Aghu
bahasa Aghu
Aghu is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Indonesia, by about 3,000 people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Aghu, or Central Awyu, is a Papuan language of South Papua, Indonesia. It may actually be two languages, depending on one's criteria for a 'language'. The two varieties are: Mappi River Awyu (Aghu) and Pasue River Awyu (Nohon, Mitak).
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Words in Aghu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | fi* | |
| eye | kiomogo* | |
| ear | sukEto* | |
| nose | sipayo* | |
| tooth | magaguxa* | |
| tongue | fage* | |
| blood | gon* | |
| bone | bigi* | |
| skin | xa* | |
| knee | bimo* | |
| breast | non* | |
| liver | in* | |
| water | oxo* | |
| fire | yan* | |
| sun | sowo* | |
| stone | io* | |
| mountain | xaibiE* | |
| leaf | on* | |
| dog | yaNi* | |
| fish | axE* | |
| louse | aNu* | |
| two | okuomu* | |
| I | nu* | |
| you | gu* | |
| we | nigu* | |
| drink | mik* | |
| hear | dak* | |
| die | kin* | |
| come | dax* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- South AwyuNuclear Trans New Guinea38% alike
- Edera AwyuNuclear Trans New Guinea37% alike
- Asue AwyuNuclear Trans New Guinea36% alike
- Kia River AwyuNuclear Trans New Guinea33% alike
- Central AwyuNuclear Trans New Guinea29% alike
- KombaiNuclear Trans New Guinea24% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · aghu1255 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ahh