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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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Resources:

Lexicon:

IDWordEntryAnnotationLoanSourceSource Gloss
75069you pl. (pronoun d:2p)lén(ali)Scott (1978)
74767we dual (pronoun d:1p, dual)lé'(ali)Scott (1978)
73149headlátaha('a)Scott (1978)
73327kneelápusa('a)Scott (1978)
74781we (pronoun d:1p)lá(li)Scott (1978)
72111asheslá(hi)Scott (1978)
74252smalllagásoScott (1978)
72568to coughkuhu (noive)coughScott (1978)
73538newkósavaScott (1978)
73449mountainkósaScott (1978)
72491clawko'na('a)Scott (1978)
73229hornkómu('a) (from Pidgin)Scott (1978)
72915flying foxkólifaScott (1978)
72949foreheadkokóvisa('a)foreheadScott (1978)forehead
73937to rainkó('i)rainScott (1978)
74865whitekohólinaScott (1978)
72442cassowarykíya'néfaScott (1978)
74890who?kíyafuScott (1978)
74253smallkitilí'asiScott (1978)
74864whitekigopaScott (1978)
73073greenkifíya('na)Scott (1978)
72528cold (weather)kétipa (noive)Scott (1978)
73430lightkéta me(hú'ehive)Scott (1978)
73202heavykéta (hú'ehive)Scott (1978)
74628tonguekenétufa('a)Scott (1978)
74910wingkékona('a)Scott (1978)
74073sandkehé('i)Scott (1978)
74798wetkéfa (í'ehive)Scott (1978)
73275to be hungrykáu'na (nokavé)hungryScott (1978)
74448tailkása('a)Scott (1978)
73886road/pathkápopathScott (1978)
72619dogkaláScott (1978)
75041you (pronoun d:2s)ká(i)Scott (1978)
73956ratkafáScott (1978)
73758motheritó('afu)Scott (1978)
72475chinipa('a)chinScott (1978)chin
72146babyinapu(hi)Scott (1978)
73725mooníka(hi)Scott (1978)
72191bananaígota('i)Scott (1978)
74170shorthúpa móneScott (1978)
74310to standhó (nó)ti(ve)standScott (1978)
72771to fall (drop rather than topple)hó (nó)ka(ve)fall downScott (1978)
73310to killhó(nó filive)killScott (1978)
74053to runhólolu (nólove)runScott (1978)
74833when?híya kanáguScott (1978)
74849where?híya(ga)Scott (1978)
73052goodhétofaScott (1978)
74832when?héna kanáguScott (1978)
74815what?hénaScott (1978)
72899to flyhéloto (nó)vi(ve)fly (verb)Scott (1978)