Omotic family: Dizoid group (3 lists) : Query result

Number: 1

Word: all

Dizi: šoyt ¹

Beachy 2005: 162. Quoted as šowit-el in [Blažek 2008: 68]; as šwet in [Bender 1971: 261]; as šwēt in [Allan 1976: 380].

Nayi:

Not attested in main data sources. Cf. bula 'all' in [Bender 1971: 262] (since this word tends to be unstable and semantically diffusive, we do not include it in the primary slot for safety).

Sheko: kétȁ ²

Hellenthal 2010: 494. Quoted as keːta in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 2

Word: ashes

Dizi: cʼiakŋ ¹

Beachy 2005: 162. Quoted as sʼia^kn in [Blažek 2008: 68]; as cʼiakŋ in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: cʼeákn̩ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 65. Quoted as sʼeakn̩ in [Blažek 2008: 68]. Quoted as cʼiakn in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: cʼyākn ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 500. Quoted as cʼiakın in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 3

Word: bark

Dizi: orgŋ ¹

Beachy 2005: 162. Quoted as orgn in [Blažek 2008: 68] and in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: orkn # ¹

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in main data sources.

Sheko: gōpʼārȁ ²

Hellenthal 2010: 492. Differently in [Bender 1971: 262]: ɔrkn 'bark'. Aklilu Yilma [Hellenthal 2010: 65] also records órkʼn 'bark'; however, according to Hellenthal's data, ōrkʼǹ really means 'peelings', whereas the default word for 'bark' is gōpʼārȁ.

Number: 4

Word: belly

Dizi: čoːn-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 162. Quoted as čoun-u in [Blažek 2008: 68]; as ɕoːnu in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: yiːn-u # ²

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in main data sources.

Sheko: bōw ³

Hellenthal 2010: 490. Polysemy: 'belly / stomach'. Quoted as bo in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 5

Word: big

Dizi: bab-ɨz ¹

Beachy 2005: 162. Glossed as 'that which is big'. Differently in [Blažek 2008: 68]: yak-ıs 'big'; cf. also yāk-īs 'big' in [Allan 1976: 381]. This is probably the same as yac-ız 'big' in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: ʔeaɕ ²

Blažek 2008: 68. Quoted as ʔeác in [Aklilu 2001: 25]; as yac-iz in [Bender 1971: 262]. Cf. šeác 'big' in [Aklilu 2001: 17], most likely just a misprint for ʔeác.

Sheko: ʔyaːtns ²

Hellenthal 2010: 501. Meaning glossed as 'big, great'. Quoted as yaːt-sǝb in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 6

Word: bird

Dizi: kɛbi ¹

Beachy 2005: 162; Blažek 2008: 68. Quoted as kǝbi in [Bender 1971: 261]; as kɛ̄bī ~ kǝ̄bī in [Allan 1976: 378].

Nayi: kaf ¹

Blažek 2008: 68. Quoted as kàːf, pl. kàːf-kis in [Aklilu 2001: 7]; as kab_ in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: kàfȁ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 493. Quoted as kǝpa in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 7

Word: bite

Dizi: wɛcʼo ¹

Beachy 2005: 162. Glossed as 'he bit'. Quoted as wʌsʼ- in [Blažek 2008: 68]; as woːz-o in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: wosʼ ¹

Blažek 2008: 68. Quoted as woc-ǝmba in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: wóːcʼ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 499. Polysemy: 'to bite / to sting (of bees). Quoted as wɔːcʼe in [Bender 1971: 262]. Cf. an additional synonym in [Hellenthal 2010: 492]: gàːž 'to bite / to itch'. Distinct from góːč 'to bite (of snake)' [ibid.].

Number: 8

Word: black

Dizi: cʼa-n-ɨz ¹

Beachy 2005: 162. Glossed as 'that which is black'. Quoted as sʼan-ıs in [Blažek 2008: 68]; as cʼaːn-ız in [Bender 1971: 261]; as cʼān-ı̄z in [Allan 1976: 378].

Nayi: sʼah-n ¹

Blažek 2008: 68. Quoted as cʼahin-z in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: cʼàw ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 499. Verbal root: 'to darken / to be black'. The adjectival derivative 'black' is quoted as cʼaː-n-sǝb in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 9

Word: blood

Dizi: yarbm ¹

Beachy 2005: 162. Quoted as yɛrm-u in [Blažek 2008: 70]; as yarm in [Bender 1971: 261]; as yārm in [Allan 1976: 380].

Nayi: yarbm ¹

Blažek 2008: 70. Quoted as yɛřbm in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: yármb ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 500. Quoted as yǝrǝm in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 10

Word: bone

Dizi: uːs-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 162; Bender 1971: 261. Quoted as us in [Blažek 2008: 70].

Nayi: ʔuːs ¹

Blažek 2008: 70. Quoted as us-us in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: úːs-ȕ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 499. Quoted as uːs-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 11

Word: breast

Dizi:

Not attested. The equivalent for 'female breast' is tiam-u [Beachy 2005: 162], quoted as tʼiam-u in [Blažek 2008: 70] and in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi:

Not attested. The equivalent for 'female breast' is tʼeam [Blažek 2008: 70], quoted as tʼeám-ū 'udder' in [Aklilu 2001: 12]; as tiʔam 'breast' in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: gúb ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 493. Meaning glossed as 'chest'. Distinct from tʼyám '(female) breast' [Hellenthal 2010: 499].

