Yanda, a language of the Dogon group in Northern ... - Roger Blench
Yanda, a language of the Dogon group in Northern ... - Roger Blench
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R.M. <strong>Blench</strong> <strong>Yanda</strong> Wordlist Circulated for comment<br />
English Français <strong>Yanda</strong> Commentary<br />
fever fièvre waadu<br />
boil<br />
furoncle<br />
sore/wound plaie ladu<br />
scar cicatrice ladɔlɔ<br />
skull<br />
crâne<br />
bra<strong>in</strong> cervelle bɔndum<br />
head tête ko ‘head’ and o<strong>the</strong>r body parts have no<br />
plural.<br />
eye oeil gide<br />
face visage gide num<br />
cheek joue pama sk<strong>in</strong> at side <strong>of</strong> mouth gyεnε<br />
forehead front dime<br />
nose nez k<strong>in</strong>za<br />
ear oreille sun<br />
mouth bouche kyεnε<br />
lip lèvre kyεnε du<br />
tooth dent ín<br />
tongue langue nεmda<br />
throat gorge yɔgɔ<br />
neck cou kɔlɔ<br />
jaw mâchoire aŋa<br />
ch<strong>in</strong> menton bya<br />
shoulder épaule guba<br />
armpit aisselle kakada<br />
arm bras numa<br />
upper arm<br />
numa ede tolu<br />
elbow coude numa tɔndɔ<br />
palm paume numa k<strong>in</strong>da<br />
f<strong>in</strong>gers doigts numa e <strong>Yanda</strong> appears to have a collective to<br />
describe <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>gers<br />
wrist poignet numa kɔlɔ ‘neck <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> arm’<br />
leg jambe naa<br />
foot pied tεmbεn<br />
thigh cuisse paga<br />
knee genou kunzu<br />
nail ongle kɔmbile<br />
breast (female) se<strong>in</strong> εmε<br />
stomach ventre bede<br />
navel nombril bɔŋɔ<br />
back dos tunɔ<br />
buttocks fesses dumu zezer<br />
upper thigh cuisse supérieure daŋga<br />
penis<br />
pénis<br />
vag<strong>in</strong>a<br />
vag<strong>in</strong><br />
clitoris<br />
clitoris<br />
sk<strong>in</strong> peau guzu<br />
bone os k<strong>in</strong>a<br />
ve<strong>in</strong> ve<strong>in</strong>e Veli<br />
blood sang gyεŋgyu<br />
breath souffle pubiya<br />
tear larme gide iŋgyu ‘eye-water’<br />
saliva salive kyεnε iŋgyu ‘mouth-water’<br />
bone marrow moelle<br />
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