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Language: Yegha (Korafe Dialect)

Information:

Glottocode: kora1294
ISO 639: kpr

Sources: Smallhorn (2011)

Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Greater Binanderean, Binanderean, Nuclear Binanderean, South Binanderean, Coastal Binanderean, Gaena-Korafe

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Lexicon:

IDWordEntryAnnotationLoanSourceSource Gloss
51922young mansa'sĩga[ko]small children, toddlers; insignificant people (diminutive form)Smallhorn (2011)
51895magic'kaepoison; sickness; sorcery, black magicSmallhorn (2011)
51881louse'jiɣilice, louseSmallhorn (2011)
51864looseɣo'ɣosaloose, flopping, hanging offSmallhorn (2011)
51832loincloth'berelarge body shield used in fighting made from the buttress roots of the (banyan?) treeSmallhorn (2011)
51819loinclothbo[ka]loincloth for menSmallhorn (2011)
51777lizardbo'nougecko; small bearded bush lizardSmallhorn (2011)
51767livergomobellySmallhorn (2011)
51754wetsa'sakawetnessSmallhorn (2011)
51723limeo['ka]gourd vine; gourd lime pot; limeSmallhorn (2011)
51700lightningbiribiri['ɣari]to shine/glisten from being greased or polishedSmallhorn (2011)
51699lightningbi'ri[a]lightningSmallhorn (2011)
51684lightning'kanameteorite, comet, shooting starSmallhorn (2011)
51677lightningbi'rikiriki ['ari]to sparkle, be immaculate, be spotlessly cleanSmallhorn (2011)
51668lightu'sasabrightness, brilliance, lightSmallhorn (2011)
51667lightusasalightSmallhorn (2011)
51646to lie down'ɸasarito recline, lie downSmallhorn (2011)
51554left (hand)'aãdaleft (direction, side, etc.)Smallhorn (2011)
51537lee'degalee shore, sheltered side of peninsulaSmallhorn (2011)
51525leaf['i]gileafSmallhorn (2011)
51524leaf[ia] gileafSmallhorn (2011)
51482lavalava (sarong)'ẽbocloth; lavalava, women's clothing or skirtsSmallhorn (2011)
51471kunaie'ke[roro]kunai grass: elephant grass with nettlesSmallhorn (2011)
51470kunai'ekeelephant grassSmallhorn (2011)
51458knifeka'siβavery short round wooden fighting club (Mokorua dialect)Smallhorn (2011)
51449knife'kaiyaknife (Motu loan)xSmallhorn (2011)
51439knee'kaubokneeSmallhorn (2011)
51438kneekaubokneeSmallhorn (2011)
51413iron tool'auriany metal implement, e.g. fish spear, tape recorder, radio (Motu loan)xSmallhorn (2011)
51403gutsɣamolungs; chest cavity; soul, seat of emotionsSmallhorn (2011)
51387gutsu'βagall bladder: inedible small organ of the bodySmallhorn (2011)
51378insect sp.mu'munifruitflies; biting insect similar to digger wasp: chiggers?Smallhorn (2011)
51369redĩ'jigared (Mokorua dialect)Smallhorn (2011)
51368redĩji'barito ignite palm leaf torch, ignite other things with palm leaf torchSmallhorn (2011)
51354husbandiβuhusbandSmallhorn (2011)
51353husband'iβusuffix used to express someone's husbandSmallhorn (2011)
51331to be hungryu'ɣoihungrySmallhorn (2011)
51330to be hungryi'ɣoihungrySmallhorn (2011)
51314house poststu'tũbiposts, piles, studs of houseSmallhorn (2011)
51308house of woman'mãdohouse interior; trapdoorSmallhorn (2011)
51276house of man, greeting'oroleading sib's house for important discussions; gazeboSmallhorn (2011)
51254house'kãbohouseSmallhorn (2011)
51253housekambohouseSmallhorn (2011)
51241hotβe'βerafeverish, hotSmallhorn (2011)
51210hornbillbe'remoNew Guinea Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus (jungei)), Papuan Hornbill (Aceros plicatus)Smallhorn (2011)
51203honey, beehiveɸi'ruka[go]very sweet, cloyingSmallhorn (2011)
51194holeu'rodibble holeSmallhorn (2011)
51189holeto['ka]hole in material thingsSmallhorn (2011)
51188holeto[i]hole in canoe or boatSmallhorn (2011)
51163holekotufootprintSmallhorn (2011)