Number: 12

Word: burn tr.

Dizi: aco ¹

Beachy 2005: 162. Glossed as 'he burned (transitive)'. Quoted as ac-ɛw in [Bender 1971: 261]; as ac- in [Blažek 2008: 70] (after Aklilu Yilma's notes); another form listed there is kaːm-.

Nayi: bonkʼus ²

Blažek 2008: 70. Differently in [Bender 1971: 262]: taso 'to burn'.

Sheko: bònkʼ ²

Hellenthal 2010: 490. Quoted as bɔːnk-ʋs in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 13

Word: claw(nail)

Dizi: híál-ú ¹

Beachy 2005: 162. Glossed as 'claw (animal)'. Quoted as hial-u in [Blažek 2008: 70] and in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: keli ¹

Blažek 2008: 70. Different from šišk 'claw' [ibid.]; the latter form is also attested as šišk-ın 'claw' in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: šáfá ²

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Cf. also šíšk-n 'claw, fingernail' [ibid.], attested as šıšıŋ 'claw' in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 14

Word: cloud

Dizi: dí-w ¹

Beachy 2005: 162. Quoted as di-u in [Blažek 2008: 70]; as diː in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: diː ¹

Blažek 2008: 70. Quoted as doʔu in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: gíb-ȕ ²

Hellenthal 2010: 492. Quoted as gıb-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 15

Word: cold

Dizi: čō-w ¹

Beachy 2005: 162. Glossed as 'cold (of air)'. Quoted as čo-u in [Blažek 2008: 70]; as ɕo-u in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: šow ¹

Blažek 2008: 70; Bender 1971: 262.

Sheko: kʼèːʼ ²

Hellenthal 2010: 496. Verbal stem: 'to be cold'. The word ʂōw is only glossed as the noun 'cold' in [Hellenthal 2010: 498]; also attested as šɔː 'cold' in [Bender 1971: 262]. It remains unclear if there is a lexicostatistical difference here between Sheko, on one hand, and Dizi and Nayi, on the other.

Number: 16

Word: come

Dizi: yɛ-g-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 162. Glossed as 'he came'. Quoted as y- in [Blažek 2008: 70]; as yɛ-g-o in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: yeː ¹

Blažek 2008: 70. Quoted as yé-g- in [Aklilu 2001: 18]; as yǝ-g-o in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: yǝ̀-g ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 500. Quoted as yɛː-ge in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 17

Word: die

Dizi: šub-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 162; Bender 1971: 261. Glossed as 'he died'. Quoted as šub- in [Blažek 2008: 72].

Nayi: šūb- ¹

Aklilu 2001: 11. Quoted as šub-m in [Blažek 2008: 72]; as šub-o in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: ʂúb ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 498. Polysemy: 'to die / to be tender (of meat)'. Quoted as šuːb-e in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 18

Word: dog

Dizi: kian-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 162; Blažek 2008: 72; Bender 1971: 261. Quoted as kìān-ù in [Allan 1976: 379].

Nayi: keːan-u ~ kyon-u ¹

Blažek 2008: 72. Quoted as keón-ù in [Aklilu 2001: 7] (cf. also the feminine equivalent keìnǹ 'bitch' [ibid.]); as kiʔan-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: kyān-ū ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 494. Quoted as kiyan-o in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 19

Word: drink

Dizi: bɛy-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Glossed as 'he drank'. Quoted as bɛ- in [Blažek 2008: 72]; as bɛy-ɛw in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: wōːʔ- ²

Aklilu 2001: 30. Quoted as wob_-kesk in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: kʼíʂ ³

Hellenthal 2010: 496. Quoted as kʼıːš-e in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 20

Word: dry

Dizi: kōl-ɨ̄z ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Glossed as 'that which is dry'. Quoted as kal-ıs in [Blažek 2008: 72]; as kol-ız in [Bender 1971: 261]; as kɔ̄l-ìz in [Allan 1976: 377].

Nayi: kol-a # ¹

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our main data sources.

Sheko: kór ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 494. Verbal stem: 'to be dry'. Cf. also kōrȕ 'empty' [ibid.]. Quoted as kɔr-ınc in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 21

Word: ear

Dizi: áāːy ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Quoted as aːi in [Blažek 2008: 72] and in [Bender 1971: 261]; as ʌ̄ī in [Allan 1976: 379].

Nayi: hay ~ hays # ¹

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our main data sources.

Sheko: hàːy ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 493. Polysemy: 'ear / leaf of ensete or yam'. Quoted as ay ~ hay ~ ay-ın ~ hay-ın in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 22

Word: earth

Dizi: bòtū ¹

Beachy 2005: 167. Glossed as 'soil'. Cf. also gob in [Blažek 2008: 72]; tuːr (Aklilu Yilma) [ibid.].

Nayi: tuːr ²

Blažek 2008: 72. Quoted as tūːr in [Aklilu 2001: 12].

Sheko: túːr-ȕ ²

Hellenthal 2010: 498. Meaning glossed as 'land, ground, earth, soil'.

