The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

ID	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

ACCEPTED Realization 1
type		Syncretism
language		Amharic
lexeme		zäffänä
meaning 1	to sing
direction	—
meaning 2	to dance, move the head in time to rhythm, to clap the hands in time to the music
reference
comment		(K 1684). Rather 'to dance and sing'

ACCEPTED Realization 2
type		Polysemy
language		Finongan
lexeme		inte
meaning 1	song	Inte ninin man ginang yohong membele nandengkumunta sinik. We can understand the meaning of songs in our language.
direction	—
meaning 2	dance
reference		Rice 2015: 64-65
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 3
type		Polysemy
language		Jarawara
lexeme		ayaka
meaning 1	sing, especially men's singing.	E ayaki tamarihi, e hiyara, nabanake We won't sing many songs, instead we will talk
direction	—
meaning 2	dance	Me ayaka naba They danced through the night
reference
comment		JED 56.