Difference between revisions of "Wamesa and Tongan/Lexical Selection"

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==wad → ton==
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The Wamesa word ''re'' can mean ''eye'' or ''landward/inland''.
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*(wad) re → (eye) mata (ton)
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*(wad) re → (landward)  (ton)
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In Wamesa, ''bo'' means ''fruit'' or ''to row''.
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*(wad) bo → (fruit) foʻi ʻakau (ton)
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*(wad) bo → (to row)  (ton)
  
== ton → wad ==
 
  
== wad → ton ==
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==ton → wad==
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'''Still need'''
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Tongan only has one word for ''to swim'', while Wamesa has a few.<br/>
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* (ton) kakau → as (wad)
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* (ton) kakau → kubira (wad)
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Tongan has one word for ''ocean'', while Wamesa has a couple.<br/>
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* (ton) moana sasi (wad)
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* (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)