Temein languages comparative wordlist - Roger Blench
Temein languages comparative wordlist - Roger Blench
Temein languages comparative wordlist - Roger Blench
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English <strong>Temein</strong> Tese Keiga Jirru External comparisons<br />
sg. pl. Comment sg. pl. Comment sg. pl. Comment<br />
new n(ɗ)ɪ́ŋàn kɪnɗɪ́ŋàn aŋáŋ áŋaŋ cf. Shilluk ɲan, Gule gaŋas,<br />
next year áwuḍḍɛ̀ŋ<br />
nice áɗɗɪŋ<br />
night ʔjóón kuʔjóónɪ̀k ʔjúnì koʔjúnì ajunì cf. Bagirmi njó<br />
Nile monitor nyɛ́màl kɪnyɛ́malɪ̀k Varanus<br />
niloticus<br />
nine ŋgɛʈúùn keɗina[k]<br />
nya ááŋùŋ<br />
no álaaŋ asɛ not<br />
no láʔ < Arabic<br />
nose kɪḿɪńʈɪǹ kɪkɪ́mɪ́nʈɪ́nì kɪḿɖɪ̀ŋ kɪɖɪ́mɖɪ̀ŋ cf. Tama àmɪt, Berta Undu<br />
àmʊ́ ŋ, Lugbara umvú,<br />
Maiak umu,<br />
nose mámárɔ̀k kɔ́marɛ̀k cf. Kanga mɔrɔk, Daju<br />
Njalgul man-,<br />
now kááʈanì alaʔŋ<br />
oil nyínyàʔ Sg: bɪla<br />
nyínyàʔ.<br />
Pl:<br />
kɪnyínyàʔ<br />
oil ɗúúsì bɪla nyínyàʔ kɪnyínyàʔ<br />
old (people) ʈíí kiṭííɔ papá áfaŋa<br />
old (things) rùn, nɗórùn kɪnɗórùn orɪŋ asíù = ‘bad’<br />
one kíɗɔŋ kíɖɔ kɪ́ɗɗe cf. Uduk ɗe, Bagirmi kɛ́ɗɛ,<br />
onion marjɛlʈɛʈ marjɛl < Arabic<br />
basal<br />
open kɔ́ɖù kɔ́ɗɔʈɔ̀ kɔ́ɖuɖu kɔ́ɖuʈu kwɔɗiʈú kwɔɗiʈaɖ<br />
á<br />
ostrich ʈɪḿɔnɪ̀ʈ kɪ́ʈɪmɔ̀n ʈúɖɖumò kúúʈumɪ̀k ánɖumàŋ kúnɖumɪ̀ < Kadu<br />
k<br />
other ńɗɔ̀ kɪʔja ídə̀ŋ ɪ́ɗɗèŋ cf. So ɛdɛn, Gaam ɗààn,<br />
Dinka daŋ,<br />
outside ɛnɛ lááŋ<br />
over, above kɪŕɪ̀ŋ ullʷalɪŋ ɪllɛ́rover,<br />
above lúllò cf. head<br />
owl ʔduuki kuʔduuki<br />
penis ṭɪŋɪǹ kɪṭɪŋɪnì ámmɔ̀r káámmɔ̀r ámurùk kámurùk<br />
pepper ʃaṭṭa
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