Difference between revisions of "Wamesa and Tongan/Lexical Selection"
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| − | + | The Tongan word ''tangi'' means ''to cry/weep'' as well as ''to ask/appeal''. | |
* (ton) (to cry/weep) tangi → sau (wad) | * (ton) (to cry/weep) tangi → sau (wad) | ||
* (ton) (to ask/appeal) tangi → utanusara (wad) | * (ton) (to ask/appeal) tangi → utanusara (wad) | ||
| − | + | In Tongan, ''kakalu'' means either ''cricket'' or ''whistle''. | |
* (ton) (large cricket or cicada) kakalu → sararer (wad) | * (ton) (large cricket or cicada) kakalu → sararer (wad) | ||
* (ton) (whistle) kakalu → nginggisi (wad) | * (ton) (whistle) kakalu → nginggisi (wad) | ||
Revision as of 00:47, 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) → fakaʻete (ton)
- (wad) mun (kill) → tāmateʻi (ton)
ton → wad
The Tongan word tangi means to cry/weep as well as to ask/appeal.
- (ton) (to cry/weep) tangi → sau (wad)
- (ton) (to ask/appeal) tangi → utanusara (wad)
In Tongan, kakalu means either cricket or whistle.
- (ton) (large cricket or cicada) kakalu → sararer (wad)
- (ton) (whistle) kakalu → nginggisi (wad)
