Akoye
Akoye is an Angan language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 600 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Akoye, also known as Lohiki or Maihiri (Mai-Hea-Ri), is an Angan language of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Akoye
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | apäki | |
| person | avo* | |
| name | ntaga* | |
| eye | agwai* | |
| ear | ara* | |
| nose | ham3* | |
| tooth | maga* | |
| tongue | abgwa* | |
| blood | tagi* | |
| bone | yanggai* | |
| skin | yara* | |
| knee | wamgaya* | |
| breast | am3go* | |
| liver | bemgai* | |
| water | inäkä | |
| fire | ta* | |
| sun | avgwo* | |
| star | anaga* | |
| stone | andaga* | |
| mountain | ai* | |
| tree | iga7* | |
| leaf | wana* | |
| night | mwov3na* | |
| dog | tayo* | |
| fish | pe7* | |
| louse | ye* | |
| one | fonu7* | |
| two | faina* | |
| I | nna* | |
| you | nd3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · akoy1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · miw