Serer lexicon

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

If you are updating to the verb or any noun categories, please note that I'm still fixing these tables over in my Sandbox. They will be pasted back over here all at once when I'm done. Faytak 16:17, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Nouns

Gloss	Singular	Plural	Sem. Dom.	Alt. Trans.	Session	Singular Tokens	Plural Tokens	notes
dog	ʔoɓˈoχ	ɦaʔˈɓoχ			OAD_001	Dog_02.wav, Dogs_01.wav	Dog_03.wav, Dogs_03.wav
cat	mu:s	mu:s(k'ɛ)			OAD_001	Cat_01.wav, Cats_01.wav	Cat_02.wav, Cats_03.wav
bird	ⁿdi:t̚	ti:t'			OAD_001	Bird_03.wav, Birds_02.wav	Bird_04.wav, Birds_03.wav
pig	ru:l	ʔaˈtu:l			OAD_001	Pig_02.wav, Pigs_01.wav	Pig_03.wav, Media:Pigs_02.wav
insect	ˈjejɛt	ˈjejɛt			OAD_001	Media:Insect_01.wav	Media:Insect_02.wav
spider	ˈapɔˈhɔlæʧ	ˈapɔˈhɔlaʧ			OAD_001	Media:Spider_03.wav	Media:Spider_04.wav
ant	ɲɪ:ɲaχ	ɲɪ:ɲaχ			OAD_001	Ant_03.wav	Ant_04.wav
butterfly	oˈfɪd	ˈχapid		oˈfɪɗ	OAD_001	Butterfly_01.wav	Butterfly_02.wav
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
light	lɛ:r				JM_004
fence	a'ɗiŋk	a'ɗiŋk			JM_004			presence/voicing of final stop?
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
rumor	ˈonan	ˈxanan			JH_005			lit. 'instance of hearing'
dance	ˈoᵐbɛtʃ	ˈhaƥɛtʃ			JH_005
gift	tʃʰɪtʰ	tʃʰɪtʰ			JH_005
fish	lɪƥ	ˈlɪƥkɛ			JH_005			No regular plural
scale	aˈʋas	haˈbas			JH_005
tail	las, ʔaˈlas	ˈχalas			JH_005, MF_013
fin, spine	aˈƈor				JH_005, MF_022			Did not elicit plural
boat	sukʰ				JH_005			Did not elicit plural
feather	aˈnaf	aˈnaf			JH_005, MF_013
year	oˈhi:d	χaˈki:d			VW_006
husband	oˈkor				VW_006
baobab tree	ƥa̰:k				JH_012			No plural elicited
baobab fruit	ɓa:k				JH_012			No plural elicited
shell, rind	ˈɔχɔƥ	ˈhaqoƥ			JH_012			Also (tree) bark
forest	aˈqoƥ				JH_012			No plural elicited; see also TextGrid 013
branch	aˈna:qʰ				JH_012			No plural elicited
root	aˈƥaƈ				JH_012			No plural elicited
yam	haƥ				JH_012			No plural elicited
moss	ˈna:ʋos				JH_012			No plural
wind	aˈƥaɪ				ED_017
milk	ˈʔɔsis	ˈχasis			MF_013	Media:013_milk_01.wav	Media:013_milks_03.wav
tear	ʔoˈɡoːniːtʰ	ˈhakoːniːtʰ			MF_013	Media:013_tear_03.wav	Media:013_tears_02.wav	as in crying
phlegm, mucus	ˈχaːqɔχ				MF_013	Media:013_phlegm_02.wav
urine	ˈʔasaiːd̥ʰ				MF_013	Media:013_urine_01.wav		derived from "urinate", did not elicit PL
feces	ɗuŋk				MF_013	Media:013_feces_01.wav		did not check for plural
feces (pol.)	ˈɲaʄlɔχ				MF_013	Media:013_feces_polite_03.wav		may be more than one word
manure (1)	ˈnɛːfaɾɛʔ				MF_013	Media:013_manure_02.wav
manure (2)	ʔaˈtʌs				MF_013	Media:013_manure_2_02.wav		may be derived from some verb [tʌs]
