The following basic vocabulary words are from SIL field notes (1970, 1971, 1975), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database.[1]
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. sʌdᶺm, asdɛmgi for “ear”) or not (e.g. tʌƀəřʌk, it for “louse”).
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| gloss | Mali (Makunga dialect) | Mali (Arambum dialect) | Qaget | Ura |
|---|
| head |
aŋʌpʌski | uwʌski | niŋaǥa; ʌ niŋʌg̶ʌ | amʌ niŋʌɣi; auwʌski; ʌmʌ niŋʌɣɩ |
| hair |
aɣʌsɛŋ | ǥʌsɛŋ | aǥsiŋ; ʌg̶asiŋ | aɣʌsɛŋ; kʌsiŋ; kʌsɩŋ |
| ear |
sʌdᶺm | asdɛmgi | asndəmgi; sədəmki | asdʌmgi; dʌsdəmgɩ; dʌsdəmgi |
| eye |
saǥɔŋ | saǥoŋ | ʌ rʌsʌkŋiʌm; saknaǥa | asauɣoŋ; ʌ̂ sʌǥon; ʌ sʌǥoŋ |
| nose |
kulimki | ulɩmgi | ǥəřɩmki; ʌ rʌg̶ʌrimgi | awʌlyʌmgi; ʌ ǥulimgɩ; ʌ ǥulimgi |
| tooth |
alkɛŋ | ǥɛŋ | ařkiŋ; ařkingi | atkiŋgi; ʌ ǥʌřʌ; naeyɛŋ; næyɛŋ |
| tongue |
aǥulbiŋka | ǥɔbɩnga | ǥalbinka; og̶lbinga | aɣuebunga; duɛbingʌ |
| leg |
alaǥar; səlʌpiřom | aǥař | ʌ laiŋyat; ɩlaiŋ | ʌgʌřʌ |
| louse |
tʌƀəřʌk | it | ᶩait; ʌ ɛɛtki | məaιt; məait; ɩr̰aɩt |
| dog |
paimka | imga | daŋka; ʌ dʌŋgʌ | imga; mɛmgʌ |
| pig |
ƀlam; pᶺlᶺmkah | ƀɛmgah | ƀiləmgʌ; ƀlam | ƀɩɛmgʌ; ƀiɛmgʌ; wemga |
| bird |
isᶺmka | i sʌmga | waiṱki; ʌ wʌitka | ɛɛ'sumgʌ; ɛɛsumgʌ; isʌmga |
| egg |
pa·lo | la | luaǥa; ʌ luʌg̶ʌ | duřaiṱ; duřaιt̯; luaɣa |
| blood |
ambias | abiʌska | ʌg̶ʌřʌkʌ; ǥəřəka | a biaska; biʌskʌ |
| bone |
səlʌp | atlɨp | lan; sləpki | a Lləp; ʌ Lləp; o slʌpki |
| skin |
kᶺndʌnki | ŋᶺndᶺŋ | ǥət·dinki; ʌrʌgʌtdəŋit | aslɩɣɩge; ʌ sliyɩgɛ; ʌ sliyigɛ |
| breast |
kʌmkʌ | ǥumukh | ǥomʌk; og̶əmək | at gəmuk; atkʌmuk |
| tree |
amʌŋka | ŋumuŋ | mʌŋkha; munkʌ | ʌ muŋgʌ; ŋʌmuga |
| man |
aroǥa; umᶺska | umʌska | ǥwatka; ʌ g̶wʌtkʌ | gamoɛɣa; gʌmuɛgʌ |
| woman |
lɛƀɔpki | aƀopəkin | nanki; ʌ nʌngi | ɛwəpkɩ; ɛwəpki; Ewopki |
| sun |
kunʌŋka | wunɛŋga | ʌ niřag̶a; niřaǥa; nɩlaǥa | ɣunʌga; wunʌgʌ |
| moon |
ayaƀunki | 'aǥɔngi | yaǥunki; ʌ yɔg̶ungi | yaǥunǥɩ; yaɣungi; yʌǥungi |
| water |
ařɛŋki | řiŋgi | ǥřapki; ʌ kʌinʌg̶i | mʌřiŋgi; mʌřɩŋgɩ; rigi |
| fire |
a mundʌm | mudʌmbʌs | altiŋki; ʌltiŋgi | mundʌbʌs; mundʌm |
| stone |
dulki | diǥa | ʌ dulkʌ; dulka | duɩɣa; mʌ duɩ; mʌ dui |
| road, path |
aiskah | iskah | aiskʌ; aiska | iska; mʌiskʌ; mʌɩskʌ |
| name |
aŋařɛpki | ŋʌrɩpkih | dyiʌringi namgi; řɨnki | diŋyiřipki; diŋyɩrɩpkɩ; ŋʌr̰iþki |
| eat |
katɨs | katɨs | ka tɨs; kʌ təs | ɣat tʌs; ka ts; kʌ təs |
| one |
asʌŋgʌk | sɛgɨkh | ǥwanaska; og̶unʌskʌ | sɩgʌk; sʌgʌk; sigʌk |
| two |
aundom | udion | ǥwanasiam; og̶unʌsiʌm | undiom; undɩom |
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