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Language: Borong

Information:

Glottocode: boro1279
ISO 639: ksr

Also Known As: Kosorong

Sources: McElhanon (1967) & McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)

Classification: Nuclear Trans New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Huon, Western Huon, Rawlinson, Pindiu, Kosorong-Burum-Mindik

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Lexicon:

IDWordEntryAnnotationLoanSourceSource Gloss
157036starsɛŋgelauMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)star
90816starseŋgeleustarMcElhanon (1967)star
92006stick (wood)taakstickMcElhanon (1967)stick
91292stonedzamokstoneMcElhanon (1967)stone
158028straightdindiŋaMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)straight
158941sunweeŋMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)sun
90830sunweeŋsunMcElhanon (1967)sun
90522thatlothatMcElhanon (1967)that
91726thereenduthereMcElhanon (1967)there
91670they (pronoun d:3p)ioŋoŋoŋtheyMcElhanon (1967)they
92328to playaoŋgolok(they) playMcElhanon (1967)(they) play
90536thisithisMcElhanon (1967)this
90466thougithouMcElhanon (1967)thou
157276to eatneMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)to-eat
154905tongueneselaŋMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)tongue
157377tooth (front rather than molar)dzotMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)tooth
159150to saydzoMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)to-say
157755to shootidoMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)to-shoot
155773to sleepeMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)to-sleep
91362treeiktreeMcElhanon (1967)tree
90564twowoiktwoMcElhanon (1967)two
159614urinetasiMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)urine
92188warm/hotgeriawokwarmMcElhanon (1967)warm
91222waterapukwaterMcElhanon (1967)water
158528wateroMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)water
90480we (pronoun d:1p)nonoweMcElhanon (1967)we
157559we (pronoun d:1p)nɔMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)we
90508what?namuŋakwhatMcElhanon (1967)what
91684where?daaŋeŋwhereMcElhanon (1967)where
91054whitetataaŋkotawhiteMcElhanon (1967)white
90494who?moŋwhoMcElhanon (1967)who
156719windhaamoʔMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)wind
91922windhaamokwindMcElhanon (1967)wind
156191wingeŋgaŋMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)wing
91460womanembakwomanMcElhanon (1967)woman
92356to workgawoŋworkMcElhanon (1967)work
92020wormgenambeŋwormMcElhanon (1967)worm
91656you pl. (pronoun d:2p)oŋoyeMcElhanon (1967)ye
91082yellowgogookotayellowMcElhanon (1967)yellow
160090you (pronoun d:2s)giMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)you