Beachy 2005: 163; Blažek 2008: 78. Quoted as usum in [Bender 1971: 261].
Nayi:ʔuša1
Blažek 2008: 78. Quoted as ūšá- in [Aklilu 2001: 11]; as uša in [Bender 1971: 262].
Sheko:ūʂn1
Hellenthal 2010: 499. Quoted as uš-kʋ in [Bender 1971: 262].
Number:42
Word:I
Dizi:yìn-ú1
Beachy 2005: 86, 163. Accusative case: yinn. Quoted as inu in [Bender 1971: 261]. Paradigm in [Allan 1976: 383]: subject yīn-ū, object yīn, possessive ǹ-.
Nayi:nà1
Aklilu 2001: 8. Quoted as na in [Bender 1971: 262].
Sheko:nà-tà1
Hellenthal 2010: 495. Cf. the dative form nà-ŋ 'to/for me' [ibid.]. Quoted as nɛ-ta in [Bender 1971: 262].
Number:43
Word:kill
Dizi:dɛb-uš-o1
Beachy 2005: 163. Glossed as 'he killed'. Quoted as dɛb-uš- in [Blažek 2008: 78]; as dɛb-us-o in [Bender 1971: 261].
Nayi:wuš2
Blažek 2008: 78. Quoted as wūːš 'kill!' (imperative) in [Aklilu 2001: 27]; as uš-o in [Bender 1971: 262].
Sheko:wúʂ2
Hellenthal 2010: 499. Quoted as wuːš-e in [Bender 1971: 262].
Number:44
Word:knee
Dizi:kól-ú1
Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as kol-u in [Blažek 2008: 78] and in [Bender 1971: 261].
Nayi:gum-tu #2
Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our main sources.
Sheko:kʼūm-ū2
Hellenthal 2010: 496. Quoted as kʼuːm-u in [Bender 1971: 262].
Number:45
Word:know
Dizi:tʼus-o1
Beachy 2005: 163. Glossed as 'he knew'. Quoted as tʼus- in [Blažek 2008: 78]; as tʼus-ɛw in [Bender 1971: 261].
Nayi:tʼus1
Blažek 2008: 78. Quoted as tʼus-o in [Bender 1971: 262].
Sheko:tʼùːs1
Hellenthal 2010: 499. Quoted as tʼuːs-e in [Bender 1971: 262].
Number:46
Word:leaf
Dizi:inčaːy1
Beachy 2005: 164. Differently in [Blažek 2008: 78]: tarš. Still differently in [Bender 1971: 261]: aːi (same word as 'ear' q.v.).
Nayi:ai2
Blažek 2008: 78; Bender 1971: 262.
Sheko:kàrȁ3
Hellenthal 2010: 494. Quoted as kara in [Bender 1971: 262].
Number:47
Word:lie
Dizi:sog- #1
Blažek 2008: 78. Not attested in [Beachy 2005].
Nayi:
Not attested.
Sheko:sòkʼ- #1
Hellenthal 2010: 497. Meaning glossed as 'to lie down, sleep'.
Number:48
Word:liver
Dizi:bòōw1
Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as bo, (Aklila Yilmu) bow in [Blažek 2008: 78]; as bou in [Bender 1971: 261].
Nayi:bow1
Blažek 2008: 78. Quoted as bufu in [Bender 1971: 262].
Sheko:bōw-àʂkù1
Hellenthal 2010: 179. A compound; literally = 'belly' + 'meat' q.v. Quoted as bo-aško in [Bender 1971: 262]. An additional synonym is búrgíšà 'liver' [Hellenthal 2010: 131], although its complexity suggests a possibly borrowed origin.
Number:49
Word:long
Dizi:šad-n-ɨz1
Beachy 2005: 164. Glossed as 'that which is long'. Quoted as šed-n-ıs in [Blažek 2008: 80]; as šad-n-ız in [Bender 1971: 261].
Nayi:šad1
Blažek 2008: 80. Quoted as šad-niz in [Bender 1971: 262].
Sheko:šáːd1
Hellenthal 2010: 497. Polysemy: 'long / tall'. Verbal stem. Quoted as šad-ıns in [Bender 1971: 262].
Number:50
Word:louse
Dizi:čʼučʼu1
Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as čʼuzž-u (sic!) in [Blažek 2008: 80]; as ɕuž-u in [Bender 1971: 261].
Nayi:ɕʼuɕʼu1
Blažek 2008: 80. Quoted as ɕʼuɕʼ-u in [Bender 1971: 262].
Sheko:̑ʼūʼȕ1
Hellenthal 2010: 500. Quoted as ɕʼuːɕ-u in [Bender 1971: 262].
