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 />
stone kórɛ̀ʈ kukórɛ̀ʈ kúrɔ̀k kúúrɔ̀k also beads kuràk kuurak cf. Tama kwʊ́ ɽa, proto-<br />
Nilotic *kɔr, Dongolawi<br />
kúlu, Songhay guru ‘hill’,<br />
Malinke kulu, Heiben k-ɔl,<br />
stop, cease ʈɪlʈiʈɔ ʈɪlʈiʈaʈɔ<br />
story ʈamunɗɛɛ̀kà<br />
kɪʈamunɗɛɛ̀kà<br />
straight ʈɛ̀rʈɛ̀r, ʈɪ̀rʈɪ̀r esɪjjɔraʔ kɛʈʈwɪḱ<br />
stranger,<br />
guest<br />
ɔ́jɪĺʈɛ̀ʈ ɔ́jɪĺì [first letter<br />
may be ɛ<br />
according<br />
to notes]<br />
stream,<br />
seasonal<br />
string lɔ̀[k] ɪŋjíjilaʔ<br />
strong (of bírʈù < Hill<br />
áÍɛnyà<br />
people)<br />
Nubian<br />
strong (of kɪlákkɪlàŋ nyàrɪ̀ dry, hard nyɛkuṭákuṭàŋ<br />
things)<br />
strong thing<br />
strongly, koṭṭo<br />
quickly,<br />
harshly<br />
30<br />
ḍɛ̀k kɪḍík small sandy<br />
khor<br />
stupid koʈikoli kikoʈikoli<br />
suck ɛlɪk ɛlaʈàk jé’joɖà jé’joʈà<br />
suckle ɛlákì ɛlaʈákì áli álaɖá ààlì aalaɖà<br />
sun nónù, núnù nö́nù ŋáŋùʔ<br />
swamp ɗagi kɪɗagi<br />
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sweat sɪ́rɛnɛ́n ilɔ ilɔɖɔɔ<br />
sweep argwá argwáʈà kwúrɖà kwúrʈà kwurʈà kwurʈaʈà<br />
sweet nɖɪ́ʔjì kɪnɖɪ́ʔjì aṭul nyɪkɛ́ɗikɛɗɗɪ̀k<br />
swell yáì<br />
swim báá luɪǹy báálà luɪ̀ny also<br />
bááláál<br />
tail<br />
rɪ́ŋgákɪs,<br />
rɪɪ́ ́ŋgɪ̀s<br />
lɪḿ(ɪ)ɖamuŋ<br />
lɪḿ(ɪ)ʈámu<br />
ŋ<br />
? + water bá ánɗɔ̀ŋ bááʈá<br />
ánɗɔ̀ŋ<br />
kɪrɪ́ŋgákàʔ k ~ g sábòŋ kɪsáboŋàʔ ṭákak kɪɽákik<br />
lit. hit<br />
swimming<br />
cf. Tama baɽa, Daju Liguri<br />
ɓa(a)y, but these may be<br />
simply cognates of ‘hit,<br />
strike’
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