top, upper part
—
sky
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Jarawara | |
| Lexeme | neme | |
| Meaning 1 | up | Neme ya fawa borone nate The fawa ants make their nest above |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | sky | Neme bisake The moon isn't shining because it's cloudy. (Lit., the sky is dirty.) |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | JED 139. In the dictionary, the first meaning is that of "sky" | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Nganasan | |
| Lexeme | бǝнтуо | |
| Meaning 1 | top | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | sky | |
| Reference | NMS: 216 Kosterkina, Momde, Ždanova 2001: 31 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Sa'a (South Malaita, Apae'aa | |
| Lexeme 1 | läŋi | |
| Lexeme 2 | i-leŋi | |
| Meaning 1 | up | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | sky | |
| Reference | ACD | |
| Comment | ||