World Loanword Database

Haspelmath, Martin & Tadmor, Uri (eds.) 2009. World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

http://wold.clld.org

Realizations (500)

Shift Language Lexeme Source Target Page
#4101 Saramaccan mbéti meat → animal
#4129 Otomi zu'we animal — insect
#4129 Seychellois Creole bebet animal → insect
#4129 Tzotzil chon animal — insect
#4131 Romani dilino stupid — mad
#4131 Seychellois Creole bet stupid — mad
#4131 Gurindji walnga stupid — mad
#4131 Otomi dondo stupid — mad
#4131 Otomi 'be̲mfeni stupid — mad
#4133 Mapudungun püḻü insect — fly (n.)
#4134 Mapudungun püḻü insect — wasp
#4134 Wichí makwu insect — wasp
#2676 Kanuri kùlí worm — insect
#2676 Oroqen kʊlikan worm — insect
#2676 Otomi zu'we worm — insect
#1529 Manang 3tsaŋ nest (n.) — bed
#3745 Gawwada (Ale) teeme eyelid — eyelash
#3745 Hawaiian lihilihi maka eyelid — eyelash
#3745 Iraqw hhamhhamo eyelid — eyelash
#390 Gawwada (Ale) teeme eyebrow — eyelash
#390 Kichwa ñawi milma eyebrow — eyelash
#390 Iraqw hhamhhamo eyebrow — eyelash
#390 Manang 2mi 2mitsʰe eyebrow — eyelash
#390 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) plaub muag eyebrow — eyelash
#34 Kanuri fàntə́ to hear / to listen → to obey
#34 Kichwa uyana to hear → to obey
#34 Otomi o̲de to hear → to obey
#3981 Hausa mádúubíi mirror — spectacles
#3981 Q'eqchi' lem mirror — spectacles
#3981 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) tsom iav mirror — spectacles
#3929 Gawwada (Ale) ʔeemaɗo mirror — glass (material)
#3929 Swahili kioo mirror — glass (material)
#3929 Takia galas mirror — glass (material)
#3929 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) iav mirror — glass (material)
#722 Gurindji murlukurn glass (material) — bottle
#722 Romani caklo glass (material) — bottle
#722 Oroqen gu: glass (material) — bottle
#722 Jaminjung mulukun glass (material) — bottle
#722 Otomi xito glass (material) — bottle
#3993 Q'eqchi' al unripe (fruit) — young
#3993 Tzotzil 7unen unripe (fruit) — young
#3618 Otomi poni to throw — to sow
#3362 Takia -loŋ to hear, to listen, to understand → to know
#1055 Hausa dár̃màa lead, plumbum — tin (n.)
#699 Archi kaʁəra paper — letter (text)
#699 Gurindji mirlimirli paper — letter (text)
#699 Hup cug’æ̌t paper — letter (text)
#699 Kali'na (Carib) kaleta paper — letter (text)
#699 Malagasy taratàsy paper → letter (text)
#699 Q'eqchi' hu paper — letter (text)
#699 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) ntawv paper — letter (text)
#699 Tzotzil vun paper → letter (text)
#491 Riffian (Tarifiyt) ŧinzā nose — nostril
#491 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) qhov-ntswg nose — nostril
#4182 Kanuri jâu expensive — difficult
#4182 Oroqen mani expensive — difficult
#4182 Yakut ыарахан (ɨaraχan) expensive — difficult
#3430 Japanese mugi (麦) rye (Secale) — wheat
#1154 Takia beig salt — sea
#4318 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) nkuaj pen/enclosure, stable — prison
#3251 Gurindji talymip Sunday — week, a few days
#3251 Takia ubou Sunday — week
#1747 Kichwa shimi lip — word
#3954 Kichwa shimi word — language
#4771 Saramaccan alibí kidney — bean
#5334 Gurindji wangaak orphan — poor
