30 WORD LIST
horn – *uReng PHF
fingernail – *kuSkuS PAN – *kukúH PMP
knee – *túSud PAN – *bukúh PMP
face
heart – *púsuq PMP
lung – *báRaq PAN
navel – *púsej PMP
vagina – *pukiʔ PMP
fart – *qə́-(n)tut PMP
excrement – *Cáqi PAN
seed – *benSiq PHF
rice plant – *pájey PHF
husked rice
cooked rice – *Sə́may PAN
sesame – *lə́ngáh PHN
banana – *punti PMP
taro – biRaq PAN – *tales PMP
door – *qeNeb/*qiNeb PHF
wall – *DingDing PHN
boat – *qabang PHF – *bangkaʔ PMP
water buffalo
ox
pig – *bə́Rék, *bábuy PAN
bear
chicken
goose
duck
goat – *kambing, *kanding PMP
mountain – *bunduk PMP (peak) – *qapucuk PMP (peak) – *bulud PMP
to give – *bə́Ráy PAN
ring – *cingcin
housepost
clay cooking pot
bridge
30 WORD LIST
horn – *uReng PHF
fingernail – *kuSkuS PAN – *kukúH PMP
knee – *túSud PAN – *bukúh PMP
face
heart – *púsuq PMP
lung – *báRaq PAN
navel – *púsej PMP
vagina – *pukiʔ PMP
fart – *qə́-(n)tut PMP
excrement – *Cáqi PAN
seed – *benSiq PHF
rice plant – *pájey PHF
husked rice
cooked rice – *Sə́may PAN
sesame – *lə́ngáh PHN
banana – *punti PMP
taro – biRaq PAN – *tales PMP
door – *qeNeb/*qiNeb PHF
wall – *DingDing PHN
boat – *qabang PHF – *bangkaʔ PMP
water buffalo
ox
pig – *bə́Rék, *bábuy PAN
bear
chicken
goose
duck
goat – *kambing, *kanding PMP
mountain – *bunduk PMP (peak) – *qapucuk PMP (peak) – *bulud PMP
to give – *bə́Ráy PAN
ring – *cingcin
deer – *uRsa – PHN
housepost
clay cooking pot
bridge
*****MISC*****
Biao: bird, head, neck, moon, star
Pazih: lightning, tongue, tooth, leaf, fish, sky (ʔ), skin
ear – metathesis; egg, fat
Atayal: head, Saisiat taʔölöh
Mulao (Kra)
le24 kung33 back
nu33 breast
Ecun Buyang
ʔo:ŋ32
ma0 tuə33 (door)
Lachi (Jinchang)
taŋ44 kuai44
Gelao – Niupo
tsi35 ple55 large rice [plant]
blɛ31 duck
maɯ55 cooked rice
pin53 hɯ31 door
dan31 mu33 eŋ55 wall
ha33 ŋu35 goose
m̥o31 pig
qə33 dzo31 mountain
gɛ33 copper
ʔʑaŋ55 iron
si35 gold
plhɯ35 silver
ma55 lɯ31 tsi31 lusheng
ȵi31 eŋ55 water buffalo
mu33 liɯ35 face
tu31 qu35 knee
tei31 ɬei55 heart
na35 to give
qɛ33 chicken
ti31 tree
di31 tiger
ŋei31 cat
vei31 lui55 rabbit
ta55 monkey
mlɯ31 ghost
silver – *pírak PHNʔ
gold – *buláw-an PHF
iron – *bari[] PHF – *besi PHNʔ
Langjia Buyang
qa0 tut54 – fart
qa0 tui54 – tree
puŋ33 pɔŋ24 – inside
qit54 – iron
ta0 vɛŋ312 – wing
ma0 lu312 – monkey
pan54 – seedling
qa0 ðu11 qhu11 – knee
daŋ322 qhɔ33 – bone – Paha
put54 – lung
ɛk11 – excrement
ɕi:ŋ11 – wall
