Proto-Lakes Plain reconstructions:
Clouse (1997) reconstructs basic vocabulary for proto-Lakes Plain and other lower branches.[1]
| gloss | proto-Lakes Plain | proto-Far West Lakes Plain | proto-Tariku | proto-West Tariku | proto-Central Tariku | proto-East Tariku |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| neck | *kukro | *roko | *kokro | *kokrV | *kro | |
| mouth | *kukadi/u | *koru | *kuari | *kuari | *ba | *kua |
| tooth | *bri | *biri | *bri | *bri | *biri | *bri |
| eye | *kudatiCV | *ura | *kurati | *kurati | *kuratiC | |
| nose | *boru | *boru | *boru | |||
| hair/fur | *kru/i | *kru/i | *kru | *kru/i | ||
| fingernail | *pV | *bV | *pV | *ɸV | *ɸo | *pe |
| skin | *ɸidi | *bi | *ɸiri | *ɸire | *iri | *bari |
| meat | *tV | *tV | *tV | *tV | *ta | *tV |
| bone | *be | *kai | *kai | *i | *ai | |
| breast | *touCV | *tou | *touC | *tou^ | *touC | *touC |
| stomach | *kuria | *wia | *kuria | *kuri | *kuia | |
| leg | *tu | *Ca | *Ca | *ta | *a | |
| foot | *to | *to | *to | |||
| water | *deida | *deire | *dida | *dida | *ida | *wadi |
| fire | *kudaide | *tairo | *kure | *kue | *be | *kure |
| adjectival suffix | *-we/-die | *-we/-de | *-we/-die | *-we | *-be | *-die |
| stone | *kuipade | *pare | *kuiɸae | *kuiɸae | *kuiɸa | *kuip |
| one | *kri | *keiki | *keiki | |||
| three | *didi | *dri | *Cidi | *Cido | *tidi | |
| land | *pra/i | *pri | *pra | *ɸra | *pra | |
| path | *kuadi | *arV | *kuari | *kuari | *ba | *kuai |
| wide | *wara | |||||
| rain | *kurire | *kuie | *kuri | *kuri | *bi | |
| dull | *baCu | *paupe | *baCu | *baCu | *ba | |
| sun | *tio | *tio | *tio | *so | *so | |
| moon | *bari | |||||
| banana | *kriCV | *kiri | *kriC | *kri^ | *kiri | *kriC |
| tree | *kuCV | *ku | *kuC | *u | *u | *kuC |
| split | *pekeka | |||||
| thorn | *kude | *pore | *kure | *kure | *be | *kure |
| seed | *weto | *kaba | *ɸe | *aCi | ||
| black | *kVCa | *kuara | *kVC | *kaCa | *kiC | |
| bird | *du | *du | *du | *du | *du | |
| wing | *auCo | *uko | *auCu | *auro | *apu | *akau |
| cassowary | *diadi | *kiri | *diari | *diari | *diari | |
| a fly | *kubadi | *poiti | *kubari | *kuari | *bari | *kuari |
| mosquito | *tide | *tre | *tire | *tire | *tire | *tire |
| dog | *tabi | *kaCo | *tabi | *tiabi | *dabi | *dabi |
| tail | *tiCa | *tiCa | *tiCa | *tia | *tiC | |
| fish | *tie | *te | *tie | *tie | *te | |
| leech | *kibV | *kiba | *kibi | *ki | *ki | *kibi |
| louse | *pri | *piri | *pri | *ɸri | *pri | |
| long | *pobi | *kure | *kure | *be | *kuri | |
| house | *kuadV | *aru | *kuarV | *kua | *urV | *kuari |
| near | *paipai | *paia | *aiɸai | *aiɸai | ||
| person | *tau | *du | *tai | *te | *te | *tai |
| bad | *kaibe | *ɸVra | *ɸe | *ɸura | ||
| child | *tau-bri | *tu-ri | *tau-bri | *tau-bri | *tau- | *tau-bi |
| 2SG | *de | *de | *de | *de | *di | *de |
| 1PL | *ai | *e | *ai | *ai | *e | *ai |
| 3SG | *kibV | *be | *o | *de | ||
| go/walk | *kidia | *dao | *kidia | *kidia | *dia | |
| hear-STAT | *kuedi-kuda | *beri-kura | *kueri-kua | *beri-kua | *beri-wa | *kueri-kua |
| search | *paka | |||||
| suck | *tau | *tu | *tau | *taua | *betu | |
| vomit | *kadudu | *aru | *karudu | *ku | *u | *krudu |
| scrape | *kiCi | *kibie | *kiri | *kiri | *iri | *bekiri |
| sit | *ɸuɸu | *kua | *ɸuɸu | *ɸoko | *bau | *buhu |
| stand | *dia-dau | *tarau | *dia-da | *dia-da | ||
| grab | *tiadado | *suarau | *araro | *araro | *da | *do |
| blow | *pudV | *purV | *purV | *ɸura | *ɸoi | *bu-ɸuru |
| cough | *takadV | *takari | *takurV | *takuro | *taurai | *takura |
| firewood | *bodi | *bori | *bo | *bori | ||
| feces | *pade | *pare | *ɸa | *ɸa | *pare | |
| urine | *tiCi | *tiCi | *ti^ | *tii | *tiCi | |
| penis | *tiuCV | *tiuC | *tiu^ | *tiu | *tuC | |
| scrotum | *kudiCV | *kuriC | *kui^ | *kuiC | ||
| chin | *kuaukadi | *kuaukari | *kuaukai | *baukai | *kuaukari | |
| ant | *keCV | *keC | *ke | *e | *kiC | |
| arrow | *poka | *poka | *ɸoka | *ɸoka | *poka |
| Vocabulary lists of Indo-Pacific languages |
|---|
| Papuan |
|
p-Trans-New Guinea • p-Northern Adelbert • p-Sogeram • Bayono-Awbono • Paniai Lakes • Kolopom • Bulaka River • Pauwasi • p-South Bougainville • p-Lower Sepik • p-Watam-Awar-Gamay • p-Lakes Plain • p-North Halmahera • p-Timor-Alor-Pantar • p-Alor-Pantar • Tayap • Massep |
| Australian |
|
North Australian (basic) • p-Nyulnyulan • p-Mirndi • p-Gunwinyguan • Limilngan • Umbugarla • Minkin • Tiwi • Malak-Malak • Pama-Nyungan • p-Pama-Nyungan • p-Arandic • p-Thura-Yura • p-Ngayarda |
| Others |
|
p-Dravidian • Dravidian • Bonda • Kusunda • Nihali • Kenaboi • p-Ongan |