Wamesa and Tongan/Lexical Selection
From LING073
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)