to die to grow numb 9 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language 'Āre'āre
lexeme mae
meaning 1 to die
direction
meaning 2 to grow numb
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 215
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Arosi
lexeme mae
meaning 1 to die
direction
meaning 2 to be numb
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 215
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Dan
lexeme
meaning 1 to die, pass away
direction
meaning 2 to become unable to do anything
reference Reznikova et al. 2012: 436
comment
NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Gela (Nggela)
lexeme mate
meaning 1 to die
direction
meaning 2 to be numb
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 213
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NEW Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Lau (Malaita island)
lexeme mae
meaning 1 to die
direction
meaning 2 to be numb
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 215
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NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Lonwolwol (Raljago, West Ambrym)
lexeme mer
meaning 1 to die
direction
meaning 2 to be numb
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 215
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NEW Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Mbula
lexeme -mēte
meaning 1 to die
direction
meaning 2 be[come] numb
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 213
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NEW Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Sa'a (South Malaita, Apae'aa
lexeme mae
meaning 1 to die
direction
meaning 2 to be numb
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 215
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ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme fa
meaning 1 to die, to be killed fa baridi; fa maji; fa njaa; fa uzazi
to freeze; to drown; to die with starvation, to die at childbirth
direction
meaning 2 to get numb (leg, hand) fa ganzi
to get numb (arm, leg)
reference
comment Polikanov