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Voorhoeve (1985b): Kemberano Barau

Original citation: Voorhoeve, C. L. 1985. Some Notes on the Arandai Language. Irian XIII. 3-40.

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Headword IPA Glosses
adiadi

‘you (singular)’

aijeaiɟɛ

‘elder brother’

ak'aneaˈkanɛ

‘bark of tree’

akaneakanɛ

‘skin’

amaneamanɛ

‘sky’

amane kadeamanɛ kadɛ

‘cloud’

ameamɛ

‘path’

anateanatɛ

‘star’

aŋgeneaŋɡɛnɛ

‘body’

apateapatɛ

‘blood’

aremetareaɾɛmɛtaɾɛ

‘fast’

arepaaɾɛpa

‘river’

aroyoaɾojo

‘three’

aruaɾu

‘three’

arumaneaɾumanɛ

‘heavy’

atamureatamuɾɛ

‘sweat’

axareaxaɾɛ

‘small’

bapekabapɛka

‘hard’

bimbiritebimbiɾitɛ

‘yellow’

boiteboitɛ

‘net’

dodorododoɾo

‘soft’

ebukeɛbukɛ

‘flesh, meat’

edaraɛdaɾa

‘nose’

ediɛdi

‘you (plural)’

ekuɛku

‘egg’

emaxoɛmaxo

‘eye’

enadiɛnadi

‘name’

eretineɛɾɛtinɛ

‘tooth’

erukwaiɛɾukwai

‘tail (of dog)’

ete-ɛtɛ-

‘see’

ewukoɛwuko

‘fruit’

gomukakeɡomukakɛ

‘black’

grateɡɾatɛ

‘white’

gununuaɡununua

‘spider’

hire-hiɾɛ-

‘stand’

ineteinɛtɛ

‘fire’

iraiɾa

‘sago porridge’

itameitamɛ

‘tree’

itaneitanɛ

‘sun’

ja-dudoɟa-dudo

‘breast’

jakewineɟakɛwinɛ

‘thigh’

jamoeɟamoɛ

‘voice’

jekepeɟɛkɛpɛ

‘finger’

jeŋgatabɟɛŋɡatab

‘shoulder’

jetubuɟɛtubu

‘calf of leg’

jetuxeɟɛtuxɛ

‘elbow’

ji-ɟi-

‘stand’

jondanɟondan

‘chin, jaw’

joŋganeɟoŋɡanɛ

‘mouth’

jotaɟota

‘navel’

jotaro koroɟotaɾo koɾo

‘lip’

jotoreɟotoɾɛ

‘foot, leg’

kabuarenekabuaɾɛnɛ

‘bat’

kakakaka

‘feel hot’

kambekambɛ

‘high, long’

kaminekaminɛ

‘tree’

kanenekanɛnɛ

‘bird’

kaniakania

‘frog’

kapanekapanɛ

‘many’

kapenekapɛnɛ

‘door’

kapirankapiɾan

‘many’

kaputekaputɛ

‘unripe’

kararenikaɾaɾɛni

‘house-fly’

katokato

‘feaces’

katumbakatumba

‘red’

kedenukɛdɛnu

‘woman’

kembarekɛmbaɾɛ

‘sand’

kenamokɛnamo

‘mosquito’

kenikɛni

‘mountain’

kerenokɛɾɛno

‘turtle’

konokono

‘louse’

kotenekotɛnɛ

‘belly’

kowerenekowɛɾɛnɛ

‘hornbill’

kuatokuato

‘root’

kuku-kuku-

‘swim’

kumadekumadɛ

‘flying fox’

kurunokuɾuno

‘breadfruit’

ma-ma-

‘come’

makimaki

‘smoke’

mamemamɛ

‘body’

maremaɾɛ

‘village’

mbi-mbi-

‘give’

mbitambita

‘thorn’

mbotanombotano

‘ashes’

