OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Bax (2019): Gebe

Original citation: Bax, Marton Miklós Willem. 2019. A sketch grammar of Gebe: A language of North Maluku. MA thesis, Leiden University.

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Headword IPA Glosses
-agag-aɡaɡ

v intr. ‘scratch’

-ais-ais

v tr. ‘rub’

-alai-alai

v tr. ‘dig’

-alus-alus

v intr. ‘smooth’

alwɔlalwɔl

1. n. ‘day’

2. n. ‘sun’

amnɛamnɛ

n. ‘exclusive we’

-anan-anan

v intr. ‘eat’

anɛanɛ

n. ‘I’

-aŋan-aŋan

v intr. ‘sharp’

aojaaoja

n. ‘singular you’

-as-as

v intr. ‘swim’

-asai-asai

v tr. ‘wipe’

-asin-asin

v intr. ‘salty’

-aus-aus

v tr. ‘wash’

badanbadan

n. ‘body’

baibai

n. ‘snake’

bajapbajap

1. n. ‘dust’

2. n. ‘ash’

bajap-kabibajap-kabi

n. ‘kitchen’

balmɔbalmɔ

n. ‘wing’

-baring-bariŋ

v intr. ‘lie down’

batanbatan

n. ‘Earth’

bibitbibit

n. ‘seed’

-bjei-bjei

v intr. ‘play’

-bɔŋɔl-bɔŋɔl

v intr. ‘yellow’

dɛldɛl

adp. ‘with’

-ˈdɛrɛl-ˈdɛrɛl

v intr. ‘flow’

dɛˈrɛldɛˈrɛl

n. ‘friend’

didididi

n. ‘mother’

-dɔm-dɔm

v tr. ‘drink’

ɛlɛl

n. ‘mountain’

-ɛlin-ɛlin

v intr. ‘float’

-ɛm-ɛm

v tr. ‘see’

ɛmpaɛmpa

part. ‘no’

-ɛnɛf-ɛnɛf

v intr. ‘sleep’

-ɛo-ɛo

1. v intr. ‘walk’

2. v intr. ‘travel’

3. v intr. ‘go’

ɛsɛs

n. ‘ice’

fatfat

quan. ‘four’

-fatan-fatan

v tr. ‘smell’

-fikir-fikir

v tr. ‘think’

fisfis

1. quan. ‘some’

2. quan. ‘how much?’

-fnin-fnin

v tr. ‘hunt’

-fɔd-fɔd

v intr. ‘full’

Fuinfuin

n. ‘God’

gagɔpɡaɡɔp

n. ‘worm’

-galawao-ɡalawao

v intr. ‘new’

-gali-ɡali

v tr. ‘split’

gasiɡasi

n. ‘salt’

-gɛglɔ-ɡɛɡlɔ

v intr. ‘boil’

hanwanhanwan

n. ‘animal’

-hidjao-hidjao

v intr. ‘green’

-hidup-hidup

v intr. ‘live’

hutubahutuba

n. ‘sermon’

hɲainorahɲainora

n. ‘guts’

hɲaɔhɲaɔ

1. n. ‘stomach’

2. n. ‘belly’

hɲathɲat

1. n. ‘person’

2. n. ‘human’

-hɲawa-hɲawa

v tr. ‘breathe’

ijaija

1. n. ‘he’

2. n. ‘she’

3. n. ‘it’

ilaluilalu

n. ‘leaf’

inin

n. ‘fish’

-itif-itif

v intr. ‘spit’

itnɛitnɛ

n. ‘inclusive we’

jaja

part. ‘focus marker’

jaisjais

adp. ‘up’

jaɔjaɔ

n. ‘tree’

japjap

n. ‘fire’

jɛfɛnjɛfɛn

n. ‘road’

kabalalkabalal

v intr. ‘thin, for non-humans’

kabikabi

n. ‘base’

kablekable

n. ‘dog’

-kadjup-kadjup

1. v intr. ‘blunt’

2. v intr. ‘dull’

-kafɔrɔl-kafɔrɔl

v tr. ‘squeeze’

kahɲakahɲa

n. ‘ear’

-kahɲala-kahɲala

v intr. ‘red’

kahɲɔkahɲɔ

n. ‘nose’

kahɲukahɲu

n. ‘tail’

kaikai

n. ‘wood’

-kali-kali

v intr. ‘small’

kalisakalisa

quan. ‘few’

kaliɲungkaliɲuŋ

n. ‘hair’

kalɔngkalɔŋ

n. ‘bone’

-kamtu-kamtu

v intr. ‘freeze’

kamunkamun

1. n. ‘forest’

2. n. ‘grass’

kapatkapat

n. ‘stone’

-kapisjɛl-kapisjɛl

1. v intr. ‘hot’

2. v intr. ‘warm’

-kapitan-kapitan

v tr. ‘tie’

-kapjatan-kapjatan

v intr. ‘heavy’

kapjokapjo

1. n. ‘fruit’

2. n. ‘mouth’

3. n. ‘teeth’

kapluwɔkapluwɔ

n. ‘feather’

-kapɔto-kapɔto

v intr. ‘short’

kaptunkaptun

n. ‘heart’

-kaptʃit-kaptʃit

v intr. ‘thick’

kaptʃuwɔkaptʃuwɔ

n. ‘knee’

-karing-kariŋ

v tr. ‘sew’

