (2024)mountain, hill
263125husbandamagodede Vries (2024)husband
25630I (pronoun d:1s)neriVoorhoeve (1975)
263386I (pronoun d:1s)neride Vries (2024)1SG.S
263492I (pronoun d:1s)neride Vries (2024)1SG
262778leafrunuPMP loan `*dahun`xde Vries (2024)leaf
263585left-sidedodurude Vries (2024)left (side)