Abu' Arapesh
Abu' Arapesh is a Nuclear Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 2,560 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Abuʼ, also known as Ua (meaning 'no'), is an Arapesh language (Torricelli family) of Papua New Guinea. It is dying, as speakers are shifting to Tok Pisin.
Otto Nekitel, a first language speaker of Abu' Arapesh, was awarded a PhD from the ANU in 1986 for his thesis Sociolinguistic aspects of Abu, becoming the first Papua New Guinean to receive a doctorate in linguistics.
Abuʼ is spoken in:
From Wikipedia · Abuʼ Arapesh language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Abu' Arapesh
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| man | aleman | |
| woman | numata' | |
| person | 3lifEn* | |
| name | Eigil* | |
| eye | N3im* | |
| ear | Elig3* | |
| nose | mutu* | |
| tooth | n3luh* | |
| tongue | 3h3k3* | |
| hand | l3gel* | |
| blood | usibEl* | |
| bone | pisit3n3gel* | |
| skin | benikoh* | |
| knee | 3lhu3b* | |
| breast | num3b* | |
| liver | 37uf* | |
| water | abal | |
| fire | unih* | |
| sun | u7w3h* | |
| star | u7du* | |
| stone | ut3m* | |
| mountain | du7it* | |
| tree | l3w3k* | |
| leaf | suf* | |
| night | uw3b* | |
| dog | nub3t* | |
| fish | Eiguh* | |
| pig | bul | |
| louse | numun3l* | |
| one | etin* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BukiyipNuclear Torricelli26% alike
- MufianNuclear Torricelli21% alike
- Bumbita ArapeshNuclear Torricelli13% alike
- Wom (Papua New Guinea)Nuclear Torricelli11% alike
- Western VictoriaPama-Nyungan7% alike
- OgeaNuclear Trans New Guinea7% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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