Number: 23

Word: eat

Dizi: ʔm-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Glossed as 'he ate'. Quoted as m- in [Blažek 2008: 72]; as m-ʔmo in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: m- ¹

Blažek 2008: 72; Aklilu 2001: 17. Quoted as mm-a in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: úm ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 499. Distinct from gyàʔ 'to eat, to chew' [Hellenthal 2010: 493]. Quoted as um-e in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 24

Word: egg

Dizi: miag-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Quoted as mialg-u in [Blažek 2008: 72]. Differently in [Bender 1971: 261]: mʋlm id.

Nayi: moala ¹

Blažek 2008: 72. Quoted as mɔla in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: myáːkʼ-ú ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 495. Quoted as miyˈalk-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 25

Word: eye

Dizi: ab-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 163; Blažek 2008: 74. Quoted as aːb-u in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: ʔaːf ¹

Blažek 2008: 74. Quoted as ap-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: áːb ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 489. Polysemy: 'eye / fruit'. Quoted as aːb in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 26

Word: fat n.

Dizi: kawa # ¹

Beachy 2005: 32. Glossed as 'this animal fat'. Quoted as kobab, (Aklila Yilmu) kowu in [Blažek 2008: 74]; as koːbaːb in [Bender 1971: 261]. Cf. also tuyd-nɨz 'that which is fat' [Beachy 2005: 163].

Nayi: kow ¹

Blažek 2008: 74; Bender 1971: 262.

Sheko: kàwȁ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 494. Quoted as kow in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 27

Word: feather

Dizi: bi # ¹

Blažek 2008: 74. Not attested in [Beachy 2005].

Nayi:

Not attested.

Sheko: bīː ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 490.

Number: 28

Word: fire

Dizi: aːl ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Quoted as al-u in [Blažek 2008: 74] and as aːl-u in [Bender 1971: 261], but differently in Aklila Yilmu's notes: tamu [ibid.].

Nayi: toam-u ²

Blažek 2008: 74. Quoted as tam-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: tāːm-ū ²

Hellenthal 2010: 498. Quoted as tam-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 29

Word: fish

Dizi: wurgic ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Quoted as urgit in [Blažek 2008: 74]; as wǝrgıci in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: aša # ²

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our main data sources.

Sheko: ōːr-ū ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 495. Quoted as ɔrɔ in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 30

Word: fly v.

Dizi:

Not attested.

Nayi:

Not attested.

Sheko: búr ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 490. Polysemy: 'to fly / to flow by'. Another candidate is gàng 'to fly' [Hellenthal 2010: 492].

Number: 31

Word: foot

Dizi: aːš-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 163; Bender 1971: 261. Quoted as ašš-u in [Blažek 2008: 74].

Nayi: aːš-u ¹

Blažek 2008: 74. Quoted as aš-ˈu in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: āʂ-ū ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 489. Polysemy: 'leg / foot'. Quoted as aːš-ˈu in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 32

Word: full

Dizi: cʼo ¹

Beachy 2005: 24. Quoted as sʼo-z, (Aklila Yilmu) sʼosʼ in [Blažek 2008: 74].

Nayi: sʼosʼa ¹

Blažek 2008: 74.

Sheko: cʼóːcʼ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 499. Verbal root: 'to be full'.

Number: 33

Word: give

Dizi: taːs-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Glossed as 'he gave'. Quoted as ta- ~ tas- in [Blažek 2008: 76]; as taːs-o in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: aːc ²

Blažek 2008: 76. Quoted as ác- in [Aklilu 2001: 11]; as ac-n in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: àc ²

Hellenthal 2010: 489. Quoted as aːcʼ in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 34

Word: good

Dizi: ǯɛy-ž ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Glossed as 'that which is good'. Quoted as ʓe-š in [Bender 1971: 261]; as ʓe-ž in [Blažek 2008: 76]; cf. also šıšk-ıs id. [ibid.].

Nayi: šiškʼns ²

Blažek 2008: 76. Quoted as šīškns in [Aklilu 2001: 17]; as šišk-a in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: žáːž ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 500. Verbal stem: 'to be good'. The adjectival derivative is žéː-nš [ibid.], quoted as ʓɛ-nɕ in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 35

Word: green

Dizi: čʼili- ¹

Beachy 2005: 121. Glossed as 'be green'. Quoted as čʼıl-ıs in [Blažek 2008: 76].

Nayi: čʼil-u ¹

Quoted as ɕʼil-u in [Blažek 2008: 76].

Sheko: čʼír-nš ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 499. Polysemy: 'green / unripe'. Derived from the verbal stem čʼír 'be fresh, unripe, wet'.

Number: 36

Word: hair

Dizi: saːr-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Glossed as 'hair (of head)'. Quoted as saːr-u in [Bender 1971: 261]; as sar in [Blažek 2008: 76]; cf. also (Aklila Yilmu) ciɕu 'hair' [ibid.].

Nayi: ciɕ-u ²

Blažek 2008: 76. Quoted as cic-u(s) in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: síc-ú ²

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Differently in [Bender 1971: 262]: gɛri 'hair' (clearly the same word as Bender's geri 'head' q.v.).

