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waleleya
n
1
cat's cradle
2
string game
4.2.6.1
Game
SPELLING: check out both {walaleya} and {waleleya}. Compare Suau {diliwa'u}.
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Adjective (175)
Adposition (4)
Adverb (173)
Anti-Passive (12)
Aspect (13)
attributive (1)
Causative Verb (18)
Causative (1)
Classifier (1)
Clause (183)
Commitative (92)
Conditional (4)
Conjunction (22)
Connective (6)
Count Classifier (1)
Deictic (12)
Demonstrative (24)
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Distributive (3)
dummy (57)
Euphemism (10)
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General Possessive Classifier (17)
Gerund (459)
Goal Incorporation (8)
greeting (2)
Idiom (92)
Inalienable Possessive Classifier (2)
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new information (1)
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performance marker (2)
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preverb (20)
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Semantic Domains
1.1. Sky
1.1.1.1. Moon
1.1.1.2. Star
1.1.1.3. Planet
1.1.2.1. Blow air
1.1.3. Weather
1.1.3.1. Wind
1.1.3.2. Cloud
1.1.3.3. Rain
1.1.3.5. Storm
1.1.3.6. Lightning, thunder
1.2. World
1.2.1. Land
1.2.1.1. Mountain
1.2.1.3. Plain, plateau
1.2.1.4. Valley
1.2.1.5. Underground
1.2.1.6. Forest, grassland, desert
1.2.2.1. Soil, dirt
1.2.2.2. Rock
1.3. Water
1.3.1. Bodies of water
1.3.1.1. Ocean, lake
1.3.1.3. River
1.3.1.5. Island, shore
1.3.6. Water quality
1.4.2. Spirits of things
1.5. Plant
1.5.1. Tree
1.5.3. Grass, herb, vine
1.5.4. Moss, fungus, algae
1.5.5. Parts of a plant
1.5.6. Growth of plants
1.6. Animal
1.6.1. Types of animals
1.6.1.1. Mammal
1.6.1.1.3. Hoofed animals
1.6.1.1.8. Bat
1.6.1.2. Bird
1.6.1.3. Reptile
1.6.1.3.1. Snake
1.6.1.3.4. Crocodile
1.6.1.5. Fish
1.6.1.7. Insect
1.6.1.9. Small animals
1.6.2. Parts of an animal
1.6.2.1. Parts of a bird
1.6.2.2. Parts of a reptile
1.6.4.3. Animal sounds
2.1. Body
2.1.1. Head
2.1.1.1. Eye
2.1.1.3. Nose
2.1.1.4. Mouth
2.1.2. Torso
2.1.3.3. Finger, toe
2.1.4. Skin
2.1.5. Hair
2.1.8. Internal organs
2.3.2. Hear
2.4. Body condition
2.5.7.3. Medicinal plants
2.5.7.4. Hospital
2.5.7.5. Traditional medicine
2.6.1. Marriage
2.6.2.1. Virginity
2.6.2.3. Sexual immorality
2.6.3. Birth
2.6.3.3. Miscarriage
2.6.3.8. Fertile, infertile
2.6.4.1. Baby
2.6.4.1.1. Care for a baby
2.6.4.2.1. Rear a child
2.6.4.3. Youth
2.6.5.1. Man
2.6.5.2. Woman
3.1. Soul, spirit
3.5.1.3.2. Tell a lie
3.5.4.1. Fable, myth
3.6.2. School
4.1.9. Kinship
4.1.9.1.8. Nephew, niece
4.1.9.6. Adopt
4.2.1.8. Organization
4.2.3.5. Musical instrument
4.2.5. Drama
4.2.6. Entertainment, recreation
4.2.6.1. Game
4.2.6.2. Sports
4.2.7. Play, fun
4.3.1.1. Bad, immoral
4.3.1.3. Mature in behavior