mbotirembotiɾɛ

‘spittle’

medidinmɛdidin

‘wind’

merakemɛɾakɛ

‘tomorrow’

mereremɛɾɛɾɛ

‘wind’

metakomɛtako

‘wing’

metawetumɛtawɛtu

‘cuscus’

metaxomɛtaxo

‘branch of tree’

mindanomindano

‘nasal mucus’

miramiɾa

‘termite’

mitoramitoɾa

‘forehead’

moenatomoɛnato

‘firefly’

mukakumukaku

‘butterfly’

muŋgatiemuŋɡatiɛ

‘mouse’

nakavenakaβɛ

‘head’

nanduenanduɛ

‘slow(ly)’

ndanetundanɛtu

‘person’

nedinɛdi

‘I’

nidinidi

‘we (exclusive)’

nim-nim-

‘eat’

nimaenimaɛ

‘who’

nimandunimandu

‘cassowary’

niŋgeniŋɡɛ

‘good’

nomborenomboɾɛ

‘arm, hand’

notua-notua-

‘walk’

nuŋwaenuŋwaɛ

‘what’

obodeobodɛ

‘earth’

odamoodamo

‘yesterday’

omaroomaɾo

‘coconut’

onationati

‘one’

oxijooxiɟo

‘two’

patirepatiɾɛ

‘night’

poxipoxi

‘pig’

purunopuɾuno

‘moon’

ra-ɾa-

‘climb’

ra-ɾa-

‘cry’

ravineɾaβinɛ

‘man, male’

remena-ɾɛmɛna-

‘sleep’

ro-ɾo-

‘cry’

rodeɾodɛ

‘snake’

rom-ɾom-

‘sit’

ronoɾono

‘leaf’

roxeɾoxɛ

‘dog’

taitai

‘water’

tambaketambakɛ

‘fish’

tana-tana-

‘burn, roast’

tatiretatiɾɛ

‘ripe’

tatutatu

‘have diarrhoea’

taukwaretaukwaɾɛ

‘have diarrhoea’

tauretauɾɛ

‘arrow’

teputɛpu

‘sugarcane’

tiaŋgetiaŋɡɛ

‘bird of paradise’

tigatigatiɡatiɡa

‘(it is) cold’

timatetimatɛ

‘old (people)’

timbitimbi

‘k.o. bamboo (used as water container)’

tinenetinɛnɛ

‘big’

tiradetiɾadɛ

‘crocodile’

tiriritiɾiɾi

‘wet’

titaretitaɾɛ

‘house’

titigatitiɡa

‘(it is) cold’

titigatitiɡa

‘morning’

titirenatitiɾɛna

‘centipede’

toketokɛ

‘bone’

top'anetoˈpanɛ

‘ant’

towotowo

‘sagopalm’

toxodetoxodɛ

‘old (objects)’

tutuetutuɛ

‘vein’

u-u-

‘drink’

undareundaɾɛ

‘root’

undiundi

‘banana’

undunounduno

‘urine’

uraŋgeuɾaŋɡɛ

‘rain’

urekouɾɛko

‘stone’

uwuerauwuɛɾa

‘thunder’

waratowaɾato

‘rattan, rope’

warorwaɾoɾ

‘light in weight’

watunuwatunu

‘hair’

weriwerewɛɾiwɛɾɛ

‘dry’

wie-wiɛ-

‘fly’

xadexarixadɛxaɾi

‘near’

xorexoɾɛ

‘snake’

yakerajakɛɾa

‘ear’

yatawabojatawabo

‘armpit’

yatipamejatipamɛ

‘back of body’

yenunejɛnunɛ

‘tongue’

yetijɛti

‘nail of finger’

yopiejopiɛ

‘knee’

yotatejotatɛ

‘throat’

yoxawojoxawo

‘cheek’

yupianejupianɛ

‘knee’

ðaðoreðaðoɾɛ

‘right side’