Number: 37

Word: hand

Dizi: kuč-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Quoted as kùč-u in [Blažek 2008: 76]; as kuɕ-u in [Bender 1971: 261]; as kūɕ-ū in [Allan 1976: 382].

Nayi: kuɕ-u # ¹

Bender 1971: 262. Also kuɕ-us id. Not attested in our main sources.

Sheko: kúʼ-ú ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 494. Polysemy: 'arm / hand'. Quoted as kʋɕ-ʋ in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 38

Word: head

Dizi: gɛ̄lì ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Quoted as geli in [Blažek 2008: 76] and in [Bender 1971: 261]; as gēlì in [Allan 1976: 382].

Nayi: mot ²

Blažek 2008: 76; Bender 1971: 262.

Sheko: gǝ́rȉ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 492. Quoted as geri in [Bender 1971: 262]. Cf. 'hair'.

Number: 39

Word: hear

Dizi: sis-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Glossed as 'he heard'. Quoted as siss- in [Blažek 2008: 76]; as sis-ɛw in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: sis-ne ¹

Blažek 2008: 76; Bender 1971: 262.

Sheko: síːs ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Quoted as siːs-e in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 40

Word: heart

Dizi: čoːnu ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Quoted as ɕoːn-u in [Bender 1971: 261]. Differently in [Blažek 2008: 76]: lıb 'heart'.

Nayi: šun-us # ¹

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our main sources.

Sheko: ʂóːn ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Quoted as šɔn in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 41

Word: horn

Dizi: ušum ¹

Beachy 2005: 163; Blažek 2008: 78. Quoted as usum in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: ʔuša ¹

Blažek 2008: 78. Quoted as ūšá- in [Aklilu 2001: 11]; as uša in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: ūʂn ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 499. Quoted as uš-kʋ in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 42

Word: I

Dizi: yìn-ú ¹

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: nà ¹

Aklilu 2001: 8. Quoted as na in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: nà-tà ¹

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-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Glossed as 'he killed'. Quoted as dɛb-uš- in [Blažek 2008: 78]; as dɛb-us-o in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: wuš ²

Blažek 2008: 78. Quoted as wūːš 'kill!' (imperative) in [Aklilu 2001: 27]; as uš-o in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: wúʂ ²

Hellenthal 2010: 499. Quoted as wuːš-e in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 44

Word: knee

Dizi: kól-ú ¹

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-ū ²

Hellenthal 2010: 496. Quoted as kʼuːm-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 45

Word: know

Dizi: tʼus-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 163. Glossed as 'he knew'. Quoted as tʼus- in [Blažek 2008: 78]; as tʼus-ɛw in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: tʼus ¹

Blažek 2008: 78. Quoted as tʼus-o in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: tʼùːs ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 499. Quoted as tʼuːs-e in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 46

Word: leaf

Dizi: inčaːy ¹

Beachy 2005: 164. Differently in [Blažek 2008: 78]: tarš. Still differently in [Bender 1971: 261]: aːi (same word as 'ear' q.v.).

Nayi: ai ²

Blažek 2008: 78; Bender 1971: 262.

Sheko: kàrȁ ³

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: bòōw ¹

Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as bo, (Aklila Yilmu) bow in [Blažek 2008: 78]; as bou in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: bow ¹

Blažek 2008: 78. Quoted as bufu in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: bōw-àʂkù ¹

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-ɨz ¹

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: šad ¹

Blažek 2008: 80. Quoted as šad-niz in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: šáːd ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Polysemy: 'long / tall'. Verbal stem. Quoted as šad-ıns in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 50

Word: louse

Dizi: čʼučʼu ¹

Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as čʼuzž-u (sic!) in [Blažek 2008: 80]; as ɕuž-u in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: ɕʼuɕʼu ¹

Blažek 2008: 80. Quoted as ɕʼuɕʼ-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: ̑ʼūʼȕ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 500. Quoted as ɕʼuːɕ-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 51

Word: man

Dizi: yaːb ¹

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: yáːb ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 500. Same word as 'person' q.v. Quoted as yaːb in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 52

Word: many

Dizi: iak-ɨz ¹

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: dofa ²

Blažek 2008: 80; Bender 1971: 262.

Sheko: púčʼá ³

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').

Number: 53

Word: meat

Dizi: ačk-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 164; Blažek 2008: 80; Bender 1971: 261.

Nayi: ašk-u ¹

Blažek 2008: 80; Bender 1971: 262. Quoted as ášk-ū in [Aklilu 2001: 11].

Sheko: āʂk-ū ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 489. Quoted as ašk-o in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 54

Word: moon

Dizi: acɨm ¹

Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as acım in [Blažek 2008: 80] and in [Bender 1971: 261]; as àcm̀ 'month' in [Allan 1976: 381].

Nayi: ac ¹

Blažek 2008: 80. Quoted as ac-ın in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: ʔyáxsn ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 501. Polysemy: 'moon / month'. Quoted as aykn in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 55

Word: mountain

Dizi: tʼúm-ú ¹

Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as tʼum-o in [Blažek 2008: 80]; as tʼum-u in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: geːra ²

Blažek 2008: 80. Differently in [Bender 1971: 262]: mai 'mountain'.