#5334 Mapudungun kuñifall orphan — poor
#5334 Otomi hyoya orphan — poor
#5334 Q'eqchi' neb’a’ orphan — poor
#5343 Otomi bo̲jä iron — tool
#5343 Saramaccan félu iron → instrument, tool
#5344 Wichí lachinaj iron — knife
#5339 Hup mɔ̌m iron — metal
#5339 Kali'na (Carib) sipalali things of iron — metal
#5346 Kichwa jirru iron — copper
#5339 Gawwada (Ale) sipile iron — metal
#5339 Oromo sibiila iron — metal
#5351 Tarifit Berber uzzař iron — shield
#5339 Romani trast iron — metal
#5353 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) hlau iron — hoe
#5343 Hawaiian hao iron — general name for metal tools
#5354 Takia kafe thumb → five
#2662 Hup d’apũ´h hand → five
#2662 Kali'na (Carib) aina hand → five
#54 Kanuri kàsàm breeze → window
#5355 Hup mɔyɔ́ door — window
#54 Q'eqchi' iq’ wind → window
#5355 Malagasy varavàrana door → window
#5356 Manang (Manange, Nyishang) 1kʰuŋ window — hole, hollow
#5357 Sanskrit kṛttikā Pleiades → star
#4245 Swahili kiazi sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) → potato
#4245 Hausa dànkálì sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) → potato
#5358 Archi qʷˤib chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) → potato
#4260 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) qos tuber — potato
#4245 Hawaiian `uala sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) → potato
#4257 Gurindji pikurta yam (Dioscorea) → sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
#4249 Gurindji pikurta yam (Dioscorea) → potato
#4245 Tzotzil 7isak’ sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) → potato
#4245 Q'eqchi' is sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) → potato
#1985 Swahili fedha silver → money
#1985 Seychellois Creole larzan silver — money
#1985 Bezhta окко silver — money
#1985 Archi arsi silver — money
#5359 Ket eˀ iron → silver
#1985 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) nyiaj silver → money
#102 Q'eqchi' saqi white — silver
#102 Kali'na (Carib) amunu white → silver
#102 Ket taɣəm white → silver
#5371 Q'eqchi' ruuch e tooth — beak
#5369 Gurindji lirra tooth — mouth
#5369 Q'eqchi' e tooth — mouth
#5369 Tzotzil 7eal tooth (person, animal) — mouth (person, animal)
#5372 Mapudungun foro tooth — bone
#5376 Archi sot tooth — bead
#5384 Iraqw musmaari nail (metal spike) → screw, screw-bolt
#5384 Hausa ƙúusàa nail (metal spike) — screw, screw-bolt
#5384 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) ntsia nail (metal spike) → screw, screw-bolt
#5384 Thai tapuu nail (metal spike) → screw, screw-bolt
#5386 Gawwada (Ale) k’ork’orro tin or tinplate → tin, can
#5386 Hausa gwángwáníi tin or tinplate → tin, can
#5386 Kanuri góngóng tin (n.) — tin, can
#5386 Hawaiian kini tin (n.) — tin, can
#5387 Russian коробка (korobka) box, container → tin, can
#5389 Lower Sorbian kokotk dim. from kokot 'rooster' → tap, faucet
#5391 Otomi nsogi key (of a door) → tap, faucet
#5392 Oroqen bitə: word — letter (text)
#4151 Oroqen bitə: book (n.) — letter (text)
#5393 Oroqen bitə: word — book (n.)
#5394 Tok Pisin pas pass (document allowing admission) → letter (text), official document
#5395 Gurindji mirlimirli paper → book (n.)
#5395 Tzotzil vun paper → book (n.)
