Appendix:Proto-Surmic reconstructions

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The following Proto-Southwest Surmic and Proto-Southeast Surmic recostructions are from Yigezu (2001: 316-334).[1]

List

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English gloss Proto-Southwest Surmic Proto-Southeast Surmic
all *vɛlɛɛk
animal *kɛlɛɠ *kɛg-
arm *iɓʌʌ
arrow *lʌʌn *lagun
ashes *bur *bur
ask *dʒin
axe *mɛlɛɛk *ɓej
back *ɓagu
bad *ɠɛrða (?) *gɛrsi
bark of tree *ɓɔlɔɔk
basket *ɗoŋook *kanta-
be rotten *-mmʊ- *mudʒː-
beard *tʃʌmun *tʃɔrɛ
beat *rʊk
bee *miggow- *sissa
beer *mɛrttɛ
belly *kɛŋŋa *kɛŋo
big *tʃobbi *bui
bird *kiɓʌlli- *ʃɔwa
bite *ɗag- *-ŋit-
black *kolli (?) *kɔrɔj
blood *ɓɪj- *ɲaɓa
blow (wind) *ʌɓu
blow (wth mouth) *tʊɓ *taɓaj-
boat (canoe) *goŋgul
body *ɛlɛ *rɛɛ
bone *ɛmmɛ *giga (?)
boy *ɗol-
break *ɗul-
breast *kɛ-ɛðði (?) *waddi
brother *gɔttɔna
buffalo *kʊðʊwan *nɛɓi
build *tɛɛgɛɲ
burn (trans.) *tuð-
bury *ɗaa
buttocks *ŋeɲ
buy *tal- *tal-
calabash *gussi
call *t̪ʊvv-
carry *ɗɔŋ- *tɛj-
cat *ɓurrʌ
catch *gamm- *gam-
charcoal *ðɔlɔmɔ *kolu (?)
chicken *tʊgʊllʊ-
chief *alaan *komoru
child *ɗole
children *ɗoli
chin *tʃamun (?)
climb *tɔɗ- *-ruk-
close *ɲʊgg- *ɲuk
cloth(es) *-rum
cloud *ɗiið- *iɗo
cold (of air) *-lʌl-
come *idʒː- *wɔŋ-
cook *ak- *ak-
cooking pot *idʒːo *dʒuu
corpse (sprit) *miniŋ-
count *kɛɛɓ-; *tiɠil-
cow *taŋa *bi
crocodile *kuɠul
cut *tɛɛɗ- *tɛŋgɛɗ-
dance *rʊggʊm
darkness *mʊggʊr *kɔrɔj
day *wat̪
defecate *t̪ɛl-
descend *luutʃː-
die *ɗʌk
dig *ɓɔk-
divide *ŋɛr *ŋɛr-
dog *(kʊ)rʊð (?) *rosso
donkey *ðiggir
door *(ka)t̪t̪ʊk *t̪ut̪t̪u
dream *kono- (?)
drink (v.) *kʊɗ- *ir-; *mat-
dry *-ɗɔg(ɔg)-
dry season *tʌggið
dust *tudugga- *tɛri
ear *it̪t̪at *ɲabi (?)
earth *lootʃ *ɓa (?)
eat *ɗak-
egg *ɓʊʊrʊ (pl.) *ɓurrai
eight *turge *isse
elephant *ɔŋŋɔl *ŋɔrɔ
eye *kɛɓɛrɛ (pl.) *kabari
face *ŋʊʊma *mumo
fall *-ttaað-
fat *ɗig- *-iɗiɓen-
father *babba *babba
fear *ŋolin- (?)
feather *kavʊr- (?)
female *ŋadʒːa *ŋahi
fighting *rug- (?)
finish (intr.) *ɗɛtʃ- (?)
fire *ɠuo *go
firewood *rimmatʃ
fish *kulugg-
five *tur *hatʃ’anaŋ
fly *kiroŋ-
follow *nʊʊ (?)
food *ʌɣʌt *t’ila
foot *ðootʃ *dʒagari
four *wetʃ *wuʃ
friend *gɔnna
frog *dɔlmɛ
full *ɓɪtt- (?)
get *dʒɔa
girl *ɓʊgɛɛ-
give *ʌɲik- *ʔajin-
go *ɓɪt̪t̪- *og-
goat *ɛɛð *tɔŋɔ
God *t̪ammu *t̪ummo
good *-bbunnʌ
grass *(k)ʌrtten-
grind *rɛk- *ŋɔɲ-
grinding stone *golu
guest (stranger) *-(k)ɛrɛnɪɔg- *kɔmɔn-
hair *immʌ *tʃ’ɔrɛ
hand *ʌððit *sijo
hard *-kkɔmm- *ɗalɗali
hat *gardʒu
head *ɔɔwa *sabba
hear *ðik- *ʃig-
heart *ðini-
heavy *-ɗiŋɗiŋ- *ɗiŋɗiŋi
hit (of fight) *rʊk-
hoe *kɔlɪja- *gaita
hold *gam-
horn *ot̪t̪on *k’erdʒe
hot (as fire) *-bbur-
house *tʃeeð (?)
hunger *mʌggið *poso
husband *maatʃːa
I *anɛɛtta *aɲɲe
iron *ðiigit
kill *rʊk-
