Difference between revisions of "Wamesa and Tongan/Lexical Selection"
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==wad → ton== | ==wad → ton== | ||
| − | The Wamesa word '' | + | The Wamesa word ''matotap'' can mean ''to fall'' or ''to collapse''. |
*(wad) matotap (to fall) → tō (ton) | *(wad) matotap (to fall) → tō (ton) | ||
*(wad) matotap (to collapse) → holo (ton) | *(wad) matotap (to collapse) → holo (ton) | ||
| − | In Wamesa, '' | + | In Wamesa, ''mun'' means ''to hunt'' or ''to kill''. |
| + | *(wad) mun (hunt) → (ton) | ||
| + | *(wad) mun (kill) → (ton) | ||
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*(wad) raria (day) → ʻaho (ton) | *(wad) raria (day) → ʻaho (ton) | ||
*(wad) raria (right now) → ʻanai (ton) | *(wad) raria (right now) → ʻanai (ton) | ||
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==ton → wad== | ==ton → wad== | ||
Revision as of 00:01, 31 March 2017
wad → ton
The Wamesa word matotap can mean to fall or to collapse.
- (wad) matotap (to fall) → tō (ton)
- (wad) matotap (to collapse) → holo (ton)
In Wamesa, mun means to hunt or to kill.
- (wad) mun (hunt) → (ton)
- (wad) mun (kill) → (ton)
- (wad) raria (day) → ʻaho (ton)
- (wad) raria (right now) → ʻanai (ton)
ton → wad
- (ton) (to cry/weep) tangi → sau (wad)
- (ton) (to ask/appeal) tangi → utanusara (wad)
- (ton) (large cricket or cicada) kakalu → sararer (wad)
- (ton) (whistle) kakalu → nginggisi (wad)