ma0 tɔ312 – door
pa:i54 – raw rice
qha:ŋ54 – cooked rice
ma0 nɛn312 – fat
vɛ54 – night
pan54 naŋ11 ka:n54 – dream
pat54 – to tie
tin11 – to know
qa0 ʔdet54 – to hide
puə24 – to give
ɲi:t11 – to cry
tsɛ54 – old
va11 – to go
pɛŋ24 – to kill a bird
ma0 kat11 – to swell
ɕa54 put54 – 20
ma312 put54 – 50
pa:k11 – 100
ɕi:ŋ24 – 1,000
va11 qu11 – self
tɯ:i312 – other people
ʔdu11 nɔ24(11) – howʔ
ɕu11 nɔ11 – whenʔ
ɲa11 – that
taŋ11 lɛ24 – all
la:i11 – not
ta0 mɛ312 – bear
ma0 lɔk11 – deer
qa:p11 – duck
qha:n54 – goose
mu54 – pig
la0 va312 – water buffalo
ma:k11 qou54 – horn
mu:m312 – tiger
ɲuk11 tɔ31 – rabbit
mɛu12 – cat
Wuming Zhuang
mau1 – pig
me:u5 – cat
ma4 lok8 – deer
to5 – rabbit
kuk7 – tiger
mɯəi1 – bear
kai5 – chicken
bəm3 ba3 – butterfly (Hengxian Zhuang)
fai4 – tree
ɕe6 – seed
da:ŋ1 – body
na3 – face
θai3 dɯ1 – navel
kjap7 – fingernail
θim1 – heart
pɯt7 – lung
ɣot7 – fart
ɣu2 – boat
hau4 – rice (cooked)
Saek
naa6 – arrow of crossbow
suak6 – elbow
mlaay4 – saliva
kaw1 – horn
rɔɔy1 – mountain
muŋ3 – mosquito net
muu2 – pig
mɯay2 – bear
nom4 – milk
pak4 tuu1 – door
rua1 – boat
siat5 – vagina
baan3 – village, home
kaan1 – nominalizer
thraw3 kɔɔ6 – knee
khɛm4 – salty
ɣaw6 – rice
vaay4 – water buffalo
vit4 – penis
phraa2 – cliff, rock
Mulao
pwa2 mɛ1 – bear
ku6 ko5 – knee
wi2 – water buffalo
Kavalan
baut – fish (generic)
pulaw – small fish that swim upstream in huge schools to spawn
to dig up: kal-, kutkut, qiuʀ
*QALI/KALI
alikiámat – The day of Judgment (Maguindanao)
kalimasada – magical book having the power to resurrect a hero who has died before his time (Javanese)
kalamangga – spider (Javanese)
kalamudheng – number value of days used by thieves before stealing in order to be successful (Javanese)
qali – spirit, ghost (Thao)
lakan – lord (Kapampangan)
lákan – respected tribal leader (obs., Ilokano)
“lampor” – roaring, howling sound heard on rivers at sunset, believed to be followers of Ratu Kidul rising through the air in search of little children (Javanese)
kúkuk – Dread. An enchanted man who misleads people traveling in the forest (Maguindanao)
kúdep – A disease in men that causes the penis to retract inside the body (Maguindanao)
Kedú – A monster which, according to the local superstitions devours the sun during an eclipse. It is in opposition to another monster called Rahú.
keláng – To erect from the end, as hair due to cold or fear.