4.4.2.4. Disaster
4.5.6.1. High status
4.6. Government
4.6.1. Ruler
4.6.1.1. King's family
4.6.1.2. Government official
4.6.7.2. City
4.7.5.5. Witness, testify
4.8.3.7. Weapon, shoot
4.9.1. God
4.9.2. Supernatural being
4.9.4. Miracle, supernatural power
4.9.4.1. Sorcery
4.9.4.3. Bless
4.9.4.4. Curse
4.9.6. Heaven, hell
4.9.7. Religious organization
4.9.7.1. Religious person
4.9.7.7. Animism
4.9.8. Religious things
4.9.8.1. Idol
4.9.8.2. Place of worship
5.1.1. Furniture
5.1.1.1. Table
5.1.1.2. Chair
5.2. Food
5.2.1. Food preparation
5.2.1.2. Steps in food preparation
5.2.1.3. Cooking utensil
5.2.2.1. Bite, chew
5.2.2.7. Drink
5.2.2.8. Eating utensil
5.2.3.1. Food from plants
5.2.3.1.1. Food from seeds
5.2.3.1.2. Food from fruit
5.2.3.1.3. Food from vegetables
5.2.3.1.4. Food from leaves
5.2.3.1.5. Food from roots
5.2.3.2. Food from animals
5.2.3.3.1. Sugar
5.2.3.3.5. Cooking oil
5.2.3.4. Prepared food
5.2.5. Narcotic
5.2.6. Stimulant
5.4. Adornment
5.4.3. Care for hair
5.4.5. Anoint the body
5.5. Fire
5.5.1. Light a fire
5.5.2. Tend a fire
5.5.4. Burn
5.6.5. Sweep, rake
5.7. Sleep
6. Work and occupation
6.1.2.2.6. Waste
6.2. Agriculture
6.2.1. Growing crops
6.2.1.2. Growing roots
6.2.1.2.1. Growing potatoes
6.2.1.7. Growing trees
6.2.1.7.1. Growing coconuts
6.2.3. Plant a field
6.2.4.3. Irrigate
6.2.5. Harvest
6.2.8. Agricultural tool
6.3.1.4. Pig
6.3.1.5. Dog
6.4.5. Fishing
6.5. Working with buildings
6.5.1. Building
6.5.1.1. House
6.5.1.2. Types of houses
6.5.2. Parts of a building
6.5.2.1. Wall
6.5.2.2. Roof
6.5.2.4. Door
6.5.2.5. Window
6.5.3. Building materials
6.5.4.1. Road
6.6. Occupation
6.6.3.2. Wood
6.6.4.2. Weaving baskets and mats
6.7. Tool
6.7.1. Cutting tool
6.7.7. Container
6.8.4. Financial transaction
6.8.4.8. Store, marketplace
6.8.6. Money
6.9.3. Marketing
7.2.3.5. Move past, over, through
7.2.4. Travel
7.2.4.2. Travel by water
7.2.4.2.1. Boat
7.2.6.3. Escape
7.3.3. Take somewhere
7.3.8. Transport
7.5.9.1. Load, pile
7.5.9.2. Fill, cover
7.8.6. Dig
8.1. Quantity
8.1.1. Number
8.1.2.1. Mathematics
8.2.1. Small
8.2.2.2. Tall
8.2.2.3. Short, not tall
8.2.8. Measure
8.2.9. Weigh
8.3.1.8. Pattern, design
8.3.3.1.1. Light source
8.3.3.3.4. Colors of the spectrum
8.3.3.3.7. Multicolored
8.4. Time
8.4.1. Period of time
8.4.1.1. Calendar
8.4.1.2. Day
8.4.1.2.1. Night
8.4.1.2.2. Yesterday, today, tomorrow
8.4.1.2.3. Time of the day
8.4.1.4. Month
8.4.1.5. Season
8.5.2. Direction
9.1.2.4. Design
9.7. Name
9.7.1. Name of a person
9.7.1.3. Clan names
9.7.1.5. Names of languages
9.7.2. Name of a place
9.7.2.2. Names of regions
9.7.2.8. Names of oceans and lakes
9.7.2.9. Names of rivers
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Last upload: March 18, 2024
Date published: May 26, 2016
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