Aisi
Aisi is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 400 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Aisi, or Musak, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Aisi is spoken in Musak (5.335931°S 145.240255°E / -5.335931; 145.240255 (Musak)), Kikerai (5.248069°S 145.21067°E / -5.248069; 145.21067 (Kikirai)), Banam (5.413751°S 145.237589°E / -5.413751; 145.237589 (Banam)), Sepu (5.458793°S 145.214516°E / -5.458793; 145.214516 (Sepu)), and Garaligut (5.473568°S 145.265295°E / -5.473568; 145.265295 (Garaligut)) villages in Usino Rural LLG. The largest Aisi-speaking villages are Sepu, Banam, and Musak, located just to the east of the Ramu River.
From Wikipedia · Aisi language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Aisi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | abi | |
| name | ibu* | |
| eye | tam3* | |
| ear | kisag* | |
| nose | mumurag3r* | |
| tooth | mak3* | |
| tongue | sagui* | |
| blood | ig3m* | |
| bone | d3gar* | |
| skin | k3r3bu* | |
| knee | kogay* | |
| breast | am3* | |
| liver | goleb3gus3* | |
| water | aŋ | |
| fire | 3b* | |
| sun | wayaN* | |
| star | tend3* | |
| stone | go3ndE* | |
| mountain | w3r3* | |
| tree | t3r* | |
| night | ur3k3r* | |
| dog | ap3r* | |
| fish | kiaNi* | |
| louse | im3* | |
| one | p3bra* | |
| two | agrEnda* | |
| I | ya* | |
| you | na* | |
| we | ar3* | |
| see | iri* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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