Airoran
bahasa Adora
Airoran is a Greater Kwerba language spoken in Indonesia, by about 1,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Airoran is a language of Indonesia, spoken in the north coast area on the lower Apauwar River of Papua (Irian Jaya), in the villages of Subu, Motobiak, Isirania, etc. It is rather divergent from other Kwerba languages, though clearly related.
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Words in Airoran
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 3na* | |
| name | kwiCi* | |
| eye | nukwi* | |
| ear | sajimara* | |
| nose | hotin* | |
| tooth | kwan3* | |
| tongue | ateru* | |
| hand | taCabok* | |
| blood | psay* | |
| bone | kakam3* | |
| skin | korima* | |
| knee | sumanakaka* | |
| breast | mema* | |
| liver | eni* | |
| water | pit* | |
| fire | sidik* | |
| sun | habiC3* | |
| star | kom3ta* | |
| stone | kowia* | |
| mountain | tim3* | |
| tree | mubwarim* | |
| leaf | kwan3tai* | |
| night | kwitimu* | |
| dog | ikwe* | |
| fish | kaus* | |
| louse | nekwana* | |
| one | aberdi* | |
| two | inine* | |
| I | aCa* | |
| you | ama* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KwerbaGreater Kwerba24% alike
- SamarokenaGreater Kwerba18% alike
- IsirawaGreater Kwerba12% alike
- Chiquián Ancash QuechuaQuechuan11% alike
- Bullom SoAtlantic-Congo10% alike
- MadiArawan10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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