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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
72810fatherafó('afu)Scott (1978)
73074greenagó('na)Scott (1978)
74948womaná'iScott (1978)
73128he, she, it (pronoun d:3s)á(i)heScott (1978)
72208bark (of tree)ákalúya('a)Scott (1978)
74465taroámaScott (1978)
72388breastámiha('a)Scott (1978)
74501thatánaScott (1978)
72076all (of a number)ásaga('i)Scott (1978)
74186sisterató('afu)sister (elder)Scott (1978)
74984yamáviScott (1978)
73053goodbaScott (1978)
73680manybabúScott (1978)
72754eyebú('a)Scott (1978)
74368stoneefáhiScott (1978)
72671earékesa('a)Scott (1978)
73345knifeémita('i)Scott (1978)
74528they (pronoun d:3p)én(ali)Scott (1978)
74732wallabyésaScott (1978)
74516they dual (pronoun d:3p, dual)ét(ali)Scott (1978)
73743morningeté(hi)Scott (1978)
72226beanfagaScott (1978)
72863fishfáya'Scott (1978)
72280bigfelaScott (1978)
72353bonefélisa('a)Scott (1978)
72176bad (deleterious or unsuitable)fóipaScott (1978)
73562nightfólugu('i)Scott (1978)
74596tobaccofúka('i)Scott (1978)
73483namegí('a)Scott (1978)
72932footgígusa('a)footScott (1978)
72790fatgilíva('a)fatScott (1978)fat
73501neckgi'núpa('a)Scott (1978)
73378to laughgiyá (nóhive)laughScott (1978)
72407brothergó('afu)brother (elder)Scott (1978)
73777nosególaga('a)Scott (1978)
72336bloodgólaha('a)Scott (1978)
74219skingúfa('a)Scott (1978)
73520net bag gú('i)netbagScott (1978)
73396leafháya('a)Scott (1978)
72899to flyhéloto (nó)vi(ve)fly (verb)Scott (1978)
74815what?hénaScott (1978)
74832when?héna kanáguScott (1978)
73052goodhétofaScott (1978)
74849where?híya(ga)Scott (1978)
74833when?híya kanáguScott (1978)
74053to runhólolu (nólove)runScott (1978)
73310to killhó(nó filive)killScott (1978)
72771to fall (drop rather than topple)hó (nó)ka(ve)fall downScott (1978)
74310to standhó (nó)ti(ve)standScott (1978)
74170shorthúpa móneScott (1978)