#5396 Otomi nguu house — address (description of the location)
#5404 Thai hɔ̂ŋnáam (ห้องน้ำ) bathroom → toilet
#5404 Otomi nguu nsaha lit. house bath → toilet
#5404 Kali'na (Carib) kupi bath → toilet
#5405 Hup wɨg seed → pill, capsule, tablet
#5405 Hawaiian hua seed → pill, tablet
#5405 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) ntsiav kernel → pill, tablet
#5405 Thai mét grain, seed → pill, tablet
#5423 Kali'na (Carib) suntatɨ soldier → police
#5423 Wichí sulhtawu soldier → police
#5424 Tzotzil lus light (n.) → electricity
#5425 Q'eqchi' xam to be hot → electricity
#5424 Otomi tsibi light (n.) → electricity
#3266 Otomi tsibi fire → electricity
#5424 Otomi ñot light (n.) → electricity
#3266 Saramaccan fája fire → electricity
#5424 Kichwa micha light (n.) → electricity
#5262 Swahili kinu mortar — milling machine
#5267 Hausa másháaríi broom — rake
#5755 Hup j’ɨ̌k mist, fog — steam, vapour
#5756 Hup j’ɨ̌k mist, fog — smoke
#5757 Hup j’ɨ̌k mist, fog — dust
#697 Hup j’ɨ̌k smoke — dust
#5758 Hup j’ɨ̌k smoke — steam
#5759 Hup j’ɨ̌k steam, vapour — dust
#5758 Gawwada (Ale) kuute smoke — steam, vapour
#5758 Kichwa kushni smoke — steam, vapour
#5758 Kali'na (Carib) ekɨine smoke — steam, vapour
#4582 Tzotzil ch’util stomach — waist
#5782 Gawwada (Ale) hašitto shoulder-blade, scapula — shoulder
#5784 Gawwada (Ale) hašitto shoulder — clavicle
#5785 Kichwa pillischaka shoulder-blade, scapula — clavicle
#856 Ceq Wong (Cheq Wong) kcɛʔ moon → month
#856 Konso ley-a moon → month
#856 Gawwada (Ale) leʕʕo moon → month
#856 Miriwoong (Miriwung) jagiliny moon → month
#856 Gurindji jakiliny moon → month
#856 Hausa wátàa moon → month
#856 Hup wædhɔ́ moon → month
#856 Ket qīp moon → month
#856 Lower Sorbian mjasec moon → month
#856 Malagasy vòlana moon → month
#856 Mapudungun küyeṉ moon → month
#856 Otomi zänä moon → month
#856 Saramaccan líba moon → month
#856 Bargam kalam moon → month
#856 Takia kalam moon — month
#856 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) hli moon → month
#856 Wichí wel’a moon → month
#856 Yaqui (Hiaki) meecha moon → month
#856 Tzotzil 7u moon → month
#3954 Archi чІат (čʼat) word — language
#3954 Gurindji jaru word — language
#3954 Hup ʔɨ́d word — language
#3954 Central Bolivian Quechua shimi word — language
#3954 Kali'na (Carib) aulan word — language
#3954 Ket qaˀ word — language
#3954 Oroqen ulgur word — language
#3954 Otomi hñä word — language
#3954 Takia ru, uru word — language
#3954 Riffian (Tarifiyt) awař word — language
#3954 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) lus word — language
#3954 Yaqui (Hiaki) nooki word — language
#3954 Tzotzil k’op word — language
#2912 Manang (Manange, Nyishang) 4tsʰʌɾ weak — lazy
#4378 Takia -la-sa to go out — to be born
#7256 Otomi te̲'mi to squeeze — to milk
#7256 Q'eqchi' yatz'ok to squeeze — to milk
#7256 Hawaiian `uī to squeeze — to milk
#7256 Oroqen ʃir- to squeeze — to milk
#7256 Tzotzil pitz’ to squeeze — to milk
#7256 Wichí hits’ifwin to squeeze — to milk
#7256 Swahili -kama to squeeze — to milk
#1007 Eastern Wichí fʷala sun — day
#7393 Tarifit Berber fsəs light (of weight) — light, bright, clear
#2751 Hawaiian mālie quiet (vs. loud) — calm
#2751 Indonesian tenang quiet (vs. loud) — calm
#2751 Kali'na (Carib) itɨme quiet (vs. loud) — calm
#2751 Malagasy tòny quiet (vs. loud) — calm
#2751 Old High German stilli quiet (vs. loud) — calm
#2751 Saramaccan sáápi quiet (vs. loud) — careful
#2751 Mapuche (Mapudungun) ñüküf quiet (vs. loud) — calm
#2751 Takia malin quiet (vs. loud) — calm
#2751 Yaqui (Hiaki) kopalai quiet (vs. loud) — calm
#2751 Tzotzil vashal quiet (vs. loud) — calm
#1133 Gawwada (Ale) lokko quiet (vs. loud) → slow (adj.)
#1133 Gurindji yamak quiet (vs. loud) — slow (adj.)
