Abadi
Abadi is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 4,300 people.
See it on the globeOpen in the family tree
The Abadi language (also known as Kabadi and Gabadi) is an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea. Specifically, it is located in the Central Province, in the Kairuku district populating five main villages. The language has 2,900 native speakers as of 2011. The language is used among all ages, struggling for restoration. Abadi speakers carry a positive attitude towards their language and strive for improvement.
Abadi is an Austronesian language and is classified as [kbt]. The term Abadi stems from the speakers themselves from which they refer to their language. They may use the term Gabadi from the speakers of the surrounding languages.
From Wikipedia · Abadi language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Abadi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| father | aua | |
| woman | vavine | |
| person | kau* | |
| name | aga* | |
| eye | maka* | |
| ear | kai* | |
| nose | dukua* | |
| tooth | mise* | |
| tongue | mara* | |
| hand | ima* | |
| blood | rara* | |
| bone | kuri* | |
| skin | varea* | |
| breast | raka* | |
| water | vei | |
| fire | au* | |
| star | visiu* | |
| stone | kanobaga* | |
| leaf | rau* | |
| night | vabugu* | |
| dog | oveka* | |
| fish | vea* | |
| louse | amuni* | |
| one | ka* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | na* | |
| we | isa* | |
| drink | inu* | |
| see | isa* | |
| hear | ono* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · abad1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kbt