Table 1. Bound and Free Morphemes Relating to Body Parts in the Matis Language

Prefixes Nouns Meanings
an- ana tongue
ana ɾɨʂan/ɾɨʂβu tongue tip
βɨ- βɨmanan face, forehead
βɨmaɾi, βɨʂakete eyelash
βɨɾu eye
βɨɾu kaʂuku eyelid
βɨɾu kuiʂamawi eyebrow
in- ina penis, tail
ɨk- ɨkβik lip
ɨkʂak mouth
ka- kaʂpan upper back
kaʂuku back
kaʂuku wiʂpo lumbar (lower back)
kui- kuiʂak jaw
kuiʂakete beard
kuitonko chin
kuɨ- kuɨ vagina
kuɨ ɨkʂak vaginal lips
kuɨ tsitami perineum
ma- mapais horn
mapi brain
maʂatkete hair
maʂo head
maʂo kaʂuku/tsitsu back of head
mɨ- mɨkɨn hand
mɨkɨn ana palm
mɨkɨn kaʂuku dorsum of hand
mɨkɨn maʂopa thumb
mɨkɨn ɾɨʂan/ɾɨʂβu fingertip
mɨkɨn tɨtun wrist
mɨkɨn tɨtun kaʂuku dorsum of wrist
mɨntʂinβuɾuʂ elbow
mɨntsis fingernail, claw
mɨpuku anterior forearm region
mɨpuku kaʂuku posterior forearm region
mɨɾantakua anterior cubital region
mɨk- mɨkaʂ rib
nak- naktete waist
nik- niktʂun navel
pa- paβɨʂan ear
pɨ- pɨi wing, feather
pɨʂoɾo shoulder
pɨʂuku armpit
pɨtɨʂka upper arm, paw
po- poβik belly skin
popeʂ lateral part of the abdomen
pu- pui kini anus
puku belly
puku tʂɨɾɨk large intestine
puku tʂunu small intestine
puɾunte thigh
pusa stomach
ʂa- ʂaβet hip
ʂaeʂ groin
ʂik- ʂiktun, ʂiktoɾo thorax
ʂɨ- ʂɨta tooth
ʂu- ʂui penis
ʂui βikik clitoris
ʂui maβit foreskin
ʂui maʂo glans
ʂui ɾɨʂan urethra
ʂuma breast, nipple, milk
ɾa- ɾaɾa body
ɾan- ɾanβɨɾu knee
ɾantakua behind the knee
ɾɨ- ɾɨmuɾun nasal cavity
ɾɨʂan nose, beak, snout
ɾɨʂan kaʂuku nasal bridge
ɾɨʂan kini nostril
ta- taɨ foot
taɨ ana sole
taɨ kaʂuku dorsum of foot
taɨ maʂopa big toe
taɨ ɾɨʂan/ɾɨʂβu tiptoe
taɨ tɨtun ankle
taɨ tsituku heel
tantis toenail
tak- takua liver
tan- tanpeʂ cheek
tɨ- tɨβik neck skin
tɨos uvula
tɨʂpan neck base
tɨtun neck
tɨtun kaʂuku nape
tɨwiʂpo, tɨtun wiʂpo cervical spine
tsi- tsiβɨn leg
tsipuis rectum
tsitsu ass
u- ubu scrotum
ubu ɨʂɨ testicles
wi- wipuku lower part of the leg
wipuku tɨtun ankle
wipuku wiʂpo shin
wipuku wiʂuku calf