#1133 Ket unat quiet (vs. loud) — slow (adj.)
#3372 Tzotzil k’un soft (adj.) — quiet (vs. loud)
#4771 Q'eqchi' kenq’ kidney — bean
#7575 Malagasy manìry to grow (plants) → plant (biol.)
#2074 Hausa shúukàa to plant, put (a seed or plant) in the ground → plant (biol.)
#2074 Iraqw haatl to plant, put (a seed or plant) in the ground → plant (biol.)
#2074 Hawaiian kanu to plant, put (a seed or plant) in the ground → plant (biol.)
#2074 Q'eqchi' aw to plant, put (a seed or plant) in the ground → plant (biol.)
#7687 Imbabura Highland Quichua yura tree → plant (biol.)
#7687 Gawwada (Ale) kaarko tree, wood → plant (biol.)
#7687 Seychellois Creole pye tree → plant (biol.)
#7687 Takia ai tree, wood → plant (biol.)
#7688 Moroccan Arabic nəwwar’ flower → plant (biol.)
#7688 Otomi doni flower → plant (biol.)
#7689 Thai pɯ̄t seed, seedling → plant (biol.)
#8324 Otomi xefo belly — guts, intestines
#5224 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) menyuam child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Tarifit Berber aħənžia child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Seychellois Creole zanfan child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Seychellois Creole toto child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Seychellois Creole piti child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Seychellois Creole marmay child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Otomi bätsi child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Saramaccan mií child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Manang (Manange, Nyishang) 1kola child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Kanuri tádà child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Iraqw na/aay child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Indonesian anak child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Hawaiian keiki child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Hausa ɗáa child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Gurindji karu child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#5224 Gawwada (Ale) miʔaye child (son or daughter) — child (of age)
#3666 Otomi jä'i body — human, person
#68 Gurindji kaput morning — tomorrow
#366 Lower Sorbian śěžki heavy (of weight) → difficult
#366 Takia mrwa- heavy (of weight) — difficult
#4375 Malagasy mangàtaka to ask (for) — to pray
#6741 Hausa námíjì man (male) — male (animal)
#6741 Hup tiyǐʔ man (male) — male (animal)
#6741 Kali'na (Carib) wokɨlɨ man (male) — male (animal)
#6741 Mapuche (Mapudungun) wentru man (male) — male (animal)
#6741 Takia tamol man (male) — male (animal)
#6741 Yaqui (Hiaki) o’ou man (male) — male (animal)
#6741 Archi mekɬe male (of men) — male (animal)
#6741 Bezhta aboddās male (of men) — male (animal)
#6741 Bezhta bikinab male (of men) — male (animal)
#6741 Ceq Wong (Cheq Wong) tuŋkal male (of men) — male (animal)
#6741 Kanuri bî male (of men) — male (animal)
#6741 Saramaccan wómi male (of men) — male (animal)
#6741 Seychellois Creole mal male (of men) — male (animal)
#6741 Swahili kiume man (male) — male (animal)
#6741 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) txiv male (of men) → male (animal)
#8420 Seychellois Creole anbrase to hug, embrace — to kiss
#8420 Seychellois Creole pyouk to hug, embrace — to kiss
#8420 Kanuri nzə̀mbò to hug, embrace — to kiss
#386 Hup b’ɔ̌k mud — swamp
#3012 Q'eqchi' tz'ub'uk to kiss — to suck
#4786 Gurindji ngapurlu milk — female breast
#4786 Otomi 'ba milk — female breast
#4786 Takia su milk — female breast