mouse	ƈɔːχ	ƈɔːχ (maju)			MF_013	Media:013-mouse_02.wav		initial C contrast with "perceive from far off"
meat	ˈndawaɭ	ˈtawaɭ			MF_013	Media:013_meat_02.wav	Media:013_meats_01.wav
fat (as on meat)	ɡɾɛːs, ɡɹɛːs				MF_013	Media:013_fat_01.wav	Media:013_fat_02.wav	Fr. "graisse"
horn	ʔoˈʤæn	ˈχaʧæn			MF_013	Media:013_horn_02.wav	Media:013_horns_01.wav
hoof	ʔoˈfɔχɔs	ˈχapɔχɔs			MF_013	Media:013_hoof_01.wav	Media:013_hooves_01.wav
wing	ʔaˈkant	ʔaˈkant			MF_013	Media:013_wing_01.wav		see "shoulder"
bracelet	nˈɟara				VW_011
woman	ɔˈtɛw	rɛw			KC_003	woman_01.wav
water	ˈfɔ:fiʔ				KC_003	water_01.wav		also the fluid in a blister
river	ˈoma:g	ˈχama:g			KC_003	river_01.wav	rivers_01.wav
ocean	oˈma:g-oˌma:k				KC_003	ocean_01.wav
lake	ˈʔambɛ:l				KC_003	lake_01.wav
cream, oil	ˈʔɔnɛw				KC_003	oil_cream_01.wav
dirt, sand	laŋg				KC_003	dirtsand_01.wav
mud	ˈlo:fin				KC_003	mud_01.wav
clay	ɗʊk'				KC_003	clay_01.wav
domesticated animals		mũːˈmin			KN_015			"general" term for livestock/domesticated animals of any type; singular not elicited.
pets		ˈcɛgɛl			KN_015			"personal" term for livestock/domesticated animals; singular not elicited.
lion	ˈɲɟogoj	ˈcogoj			KN_015			masc. and fem. forms formed with words for "man" and "woman"
sheep	mbaːl	paːl			KN_015			irregular masc. form; fem. formed with word for "woman"; homophonous with 'fishing net'
ram	suk mbaːl	suk' paːl			KN_015
ewe	ˈmbaːlndɛw				KN_015
fishing net	mbaːl	paːl			KN_015			homophonous with word for 'sheep'
vomit	ˈʔatɛkʰ				MF_022	Media:022-vomit_01.wav
blister	jaːf	ˈʔajaːf			MF_022	Media:022-blister_02.wav	Media:022-blisters_02.wav
thing used to swim	bɛˈʄir				MF_022	Media:022-thing_for_swimming_01.wav		see "to swim"; pl. not elicited
bruise, tender spot	ˈdiɾig̊ʰ	ˈʔatiɾig̊ʰ			MF_022	Media:022-bruise_02.wav	Media:022-bruises_01.wav
(big) swelling	ʔuːtʰ	ˈʔaʔuːtʰ			MF_022	Media:022-swelling_01.wav	Media:022-swellings_01.wav
wound	ɗʌj	ʔaʔɗ̥ʌj, ʔaƭʌj			MF_022	Media:022-wound_02.wav	Media:022-wounds_03.wav	E.g. knife wound. Stress varies between initial and final.
break, crack	ʔɔˈɡɛf	ʔaˈkɛf			MF_022	Media:022-crack_01.wav	Media:022-cracks_03.wav	as in a plate or a piece of wood
cough	ʔɔˈqɔtɔːχ				MF_022	Media:022-to_cough_a_cough_01.wav		same as the verb stem, pl. not elicited
snake	ˈfaŋgoːɫ	ˈpaŋgoːɫ			KN_020
rabbit	ndoːɭ	toːɭ			KN_020
worm	aˈloːtʰitʰ	aˈloːtʰitʰ			KN_020
bee	ˈŋguːran	ˈkuːran			KN_020
duck	aˈkanaːɾaʔ				KN_020			no distinct plural form; from Fr. **canard**
elephant	ˈfaɲiːkʰ	ˈpaɲiːkʰ			KN_020
mosquito	ƥoːk	ƥoːk			KN_020
frog	faːɓ	ˈhapaːɓ			KN_020
sun	ɲɟɛc'				NB_009
moon/month	oŋgɔl	xaqɔl			NB_009
day	ɲa:l				NB_009
