Chinese

Word

Amis

annotation

1

手

hand

kamay

2

左

left

kawili

3

右

right

kawanan

4

腳

leg/foot

waqay

5

走

to walk

r-um-akat

-um AF marker

6

路

road/path

lalan

7

來

to come

tajni

8

轉

to turn (=veer to the side, as in turning left or right on a path)

ma-liwung

ma- AF marker

9

游泳

to swim

mi-Languy

mi- AF marker

10

骯髒

dirty

ma-kaLit

ma-acek “disgusting’

kaLit ‘dirt’

11

灰塵

dust

taqfod

12

皮

skin

fanges

13

背

back (body part)

koror

[o] and [u] are allophonic variations in Amis

14

肚子

belly

ti(j)aL

15

骨頭

bone

okak / ukak

16

腸子

intestines

tina(j)i^

17

肝臟

liver

^atay

18

胸部

breast

faluhang / falohang

cucu

cucu  1. the breast of a woman; 2. udder; 3. teat

faluhang ‘beast; chest’

19

肩膀

shoulder

qafala

20

知道

to know (things), be knowledgeable

ma-fanaq

21

想

to think

mi-harateng

22

害怕

to fear

ma-talaw

23

血

blood

remes

24

頭

head

fungoh

25

脖子

neck

li^er

26

頭髮

hair ( of the head)

fukes

27

鼻子

nose

ngoso^

28

呼吸

to breathe

sasla^an

29

聞

to sniff, smell

hanek

30

口

mouth

ngoyos

31

牙齒

tooth

waLis

32

舌頭

tongue

sema

33

笑

to laugh

ma-tawa

ma- AF marker

34

哭

to cry

t<um>angic

<um> AF marker.

< > is used for indicating an affix.

35

嘔吐

to vomit

ma-uta^

36

吐口水

to spit

mi-supa^

ngalay ‘split’, ‘desire’, ‘need’ (n.)

mi-supa^ ‘to split’ (v.)

37

吃

to eat

k<um>aqen

38

咀嚼

to chew (a. general term; if no general term then b. chew betel)

kemkem (frequent)

/ papap (less frequent)

39

煮

to cook (a. general term; if no general term then b. boil food)

mi-tangtang

40

喝

to drink

mi-nanum

nanom’water’

41

咬

to bite

mi-kalat

mi-kalat 1. to bite; 2. to hurt sb. on purpose

42

吸

to suck

cuhcuh

43

耳

ear

tangila

44

聽

to hear

mi-tengir

45

眼睛

eye

mata

46

看

to see

mi-nengneng, mi-araw

mi- AF marker

ma- PF marker

47

打哈欠

to yawn

ma-suwaf

48

睡覺

to sleep

ma-futi^

49

躺下來

to lie (down)

tihmuk

50

作夢

to dream

ma-lemeL

51

坐

to sit

alo^

52

站

to stand

t<um>ireng

53

人

person/ human being

tamLaw

54

男人

man/male

faqinajan

55

女人

woman/female

fafahijan

56

小孩

child

wawa

57

老公

husband

faqinay

58

老婆

wife

fafahi

59

媽媽

mother

ina

60

爸爸

father

mama

61

房子

house

luma^

62

屋頂

roof/thatch

faLahong

63

名字

name

ngangan

64

說

to say

saan

Aki said, “...”

“...” saan Aki

64’

說

to say

s<um>uwal

s<um>umal ‘to speak (language).

65

繩子

rope

keliw

66

綁起來

to tie up, fasten

faluL-en

soqot

soqot ‘to tie up’ (打結)

faluL ‘to fasten’(綑綁，綁緊)

-en PF marker

67

縫

to sew (clothing)

mi-taqis

mi-tapir ‘to patch’, ‘to mend’

mi-taqis ‘to sew’

68

針

needle

linum

69

打獵

to hunt (for game)

mi-qaloq (general term)

mi-tilu (with a trap)

mi-qalof (general term for hunting)

mi-tilu (to hunt with a trap)

70

射箭

to shoot (an arrow

panaq

71

刺

to stab, pierce

cucuk

72

打

to hit (with a hand)

mi-palo

72

打

to hit (with stick, club)

mi-stiq

73

偷

to steal

takaw

74

殺

to kill

tapaq

75

死

to die, be dead

patay

76

住

to live, be alive

maroq

maroq 1. to sit; 2. to live, be alive

77

搔癢

to scratch (an itch)

kuskus

78

切

to cut, hatch (wood)

cikcik

79

棍子

stick (wood)

sa-stiq

kasuy ‘firewood’

sa-stiq ‘wood stick’

80

砍

to split (tr.)

mi-pelaq

pelaq ‘to split sth. into two’

81

尖的

sharp

ma-talem (sharp of a blade)

82

鈍的

dull, blunt

matales (blunt of a blade)

83

工作(田事)

to work (in garden, field)

ma-tayal

84

種植

to plant

paluma’

85

選擇

to choose (a mate)

mi-simsim

86

長

to grow (intr.)

ma-lengaw

87

腫

to swell (as an abscess)

ma-lifawa

88

榨/擠

to squeeze (as juice from a fruit)

mi-hatec

89

握

to hold (in the fist)

mamet

90

挖

to dig

kurkur

91

買

to buy

mi-^aca

92

打開

to open, uncover

mi-cakay

93

摏米

to pound, beat

mi-talik

94

丟

to throw

tekur

falah ‘to throw away’

tekur ‘to throw (for a stone)

95

落下

to fall

ma-terak

ma-funor

ma-funor ‘to fall (for fruits only)