#4786 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) mis milk — female breast
#5285 Hawaiian wahine woman — female animal
#5285 Hup tãʔáy woman — female animal
#5285 Kali'na (Carib) wolɨi woman — female animal
#5285 Mapudungun θomo, zomo woman — female animal
#5285 Q'eqchi' ixq woman — female animal
#5285 Saramaccan mujë́ë woman — female animal
#5285 Takia pein woman — female animal
#5285 Eastern Wichí ac̷ih'naʔ, atsinha woman — female animal
#5285 Yaqui (Hiaki) jamut woman — female animal
#563 Gawwada (Ale) qawho man (male) — human, person
#563 Gurindji ngumpit man (male) — human, person
#563 Ket keˀt man (male) — human, person
#1079 Seychellois Creole zong nail (body part) → nail (metal spike)
#7520 Otomi k'axt'i yolk — yellow
#7908 Ket sujat shirt — dress (feminine)
#7908 Yaqui (Hiaki) supem shirt — dress (feminine)
#8242 Gawwada (Ale) pako mouth — language
#8242 Imbabura Highland Quichua shimi mouth → language
#8723 Ceq Wong (Cheq Wong) bajuʔ skirt — shirt
#7957 Gurindji wararr butter — vegetable oil
#7956 Gurindji wararr suet, fat, lard — butter
#7956 Imbabura Highland Quichua vira suet, fat, lard — butter
#7956 Q'eqchi' manteek suet, fat, lard — butter
#445 Tzotzil satil face — eye
#5065 Iraqw aama grandmother — old woman
#5065 Kildin Saami āka grandmother — old woman
#966 Riffian (Tarifiyt) ŧamɣā’ŧ woman — wife
#966 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) pojniam woman — wife
#3076 Swahili mdomo lip — beak
#3076 Eastern Wichí toposet lip — beak
#966 Otomi 'be̲hñä woman — wife
#966 Gurindji janka woman — wife
#966 Kanuri kámú woman — wife
#598 Otomi zaa tree — firewood
#598 Takia ai tree — firewood
#5066 Takia tbu grandchild — grandparent
#3017 Otomi tsa to bite — to eat
#3017 Q'eqchi' tiwok to bite — to eat
#3017 Saramaccan nján to bite — to eat
#3017 Tzotzil ti7 to bite — to eat
#600 Yaqui (Hiaki) juya tree — forest
#1020 Gawwada (Ale) hitte root (of a plant) — blood vessel
#1020 Kali'na (Carib) -mitɨ root (of a plant) — the vein or artery
#1020 Riffian (Tarifiyt) az’wā root (of a plant) — the vein or artery
#3634 Hausa jíijíyàa root (of a plant) — sinew, tendon
#3634 Riffian (Tarifiyt) az’wā root (of a plant) — tendon
#7798 Tzotzil 7isimil root (of a plant) — bread
#1480 Gawwada (Ale) muunt’o sky — blue
#8941 Seychellois Creole soufle to whistle — to blow (about wind)
#3075 Eastern Wichí fwala light (n.) — sun
#3075 Tzotzil k’ak’al light (n.) — sun
#7467 Iraqw doori air — sky
#59 Gurindji jutu correct, right — right (vs. left)
#61 Gurindji jutu straight — correct, right
#61 Riffian (Tarifiyt) nišan straight — correct, right
#61 Malagasy mahìtsy straight — correct, right
#5275 Yaqui (Hiaki) yoemia family — child (son or daughter)
#60 Gurindji jutu straight — right (vs. left)
#3135 Q'eqchi' xik’ wing — feather
#3135 Kanuri féfétò wing — feather
#3135 Imbabura Highland Quichua alas wing — feather
#3135 Gurindji pinkirr wing — feather
#3135 Gawwada (Ale) hoolo wing — feather
#3045 Bezhta гьас sky — cloud
#1916 Manang (Manange, Nyishang) 1ŋima ear — gill
#6777 Kanuri jâu difficult — expensive
#6777 Oroqen mani difficult — expensive
#3065 Mapudungun kuretun to marry — to have sexual intercourse
#3065 Tzotzil 7ik’ baik to marry — to have sexual intercourse
#2372 Archi ихъ (iq) day → 24 hours
#2372 Bezhta wodo day → 24 hours
#2372 Gawwada (Ale) kuyaʕko day → 24 hours
#2372 Hausa ráanáa day → 24 hours
#2372 Hup wág day → 24 hours
#2372 Imbabura Highland Quichua puncha day — 24 hours
#2372 Iraqw deelo day — 24 hours
#2372 Kali'na (Carib) kulita day — 24 hours
#2372 Kanuri yîm day — 24 hours
#2372 Ket iˀ day → 24 hours