Sheko: tʼúːm ¹

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-u ¹

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-u ¹

Blažek 2008: 80. Quoted as ɛd ~ ɛd-us in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: éd ¹

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-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as sım-u in [Blažek 2008: 82]; as sım ~ sım-u in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: suːm ¹

Blažek 2008: 82. Quoted as sum ~ sum-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: súmà ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Quoted as sɨma in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 58

Word: neck

Dizi: kum ¹

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: kùm ¹

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-ɨz ¹

Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as kʼal-ıs in [Blažek 2008: 82]; as kʼal-ız in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: kʼa-nu ¹

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: kʼár-n-s ¹

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: goːt ¹

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: gōːtà ¹

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].

Number: 61

Word: nose

Dizi: sin-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as sin-u in [Blažek 2008: 82]; as sın-u in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: sin ¹

Blažek 2008: 82. Quoted as sin-us in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: síntʼ-ȕ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Quoted as sıntʼ in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 62

Word: not

Dizi: nan...ti ~ tan...ti ¹

Beachy 2005: 138. Analyzed as the combination of a negative verbal root nan- with the negative enclitical particle -ti. Beachy: "The word nan 'Neg' always co-occurs with another negative marker, -ti 'Ng', which is suffixed to the lexical verb being negated. So, verbal negation is redundantly marked." There is also a special verbal variant nɛ that occurs only before suffixes that begin with -i-. Cf.: a=sar-as nan-a yin-is gɛ-ki-ti "he has not said his name to me"; nɛ-it-ɨ tʼus-ki-ti "you (pl.) have not known". Additionally, Beachy mentions that a free variant of nan is tan ("more common in Central Dizin than in Eastern Dizin"), and this is precisely the variant that is described in [Allan 1976: 387]: tā-...tì (actually, tān...tì).

Nayi: =ōā ²

Aklilu 2001: 24. This seems to be the principal negative marker in past and pluperfect tense forms, cf. nā yég-āb-ōā tōkn "I had not come", etc.

Sheko: =ara ~ =ǝra ³

Hellenthal 2010: 417. This is a basic suffix of verbal negation. Cf.: áz tʼūːs-ārā "he does not know", etc.

Number: 62

Word: not

Dizi:

Nayi: =kāy ⁴

Aklilu 2001: 24. This seems to be the principal negative marker in present/future tenses, cf. beárn nà yē-kāy 'I will not come (tomorrow)'.

Sheko:

Number: 63

Word: one

Dizi: kʼoːy ¹

Beachy 2005: 164; Bender 1971: 261. Quoted as kʼoy in [Blažek 2008: 82]; as kʼòy in [Allan 1976: 381].

Nayi: yísn ²

Aklilu 2001: 13. Quoted as isn in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: kʼòy ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 496. Polysemy: 'one / a certain'. Quoted as kʷɔy in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 64

Word: person

Dizi: yaːb ¹

Beachy 2005: 164. Glossed as 'man', but also translated as 'person' in general in various contexts, e.g. [Beachy 2005: 121]. Quoted as yab in [Blažek 2008: 84].

Nayi: yaːb ¹

Blažek 2008: 84. Quoted as yàːb, pl. yàːb-kis 'person' in [Aklilu 2001: 7].

Sheko: yáːb ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 500.

Number: 65

Word: rain

Dizi: iːr-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as ir-u in [Blažek 2008: 84] (cf. also the verb diɛb 'to rain' [ibid.]); as iːru in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: iːr-u ¹

Blažek 2008: 84. Quoted as ir-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: íːr-ú ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 493. Quoted as ir-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 66

Word: red

Dizi: cub-ɨz ¹

Beachy 2005: 164. Glossed as 'that which is red'. Quoted as sub-ıs in [Blažek 2008: 84]; as cʼuːb-ʋz in [Bender 1971: 261]; as cʼuβ-z in [Allan 1976: 380].

Nayi: turb-m # ²

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: sùb ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Verbal stem: 'to be red'. Quoted as suːm-us in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 67

Word: road

Dizi: kʼud-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 164; Bender 1971: 261. Quoted as kud-u in [Blažek 2008: 84] (the source also lists a different equivalent, koːk, from Aklilu Yilma's notes, and this word, transcribed as kwòkū-, is also met in [Allan 1976: 382]).

Nayi: kuːt ¹

Blažek 2008: 84. Quoted as kūːt- in [Aklilu 2001: 29]. Differently in [Bender 1971: 262]: buřun 'road'.

Sheko: kōːkn ²

Hellenthal 2010: 494; Bender 1971: 262. Polysemy: 'road / path / place'.

Number: 68

Word: root

Dizi: čʼuačʼ-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 164. Quoted as ɕwaž-u in [Bender 1971: 261]. Differently in [Blažek 2008: 84]: kʼaŋg.

Nayi: zıga ~ zıgas ²

Blažek 2008: 84; Bender 1971: 262.

Sheko: cʼāpm ³

Hellenthal 2010: 499. Differently in [Bender 1971: 262]: kandu 'root', a word that has no parallels in Hellenthal's vocabulary.

Number: 69

Word: round

Dizi: bullʌbul # ¹

Blažek 2008: 84. Not attested in [Beachy 2005].

Nayi:

Not attested.

Sheko: dȉngā # ²

Hellenthal 2010: 491. Dubious: meaning glossed as 'round', but the part of speech is indicated as "adverb".