Number:51
Word:man
Dizi:yaːb1
Beachy 2005: 164. Same word as 'person' q.v., but differently in [Blažek 2008: 80]: ɲakus 'man' as opposed to yab 'person'. Glossed as yab-u 'man' in [Bender 1971: 261]; as yāàbà 'man' in [Allan 1976: 380].
Nayi:iab #1
Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our main sources.
Sheko:yáːb1
Hellenthal 2010: 500. Same word as 'person' q.v. Quoted as yaːb in [Bender 1971: 262].
Number:52
Word:many
Dizi:iak-ɨz1
Beachy 2005: 164. Glossed as 'those which are many'. Quoted as yak-ıs in [Blažek 2008: 80]; as yak-ız in [Bender 1971: 261].
Nayi:dofa2
Blažek 2008: 80; Bender 1971: 262.
Sheko:púčʼá3
Hellenthal 2010: 496. Cf. also wúšà 'much' (adverb) [Hellenthal 2010: 499]. Differently in [Bender 1971: 262]: anga 'many' (in [Hellenthal 2010: 489], the word anga is glossed as the adverbial quantifier 'much, very').
Blažek 2008: 80; Bender 1971: 262. Quoted as ášk-ū in [Aklilu 2001: 11].
Sheko:āʂk-ū1
Hellenthal 2010: 489. Quoted as ašk-o in [Bender 1971: 262].
Number:54
Word:moon
Dizi:acɨm1
Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as acım in [Blažek 2008: 80] and in [Bender 1971: 261]; as àcm̀ 'month' in [Allan 1976: 381].
Nayi:ac1
Blažek 2008: 80. Quoted as ac-ın in [Bender 1971: 262].
Sheko:ʔyáxsn1
Hellenthal 2010: 501. Polysemy: 'moon / month'. Quoted as aykn in [Bender 1971: 262].
Number:55
Word:mountain
Dizi:tʼúm-ú1
Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as tʼum-o in [Blažek 2008: 80]; as tʼum-u in [Bender 1971: 261].
Nayi:geːra2
Blažek 2008: 80. Differently in [Bender 1971: 262]: mai 'mountain'.
Sheko:tʼúːm1
Hellenthal 2010: 499. Differently in [Bender 1971: 262]: geːra 'mountain'. This word is listed as gera 'hill, upward slope' in [Hellenthal 2010: 492].
Number:56
Word:mouth
Dizi:eːd-u1
Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as ɛd-u in [Blažek 2008: 80]; as ed-u in [Bender 1971: 261]; as ēd-ū ~ ɛ̄d-ū in [Allan 1976: 378].
Nayi:eːd-u1
Blažek 2008: 80. Quoted as ɛd ~ ɛd-us in [Bender 1971: 262].
Sheko:éd1
Hellenthal 2010: 491. Polysemy: 'mouth / rim (of cup)'. Cf. also ēːd 'door' [ibid.]? Quoted as ɛːt in [Bender 1971: 262].
Number:57
Word:name
Dizi:sum-u1
Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as sım-u in [Blažek 2008: 82]; as sım ~ sım-u in [Bender 1971: 261].
Nayi:suːm1
Blažek 2008: 82. Quoted as sum ~ sum-u in [Bender 1971: 262].
Sheko:súmà1
Hellenthal 2010: 497. Quoted as sɨma in [Bender 1971: 262].
Number:58
Word:neck
Dizi:kum1
Beachy 2005: 164; Blažek 2008: 82. Quoted as kʼum-u in [Bender 1971: 261]. Cf. also morkn 'neck' [Blažek 2008: 82].
Nayi:
Not attested in our primary sources. In [Bender 1971: 262], the word 'neck' is glossed as feli, but this is probably 'throat' rather than 'neck' (see the same situation for Sheko).
Sheko:kùm1
Hellenthal 2010: 494. Differently in [Bender 1971: 262]: fɔːri 'neck'. This word is quoted as fori 'throat' in [Hellenthal 2010: 491].
Number:59
Word:new
Dizi:kʼal-ɨz1
Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as kʼal-ıs in [Blažek 2008: 82]; as kʼal-ız in [Bender 1971: 261].
Nayi:kʼa-nu1
Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.
Sheko:kʼár-n-s1
Hellenthal 2010: 496. Polysemy: 'new / raw (meat) / green (nearly ripe maize)'. Quoted as kar-ın-c in [Bender 1971: 262].
Number:60
Word:night
Dizi:goːt1
Beachy 2005: 164; Bender 1971: 261. Quoted as gwot in [Blažek 2008: 82].
Nayi:gʷata #1
Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.
Sheko:gōːtà1
Hellenthal 2010: 420, 492. Usually glossed as 'midnight' rather than 'night', but this is the only nominal root attested for the required Swadesh meaning. In some cases, it is expressed with the aid of the verbal root ùdg 'to become night, darken' [Hellenthal 2010: 498]. Quoted as gɔːta in [Bender 1971: 262].
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