to eat to burn (tr.) 5 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Kaluli
lexeme maya
meaning 1 to eat
direction
meaning 2 to burn (tr.)
reference CLICS-3 TransNewGuinea.org
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Karnai (Barim)
lexeme -kan
meaning 1 to eat
direction
meaning 2 to burn (tr.)
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 227
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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Midob
lexeme káarcíhèm
meaning 1 to eat
direction
meaning 2 to burn (tr.)
reference Werner 1993: 97
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NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Rengao
lexeme kăʹ
meaning 1 to eat food (other than rice)
direction
meaning 2 to burn up (of fire)
reference Gregerson & Gregerson 2026: 169
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NEW Realization 5
type Derivation
language Sio
lexeme 1 (i-i)ka
lexeme 2 -kan
meaning 1 to eat
direction
meaning 2 to burn (tr.)
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 227
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