Appendix:Proto-Eastern Jebel reconstructions
Appearance
The following list of Proto-Eastern Jebel reconstructions is from Bender (1998: 55-63).[1]
Key
[edit]- One asterisk: Proto-Eastern Jebel reconstruction
- Two asterisks: tentative Proto-Eastern Jebel reconstruction
- Parentheses without asterisks: form(s) from individual languages; reconstruction uncertain
List
[edit]| No. | English gloss | Proto-Eastern Jebel |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | all | *tEbbisi |
| 2 | ashes | **tod-o |
| 3 | bark (n.) | *por- ? |
| 4 | belly | **el- |
| 5 | big | *m(w)ari |
| 6 | bird | **mi(-je) |
| 7 | bite | *siib- |
| 8 | black | **oro- |
| 9 | blood | **k-afa-d |
| 10 | bone | **(g-)am- |
| 11 | breast | *wii-d- |
| 13 | claw | **mVs- |
| 15 | cold | *eeji |
| 16 | come | **laako |
| 17 | cut | (wiir, wei ?) |
| 18 | die | **tUr |
| 19 | dog | **kal- |
| 20 | drink | **mVt- |
| 21 | dry | **kekebe |
| 22 | ear | **si(di ~ gi) |
| 23 | eat | **ɲam |
| 24 | egg | **um ~ *am |
| 25 | eye | **ed ~ *er |
| 26 | fat (n.) | *aɲo |
| 27 | feather | **pAt- |
| 28 | fire | **maa |
| 29 | fish | **uu(-do ~ gu) |
| 30 | fly (v.) | **(g)eej-e |
| 31 | foot, leg | **luu-d |
| 32 | give | *ans- |
| 33 | go | **ba |
| 34 | good | *waar-d |
| 35 | grass | **asso |
| 36 | hair | *jAK |
| 37 | hand | **cor- |
| 38 | head | **ola |
| 39 | hear | *eero |
| 40 | heart | (iyu, i(i)yo) |
| 41 | horn | **kusul |
| 42 | I | **aŋ |
| 43 | kill | **poo- |
| 44 | knee | **kusu |
| 45 | know | *kor-mi |
| 48 | long | *fuluug- |
| 49 | louse | **(g)EN- |
| 51 | meat | *oʔoN |
| 52 | moon | **aguwa |
| 53 | mountain | **pela |
| 54 | mouth | **udu |
| 55 | name | (siigə, saag) |
| 56 | neck | **ŋaal- |
| 57 | new | **araaya |
| 60 | one | **ligidi ~ *leedi ~ *loodi |
| 61 | other | *maane |
| 62 | people | *fa ~ *ba |
| 62 | person | *mil- ~ *mol |
| 63 | rain (n.) | *ro; *kujə |
| 64 | red | **pora ? |
| 65 | road | *aama |
| 66 | root | *fil- |
| 67 | sand | (sɛsa, assɛssɛl) |
| 69 | see | (awr-, aar-) |
| 70 | seed | *wiic- ~ *woos- |
| 71 | sit | *ab- |
| 72 | skin | **ko- ?; (səw, səba) |
| 73 | sleep | *de- |
| 74 | small | *tiis-a |
| 75 | smoke | **pur-u |
| 76 | snake | **maal-a |
| 77 | stand | *lEE |
| 78 | star | *mac- ? |
| 80 | sun | **biid-i |
| 82 | tail | **pOri |
| 83 | thin | (ɖɛɛr, ɗeeɗe) |
| 84 | this | *-e; (-na, nɛ) |
| 85 | thou | **uun ~ *in |
| 86 | three | **eede ~ *oodo |
| 87 | tongue | **kala-d |
| 88 | tooth | **ɲi-di |
| 89 | tree | **kaca |
| 90 | two | **waadi ~ *waasi |
| 91 | warm | **luu- |
| 92 | water | **cii ~ *kii |
| 93 | we | **(g)a |
| 95 | what | **ɲi |
| 96 | white | *po |
| 97 | who | *ŋa(i) |
| 98 | woman | **faa-miki |
| 100 | ye | **g(O) |
References
[edit]- ^ Bender, M. Lionel. 1998. "The Eastern Jebel Languages of Sudan." Afrika und Übersee 81: 39-64.