CLICS Form | Concept | Form in source | Gloss in source |
---|---|---|---|
ahi | FIRE | ahi | fire |
aka | ROOT | aka | root |
akau | REEF | akau | reef |
ake | GO UP (ASCEND) | ake | go up |
amonga | ISLAND | !āmoŋa | island |
ana | CAVE | !āna | cave |
anga | ROAD | aŋa | road |
angaanga | SCRATCH | aŋaaŋa | scratch |
angapaipai | CENTIPEDE | aŋapaipai | centipede |
angengo | TONGUE | aŋeŋo | tongue |
angi | BLOW (OF WIND) | aŋi | blow |
angiki | CHIEFTAIN | aŋiki | chieftain |
ango | TURMERIC | aŋo | turmeric |
ao | DAY (NOT NIGHT) | ao | day |
ao | CLOUD | !ao | cloud |
aso | TIME | !aso | time |
asoao | TOMORROW | !aso !ao | tomorrow |
asohea | WHEN | !aso hea | when? |
asonei | TODAY | !aso nei | today |
ate | LIVER | !ate | liver |
ato | THATCH | !ato | thatch |
au | COME | a!u | come |
auahi | SMOKE (EXHAUST) | auahi | smoke |
bae | LEG | ba!e | leg |
bai | WATER | bai | water |
baimimingo | RIVER | bai mimiŋo | river |
baiu | BREAST | baiu | breast |
baka | CANOE | baka | canoe |
banga | CUT NUT | baŋa | cut nut |
bange | PLAY | baŋe | play |
bangu | EIGHT | baŋu | eight |
bebe | OLD (USED) | bebe | old (thing) |
benga | BURN | beŋa | burn |
bilabei | MEET | bilābei | meet |
binu | DRINK | binu | drink |
eha | MANY | eha | many |
ehia | HOW MANY | ehia | how many? |
gai | MANGO | gai | mango |
gali | FAST | gali | fast |
gapu | YEAR | gapu | year |
gau | FISHHOOK | gau | fishhook |
gebu | DUST | gebu | dust |
gomiti | SPIDER | gomiti | spider |
gubi | BLOW (OF WIND) | gubi | blow |
ha | FOUR | hā | four |
haahaa | SPLIT | ha!aha!a | split |
hahine | WOMAN | hahine | woman |
haihekau | WORK (ACTIVITY) | haihekau | work |
haingaa | GIVE | haiŋa!a | give |
haisini | COPULATE | haisini | copulate |
hakangongo | HEAR | hakaŋoŋo | hear |
hakanu | ASK (INQUIRE) | hakānu | ask |
hakatino | GHOST | hakatino | spirit (dead) |
hakutuu | BEGIN OR START | hakutu!u | start |
hanga | PANDANUS | haŋa | pandanus |
hange | HOUSE | haŋe | house |
hano | GO | hano | go |
hanohano | FAMILY | hanohano | line/kin |
hatu | SEED | hatu | seed |
hatu | STONE | hatu | stone |
hatutingi | THUNDER | hatutiŋi | thunder |
hengeu | SAY | heŋeu | say |
hengo | YELLOW | heŋo | yellow |
hetaaki | FIGHT | hetā!aki | fight |
hetaiaki | NEAR | hetaiaki | near |
hetangi | WAIT (FOR) | hetāŋī | wait |
hetuu | STAR | hetu!u | star |
hinangango | HEART | hinaŋaŋo | heart |
hitu | SEVEN | hitu | seven |
hoe | PADDLE | hoe | paddle |
honu | TURTLE | honu | turtle |
honu | FULL | honu | full |
hoou | NEW | ho!ou | new |
hua | FRUIT | hua | fruit |
hua | EGG | hua | egg |
huaeha | BIG | hua!eha | big |
huhui | WASH | huhu!i | wash (hands) |
huhunga | SWELL | huhuŋa | swell |
huhuti | PULL | huhuti | pull |
hungu | HAIR | huŋu | hair |
hungu | FEATHER | huŋu | feather |
huti | BANANA | huti | banana |
i | AT | i | at |
iba | NINE | iba | nine |
ibi | BONE | ibi | bone |
ihea | WHERE | ihea | where? |
iho | GO DOWN (DESCEND) | iho | go down |
ihoaki | HUNT | iho!aki | hunt |
ika | FISH | ika | fish |
ingoa | NAME | iŋoa | name |
isu | NOSE | isu | nose |
ite | IN | ite | in |
itemeanga | BECAUSE | ite meaŋā | because |
kae | AND | kae | and |
kai | EAT | kai | eat |
kaiaa | STEAL | kaia!a | steal |
kakai | SHARP | kakai | sharp |
kanonguku | MEAT | kanoŋuku | meat |
kapakau | WING | kapakau | wing |
kata | LAUGH | kata | laugh |
Tryon, D. T. and Hackman, B. D. (1983): Solomon Islands Languages: An internal classification. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.