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Language: Proto-Rukai

Source/Author:  Paul Jen-kuei Li 
Notes:  Li, Paul Jen-kuei. 1977. "The Internal Relationships of Rukai." In Li, Paul Jen-kuei. 2004. Selected Papers on Formosan Languages. Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica.
 
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Classification:  Austronesian:Formosan:Rukai 
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ID: Word: Item: Annotation: Cognacy: Loan:
1 hand *aɭima   1  
2 left *viri   1  
3 right *vanalə   1  
4 leg/foot *ɖapalə foot    
5 to walk *davacə      
5 to walk *moa to go    
6 road/path *daɭanə   1  
7 to come *kəla to arrive    
8 to turn word info      
9 to swim *laŋoy      
10 dirty *makoɖoɭo      
11 dust      
12 skin      
13 back word info *ɖəɭəkə      
14 belly *baraŋə      
14 belly *bicoka stomach    
15 bone      
16 intestines *boro      
17 liver *aθay      
18 breast *θoθo      
19 shoulder *alivaɖaŋə      
19 shoulder *tabalaŋaʔanə also means arm    
20 to know, be knowledgeable      
21 to think *ki-ɖəmə-ɖəmə      
22 to fear *koloɖo fear / afraid    
23 blood      
24 head *aoɭo      
25 neck *ɭəʔə      
26 hair word info *isiw      
27 nose *ŋoŋoʔanə      
28 to breathe *niakə noun: breath    
29 to sniff, smell *sabaɭi      
30 mouth *ŋodoy      
31 tooth *valisi      
32 tongue *ɭidamə   3  
33 to laugh      
34 to cry *tobi      
35 to vomit *ʔota      
36 to spit *so-ŋaɭay      
37 to eat *kanə      
38 to chew word info *oa-apoʔo      
39 to cook word info *madoʔo adjective: cooked    
40 to drink *ʔoŋolo      
41 to bite *kaʔacə      
42 to suck *θəpəθəpə      
43 ear *caɭiŋa   1  
44 to hear *-laɭa      
45 eye *maca   1  
46 to see      
47 to yawn *ma-swabə   1  
48 to sleep *ʔapəcə      
49 to lie down word info      
50 to dream *sipi      
51 to sit      
52 to stand *ʔidiʔi      
53 person/human being      
54 man/male *saʔovalay (?)    
55 woman/female *abay   1  
56 child *valakə generic    
56 child *ɭolay child, baby    
57 husband *palaŋə spouse    
58 wife *palaŋə spouse    
59 mother *ina   1  
60 father *ama   1  
61 house *daʔanə      
62 thatch/roof *cavaɭi      
62 thatch/roof *caɭavi      
63 name      
64 to say      
65 rope      
66 to tie up, fasten *ərəcə      
66 to tie up, fasten *poko      
67 to sew word info *tinono to weave    
68 needle *inəmay      
69 to hunt word info      
70 to shoot word info *pana   1  
71 to stab, pierce      
72 to hit word info *sətiti      
73 to steal *kiʔopa      
74 to kill      
75 to die, be dead *pacay      
76 to live, be alive *m-oɖipi      
77 to scratch word info *gacəgacə      
78 to cut, hack word info *kəʔətə      
78 to cut, hack word info *ŋotoʔo      
78 to cut, hack word info *gəɭəgəɭə      
79 stick/wood *okoɖo      
80 to split word info *bocoko      
81 sharp *magaraŋə      
82 dull, blunt      
83 to work word info      
84 to plant      
85 to choose *piɭi      
86 to grow word info      
87 to swell word info *baɭakə      
87 to swell word info *simakə      
88 to squeeze word info *oa-pəʔə      
89 to hold word info *oa-gəməgəmə      
90 to dig      
91 to buy *laŋay also means "to sell"    
92 to open, uncover      
93 to pound, beat word info *si-a-ɭibóʔo      
94 to throw word info *dokoɭo      
95 to fall word info      
96 dog      
97 bird *aðamə      
98 egg      
99 feather *ɭomo feather    
99 feather *obalə body hair    
100 wing *pakəpakə      
101 to fly *ʔan-palay      
101 to fly *ŋi-palay      
102 rat *koɭabaw      
103 meat/flesh *boatə      
104 fat/grease *simaʔa      
105 tail      
106 snake *soɭaʔa      
107 worm (earthworm) *ʔəkay      
108 louse word info *koco      
109 mosquito      
110 spider *ɭavaθə      
111 fish *kaʔaŋə      
112 rotten word info *malaməkə      
113 branch word info *pilaka      
114 leaf *sopoŋo      
115 root      
116 flower      
117 fruit *maɖo      
118 grass      
119 earth/soil *daʔə      
120 stone *ɭənəgə      
121 sand *ənay      
122 water word info *acilay      
123 to flow *moaloɖo      
124 sea      
125 salt *timo      
126 lake *baðo      
127 woods/forest      
128 sky *tabələŋanə      
129 moon *ɖamarə      
130 star *tariaw      
131 cloud word info      
132 fog      
133 rain *odalə      
134 thunder *ɖərə      
135 lightning *ɭikacə      
136 wind      
137 to blow word info *ʔipi      
138 warm word info      
139 cold word info *makəcəɭə      
140 dry word info      
141 wet      
142 heavy      
143 fire *apoy      
144 to burn word info *oa-laobo      
145 smoke word info *əbəɭə      
146 ash *abo      
147 black *maicəɭəŋə      
148 white *ma-poli      
149 red      
150 yellow      
151 green      
152 small      
153 big *maɖaw      
154 short word info      
155 long word info      
156 thin word info      
157 thick word info      
158 narrow      
159 wide      
160 painful, sick *macaʔə́mə      
161 shy, ashamed *maɭomalə embarassed    
162 old word info *ma-roɖaŋə      
163 new *baʔoanə      
164 good      
165 bad, evil      
166 correct, true      
167 night *maoŋo      
167 night *ʔwaobo evening    
168 day *vaʔi sun    
169 year *cavili      
170 when? word info      
171 to hide word info *ki-a-ləpəŋə to hide someone    
171 to hide word info *balay to hide something    
172 to climb word info *mo-bələŋə      
173 at      
174 in, inside *ʔaɖiŋi      
175 above *ɖaða      
176 below *ɭaoɖo      
177 this *kay      
178 that      
179 near      
180 far      
181 where? word info      
182 I *ka-li      
183 thou      
184 he/she      
185 we word info      
186 you      
187 they      
188 what? word info      
189 who? word info      
190 other      
191 all      
192 and *si      
193 if      
194 how? word info      
195 no, not *ini no 3  
195 no, not *kay not 3  
196 to count *oa-asipi      
197 One word info *əa      
198 Two word info *ɖosa      
199 Three word info *toɭo      
200 Four word info *səpatə      
201 Five word info *ɭima      
202 Six word info *ənəmə      
203 Seven word info *pito      
204 Eight word info *vaɭo      
205 Nine word info *baŋatə      
206 Ten word info *poɭoko      
207 Twenty word info *ma-posa-lə      
208 Fifty word info      
209 One Hundred word info *iday      
210 One Thousand word info *koɖolo      

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