Number: 70

Word: sand

Dizi: kasɛy ¹

Beachy 2005: 164. Differently in [Blažek 2008: 84]: harč, further confirmed in [Bender 1971: 261] as harɕ-i. Yet another possible equivalent found in [Allan 1976: 378]: yɛ̯lu 'sand' (where ɛ̯ is explained as "a further alternant" "in between [e] and [ɛ]").

Nayi: bol-u # ²

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: hámš-ȕ ³

Hellenthal 2010: 493. Differently in [Bender 1971: 262]: amouː 'sand'.

Number: 71

Word: say

Dizi: gɛ-g-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 164. Glossed as 'he said'. Quoted as gɛ-g- in [Blažek 2008: 84]; as gyɛ-g-o in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: maho # ²

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: gé ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 492. Quoted as geː in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 72

Word: see

Dizi: sɛ-g-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Glossed as 'he saw'. Quoted as sʌ-g in [Blažek 2008: 86]; as sǝ-g-o in [Bender 1971: 261]; as sʌ̄-g-ō 'he saw' in [Allan 1976: 379].

Nayi: se-mo # ²

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: sǝ́-g ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Cf. causative se-s 'to show'. Quoted as sɛː-ge in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 73

Word: seed

Dizi: bukum ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Quoted as bukm-u in [Bender 1971: 261]; as butknıs (sic!) in [Blažek 2008: 86].

Nayi: yaru # ²

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: zārā # ^-1

Hellenthal 2010: 53. Clearly borrowed from Semitic, although it is unclear whether this is the default equivalent for 'seed' in Sheko (the word is only encountered as a phonetic example and is not found in Hellenthal's glossary). Quoted as zara in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 74

Word: sit

Dizi: al-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Glossed as 'he sat'. Quoted as al- in [Blažek 2008: 86]; as al-o in [Bender 1971: 261]; as àl in [Allan 1976: 380].

Nayi: kalbm ²

Blažek 2008: 86. Differently in [Bender 1971: 262]: aša 'sit'.

Sheko: wòː-g ³

Hellenthal 2010: 499. Meaning glossed as 'sit down'. Quoted as wɔː-ge in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 75

Word: skin

Dizi: kut-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Glossed as 'skin (human)'. Quoted as kut in [Blažek 2008: 86]; as kut-ŭ in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: fat-u # ²

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: báːčí ³

Hellenthal 2010: 489. Quoted as baːɕʼi in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 76

Word: sleep

Dizi: so-g-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 165; Bender 1971: 261. Glossed as 'he slept'. Quoted as so-g- in [Blažek 2008: 86].

Nayi: sokʼ- ¹

Blažek 2008: 86. Quoted as sok-a in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: sòkʼ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Meaning glossed as 'to lie down, sleep'. Quoted as soːk-e in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 77

Word: small

Dizi: yas-ɨz ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Glossed as 'that which is small'. Quoted as yas-ıs in [Blažek 2008: 86]; as yas-ız in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: ɕʼoantʼai # ²

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: kót-ǹs ³

Hellenthal 2010: 217. Quoted as koːt-a in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 78

Word: smoke

Dizi: čʼub-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 165; Blažek 2008: 86; Bender 1971: 261.

Nayi: ɕub-u # ²

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: ʼūbū ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 500. Quoted as ɕʼuːb-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 79

Word: stand

Dizi: aːš-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Glossed as 'he stood'. Quoted as aš- in [Blažek 2008: 86]; as aš-o in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: aš-kio # ¹

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: áːʂ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 55. Quoted as aːš-e in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 80

Word: star

Dizi: darsu ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Differently in [Blažek 2008: 88]: biz 'star', further confirmed as biːz-ĭ in [Bender 1971: 261] and as bīz in [Allan 1976: 381].

Nayi: šei̯ɕa # ²

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: bārȉn ³

Hellenthal 2010: 489. Differently in [Bender 1971: 262]: dɛrtn 'star', a word that is not found in Hellenthal's vocabulary.

Number: 81

Word: stone

Dizi: nīāl-ú ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Quoted as ɲal-u in [Blažek 2008: 88]; as nial-u in [Bender 1971: 261]; as nìàl-ū in [Allan 1976: 380].

Nayi: ni̯el-u # ¹

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: šēʔī ²

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Quoted as šeʔi in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 82

Word: sun

Dizi: čaž ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Quoted as ɕaž-ĭ in [Bender 1971: 261]; as čyaž in [Blažek 2008: 88]; cf. also kʌi 'sun' [ibid.].

Nayi: šaž # ¹

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: cʼyāːcʼ-ȕ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 500. Quoted as cʼiaːcʼo in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 83

Word: swim

Dizi: bor-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Glossed as 'he swam'. Quoted as bor-o in [Bender 1971: 261]; as bɔ̄̄r-kū in [Allan 1976: 378].

Nayi: wok-n # ²

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: mùʂkʼ-n ³

Hellenthal 2010: 495. Differently in [Bender 1971: 262]: tʼɛːreke 'to swim', a word that has no correlates in Hellenthal's vocabulary.

