first chief, boss 3 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Assamese
lexeme prathama (প্ৰথম)
meaning 1 first
direction
meaning 2 chief, boss
reference <personally collected data>
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Candrakānta abhidhāna : Asamiyi sabdara butpatti aru udaharanere Asamiya-Ingraji dui bhashara artha thaka abhidhana. 2nd ed. Guwahati : Guwahati Bisbabidyalaya, 1962. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/candrakanta/

NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Malak-Malak
lexeme elimirimany
meaning 1 first dek ki=we mishanri elimirimany wu-ta, tjerriyen wu-ta
they were the first people to come to this country - they knew the country
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meaning 2 boss
reference Lindsay et al. 2017: 63
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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Mota
lexeme mʷoa-i
meaning 1 first
direction
meaning 2 principal
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 420
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