week	ɲa:l/kɔm ndako:hi:du	ɲa:l/kɔm tako:hi:du			NB_009
rain	ˈatɛɓ̥				NB_009
lightning (bolt)	ˈoxi:ɲ	xaki:ɲ			NB_009			singular refers to a single bolt of lightning, plural several
house	mbɪnd	pɪnd			NB_009
window	oˡfalantɛ:r	xaˡpalantɛ:r			NB_009			Fr. loan word, **fênetre**
door	ˡɔdɔn oma:x	ˡxaton oma:x			NB_009			lit. 'mouth of the yard'
room	andɔk	tɔk			NB_018
kitchen	ambaw	paw			NB_018
hair	ʋil	aˈʋil		ɥil	ED_010
chest	ŋgaŋg				ED_010
blood	fɔˈʔɔj				ED_010
spit	ˈdɔχɔ:ɲ				ED_010
belly	ɔˈfʊd				ED_010
side, rib(s)	ɔˈsa:χ				ED_010
bellybutton	daɓ	at'aɓ			ED_010
leg, foot	ɔˈɟaf	aˈc'af			ED_010
hip	aˈƥɛk	aˈƥɛk			ED_010
hand, arm	oˈɓaɪ	χaʔˈɓaɪ			ED_017
head	χɔχ	aˈqɔχ			ED_017
nose	oˈɲis	ˈχaɲis			ED_017
beard	o'ratam	'χata,tam			JM_004
tongue, language	'ɗelem	a'ɗelem			JM_004			implosive? 'dɛlɛm?
bone	ˈohi:ƈ	ˈaki:ƈ		(pl) ˈhaki:ƈ	JH_005
mouth, beak	ˈodon	ˈχatɵn		(sg) ˈodɵn	JH_005, MF_013, ED_017
shoulder	aˈkaⁿd				JH_005			Did not elicit plural; may be same word as "wing"
arm, hand	oˈɓay	haʔˈɓay			VW_006
hand	oˈɓay	haʔˈɓay			VW_006
elbow	ˈnonoŋɡ	χaˈnonoŋɡ			VW_006
finger, toe	ˈnɡol	ko̰l			VW_006, ED_017
head	χɔ:χ	ˈakɔχ			VW_006
eye	ˈakid, aˈkid	ˈakid, aˈkid			VW_006, ED_017
nose	oˈɲis	ˈχaɲis			VW_006
lip	nˈɟapʼko	ˈtʃapʼkoʔ			VW_006, ED_017
mouth	oˈdon	haʔˈton			VW_006
ear	nɔf	ˈnɔf, ˈnɔfkɛ, nɔf ˈmayu			VW_006, ED_017
eyelid, eyelash	ˈɲo:ror				VW_006, ED_017
eyebrow	oˈɗi:ɗi:k	haʔˈɗi:kɗi:k			VW_006, ED_017
forehead	aˈtaɡɪd	ˈakɔχ			VW_006
finger	ŋgol	ƙol			JH_012
butt	fuƭ	ˈapuƭ			JH_012			Also (tree) trunk
skin, hide	ɗo:l				JH_012			No plural
breast	ƭɛːn	ƭɛːn			MF_013	Media:013_breast_07.wav	Media:013_breast_08.wav
muscle	ˈɗɔːlɛʔ	ˈɗɔːlɛʔ			MF_013	Media:013_muscle_01.wav	Media:013_muscle_04.wav
biceps	ʔʌˈʄɔːχ	χaˈʔʄɔːχ			MF_013	Media:013_biceps_01.wav	Media:013_biceps_pl_01.wav
nail, claw	ˈmbambaɲ(c)	ˈpambaɲ			MF_013, ED_017	Media:013_nail_01.wav	Media:013_nails_03.wav	"nail" meaning fingernail/toenail
kneecap	ˈroʔoi	ˈhatoʔoi			VW_011
knee	ngubai				VW_011			no good recording
ankle	ngubaiˈɟara				VW_011			lit: "knee bracelet"
stomach, intestine	la:u				VW_011
throat(s)	aˈpɛ̰ɛ̰pʰ	---			VW_011
neck	oˈtʃokʰ	ˈχatʃok			VW_011
heart(s), lung(s)	χɛɛɲ	---			VW_011
heel	oˈfaaɗ	ˈχaƥaaɗ			ED_017
love	bugʰ				OAD_008	Media:Love_01.wav	Media:Love_02.wav	note the final stop in "urine"/"urinate" as well
happiness	ɗai				OAD_008	Media:Happiness_01.wav	Media:Happiness_03.wav
sadness	judnɔχ				OAD_008	Media:Sadness_01.wav	Media:Sadness_02.wav, Media:Sadness_03.wav
swim (n)	ʔaˈbɛʄ				MF_022	Media:022-swim_03.wav		"an instance of swimming"
young lady	oˈtoog				JH_023			Age 15-22
old person	oˈnogoj				JH_023

