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 />
root, vein kɪŕɪkɪ̀rɪ̀ʈ kɪrákɪràʔ kɪŕɪk kɛ̂ r kíriɖàk kírɪk root,<br />
vein, sinew<br />
Assuming the underlying<br />
root is –ri(k) this looks very<br />
, tendon much like Niger-Congo<br />
forms<br />
rope mɪ̀s máà lɔ̀l kalɔ́l lɔ̀k kɔlány<br />
rope hanging sɛsɪlàŋ sɛsɪlàŋì lɔ̀kɔ̀k kɪńílɔ̀kɔ̀k<br />
frame, net<br />
rope, cattle rók kurók<br />
round, ṭɔ́ŋkɔlɔŋanɛ̀n oɗogoláʔ kéŋɔrʈunà<br />
spherical<br />
rub, wipe kurana kuraʈana<br />
run kajaŋài kajaŋaʈài ráʈʈà ráttaɖà ráʈʈà ráʈʈaɖà<br />
sack, bag, ṭúlúkɔ̀ʔ kuṭúlúkɪ̀k bɪlaɖɛ < KK<br />
waterskin<br />
sacrifice for<br />
kɛ̀lɛ̀ŋ<br />
dead<br />
sad, angry, pori<br />
sorry<br />
saliva kùmùʔ<br />
salt sɛlɛlɪnʈɛʈ sɛlɛlɛ sɛlɪk bɪlasɛlɛŋ sɛlɛŋ < Kadu<br />
N.B. bi- is<br />
a dim.<br />
same as ɛ kɪ̀lí kɪnyàŋ lit. ‘with<br />
their<br />
bodies’<br />
sand pɔ́kɪ̀ʈ ɖ/ð also river, ʈɛnnɪ́k ʈɛ́ŋ cf. Mayak tiŋil<br />
valley<br />
saw (v.) ʔbɔʈɔka ɛ<br />
< Arabic<br />
munʃáár<br />
say ilɛŋéì ilɛŋɛ̀ʈéì nyá nyaɖáá nyá nyɛ́ʈá<br />
scar kɔ̀rànɛ́n<br />
scar súkurʈɛ̀ʈ súkur, kusúkúrì<br />
scorpion nyínyɔ̀ŋ kunyínyɔ̀ŋ nányòŋ kunányòŋ nyúnyɔ̀ŋ kinyúnyɔ̀<br />
ŋ<br />
scratch (v.) aŋgurana aŋguraʈana<br />
scrotum kuÍɛ̀rɪ̀ŋ<br />
26<br />
prefix
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