#2372 Kildin Saami piejjv day → 24 hours
#2372 Lower Sorbian źeń day → 24 hours
#2372 Mapudungun antü day → 24 hours
#2372 Oroqen inəŋ day → 24 hours
#2372 Otomi pa day → 24 hours
#2372 Romani díve, dí day → 24 hours
#2372 Seychellois Creole lizour, zour day → 24 hours
#2372 Eastern Wichí fwala day → 24 hours
#6341 Hausa kúrmáa deaf — mute, dumb
#6341 Kanuri mùwá deaf — mute, dumb
#6984 Gawwada (Ale) heet’a good — healthy
#6984 Hup náw good — healthy
#6984 Iraqw hhoo' good — healthy
#6984 Saramaccan búnu good — healthy
#6984 Takia uya- good — healthy
#3619 Eastern Wichí takhajhay strong — healthy
#436 Swahili mdomo lip — mouth
#436 Imbabura Highland Quichua shimi lip — mouth
#436 Lower Sorbian guba lip → mouth
#4387 Otomi he̲ki, he̲ti to dig — to cut
#575 Tzotzil tzeb girl — daughter
#575 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) ntxhais girl — daughter
#575 Seychellois Creole fiy girl — daughter
#575 Kanuri férò girl — daughter
#575 Archi ɬːenne lo girl — daughter
#575 Indonesian putri, puteri girl — daughter
#3425 Takia kao- naked, bare — empty
#3890 Tzotzil holol head — roof
#2418 Eastern Wichí hal’o beech — oak
#2420 Eastern Wichí hal’o tree — oak
#599 Eastern Wichí hal’o tree — wood, timber
#2421 Eastern Wichí hal’o oak — pine-tree
#6252 Q'eqchi' hab’ rain — year
#9098 Archi sas to touch — to hold (in hands)
#9098 Indonesian memegang to touch — to hold (in hands)
#9098 Takia -abi to touch — to hold (in hands)
#6821 Eastern Wichí n’uya n’uya — unripe (fruit)
#6821 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) nyoos raw — unripe (fruit)
#6821 Takia kmae- raw — unripe (fruit)
#6821 Swahili -bichi raw — unripe (fruit)
#1755 Kanuri wátə́ to refuse — to hate
#9276 Kali'na (Carib) tuketuke salty — sweet (taste)
#9276 Tzotzil chi7 salty — sweet (taste)
#422 Yaqui (Hiaki) naawa trunk (of a tree) — stump (of tree)
#422 Q'eqchi' toon trunk (of a tree) — stump (of tree)
#422 Manang (Manange, Nyishang) 2ʃiŋ 3tuŋ 4tʰuŋ trunk (of a tree) — stump (of tree)
#422 Gawwada (Ale) kulunko trunk (of a tree) — stump (of tree)
#4183 Takia -la-sa to be born — to become
#9397 Hawaiian kūlina grain, seed — maize
#9397 Middle Chinese kuwk (穀) grain; cereal → maize
#5451 Modern Written Arabic ḏura (ذُرَة) durra (Sorghum bicolor) → maize (Zea mays)
#5451 Kanuri ngàwúlì sorghum → maize
#2406 Kanuri másàr Egypt → maize
#9443 Gurindji marru house — village
#9459 Takia kmae- raw — to be alive
#9459 Hup ʔɨb’- raw — to be alive
#9459 Ceq Wong (Cheq Wong) gɔs raw — to be alive
#1900 Romani búti work (n.) → thing
#9552 Kali'na (Carib) talapu harbour — bridge
#6474 Gawwada (Ale) ɗinis to cure → to rescue
#3434 Ceq Wong (Cheq Wong) jaŋkwɛ̃ʔ chin — jaw
#3434 Hausa háɓàa chin — jaw
#898 Manang (Manange, Nyishang) 3krʌmʌ cheek — jaw
#1878 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) ceg leg → branch, twig
#4101 Kali'na (Carib) tonomɨ meat — animal
#4101 Gurindji ngarin meat — animal
#842 Indonesian membawa to take — to carry
#842 Swahili -chuku to take — to carry
#842 Gurindji ka- to take — to carry
#842 Riffian (Tarifiyt) çsi to take — to carry
#842 Tzotzil 7ich’ to take — to carry
#842 Iraqw tataahh to take — to carry
#842 Kali'na (Carib) alo to take — to carry
#8246 Gawwada (Ale) miinte face — forehead
#8246 Gurindji lungarn face — forehead
#8246 Q'eqchi' u face — forehead
#8246 Iraqw gitsee/a' face → forehead
#8727 Hawaiian meli bee — honey
#8727 Hausa zúmàa bee — honey
#8727 Kali'na (Carib) wano bee — honey
#8727 Eastern Wichí akoyek bee — honey
#632 Manang (Manange, Nyishang) 1ʂe to stand up — to wake up (intr.)