Numerals

Gloss	form	Alt. Trans.	Sem. Dom	Session	Sound1	Sound 2	notes
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	ƭikʰ is counting form; initial voices when quant. certain N
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	Alt. Trans.	Sem. Dom.	Session	Sound1	Sound 2	notes
invincible	χɔχ			VW_006
a lot	ˈmayu			VW_006
spoiled (food)	aˈfɔt			JH_012
dank	aˈho:ɲa			JH_012
strong, tough	ˈsaʔɗkuʔ			MF_013	tough_01, tough_04		mod. of "meat," means "sinew" or "gristle"; derived from related V
small	nɛw			KC_003
big	ˈmagin			KC_003
big	ˈomaak			KC_003
black	ɓa̰ːl			KN_015
dead	ʔɔˈhɔnuʔ			MF_022			as modifies "person"
old	'onogoju			JH_023

Verbs

Gloss	form	OAD	KC	MF	Session	Sound1	Sound 2	notes
to dance	fɛtʃ				JH_005
to give	tʃʰɪʔ				JH_005
to measure	li:ƥ				JH_005
to hit	naf				JH_005
to cultivate	χɔɔχ				VW_006, ED_017
to urinate	said̥ʰ				MF_013
to go	tɛtʰ				MF_013			in euph. "go to the woods," see 013 TextGrid
to perceive from far off	ʄɔːkʰ				MF_013	Media:013_to_perceive_03.wav		any sensory input seems to work
to be strong, tough	saʔɗikʰ				MF_013	Media:013_be_strong_01.wav		see derived ADJ
to blow (wind)	ɓaɪ				ED_017
to see	gaʔ				OAD_008	Media:to_see_01.wav
to drink	jɛr				OAD_008	Media:to_drink_01.wav
to eat	ɲa:m				OAD_008	Media:to_eat_01.wav
to sit	mo:f				OAD_008	Media:to_sit_01.wav
to look	ɗɛ:t				OAD_008	Media:to_look_01.wav
to swim	β̞ɛʄ				MF_022	Media:022-to_swim_03.wav		often with excrescent final vowel
to cough	ʔɔˈqɔtɔːχ				MF_022	cough_01
to vomit	ˈdɛkɔχ				MF_022	Media:022-to_vomit_01.wav
to cut	dɛɡ̊ʰ				MF_022	Media:022-to_cut_01.wav		final is likely /g/
to crack, break, explode (intr)	ɡɛf				MF_022	crack_explode_01
to chop (wood)	ɡod̥ʰ				MF_022	Media:022-to_chop_01.wav		final is likely /d/
to sleep	ˈɗaːn				KN_015, MF_029

Pronouns

Gloss	form	Alt. Trans.	Sem. Dom.	Session	Sound1	Sound 2
I	miʔ			OAD_008	Media:I_01.wav
you.sg	woʔ			OAD_008	Media:you_sg_01.wav, Media:you_sg_02.wav
he, she, it	tɛn	tɛnt (?)		OAD_008	Media:she_he_01.wav
we	inoʔ			OAD_008	Media:we_01.wav, Media:we_03.wav
you.pl	nu:n			OAD_008	Media:you_pl_01.wav, Media:you_pl_02.wav
they	den, denɔʔ			OAD_008	Media:they_01.wav, Media:they_02.wav

Miscellany

Gloss	form	Alt. Trans.	Sem. Dom.	Session	Sound1	Sound 2
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
yes	i: , i:jo			OAD_008
no	haʔa			OAD_008