Afoa. Tauata. Kovio. Oru Lopiko.
1. fida(ne) fida(ne) fidana koane kone uniuni konepu
2. gegeto gegeda iuara atolowai atoloai karaala kalotolo
3. gegeto m'inaa gegeda-fidane iuara-minda atolowai-itime atoloai-laina naralavievi-napuevi konekhalavi
Some of these words have other meanings. Thus Fuyuge 2, _gegeto_
is given also as "few." In Tauata 1, _kone_ duplicated as _konekone_
is "few," whilst _onioni_, means "alone." In Oru Lopiko 1, _konepu_
compares with _onionipu_, "few."
These numerals are all different from Mailu, Koita, Binandele,
Toaripi and Namau.
Mailu. Koita. Binandele. Toaripi. Namau. Kiwai.
1. omu kobua, igagu da farakeka monou nao
2. ava abu tote orakoria morere netowa.
3. aiseri abi-gaga tamonde oroisoria morere-monou netowa-naobi
The vocabulary shows very few agreements, and there is very little
evidence in support of a connection of any one of these dialects with
its neighbours. The following correspondences may be purely accidental.
Bamboo. Afoa, _ila_; Namau, _ina_.
Banana. Korona, _haba_; Iworo, _sabari_.
Barter. Afoa, _tavatava_; Toaripi, _tavatava_.
Belly. Oru Lop., _data_; Sogeri, Koiari, _detu_.
Black. Fuyuge, _dube, duba_; Neneba, _aduve_; Koiari, Koita, _dubu_.
Blood. Fuyuge, _tana_; Koiari, Koita, _tago_.
Bone. Fuyuge, _fude, &c._; Toaripi, _uti_.
Child. Fuyuge, _me(le_); Binandele, _mai_; Berepo, _me_.
Fuyuge, _isia_; Kambisa, _isa_; Ubere, _esi_; Neneba, _eche_.
Coconut. Kambisa, _bao_; Koiari, _bagha_.
Crocodile. Fuyuge, _fua, fuai_; Koiari, _fuie_.
Dig. Fuyuge, _etsia_; Toaripi, _isei_.
Dog. Fuyuge, _oi, ho_; Agi, Ubere, _o_; Koiari, &c., _to_.
Eat, Drink. Fuyuge, _na, nene_; Namau, _na_.
Fire. Tauata, _ena_; Koiari, _vene_; Koita, _veni_.
Foot. Fuyuge, &c., _soge, suga_; Amara, _joka_.
Male. Tauata, _mu_; Toaripi, _mo_. Oru Lopiko, _vitapu_; Toaripi,
_vita_.
Man. Fuyuge _a(ne_); Neneba, _ana_; Koiari, Koita, _ata_.
Mother. Oru Lopiko, Kovio, _nei_, Uberi, _neia_; Koita, _neina_;
Tauata; _ine_; Koiari, _ine_.
Pig. Kambisa, _sika_; Musa River, _siko_.
Fuyuge, _avo_; Koiari, _ofo_; Koita, _oho_.
Rope. Fuyuge, _konange_; Gosisi, _goda_;
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