tangaq.wunukwita(‘at) – “rainbow excrement,” a substance that looks like chicken droppings and found adhering to surface of rock, believed to have been caused by lightning (Hopi)
Hopi
sex:
have ~ tsoova (p., re man; male is subject)
naatsoba (p., ~ together; see tsoova)
tsopta (i., male as subject)
naatsopta (i., ~ together; see tsopta)
tsungna (p., re woman; female is subject)
tsuungi (p., re man; male is subject)
tsunta (i., ~ on a regular basis)
sexually initiate (be the first to have sex with):
hévokna (female subject)
pùukukna (male subject)
(sexual activity) natko
(sexual intercourse) natko, naatsoviw, tsuungiw
ZHUANG
eye
Dongtian/Donglin ma:k9 ta1, Guangnan Sha lɯk8 ta1, Quibei lə6 ta1, Liujiang/Huanjiang pja1, Yishan lak8 ŋan2, Rong’an ȵi6 pia1, Longsheng ȵa5 pja1, Hechi ŋwi6 pja1, Du’an/Shanglin/Laibin lɯk8 ta1, Guigang lak8 ta1, Lianshan phat8, Shangsi/Chongzuo ma:k7 tha1, Longzhou/Daxin ma:k7 ha1, Debao ma:k7 tha2, Jingxi ma:k9 tha1, Guangnan Nong luk8 tha1
Note – Guigang, Quibei; Check http://stedt.berkeley.edu/~stedt-cgi/rootcanal.pl
son
Shangsi la:k10, Chongzuo lak8, Ningming/Longzhou la:k8 ba:u5, Liujiang/Yishan/Hechi lak8
fruit
ma:k9, ma:k7
month
Rong’an ljə:n1, Qinzhou my:n1, Yongnan mli:n1, ŋut8, Long’an nɯ:n1, Fusui mɯ:n1, Shangsi/Chongzuo/Ningming bu:n1, Longzhou bə:n1, Daxin bɯ:n1′
moon
Fusui/Jingxi/Guangnan Sha ha:i1
water
Qinzhou num4, Debao nɔ:m4
nose
Shanglin/Guigang ʔnaŋ1
head
Hengxian klau3, Laibin kɣau3, Guigang krau3, Qinzhou/Fusui/Shangsi/Chongzuo lau3, Yongnan hlau5, Long’an hlau3, Ningming/Longzhou bau3, hu1, Daxin wuə1
egg
Hengxian klai5, Laibin kɣai5, Guigang krai5, Qinzhou/Fusui/Shangsi/Chongzuo lai5, Yongnan hlai6, Long’an hlai5’
salt
Hengxian klou1, Laibin kɣu1, Guigang kru1, Yongnan/Long’an klu1
fish
Wuming/Hengxian/Yongnan/Long’an pla1, Laibin pɣa1, Guigang pra1
fire
Yongbei fu:i2, Quibei wei2, Qinzhou fui2, Long’an/Fusui fɯi2, Shangsi fo:y1, Chongzuo/Ningming fəi2, Wenma Tu vɛi2
painful
ke:t9 – found in the north, Fusui, Shangsi
ke:t7 – found in Lianshan, Chongzuo, Qinzhou
cry
Northern tai3, Southern hai3
flower
Shangsi bo:k9, Chongzuo/Longzhou bjo:k7, Ningming bjo:k9, Daxin ʔjo:k10
open
Longsheng pjo:k7 (of flower)
grow
Qiubei tau3, Yishan/Guigang ma3, Huanjiang ban2, Nandan tɯm5, Lianshan pan2, Wenma Tu mo3
choose
Northern ke:n3 (Chinese), le6 (native)
plant
Yongnan plo:k9, Fusui/Shangsi po:k9, Wuming/Northern dam1
fat (of pork, not beef)
man2 found in Qiubei/Huanjiang/Yishan/Huanjiang/Rong’an/Longsheng
la:u2 found in Wuming and Southern
hair
Wuming/Pingguo plom1, Hengxian pən1 klau3, Long’an phlam1, Qinzhou phun1 lau3, Guigang pin1 krau3
woman
me6 bɯk7 – found in Pingguo, Liujiang, Yishan, Hechi, Nandan, Donglan, Du’an, Shanglin, Laibin, Guigang (mi6 bɯk7)
lightning
Yongnan mle:p10, Pingguo/Long’an mlap8
wet
Hechi me:t9, Yongnan pu:t9, Laibin ʔmai5, Long’an/Fusui pɯ:t9
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