verbs of carrying

[Alex Francois]

dear Debbie,



Here are some verbs of carrying in *Hiw *(Torres Is), the northernmost
language of Vanuatu.


Forms are in IPA  [see attachment if fonts don't come out well].

Bracketed nouns (with a ‘+’) following the verb refer to the typical object.



/*təβɔɣ*/

(generic)  ‘carry, transport’  [Sg/Du agent]

/*βenŋɔɣ*/

(generic)  ‘carry, transport’  [Pl agent]

/*ᶢʟak*/

‘hold, carry in hand’

/*sa**ɣə*/

‘carry in arms’

/*aŋʷɔŋtəᶢʟɔ**ɣ*/

‘carry under armpit’

/*pʉŋə*/

‘carry  [baby+]  on o.'s side, using long cloth’

/*wᶢʟʉ*/

‘carry on shoulder’

/*səkʷe*/

‘carry  [child+]  sitting on o.'s shoulders’

/*pep*/

‘carry on back  [child+]’

/*kʷɔt*/

‘carry on back [one burden] using headstrap’

/*kʷɔt ᶢʟenᶢʟen*/

‘carry on back [several burdens at once] using headstraps’

/*wʉnɔ**ɣ*/

‘carry on top of head  [firewood+]’

/*pne*/

‘carry using strap hanging from shoulder [handbag+]’

/*wᶢʟo*/

‘carry around o.'s neck  [necklace+]’

/*tatəkʷe*/

‘carry on shoulder using a stick’ (generic)

/*sopep*/

‘carry on shoulder using a stick, with burden on back’

/*ᶢʟəβɔj*/

‘carry on shoulder using a stick, with burden on both ends’

/*wotatə*/

‘[2 people] carry on shoulders using stick, with burden between the
carriers’



None of these words is cognate with *sungi*.  (and I don't think I have a
cognate of that form in other Banks–Torres languages.)


There doesn't seem to be any strict gender specialisation, even though some
actions are typically associated with one gender: e.g. /pʉŋə/ is more often
done by women, /wotatə/ more often by men.



best,

Alex

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2014-09-02 10:02 GMT+02:00 Gunter Senft <Gunter.Senft at mpi.nl>:

> Dear Debbie!
>
>
>
> here are Kilivila verbs of carrying:
>
>
>
> -gebila-                 to carry
>
> -kau-                     to take (away), to carry
>
> -gabi-                    to carry on one's head (done by women only)
>
> -katake'u-           to carry on one's shoulder (done by men only)
>
> -katakeva-          to carry on one's shoulder (done by men only)
>
> -takausi-              to carry on one's shoulder (done by men only)
>
> -pwesi-                 to carry under one's arm (that's the way men
> usually carry their woven bags, but the verb is not gender specific)
>
> -kauve-PPIV-     to carry s.o. pick-a-pack (PPIV = possessive pronoun,
> inalienable possession)
>
>                                 Tama-m e-kauve-m  = Your father carries
> you pick-a-pack
>
> -papi-                    to carry s.o. pick-a-pack
>
> -koke'ula-            to keep on carrying
>
>
>
> -katakeva- is a variant of -katake'u- ; I do not know anything about the
> semantic difference between these two verbs and the verb -takausi-
>
>
>
> All the best from Nijmegen
>
> Yours,
>
> Gunter
>
>
>
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>
> *From:* an-lang-bounces at anu.edu.au [mailto:an-lang-bounces at anu.edu.au] *On
> Behalf Of *Deborah.Hill
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 02, 2014 1:21 AM
> *To:* an-lang at anu.edu.au
>
> *Subject:* [An-lang] verbs of carrying
>
>
>
> I’m working on verbs of carrying in Longgu (Oceanic) and I wondered if
> anyone had any data on ‘carry’ verbs in other Austronesian languages (and
> especially Western Austronesian languages).
>
>
>
> The two things that I’m most interested in are:
>
>
>
> 1.       Is there a verb for ‘carry on the head’ (and if so, what is it)?
>
> 2.       Are there modes of carrying that are (semantically)
> gender-based?  (i.e. women carry things in one way, men in another).
>
>
>
> The verb for ‘carry something on the head’ in Longgu is SUNGI.
>
>
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
>
>
> Debbie
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *Dr Deborah HillAssistant Professor, Faculty of Arts and Design.Teaching
> and Learning Fellow,Teaching and Learning Centre.University of Canberra ACT
> 2601*
>
> *Tel (02) 6201-2626Fax (02) 6201-2649*
>
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