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Language: Benabena

Information:

Glottocode: bena1264
ISO 639: bef

Sources: Scott (1978)

Classification: Nuclear Trans New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Goroka, Nuclear Goroka, Siane-Yagaria

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Lexicon:

IDWordEntryAnnotationLoanSourceSource Gloss
74500thatyáScott (1978)
72407brothergó('afu)brother (elder)Scott (1978)
72425to burn (intrans.)(nó) la(ve)burnScott (1978)
72457to catchnú (nó)ki(ve)catchScott (1978)
72475chinipa('a)chinScott (1978)chin
72550to come(nó)a(ve)comeScott (1978)
72568to coughkuhu (noive)coughScott (1978)
72587to dancemeléke(hi nóive)danceScott (1978)
72603to die(nó)fili(ve)dieScott (1978)
72637to drink(nó)na(ve)drinkScott (1978)
72707to eat(nó)na(ve)eatScott (1978)
72771to fall (drop rather than topple)hó (nó)ka(ve)fall downScott (1978)
72790fatgilíva('a)fatScott (1978)fat
72899to flyhéloto (nó)vi(ve)fly (verb)Scott (1978)
72932footgígusa('a)footScott (1978)
72949foreheadkokóvisa('a)foreheadScott (1978)forehead
73036to give(nóni)m(ive)giveScott (1978)
73110handyahá('a)handScott (1978)hand
73128he, she, it (pronoun d:3s)á(i)heScott (1978)
73169to hear(nó)kehéli(be)hearScott (1978)
73216to hit(nó)ha(ve)hitScott (1978)
73275to be hungrykáu'na (nokavé)hungryScott (1978)
73310to killhó(nó filive)killScott (1978)
73361to know (facts)(nó)kehéli(ve)knowScott (1978)
73378to laughgiyá (nóhive)laughScott (1978)
73520net bag gú('i)netbagScott (1978)
73580no, notó'eno Scott (1978)
73886road/pathkápopathScott (1978)
73937to rainkó('i)rainScott (1978)
74053to runhólolu (nólove)runScott (1978)
74092to say(nó)li(vesay Scott (1978)
74112to see(no)ga(ve)seeScott (1978)
74186sisterató('afu)sister (elder)Scott (1978)
74202to sit(meto no)mína(ve)sitScott (1978)
74203to sitluga (no)fi(ye)sitScott (1978)
74236to sleep(nó)ka(ve)sleepScott (1978)
74310to standhó (nó)ti(ve)standScott (1978)
74434to swim(nagámi nó)ka(ve)swimScott (1978)
74716to walk(nó)mala(ve)walkScott (1978)