96

狗

dog

wacu

97

鳥

bird

tupi

ayam

ayam ‘general term for bird’

98

蛋

egg

fitaqol

99

羽毛

feather

upih

100

翅膀

wing

sa-pihpih

101

飛

to fly

mafer

102

老鼠

rat

qedo

103

肉

meat / flesh

titi, heci

104

肥肉

fat / grease

simar

105

尾巴

tail

wikor

106

蛇

snake

uner

107

蚯蚓

worm (earthworm)

qatikak

108

蝨

louse ( a. general term, or b. head louse)

kuto

qatimla ‘flea’

109

蚊子

mosquito

likes

kaLafowangay ‘Little Egret or Cattle Egret’ (白鷺鷥)

110

蜘蛛

spider

falalutong

111

魚

fish

futing

112

腐爛的

(食物或屍體)

rotten (of food, corpse)

ma-funar /

ma-funiq

ma-funar ‘rotten into pieces’ (散)

ma-funiq ‘rotten, molder away’ (爛)

113

(樹木的)枝

branch (the branch itself, not fork of the branch)

capaq

cipaq 

capaq ‘branches for a tree’

cipaq ‘branches for a river’

114

樹葉

leaf

papah

115

根

root

limit

116

花

flower

hana

117

水果

fruit

NA

No general term for fruit. Only the term for each specific kind of fruit

118

草

grass

lengos

119

土

earth / soil

suta^

120

石頭

stone

fukeloh

121

沙

sand

tafok

122

水 (清水)

water (fresh water)

nanum

123

流 (V)

to flow

ma-katay

124

海

sea

liyar

125

鹽

salt

cilah

126

湖

lake

fanaw

127

森林

woods / forest

lutuk

128

天空

sky

kakalayan

129

月亮

moon

fulaL

130

星星

star

fu^is

131

雲

cloud ( = white cloud, not a rain cloud)

kaLit

kaLit ‘general term for cloud’

131’

雲

cloud ( = white cloud, not a rain cloud)

132

青蛙

fog

takulah

qopqopay

takulah ‘frogs (little)’

qopqopay ‘frogs (big)’

tokulicay ‘toad’

133

雨

rain

olad

134

打雷

thunder

kakeleng

135

閃電

lightning

kalapi(j)at

136

風

wind

feli / fali

137

吹

to blow (a. of the wind, b. with the mouth)

jof

138

溫暖的(氣候)

warm (of weather)

NA

paliq(e)ko ‘to bask’

139

寒冷的(氣候)

cold (of weather)

siq(e)naw

140

乾的

dry (a. general term, b. to dry up)

ma-icang

141

濕的

wet

ma-cipa^

142

重的

heavy

karteng

143

火

fire

lamar

144

燒

to burn (tr.)

tofdoh

145

煙

smoke (of a fire)

qacifer

146

灰燼

ash

^afo

147

黑色

black

kuh(e)ting

148

白色

white

kuh(e)cal

149

紅色

red

kah(e)ngang

150

黃色

yellow

kalyalyaway

151

綠色

green

kangdaw

angdaw ‘green, blue’

152

小的

small

miming

153

大的

big

tataqak,

tataqang

154

短的

short (b. in height, b. in length) 

kamuku^

155

長的

long (of objects)

kakayaq

156

薄的

thin (of objects)

kuhpicay

157

厚的

thick (of objects)

kiftol

158

窄的

narrow

ma-qecu

159

寬的

wide

kakahaL

160

生病

painful, sick

aLaLa

161

害羞的

shy, ashamed

ma-nguLo

162

舊

old (of people)

katelan

ma-tuqas

matelan ‘old’ (for things)

ma-tuqas ‘old’ (for men)

163

新

new

faluhay

kapah

faluhay (for things)

kapah (for men)

164

好的

good

fancal

fancal ‘good, beautiful, fine’ (general term for positive property)

165

壞的

bad, evil

tatiqih

riqang ‘to mistreat’, ‘to attack’

tatiqih ‘bad, ugly, evil’ (general term for negative property)

166

正確的

correct, true

ma-tama

167

夜晚

night

taLaya

168

白天

day

rumiad

169

年

year

mihca

170

何時

when (question)

hacu(w)a

171

藏起來

to hide (intr.)

simeL

172

爬(樹)

to climb (a. ladder, b. mountain)

ma-caka 往上爬

mi-kali 爬樹

macaka ‘to climb upward’

mi-kali ‘to climb up a tree’

173

在(Prep)

at

i

174

在…裡(Prep)

in, inside

i

175

在…之上

above

fafukang

fafukang (n.)

176

在…之下

below

laqnu

laqnu (n.)

177

這個

this

k-uni

k- nominative case marker

178

那個

that

k-una

k-ura

k-una (visible)

k-ura (invisible)

179

近的

near

nataq

180

遠的

far

ma-laqay

181

哪裡

where (question)

icu(w)a

182

我

I

k-ako

183

你

thou

k-isu

184

她

he/she

c-ingra

185

咱們/我們

we (incl.)(excl.)

k-ita

186

你們

you (pl.)

k-amu

187

他們

they

c-angra

188

什麼

what (question)

umaqan

189

誰

who (question)

c-ima

190

其他

other

NA

u lumaq a tamdaw ‘other people’

191

全部

all

ma-pulong, maqming

192

和

and

a

193

假如

if

ano

194

如何

how (question)

samaqanen

195

不

no, not

naqaj, caqaj, awa

196

算

to count

mi-saqosi

197

1

one

ccaj, cecaj

198

2

two

tusa

199

3

three

tulu

200

4

four

s(e)pat