Difference between revisions of "Wamesa and Tongan/Lexical Selection"
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*(wad) bo → (fruit) foʻi ʻakau (ton) | *(wad) bo → (fruit) foʻi ʻakau (ton) | ||
*(wad) bo → (to row) (ton) | *(wad) bo → (to row) (ton) | ||
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| + | *(wad) → tangi (to cry/weep) (ton) | ||
| + | *(wad) → tangi (to ask/appeal) (ton) | ||
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| + | *(wad) → kakalu (large cricket or cicada) (ton) | ||
| + | *(wad) → kakalu (whistle) (ton) | ||
'''Ask about multi word foai akau and about lrx-proc -m in all cases of lrx-proc in modes.xml''' | '''Ask about multi word foai akau and about lrx-proc -m in all cases of lrx-proc in modes.xml''' | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 30 March 2017
wad → ton
The Wamesa word re can mean eye or landward/inland.
- (wad) re → (eye) mata (ton)
- (wad) re → (landward) (ton)
In Wamesa, bo means fruit or to row.
- (wad) bo → (fruit) foʻi ʻakau (ton)
- (wad) bo → (to row) (ton)
- (wad) → tangi (to cry/weep) (ton)
- (wad) → tangi (to ask/appeal) (ton)
- (wad) → kakalu (large cricket or cicada) (ton)
- (wad) → kakalu (whistle) (ton)
Ask about multi word foai akau and about lrx-proc -m in all cases of lrx-proc in modes.xml
ton → wad
Still need
Tongan only has one word for to swim, while Wamesa has a few.
- (ton) kakau → as (wad)
- (ton) kakau → kubira (wad)
Tongan has one word for ocean, while Wamesa has a couple.
- (ton) moana → sasi (wad)
- (ton) moana → rawanam (wad)
