Language: Mesem
Information:
Glottocode:
mese1244
ISO 639:
mci
Also Known As: Momolili
Sources: McElhanon (1967) & McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)
Classification: Nuclear Trans New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Huon, Western Huon, Rawlinson, Sankwep
Map:
Lexicon:
| ID | Word | Entry | Annotation | Loan | Source | Source Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90728 | all (of a number) | pəsəkpep | all | McElhanon (1967) | all | |
| 91708 | and | mimbi | and | McElhanon (1967) | and | |
| 92044 | animal | dzi | animal | McElhanon (1967) | animal | |
| 91316 | ashes | dzita | ashes | McElhanon (1967) | ashes | |
| 90784 | big | kəitṇ | big | McElhanon (1967) | big | |
| 91442 | bird | lau | bird | McElhanon (1967) | bird | |
| 91022 | black | səmbopm | black | McElhanon (1967) | black | |
| 90658 | breast | nam- | breast | McElhanon (1967) | breast | |
| 92338 | cloth, clothes | na | clothing | McElhanon (1967) | clothing | |
| 90840 | cloud | kumbu | cloud | McElhanon (1967) | cloud | |
| 91148 | cold (weather) | takəŋ | cold | McElhanon (1967) | cold | |
| 91428 | dog | tą | dog | McElhanon (1967) | dog | |
| 92198 | dull (knife) | kokŋ̣ kpiəkṇ | dull | McElhanon (1967) | dull | |
| 91946 | dust | wanawana | dust | McElhanon (1967) | dust | |
| 91330 | earth/soil | misa | earth | McElhanon (1967) | earth | |
| 91092 | good | saŋgam | good | McElhanon (1967) | good | |
| 91036 | green | kokŋ̣ | green | McElhanon (1967) | green | |
| 91638 | he, she, it (pronoun d:3s) | lə | he | McElhanon (1967) | he | |
| 91008 | to bite | ye- | (he) bites it | McElhanon (1967) | (he) bites it | |
| 92380 | to blow (wind) | orati- | (he) blows | McElhanon (1967) | (he) blows | |
| 90672 | to come | ko- | (he) comes | McElhanon (1967) | (he) comes | |
| 92310 | to count | usun- | (he) counts | McElhanon (1967) | (he) counts | |
| 92142 | to cry | sisu- | (he) cries | McElhanon (1967) | (he) cries | |
| 91876 | to cut | lanti- | (he) cuts | McElhanon (1967) | (he) cuts | |
| 90952 | to die | fəki- | (he) dies | McElhanon (1967) | (he) dies | |
| 91862 | to dig | lo- | (he) digs | McElhanon (1967) | (he) digs | |
| 90994 | to eat | nin- | (he) eats | McElhanon (1967) | (he) eats | |
| 91778 | to fall (drop rather than topple) | kao- | (he) falls | McElhanon (1967) | (he) falls | |
| 90700 | to give | naka- | (he) gives me | McElhanon (1967) | (he) gives me | |
| 91246 | to hit | kun- | (he) hit him | McElhanon (1967) | (he) hit him | |
| 91764 | to hold (in hand) | waŋga- | (he) holds | McElhanon (1967) | (he) holds | |
| 91260 | to know (facts) | niŋge- | (he) knows | McElhanon (1967) | (he) knows | |
| 92114 | to laugh | yəyən- | (he) laughs | McElhanon (1967) | (he) laughs | |
| 91820 | to pull | menda- | (he) pulls | McElhanon (1967) | (he) pulls | |
| 91834 | to push | otəgə- | (he) pushes | McElhanon (1967) | (he) pushes | |
| 90574 | to say | dzə- | (he) says | McElhanon (1967) | (he) says | |
| 90966 | to see | nəgəi- | (he) sees me | McElhanon (1967) | (he) sees me | |
| 92296 | to shoot | osə- | (he) shoots | McElhanon (1967) | (he) shoots | |
| 90686 | to sit | ta- | (he) sits | McElhanon (1967) | (he) sits | |
| 90980 | to sleep | we- | (he) sleeps | McElhanon (1967) | (he) sleeps | |
| 92156 | to spit | dzətupa- | (he) spits | McElhanon (1967) | (he) spits | |
| 90714 | to stand | ta- | (he) stands | McElhanon (1967) | (he) stands | |
| 92128 | to suck | bəsə- | (he) sucks | McElhanon (1967) | (he) sucks | |
| 91806 | to throw | kətipe- | (he) throws: | McElhanon (1967) | (he) throws: | |
| 91792 | to turn (change one's direction) | giridzə- | (he) turns | McElhanon (1967) | (he) turns | |
| 92100 | to vomit | nua- | (he) vomits | McElhanon (1967) | (he) vomits | |
| 91848 | to wash | əli- | (he) washes | McElhanon (1967) | (he) washes | |
| 92212 | brother | dat- | (his) brother | McElhanon (1967) | (his) brother | |
| 92240 | father | bip- | (his) father | McElhanon (1967) | (his) father | |
| 91498 | hand | bət- | (his) hand | McElhanon (1967) | (his) hand |