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Language: Alekano

Information:

Glottocode: alek1238
ISO 639: gah

Also Known As: Gahuku

Sources: Salisbury (1956) , Scott (1978) & SIL (1965)

Classification: Nuclear Trans New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Goroka, Nuclear Goroka, Gahuku

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Lexicon:

IDWordEntryAnnotationLoanSourceSource Gloss
234503yellow'sihukaSIL (1965)
234504red'sahaSIL (1965)
234505greengi'hikoSIL (1965)
234506goodľamanaʔSIL (1965)
234507bad (deleterious or unsuitable)no'samiSIL (1965)
234508longhaʔnaSIL (1965)
234509shortmiginaʔaSIL (1965)
234510heavygeta okaƀeSIL (1965)
234511lightgetamibeSIL (1965)
234446thumbagizani oľopaʔabig toe?SIL (1965)
72412brotheruvó(láhó)brother (elder)Scott (1978)
72430to burn (intrans.)(no) l(avé)burnScott (1978)
72460to catch(n)al(ivé)catchScott (1978)
72478chinó'múvachinScott (1978)chin
72555to come(no)ø(avé)comeScott (1978)
72573to coughgulu' (nolive)coughScott (1978)
72590to dancemelek(ení noivé)danceScott (1978)
72607to die(no)hil(ivé)dieScott (1978)
72640to drink(no)n(avé)drinkScott (1978)
72711to eat(no)n(áve)eatScott (1978)
72776to fall (drop rather than topple)véléhé' (nolimivé)fall downScott (1978)
72775to fall (drop rather than topple)(no)lim(ivé)fall downScott (1978)
32384fatkavozafatSalisbury (1956)fat
32383fatkungofatSalisbury (1956)fat
72796fatgavózáfatScott (1978)fat
72902to fly(n)atal(avé)fly (verb)Scott (1978)
72936foot(a)gísafootScott (1978)
72952foreheadgolihi(la)foreheadScott (1978)forehead
73040to give(noni)m(ivé)giveScott (1978)
32385handgigizanehandSalisbury (1956)hand
73115hand(a)gizá(ní)handScott (1978)hand
73135he, she, it (pronoun d:3s)e(zá)heScott (1978)
73136he, she, it (pronoun d:3s)a('ísí)heScott (1978)
73172to hear(no)gil(ivé)hearScott (1978)
73219to hit(na)pil(ivé)hitScott (1978)
73280to be hungrygáu'ná (nolokavé)hungryScott (1978)
73313to kill(a)pel(e nohilivé)killScott (1978)
73364to know (facts)gel(eneivé)knowScott (1978)
73383to laughgizá (noivé)laughScott (1978)
32386leghalegSalisbury (1956)leg
73525net bag go'netbagScott (1978)
73587no, noto'véno Scott (1978)
73586no, noto'éno Scott (1978)
73892road/pathgapópathScott (1978)
234536notemprefix or suffix?SIL (1965)
234528notamprefix or suffix?SIL (1965)
73943to raingolínírainScott (1978)
32394to raingorinirainSalisbury (1956)
74057to runolólú (nolivé)runScott (1978)
74099to say(no)l(ivé)say Scott (1978)