-karu-karu

v tr. ‘push’

-karud-karud

v intr. ‘black’

kasjebokasjebo

n. ‘fingernail’

katalɛkatalɛ

n. ‘chicken’

-katɛpɛ-katɛpɛ

v tr. ‘stab’

-katɔd-katɔd

v tr. ‘pull’

-katuhno-katuhno

v intr. ‘burn’

-katʃak-katʃak

v intr. ‘white’

katʃoukatʃou

n. ‘lake’

kawaɔkawaɔ

n. ‘root’

kinokino

n. ‘skin’

kn'ɔkn'ɔ

n. ‘older or younger sibling, of the same gender as the subject’

kɔkɔkɔkɔ

n. ‘neck’

-kɔngɔt-kɔŋɔt

v tr. ‘bite’

kutɔkutɔ

n. ‘head’

lala

n. ‘blood’

lallal

quan. ‘many’

lantailantai

n. ‘floor’

lantʃaolantʃao

n. ‘door’

-lao-lao

v intr. ‘far from the sea’

-las-las

v intr. ‘close’

-lɛ-lɛ

v intr. ‘bad’

lɛslɛs

n. ‘egg’

lewalewa

1. ques. ‘how’

2. ques. ‘if’

-liba-liba

v intr. ‘fat’

limlim

quan. ‘five’

limalima

dir. ‘left’

lɔngɔlɔŋɔ

v tr. ‘hear’

lowalowa

ques. ‘where’

lulu

quan. ‘two’

-luwɑs-luwɑs

v intr. ‘wide’

-mafalulu-mafalulu

v intr. ‘round’

-mahngel-mahŋel

v tr. ‘dream’

majasmajas

n. ‘smoke’

-malapa-malapa

v intr. ‘wide’

-malawas-malawas

v intr. ‘long’

-malmɔlɔ-malmɔlɔ

v intr. ‘straight’

mammam

n. ‘father’

manman

n. ‘man’

-mang-maŋ

v intr. ‘dry’

manimani

n. ‘bird’

mapinmapin

n. ‘woman’

-mat-mat

v intr. ‘die’

-matabo-matabo

v intr. ‘sweet’

mdɛlɛmdɛlɛ

dir. ‘right’

medjamedja

n. ‘table’

mɛojamɛoja

n. ‘plural you’

-midjirin-midjirin

v intr. ‘cold’

miljɛmiljɛ

n. ‘rain’

miɲɛnmiɲɛn

n. ‘sand’

mjɛtmjɛt

n. ‘cloud’

-mnif-mnif

v intr. ‘laugh’

-mnil-mnil

v intr. ‘sour’

mɔdlaomɔdlao

dir. ‘north’

mɔdlesmɔdles

dir. ‘east’

-mɔlɔ-mɔlɔ

v intr. ‘correct’

mɔrɔmɔrɔ

n. ‘wind’

-mtait-mtait

v tr. ‘fear’

mɑmalɔmɑmalɔ

n. ‘tongue’

napanapa

n. ‘wave’

nininini

n. ‘mosquito’

niwiniwi

n. ‘coconut’

-nɔmɔr-nɔmɔr

v intr. ‘good’

ntanta

n. ‘eye’

-ɔf-ɔf

v tr. ‘say’

-ɔgɔl-ɔɡɔl

v intr. ‘vomit’

-ɔŋɔ-ɔŋɔ

v tr. ‘count’

ɔpɔp

n. ‘night’

-ɔpɔ-ɔpɔ

v intr. ‘fly’

ɔtɔɔtɔ

adp. ‘at’

padamarapadamara

n. ‘candle’

-padpɛd-padpɛd

v intr. ‘wet’

paitpait

n. ‘moon’

-papɔtɔn-papɔtɔn

v intr. ‘swell’

patpat

dir. ‘west’

-pjal-pjal

v intr. ‘big’

-po-po

v ditr. ‘Give’

-pɔt-pɔt

v tr. ‘come’

-pun-pun

1. v tr. ‘hit’

2. v tr. ‘kill’

puwɔpuwɔ

n. ‘flower’

rere

conj. ‘and’

sasa

quan. ‘one’

sagaimsaɡaim

n. ‘fog’

sawisawi

dir. ‘south’

sebapsebap

conj. ‘because’

sɛfsɛf

quan. ‘all’

sijasija

n. ‘they’

-sisjaɔ-sisjaɔ

v intr. ‘different’

sitesite

ques. ‘what’

sjeisjei

ques. ‘who’

-sobi-sobi

v intr. ‘fall’

-sɔp-sɔp

v intr. ‘bathe’

-sɔrɔf-sɔrɔf

v tr. ‘suck’

-tipa-tipa

v intr. ‘stand’

tɔltɔl

quan. ‘three’

-tɔlɔn-tɔlɔn

v intr. ‘sit’

-tʃafaruni-tʃafaruni

v intr. ‘dirty’

tʃoungtʃouŋ

n. ‘star’

-ufa-ufa

v tr. ‘blow’

-una-una

v tr. ‘know’

utut

n. ‘louse’

-uta-uta

v tr. ‘hold’

wawa

n. ‘water’

waiwai

n. ‘child’

waiwai

v intr. ‘turn’

walawala

n. ‘rope’

wangtɔwaŋtɔ

1. n. ‘flesh’

2. n. ‘meat’