Number: 84

Word: tail

Dizi: čʼir-u ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Quoted as čʼır-u in [Blažek 2008: 88]; as ɕʼır-u in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: šok-n # ²

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: háːš-ȕ ³

Hellenthal 2010: 493. Quoted as aːš-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 85

Word: that

Dizi: yɛ ¹

Beachy 2005: 89. Usually behaves as an enclitic, with the reduced variant =e, e. g. kɛys-e 'that son of a burji', etc. [Beachy 2005: 60]. Quoted as masc. ɛ-ke, fem. yɛ-k in [Blažek 2008: 88].

Nayi: nē- ²

Aklilu 2001: 9. Distal root. Paradigmatic forms are: nē-á-s (masc.), nē-yìn (fem.).

Sheko: yī- ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 500. Distal root. Paradigmatic form are: yī-s (masc.), yī-nȉ (fem.).

Number: 86

Word: this

Dizi: àː ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Usually behaves as an enclitic, with the reduced variant =a, e. g. kɛysa-a 'this son of a burji', etc. [Beachy 2005: 60]. Differently in [Blažek 2008: 88]: masc. ɛŋkɛ, fem. yɛŋk. Cf. aŋgın 'this' in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: hāː- ¹

Aklilu 2001: 9. Proximal root. Paradigmatic forms are: hāː-s (masc.), hāː-yìn (fem.). The first of these is probably quoted as ye-s in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: hȁː- ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 493. Specific forms include: hȁː-z (masc.), hȁː-nȉ (fem.). The first of these is quoted as aː-s in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 87

Word: thou

Dizi: ét-ū ~ yɛ̀t-ū ~ ɛ̀t-ū ¹

Beachy 2005: 86, 165. Accusative case: et-n ~ yɛt-n. Quoted as yet-u in [Bender 1971: 261]. Paradigm in [Allan 1976: 383]: subject yēt-ū, object yēt-ǹ, possessive ā-.

Nayi: yētā ¹

Aklilu 2001: 8. Cf. the honorific equivalent ītì. There is also a pair of special vocative pronouns: 2p. masc. nē-á, 2p. fem. nē [ibid.]. It is the second of these forms, probably (ne), that is quoted as a basic equivalent for 'thou' in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: yètà ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 500. Quoted as yɛta in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 88

Word: tongue

Dizi: iabɨl ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Quoted as yabıl in [Blažek 2008: 90]; as yabıl-ŭ in [Bender 1971: 261]; as yāàbl in [Allan 1976: 380].

Nayi: yalb # ¹

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: ʔyārb ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 501. Quoted as ɛrıb in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 89

Word: tooth

Dizi: áːž-ū ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Quoted as až-u in [Blažek 2008: 90]; as aːž-u in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: āčʼ-ū ¹

Aklilu 2001: 12. Quoted as aɕ-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: àʼ-ȕ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 489. Quoted as aɕ-o in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 90

Word: tree

Dizi: inč ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Quoted as ınɕ-ĭ in [Bender 1971: 261]; as īnɕ 'tree, wood' in [Allan 1976: 380]; cf. also wıč in [Blažek 2008: 90] (a different root?).

Nayi: inɕ-us # ¹

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: ínč-ȕ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 493. Quoted as ıːnɕ-u in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 91

Word: two

Dizi: tʼàːgŋ̄ ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Quoted as tʼagn in [Blažek 2008: 90]; as tʼaːgŋ in [Bender 1971: 261]; as tàːgn in [Allan 1976: 381].

Nayi: tʼàːgn ¹

Aklilu 2001: 13. Quoted as tagn in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: tʼāːgn ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 499. Quoted as tʼaːgn ~ tʼaːgi̯n in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 92

Word: walk (go)

Dizi: tɛ-g-o ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Glossed as 'he went'. Quoted as tɛ-g- in [Blažek 2008: 90]; as tǝ-g-o in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: teː ¹

Blažek 2008: 90. Quoted as =té-g- in [Aklilu 2001: 11]; as te-g-o in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: tǝ́-g ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 498. Cf. also the suppletive stem ín [Hellenthal 2010: 493]. It is also listed as the basic equivalent in [Bender 1971: 262]: iːn-e 'to go'.

Number: 93

Word: warm (hot)

Dizi: kʼecʼ-ɨz ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Glossed as 'that which is warm'. Quoted as kez-ız in [Blažek 2008: 90]; as kʼɛz-ız 'warm' in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: kʼec-ua ¹

Bender 1971: 262. Meaning glossed as 'warm'. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: sár # ²

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Meaning glossed as 'to be hot'. However, in [Bender 1971: 262] clearly the same root is listed as part of the word sɛrǝ-b 'warm'. We may tentatively assume that there is no lexical differentiation between 'warm' and 'hot' in the language.

Number: 94

Word: water

Dizi: áːy ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Quoted as aːi in [Blažek 2008: 90] and in [Bender 1971: 261]; as ʌ̄í in [Allan 1976: 379].

Nayi: hāːy ¹

Aklilu 2001: 12. Attested in the locative case (hāːy-kʼā 'in the water'). Quoted as hai in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: hāːy ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 493. Quoted as hai ~ ai in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 95

Word: we

Dizi: ínú ¹

Beachy 2005: 86, 165. Accusative case: inn. Additionally, 'we (dual)' is quoted as ínā ~ ínū. Quoted as inu in [Bender 1971: 261]. Paradigm in [Allan 1976: 383]: subject īn-ū, object īn, possessive ń-.

