Table 5.
Percentages of correct answers and Mann-Whitney U, Z, and p for between-groups comparisons of number of correct answers for cognate and non-cognate words in the bilingually-based and the native language-based groups.
| Word | BB(%) | NB(%) | Mann-Whitney U (df = 59) | Z | Sig (1-tailed). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat | 100 | 100 | 341 | 0.000 | 0.500 |
| Apple | 100 | 93.1 | 310 | −1.695 | 0.045 |
| Balloon | 100 | 89.7 | 321 | −0.902 | 0.184 |
| Hand | 100 | 93.1 | 310 | −1.695 | 0.045 |
| Airplane | 32.3 | 24.1 | 324 | −0.386 | 0.350 |
| Bird | 32.3 | 27.6 | 335 | −0.139 | 0.445 |
| Tree | 96.8 | 44.8 | 183.5 | −3.516 | 0.000 |
| Table | 90.3 | 10.3 | 134.5 | −4.304 | 0.000 |
| Drinking | 96.8 | 62.1 | 208 | −3.311 | 0.001 |
| Frog | 61.3 | 55.2 | 313.5 | −0.576 | 0.283 |
| Money | 67.7 | 44.8 | 249.5 | −1.924 | 0.027 |
| Umbrella | 29 | 6.9 | 273 | −1.747 | 0.041 |
BB, bilingually-based; NB, native language-based.