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Language: Muyuw

Source/Author:  Lithgow, David and Daphne Lithgow, compilers. 2007. Muyuw-English dictionary. [Manuscript] 69 p. http://www.sil.org/pacific/png/abstract.asp?id=49233 
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Data Entry:  Typed By: Ger Reesink  Checked By: Simon Greenhill 
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Classification:  Austronesian:Malayo-Polynesian:Central-Eastern:Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:Oceanic:Western Oceanic:Papuan Tip:Peripheral:Kilivila-Louisiades:Kilivila 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
1 hand nim   1  
1 hand niman   1  
2 left kimaw   42  
3 right kátay 'right hand' 16  
3 right katay 'right hand' 16  
4 leg/foot kaken   1  
5 to walk noun   1  
6 road/path ked   12  
7 to come am   1  
7 to come im   1  
8 to turn word info silikivin turn a corner travelling on road 66  
9 to swim gay   50  
10 dirty bik to be dirty 69  
10 dirty bikibik to be dirty 69  
11 dust musamus      
11 dust musew      
12 skin kaléivin its skin 53  
12 skin mom skin, peel of banana    
13 back word info kuyeim behind    
13 back word info tubwélon his back    
14 belly nun      
15 bone tatuwan   10  
15 bone toutun   10  
15 bone veitun      
16 intestines sinewun   1  
17 liver kat   1  
18 breast sasun   1  
18 breast sus   1  
19 shoulder yalavan metathesis 1  
20 to know, be knowledgeable kakin know    
20 to know, be knowledgeable sinóp(w) gain knowledge    
21 to think dik      
21 to think kanuway      
22 to fear goul 'respect'    
22 to fear pwayat      
22 to fear wen 'fear him'    
23 blood mwaliyésan his blood    
23 blood buyav blood 33  
24 head daban '(fore)head' 43  
24 head kunun   1  
25 neck káyon   90  
26 hair word info sinewun      
27 nose abunun   17  
28 to breathe kayow nuwan      
28 to breathe yatun 'breathe in'    
29 to sniff, smell sikwén smell it    
29 to sniff, smell sukon smell it    
30 mouth wádon his mouth 60  
30 mouth awan his mouth 36  
31 tooth kud      
31 tooth kudun      
32 tongue mayen   7  
33 to laugh gágig      
33 to laugh gig      
34 to cry kawnavin      
34 to cry valam   47  
35 to vomit nagob   20  
35 to vomit ngeb   20  
36 to spit giw   65  
36 to spit gus      
37 to eat kam   1  
37 to eat koum      
38 to chew word info gen      
39 to cook word info kaléibwan      
40 to drink mom   27  
40 to drink moum   27  
41 to bite ged   46  
42 to suck sus suck breast 25  
42 to suck mwes suck with lips    
43 ear teg   1  
43 ear teigan   1  
44 to hear kataluteg      
44 to hear ligen   1, 36  
44 to hear neg   1, 36  
45 eye mat   1  
45 eye matan   1  
46 to see kin      
47 to yawn kanawat   15  
48 to sleep kandakwek      
48 to sleep masis   56  
49 to lie down word info másis   47  
50 to dream kamikon   35, 39  
50 to dream mikon   35, 39  
50 to dream kantet      
51 to sit sin      
52 to stand tabalawaw      
52 to stand tow   2  
53 person/human being gámag   42  
54 man/male taw   22  
55 woman/female vin   1, 41  
56 child gwad   39  
56 child natun   5  
57 husband mwan   26  
58 wife kwav   1  
59 mother ínan   1  
60 father taman   1  
61 house bunatum      
61 house bwan   43  
62 thatch/roof lakwet sago thatch    
62 thatch/roof loukwat sago thatch    
63 name yágan his name 20  
63 name yeg his name 20  
64 to say dibek 'tell'    
64 to say kavatag 'mention'    
64 to say lana 'say'    
64 to say livan      
65 rope balawn      
65 rope yiwayoun      
66 to tie up, fasten skwen      
66 to tie up, fasten yawen      
67 to sew word info bas   53  
67 to sew word info bes   53  
67 to sew word info kunup      
68 needle vas   23  
69 to hunt word info toutuw hunt for pigs    
69 to hunt word info tayob hunt for turtles    
70 to shoot word info gipouy 'bow for arrow; shoot'    
70 to shoot word info lus blowpipe,rifle;shoot    
71 to stab, pierce bes      
71 to stab, pierce giyev      
72 to hit word info wak      
72 to hit word info weiy   61  
73 to steal bakew      
73 to steal veinaw   1, 32  
74 to kill katimet   2  
74 to kill weiy      
75 to die, be dead kanig   11  
75 to die, be dead mat   1  
76 to live, be alive mwov      
76 to live, be alive mamwov      
77 to scratch word info tadidul      
78 to cut, hack word info lavis cut firewood    
78 to cut, hack word info tay cut with axe 1  
79 stick/wood kaligweg      
80 to split word info kaysal split it    
80 to split word info lav split firewood    
81 sharp kakat   69  
82 dull, blunt babeit      
82 dull, blunt sinyidayad      
83 to work word info wutiley do,work/    
83 to work word info wutálan its work    
84 to plant sop plant seed    
84 to plant way plant yam    
85 to choose kamkwin      
86 to grow word info tub   1  
86 to grow word info sob   1  
87 to swell word info lol      
88 to squeeze word info kimimey      
88 to squeeze word info pwel      
89 to hold word info kapét hold in hand    
90 to dig kaviyeil      
91 to buy gimwal      
91 to buy ymayis      
92 to open, uncover kaliyow open it    
92 to open, uncover katuyow open it    
93 to pound, beat word info way beat, hit, plant yams    
93 to pound, beat word info weiy beat, hit, plant yams    
