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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

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Lexicon:

IDWordEntryAnnotationLoanSourceSource Gloss
159059you pl. (pronoun d:2p)liMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)you-pl
160099you (pronoun d:2s)gʌMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)you
91078yellowalaŋyellowMcElhanon (1967)yellow
91652you pl. (pronoun d:2p)lįyeMcElhanon (1967)ye
92016wormgọwormMcElhanon (1967)worm
92352to worknuworkMcElhanon (1967)work
91456womanimbiwomanMcElhanon (1967)woman
156199wingpoǥomMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)wing
91918windtəgəwindMcElhanon (1967)wind
156727windtʌǥʌMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)wind
90490who?alawhoMcElhanon (1967)who
91050whitesagatṇwhiteMcElhanon (1967)white
91680where?denewhereMcElhanon (1967)where
90504what?wanawhatMcElhanon (1967)what
157568we (pronoun d:1p)niMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)we
90476we (pronoun d:1p)nįweMcElhanon (1967)we
91218watertuwaterMcElhanon (1967)water
158537watertuMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)water
158315warm/hotkikipmMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)warm
92184warm/hotkipkipṃwarmMcElhanon (1967)warm
160244vaginakʌpMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)vagina
159622urinesandiMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)urine
90560twodzebatwoMcElhanon (1967)two
91358treetətreeMcElhanon (1967)tree
157850to tiedzaMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)to-tie
157764to shootosaMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)to-shoot
159161to saydzʌMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)to-say
157386tooth (front rather than molar)dzʌtMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)tooth
154913tonguenambalaŋMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)tongue
157285to eatniMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)to-eat
160463to burn (intrans.)dziMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)to-burn
90462thougąthouMcElhanon (1967)thou
90532thiswithisMcElhanon (1967)this
92324to playdzəgodzə(they) playMcElhanon (1967)(they) play
91666they (pronoun d:3p)lenetheyMcElhanon (1967)they
91722thereindathereMcElhanon (1967)there
90518thatmeithatMcElhanon (1967)that
90826sunkəsusunMcElhanon (1967)sun
158949sunkʌsuMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)sun
158037straightdʌndʌǥʌtnMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)straight
91288stonenandzastoneMcElhanon (1967)stone
92002stick (wood)onzestickMcElhanon (1967)stick
90812stardzəmərindzəstarMcElhanon (1967)star
157045stardzʌmʌrindzʌŋMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)star
156395spittledzupatiMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)spittle
92366spear (N)anispearMcElhanon (1967)spear
91890somebut-someMcElhanon (1967)some
92030snakeasįsnakeMcElhanon (1967)snake
91232smoke (of fire)kəsəsmokeMcElhanon (1967)smoke
156614smoke (of fire)dauMcElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)smoke