#1505 Otomi yomu̲nhño calm — healthy
#62 Gurindji parunga summer — year
#62 Hup g’ɨ́ summer — year
#9131 Movima waka cow → meat
#9680 Romani ikren to hold (in hands) → to preserve
#1343 Yaqui (Hiaki) masam wing — fin
#6114 Hawaiian hulu fur — wool
#9758 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) xeeb-ntxwv grandchild — descendant
#2913 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) tsaug weak — tired
#2913 Q'eqchi' lub'lu, lub'lub' weak — tired
#2913 Manang (Manange, Nyishang) 4tsʰʌɾ weak — tired
#3256 Hausa mài ɗáaríi winter — cold
#9785 Saramaccan uwíi leaf — hair
#3042 Kanuri njèzò to kill — to extinguish
#3042 Imbabura Highland Quichua wañuchina to kill — to extinguish
#3042 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) tua to kill — to extinguish
#3042 Iraqw gaas to kill — to extinguish
#7408 Gurindji parntawurru spine, backbone — back (body part)
#4786 Hausa nóonòo milk — female breast
#4786 Oroqen ukun milk — female breast
#9833 Kali'na (Carib) -akalɨ shadow, shade → soul, spirit
#9843 Takia -la-sa to be born — to come, arrive
#912 White Hmong (Hmong Daw) hnia to sniff → to kiss
#9864 Gawwada (Ale) peerri to taste (tr.) → to feel
#9865 Kanuri mə̀láttə́ to lick → to suck
#3626 Hausa zaunà to sit — to remain, stay
#3626 Riffian (Tarifiyt) qqim to sit — to remain
#2736 Seychellois Creole fisi rifle; handgun or revolver → penis
#18 Otomi o̲de to hear — to understand
#18 Kanuri fàntə́ to hear — to understand
#18 Mapuche (Mapudungun) allkün to hear — to understand
#18 Tzotzil 7a7i to hear — to understand
#18 Takia -loŋ to hear — to understand
#993 Ceq Wong (Cheq Wong) harən to know — to understand
#8937 Seychellois Creole lapenn grief → pity
#710 Yaqui (Hiaki) bichapo in front of → before (temporal)
#710 Q'eqchi' chi ru in front of → before (temporal)
#710 Gawwada (Ale) miinatte in front of → before (temporal)
#710 Lower Sorbian pśed in front of → before (temporal)
#710 Kali'na (Carib) uwapo in front of → before (temporal)
#710 Archi гьарак (harak) in front of → before (temporal)
#710 Hup kɔ̌tʔah in front of → before (temporal)
#710 Japanese mae (前) in front of → before (temporal)
#710 Romani angli in front of → before (temporal)
#2017 Ceq Wong (Cheq Wong) yow to see — to find
#2017 Swahili -ona to see — to find
#2017 Takia -le to see — to find
#2017 Malagasy mahìta to see — to find
#2017 Gurindji karrap to see — to find
#5880 Swahili rahisi easy ← cheap
#5880 Iraqw inslaahh easy — cheap
#10034 Hup himɨhɨn- to forget — to forgive
#3929 Malagasy fitàratra glass (material) — mirror
#8008 Otomi tini to find — to guess
#6967 Hup tú low — floor (vs. ceiling)
#6967 Kali'na (Carib) -lalɨ low — floor (vs. ceiling)
#912 Hawaiian honi to smell, sniff → to kiss
#10437 Yaqui (Hiaki) jiba only — always
#4300 Romani ledžen to carry — to lead
#4300 Seychellois Creole anmennen to carry — to lead

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