Serer lexicon
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Gloss | Singular | Plural | OAD | KC | MF | Session | Sound token 1 | Sound token 2 | notes |
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dog | ʔoɓˈoχ | ɦaʔˈɓoχ | OAD_001 | ||||||
cat | mu:s | mu:s(k'ɛ) | OAD_001 | ||||||
bird | ⁿdi:t̚ | ti:t' | OAD_001 | ||||||
pig | ru:l | ʔaˈtu:l | OAD_001 | ||||||
insect | ˈjejɛt | ˈjejɛt | OAD_001 | ||||||
spider | ˈapɔˈhɔlæʧ | ˈapɔˈhɔlaʧ | OAD_001 | ||||||
ant | ɲɪ:ɲaχ | ɲɪ:ɲaχ | OAD_001 | ||||||
butterfly | oˈfɪd | ˈχapid | OAD_001 | ||||||
fruit | oˈɓi: | χaˈɓi: | OAD_001 | ||||||
person | ʔɔˈkiːn | βiːn, ɥiːn | --- | MF_002 | Person_03.wav | People_01.wav, People_05.wav | |||
man | ɔˈkʷɔːɾ, ɔˈkʷɔːr | goːɾ | --- | MF_002 | Man_01.wav | Men_02.wav | |||
fire | 'fidɛl | JM_004 | |||||||
tree | 'ndaχar | 'taχar | JM_004 | ||||||
town, village | 'satɪ | 'satɪkɛ, 'ʧ’atɪkɛ | JM_004 | ɪ~ɛ~e, ˈsaatɛ | |||||
city | 'satɪ fa'ma:k | 'satɪ 'ma:kɛ | JM_004 | ||||||
beard | o'ratam | 'χata,tam | JM_004 | ||||||
light | lɛ:r | JM_004 | |||||||
fence | a'ɗiŋk | a'ɗiŋk | JM_004 | presence/voicing of final stop? | |||||
tongue, language | 'ɗelem | a'ɗelem | JM_004 | implosive? 'dɛlɛm? | |||||
name | gʊn | a'kʊn | JM_004 | ʊ~o, ɡon - VW | |||||
sap | go:n | JM_004 | |||||||
drum | famb | a'pamb | JM_004 | a~ʌ | |||||
song | a'kjim | a'kjim | JM_004 | how do you make superscripts? (j) | |||||
salt | o'ɉɪm | ha'cɛm | JM_004 | voicing of palatal stop in pl? ɪ~ɛ | |||||
hair | ʋil | aˈʋil | ɥil | ED_010 | |||||
chest | ŋgaŋg | ED_010 | |||||||
blood | fɔˈʔɔj | ED_010 | |||||||
spit | ˈdɔχɔ:ɲ | ED_010 | |||||||
belly | ɔˈfʊd | ED_010 | |||||||
side | ɔˈsa:χ | ED_010 | |||||||
bellybutton | daɓ | at'aɓ | ED_010 | ||||||
leg, foot | ɔˈɟaf | aˈc'af | ED_010 | ||||||
hip | aˈƥɛk | aˈƥɛk | ED_010 | ||||||
arm, hand | oˈɓay | haʔˈɓay | VW_006 | ||||||
hand | oˈɓay | haʔˈɓay | VW_006 | ||||||
elbow | ˈnonoŋɡ | χaˈnonoŋɡ | VW_006 | ||||||
finger | ˈnɡol | ko̰l | VW_006 | ||||||
head | χɔ:χ | ˈakɔχ | VW_006 | ||||||
eye | ˈakid, aˈkid | ˈakid, aˈkid | VW_006 | ||||||
year | oˈhi:d | χaˈki:d | VW_006 | ||||||
nose | oˈɲis | ˈχaɲis | VW_006 | ||||||
lip | nˈɟapʼko | ˈtʃapʼkoʔ | VW_006 | ||||||
mouth | oˈdon | haʔˈton | VW_006 | ||||||
ear | nɔf | ˈnɔf, ˈnɔfkɛ, nɔf ˈmayu | VW_006 | ||||||
eyelid, eyelash | ˈɲo:ror | VW_006 | |||||||
eyebrow | oˈɗi:ɗi:k | haʔˈɗi:kɗi:k | VW_006 | ||||||
forehead | aˈtaɡɪd | ˈakɔχ | VW_006 | ||||||
husband | oˈkor | VW_006 |
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Numerals
Gloss | form | OAD | KC | MF | Session | Sound1 | Sound 2 | notes |
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one | lɛŋk, lɛŋx | --- | MF_002 | Media:One_01.wav | Media:One_02.wav | |||
two | ƭikʰ, ɗikʰ | --- | MF_002 | Media:Two_02.wav | Media:Two_03.wav | |||
three | ˈtadikʰ | --- | MF_002 | Media:Three_07.wav | ||||
four | ˈnaɦikʰ, ˈnaɦeɪkʰ | --- | MF_002 | Media:Four_01.wav | Media:Four_04.wav | 2nd vowel changes, see session 006 | ||
five | ˈƥɛtʰikʰ, ˈɓɛtʰikʰ | --- | MF_002 | Media:Five_02.wav | Media:Five_05.wav | |||
six | ɓɛˈtʰu ˈfɔ lɛŋ | --- | MF_002 | Media:Six_03.wav | ||||
seven | ɓɛˈtʰu ˈʔɗikʰ | --- | MF_002 | Media:Seven_01.wav | ||||
eight | ɓɛˈtʰu ˈtadikʰ | --- | MF_002 | Media:Eight_03.wav | ||||
nine | ɓɛˈtʰu ˈnaɦekʰ | --- | MF_002 | Media:Nine_02.wav | ||||
ten | ˈhaɾˈɓɐɦaj, ˈhaɾɓɦaj | --- | MF_002 | Media:Ten_02.wav | Media:Ten_07.wav |
Adjectives
Gloss | form | OAD | KC | MF | Session | Sound1 | Sound 2 | ||
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invincible | χɔχ | VW_006 | |||||||
a lot | ˈmayu | VW_006 |
Verbs
Gloss | form | OAD | KC | MF | Session | Sound1 | Sound 2 |
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to cultivate | χɔɔχ | VW_006 | |||||
to urinate | MF_013 | ||||||
to defecate (euph.) | MF_013 | ||||||
to perceive from far off | MF_013 | ||||||
to pile up (trans.) | MF_013 |
Miscellany
Gloss | form | OAD | KC | MF | Session | Sound1 | Sound 2 |
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greeting | ˈnam ˈfiɔʔ | --- | MF_002 | Media:Hello_02.wav | |||
greeting (contracted) | ˈnamɔʔ | --- | MF_002 | Media:Hello_short_03.wav | |||
thank you | ˈʤoː kɐˈɲɟɐl, -ɺə | --- | MF_002 | Media:Thankyou_03.wav | Media:Thankyou_04.wav | ||
response to thanks | ʔɪˈnʌ ˈmbogʷʊn, -ɣʷ- | --- | MF_002 | Media:Youre_welcome_05.wav | Media:Youre_welcome_04.wav | ||
response to greeting | mɛˈɦɛ ˈmɛn | --- | MF_002 | Media:Response_to_hello_04.wav |