94 to throw word info lev      
94 to throw word info lov      
95 to fall word info kalivatouw      
95 to fall word info kalouw      
96 dog awuk      
97 bird man   1  
98 egg pouw      
99 feather dag      
99 feather digulen      
100 wing pinpénen its wing    
101 to fly yow   1  
102 rat sinmunam      
103 meat/flesh viniyón   37  
104 fat/grease dídiw      
104 fat/grease mwamon      
105 tail yayun tail of dog 1  
105 tail pwason tail of bird    
106 snake mwátet   12  
107 worm (earthworm) simwamwat   10  
108 louse word info dignigin      
108 louse word info kut   1  
109 mosquito bulóubol      
110 spider bobos      
111 fish in      
111 fish yin      
112 rotten word info kasanin      
112 rotten word info pwas      
113 branch word info yáyag      
114 leaf yageivin      
115 root gidawal      
115 root luw      
116 flower atanoun      
116 flower lalan   20  
117 fruit anagin      
117 fruit avanin      
117 fruit wuwan      
118 grass awuyow      
118 grass sinwuyow      
119 earth/soil pwepway      
119 earth/soil ven      
120 stone dakul      
120 stone dibwadeb      
121 sand alekel      
122 water word info soup      
122 water word info yevagam      
123 to flow látay      
124 sea bwanit      
124 sea yol      
125 salt sol      
125 salt yol      
126 lake      
127 woods/forest nawoud      
128 sky libalab      
129 moon kwel      
129 moon tibukon      
130 star utun      
131 cloud word info livaboy      
131 cloud word info lov      
132 fog labgugwaw      
133 rain bwaw      
133 rain kalanan      
133 rain kunabas      
133 rain kunakun      
133 rain kweis      
133 rain sigwasig      
134 thunder palapal      
135 lightning kavíkawn      
135 lightning kawn      
136 wind yag      
136 wind bomat north wind    
136 wind yals south wind    
136 wind nuvid south-east wind    
136 wind yavat west wind    
137 to blow word info tow a.    
137 to blow word info itotow a.    
137 to blow word info yik b.    
138 warm word info muyamuy      
139 cold word info lalawen      
139 cold word info lóulun      
140 dry word info nibunab a. 11  
140 dry word info mad b. 11  
141 wet dal      
141 wet pwatut      
141 wet sipisoup      
142 heavy mouvit      
143 fire kov      
144 to burn word info gob      
145 smoke word info bwaw      
145 smoke word info musew      
146 ash kalíkwaw      
146 ash pulikov      
147 black gunugoun      
147 black lom      
148 white pwapwakaw      
149 red bwabwel      
150 yellow tigitag      
151 green kudikwad      
152 small kakit      
152 small kekels      
153 big avakaein      
154 short word info pumupum a. 'short and thick'    
154 short word info kayakus b.    
155 long word info aveiyov      
155 long word info vayov      
156 thin word info kalalaw thin of plank    
156 thin word info giligil thin of rope,thread    
157 thick word info badubad      
157 thick word info putupwat 'thick of cord'    
158 narrow kabkakit      
159 wide kupakop      
159 wide babayay 'wide of hole,opening'    
160 painful, sick katoun      
160 painful, sick lel      
160 painful, sick ged 'pain'    
161 shy, ashamed msin 'shame'    
161 shy, ashamed mwasin 'shame'    
162 old word info avek deduced from tovek 'old man' & vinavek 'old woman'    
163 new kwéivaw      
164 good bwein      
164 good kámnat      
164 good palap      
165 bad, evil gagánen      
165 bad, evil gak      
165 bad, evil geg      
166 correct, true magene      
166 correct, true móunid      
167 night boug      
168 day yam      
169 year bweilim      
170 when? word info asinávin      
171 to hide word info toupan      
172 to climb word info mwen a.    
172 to climb word info katulag b.    
173 at wa      
174 in, inside wanuwan      
175 above wanakaew      
176 below waskawan      
176 below watinow      
177 this towen-ane 'this here'    
178 that tówen      
179 near ane      
179 near tówen-ane 'this nearby'    
180 far one towen-one 'that thing far away'    
181 where? word info am-tówen      
181 where? word info avanuy      
182 I yeg(w)      
182 I yey      
183 thou yákoum(w)      
183 thou yak(w)      
184 he/she towen he    
184 he/she nawen it/she    
185 we word info yakid we inc 1  
185 we word info yakaméy we exc 2  
185 we word info yam we exc 2  
186 you yakamiy      
187 they tasiyas      
188 what? word info avéiyag      
189 who? word info kal      
189 who? word info kalisíy      
190 other kweitan another one    
191 all babaw      
191 all méivek      
192 and e   2  
192 and may   2  
192 and mouy   2  
193 if kukín      
193 if magat      
194 how? word info amáwan      
195 no, not nag      
196 to count vin      
197 One word info kwéitan      
198 Two word info akweiy      
199 Three word info kweitoun      
200 Four word info kweivas      
201 Five word info kweinim      
202 Six word info kweinim katanok      
203 Seven word info kweinim kweiy      
204 Eight word info kweinim kweiton      
205 Nine word info kweinim kweivas      
206 Ten word info sinawatan one ten'    
207 Twenty word info sinweiy      
208 Fifty word info sinwanim      
209 One Hundred word info lakatutan      
210 One Thousand word info      

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