Difference between revisions of "Wamesa and Tongan/Lexical Selection"
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+ | ==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) | ||
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− | == wad → ton | + | ==ton → wad== |
+ | '''Still need''' | ||
+ | Tongan only has one word for ''to swim'', while Wamesa has a few.<br/> | ||
+ | * (ton) kakau → as (wad) | ||
+ | * (ton) kakau → kubira (wad) | ||
+ | Tongan has one word for ''ocean'', while Wamesa has a couple.<br/> | ||
+ | * (ton) moana → sasi (wad) | ||
+ | * (ton) moana → rawanam (wad) |
Revision as of 12:20, 28 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)
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)