West Kewa

Australian National University

Australian Research Council

Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History

Information:

Glottocode: west2599
ISO 639: kew

Sources: Franklin (1975) & Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973)

Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Engan, Angal-Kewa

Map:

Resources:

Lexicon:

ID	Word	Entry	Annotation	Loan	Source	Source Gloss
80781	yesterday	abala			Franklin (1975)
80790	banana	(k)ai			Franklin (1975)
80800	meat (flesh)	midi			Franklin (1975)
80810	pandanus	aga			Franklin (1975)
80823	sweet potato	saapi			Franklin (1975)
80833	taro	maa			Franklin (1975)
80844	tree	repona			Franklin (1975)
80852	bird	yáá			Franklin (1975)
80877	to eat	na			Franklin (1975)
80887	to catch	sapira			Franklin (1975)
80897	to hold (in hand)	ripinya			Franklin (1975)
80907	to come	ipu			Franklin (1975)
80925	to do, make	pa			Franklin (1975)
80930	to give	gi	to first person		Franklin (1975)
80940	to hear	paga			Franklin (1975)
80966	to talk	la			Franklin (1975)
80976	to see	ada			Franklin (1975)
80986	to sit	pira			Franklin (1975)
80996	to stand	reka			Franklin (1975)
81006	to go	pu			Franklin (1975)
81024	big	adaa			Franklin (1975)
81034	dark	pobore	colored		Franklin (1975)
81045	to cough	kóto re			Franklin (1975)
81052	dry (be dry)	kaapu ta			Franklin (1975)
81062	good	epe (ta)			Franklin (1975)
81072	to laugh	giri ta			Franklin (1975)
81090	not	dia			Franklin (1975)
81099	heavy	kedaa (pea)			Franklin (1975)
81117	sore, wound	rere (pia)			Franklin (1975)
81125	to stink	pugu (pia)			Franklin (1975)
81132	white	kaake (pia)			Franklin (1975)
81142	yellow	ambu			Franklin (1975)
81152	to run	alo pu	run away		Franklin (1975)
81109	painful	radaa (pia)	pain		Franklin (1975)	pain
81162	to spit	sope raa			Franklin (1975)
81168	to vomit	maaku ra			Franklin (1975)
80346	hand	ki	hand		Franklin (1975)	hand
80288	chin	yagaa	chin		Franklin (1975)	chin
80326	forehead	weno	forehead		Franklin (1975)	forehead
1477	seed	ini			Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973)
1478	round	magomawae			Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973)
1439	warm/hot	kekapu pia	warm		Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973)	warm
1479	to die	oma	dies		Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973)	dies
1395	arm	ki	arm		Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973)	arm
1380	man	áá			Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973)
1470	to kill	tu maoma	kills		Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973)	kills
1402	fat	apaa	fat		Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973)	fat
1410	rain	yai	rain		Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973)	rain
1398	leg	àà	leg		Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973)	leg
1456	to fly	biya	flies		Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973)	flies

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