knee *kʊðʊŋ *k’ommi
knife *kaɓað *warra
know *ɠaa- *tak-
laugh *t̪arar- *tʃ’ɛk-
leaf *ɓʌllog-
left *kʌŋettit *kaŋgit (?)
leg *ðootʃ
leopard *kɛɛlaŋ *kɛrɛŋ
lie *vɔlɔŋ
lie down *taŋu *tuŋ-
like *-ɗiimi-
liver *ɲɔɔ *tarra
lizard *lobbor-
long *wuun *rammi
look *tʃin-
louse *iɲatt-
maize *k’ormoʃo
male *-maatʃː- *matʃ’
man *eet
many *mɛɛlɛ *meri
meat *iɗiŋ *atʃuk
milk *ira *uro
millet *liba
moon *ɲVlVk *tag-
mosquito *lVVnit (?)
mother *jʌj (?)
mouth *(k)-ʊt̪t̪ʊk *tuk-
nail (finger or toe) *vallag-
name *ðara *sara
navel *kuɗuvit
neck *iɲɲa *ŋo
new *ŋedʒːuk *tʃagi
night *ɓʌlin *ɓal-
nine *tɔrkkɔwɔ *sakkal
nose *ʊŋɛtʃ (?) *giroŋ
one *koɗoi (?)
open (door) *ʔow- (?)
other *ʊmma (?)
penis *lɔggɔttɔ
people *eetta *zug-
person *eet *hiri
play (games) *mɪtʃ- (?)
pour *ɗutt-
pull *tʊgʊr
rain *t̪ammu *gujo
rainy season *ʔojo
red *marɪk *goloɲi
refuse *ɓʊr- *kamar-
return (intr.) *ɓɔɗ-
road *ɠɔɔl *gɔrɔ
roast *-vaɗ- (?)
robe *am-
root *-ggero-
run *vir-
saliva *ammʊt̪t̪a- *mɔɗ
salt *tʃoji (?)
sand *kaðatʃ- *kassa-
say *ɗʊg-
see *tʃɪn-
seed *kiɲVmV- *dugui
sell *t̪al- *tal-
send *-t̪t̪on (?) *-t̪ono- (?)
seven *tʊrgɛrɛm *issaɓaj
sew *t̪ʊll *tʃVk-
sheep *ʌðeet *mɛddɛrɛ
shoes *tʃʌʌvit *tʃaha
shoot *edʒː-
short *kut̪t̪urʌ *mɔkkɔɲɲi
show *jelek *ɗol-
sing *ɓɛn-
sister *ŋɔɔna *ŋVŋV
sit *ʌvu
six *tɔrkɔnɔm *ille
skin *rutʃːen- *ɛri
sleep *taŋŋ- *tuŋ-
small *kɪɗɪtʃː- *ɗiini (?)
smoke (n.) *ɓurr- *ɓurre
smoke (v.) *kuɗ-
snake *kʊkkaat *kono
sow (seeds in holes) *dug-
spear *ɗilla *pɛr
spit *t̪ʊr *t̪uh-
split (tr.) *pak *pɛl-
stand *ɓɪll-
star *mVɲV *muɲuɲ-
steal *ɠɔrɔð *gVrV
stomach *kɛɛŋa
stone *ɓɛɛ *bV
sun *kɔr *suC (?)
sun shine *kɔr
swallow *kʊk *k’udʒ- (?)
sweep *tivil (?)
swell (intr.) *(k)iivi (?)
tail *kuullʌ *kuro (?)
take *ɓitt-
taste *t̪ar- *tar-
tear *rɛɛtʃː-
tell *ɗug-
ten *ɔmɔtto *t̪ɔmmɔn
thief *-ggorijʌ-
thigh *aðan *san
thorn *ɓVlle- *ɓirni
thou *iɲɲV
three *ijjo *sizzi
thirst *arukkɔr
tie *tʃɛɓ- *tʃ’eb-
tobacco *pʌbbu *dampu
tongue *ʌgʌʌt *kat
tooth *ɲiggɪtta *ɲigidda (?)
tortoise *dolɛttɛ; *kɔkɔlɔ
touch (with hand) *kʊm (?)
tree *kɛɛt̪ *kɛdo (?)
two *ramma *ramman
untie *ɔgg- *ɔg-
urinate *ðol- *ʃoro-
urine *ðɔlɔ *ʃorra
vomit *taððak *-har-
vulture *kɔɗɔp (?)
walk *tɔɔ
wall (of house) *ɗillʌt
war *kaman
warm *aggiɲɣiɲi
wash *tʊɲ- *t̪oɲ-
water *maam *ma
we *aggetta *agge
weep *t̪ʊll- *t̪ur-
what? *ɲaa (?)
white *vɔɔr *hɔli
who? *ŋVnV
wind *ŋɔɔt̪ *ŋojɔ (?)
wing *tʌbbʌtʃːo-
word *ðɔɔð
work *tiitʃ (?)
you (pl.) *aggitta (?)

References

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  1. ^ Yigezu, Moges. 2001. A comparative study of the phonetics and phonology of Surmic languages. Bruxelles: Université libre de Bruxelles. Doctoral dissertation, University of Bruxelles.
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