Nayi: nà-kīs ¹

Aklilu 2001: 8. Formally, a pluralization of nà 'I' q.v. Quoted as na-to-knu in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: ná-tà ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 495. Dative form: ná-n̏g 'to/for us'. Quoted as nɛː-ta in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 96

Word: what

Dizi: yir ¹

Beachy 2005: 88. In the wordlist appendix in [Beachy 2005: 166], the default equivalent for 'what?' is listed as nak, but this word is not listed in the grammatical section on interrogative pronouns and occurs very rarely in textual examples. Quoted as yıri in [Blažek 2008: 93]. In [Bender 1971: 261], however, nakı is also listed as the default equivalent for 'what?'.

Nayi: yírá ¹

Aklilu 2001: 10. Quoted as iřa in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: yírȁ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 500. Quoted as yır- in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 97

Word: white

Dizi: gowd-n-ɨz ¹

Beachy 2005: 166. Glossed as 'that which is white'. Quoted as god-n-ıs in [Blažek 2008: 93]; as goːd-n-ız in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: got-n-z ¹

Bender 1971: 262.

Sheko: gòːtʼ-sn ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 492. Verbal stem: 'to be white'. In [Bender 1971: 262], the equivalent for 'white' is gaːʔı-ns; it is not clear if this is a unique "deformation" of the regular word or a completely different lexical item.

Number: 98

Word: who

Dizi: iːki ~ iki ¹

Beachy 2005: 88, 166. Quoted as ig-te in [Blažek 2008: 93]; as iki in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi: ītí ¹

Aklilu 2001: 10. Quoted as ıti-a in [Bender 1971: 262].

Sheko: ītī ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 493. Quoted as i- in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 99

Word: woman

Dizi: koːčɨn ¹

Beachy 2005: 166. Quoted as kwuɨčin in [Blažek 2008: 93]; as koːɕın in [Bender 1971: 261]; as kùōɕīn in [Allan 1976: 380].

Nayi: yēbn- ²

Aklilu 2001: 11. Attested in the dative case (yēbn-īš 'to the woman'). Completely different equivalent in [Bender 1971: 262]: mošk-n 'woman'.

Sheko: báy # ³

Hellenthal 2010: 490. Meaning glossed as 'mother, female'; cf. also bay-n 'wife'. In [Bender 1971: 262], however, the word bay is given as the default equivalent for 'woman'. Considering that there is no separate lexical item with the meaning 'woman' in Hellenthal's dictionary, we tentatively accept bay for primary slot position.

Number: 100

Word: yellow

Dizi:

Not attested.

Nayi:

Not attested.

Sheko:

Not attested.

Number: 101

Word: far

Dizi: okŋ ¹

Beachy 2005: 21.

Nayi:

Not attested.

Sheko: gòt-n ²

Hellenthal 2010: 493. Verbal stem: 'to be far, distant'.

Number: 102

Word: heavy

Dizi:

Not attested.

Nayi:

Not attested.

Sheko: ìnc ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 493. Verbal stem: 'to be heavy, difficult'. Cf. also ìns 'to be pregnant' [ibid.] (same word? same root?).

Number: 103

Word: near

Dizi:

Not attested.

Nayi:

Not attested.

Sheko:

Not attested.

Number: 104

Word: salt

Dizi:

Not attested.

Nayi:

Not attested.

Sheko: úgn ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 498.

Number: 105

Word: short

Dizi:

Not attested.

Nayi: šíkʼ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 65.

Sheko: šìkʼ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Verbal stem: 'to be short'.

Number: 106

Word: snake

Dizi: čuažu ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Quoted as ɕwaž-u in [Bender 1971: 261]; as ɕwāž-ū in [Allan 1976: 380].

Nayi: šoš # ¹

Bender 1971: 262. Not attested in our primary sources.

Sheko: ʂóːʐ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Quoted as šoːš in [Bender 1971: 262].

Number: 107

Word: thin

Dizi: kōl-ɨ̄z ¹

Beachy 2005: 165. Glossed as 'that which is thin'. Quoted as kol-ız in [Bender 1971: 261].

Nayi:

Not attested. Cf., perhaps, =ncā- 'to be thin' (verbal stem) in [Aklilu 2001: 29]; however, it is only found in the example "If I do not eat, I will remain thin", e. g. said of people, not objects.

Sheko: šapʼk ²

Hellenthal 2010: 497. Verbal stem: 'to be thin'.

Number: 108

Word: wind

Dizi:

Not attested.

Nayi:

Not attested.

Sheko: nāːr-ū ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 495. Polysemy: 'wind / weather'.

Number: 109

Word: worm

Dizi: dàāːž ¹

Beachy 2005: 168. Cf. also cacu 'worm' in [Beachy 2005: 24].

Nayi:

Not attested.

Sheko: dāːčʼ-ȕ ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 490. Cf. also šǝ̄tʼ-ȕ 'earthworm' [Hellenthal 2010: 497].

Number: 110

Word: year

Dizi:

Not attested.

Nayi:

Not attested.

Sheko: bēngī ¹

Hellenthal 2010: 490.