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38 realizations found in Kaingang

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ID	Shift	Language	Lexeme	Meaning 1	Dir	Meaning 2
#70	when → if	Kaingang	kə̃	when	—	if	Open realization
#246	amazing — fearful, dreadful	Kaingang	kamɛ̃ŋ	surprised, astonished	—	fear, fright	Open realization
#251	to understand — to remember, recall	Kaingang	to yɨkrɛn	to understand	—	to remember	Open realization
#386	mud — swamp	Kaingang	ɔrɛ	mud	—	swamp	Open realization
#856	moon → month	Kaingang	kysã	moon	→	month	Open realization
#860	old man → husband	Kaingang	kɔΦa	old man	—	husband	Open realization
#1003	light (vs. heavy) → lung	Kaingang	kãnhvy / fe kãnhvy	light (of weight)	→	lung	Open realization
#1007	sun ↔ day	Kaingang	rã / kurã	sun	→	day	Open realization
#1171	heart ↔ seat of emotions	Kaingang	fe	heart	—	location of emotions	Open realization
#1245	quick → clever, wise	Kaingang	to tãn kɨ̃ nɨ̃	swift, fast, quick	→	clever	Open realization
#1768	man (male) ↔ penis	Kaingang	ŋrɛ	man (male)	—	penis	Open realization
#2074	to plant → plant (biol.)	Kaingang	ẽkrãn / ẽkré	to plant, put (a seed or plant) in the ground	→	plant (biol.)	Open realization
#2722	to hear / to listen → to perceive smell	Kaingang	mɛ̃ŋ	to hear	—	to perceive smell	Open realization
#3065	to marry, take a wife → to copulate	Kaingang	mɛn	to marry	—	to have sexual intercourse	Open realization
#3065	to marry, take a wife → to copulate	Kaingang	prũŋ	to marry	—	to have sexual intercourse	Open realization
#3075	light (n.) → sun	Kaingang	rãrĩr, rɛ̃rĩr	light (n.)	—	sun	Open realization
#3082	fireplace ↔ fire	Kaingang	pĩ	fireplace	—	fire	Open realization
#3135	wing ↔ feather	Kaingang	-Φɛ̃r	wing	—	feather	Open realization
#3365	spear → sword	Kaingang	rɔŋro	spear	—	sword	Open realization
#3434	chin — jaw	Kaingang	yã pɛ̃n	chin	—	jaw	Open realization
#3760	to perceive smell — to taste (tr.)	Kaingang	mɛ̃ŋ	to smell (tr.)	—	to taste (tr.)	Open realization
#3954	word — language	Kaingang	wĩ	word	—	language	Open realization
#4135	insect — mosquito, gnat	Kaingang	ka	insect	—	mosquito, gnat	Open realization
#4181	many, much — difficult	Kaingang	ŋɨ	many	—	difficult	Open realization
#4785	bitter — difficult	Kaingang	ŋɨ	bitter	—	difficult	Open realization
#5285	woman → female animal	Kaingang	Φi	woman	—	female animal	Open realization
#5371	tooth → beak	Kaingang	yã	tooth	—	beak	Open realization
#5403	egg — child (son or daughter)	Kaingang	krɛ̃	egg	—	offspring (son or daughter)	Open realization
#6825	silence → death	Kaingang	hun ke	silence	→	death	Open realization
#6984	good → healthy	Kaingang	hə	good	—	healthy	Open realization
#8246	face → forehead	Kaingang	kakã	face	—	forehead	Open realization
#8265	old man → ancestor	Kaingang	ŋuΦã	old	→	ancestors	Open realization
#8293	heart → lung	Kaingang	fe / fe kãnhvy	heart	—	lung	Open realization
#8321	stomach ↔ abdomen	Kaingang	-nuŋ / nuŋ	stomach	—	intestines	Open realization
#8851	to praise — to bless	Kaingang	to wĩ hə	to praise	—	to bless	Open realization
#9840	dead (adj.) → calm (about sea)	Kaingang	hun ke	dead (adj.)	→	calm (about sea)	Open realization
#9864	to taste (tr.) → to feel	Kaingang	mɛ̃ŋ	to taste (tr.)	—	to feel	Open realization
#10423	to hear — to taste (tr.)	Kaingang	mɛ̃ŋ	to hear	—	to taste (tr.)	Open realization