Ankave
Ankave is an Angan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Ankave or Angave is a Papuan language spoken by the approximately 1,500 (as of 2014) Angave people in Kerema District, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.
From Wikipedia · Ankave language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Ankave
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | a7ma* | |
| name | ava7nankana* | |
| eye | s3mu* | |
| ear | hara7a* | |
| nose | s37ma* | |
| tooth | mang3* | |
| tongue | ai7w3* | |
| blood | tangga* | |
| bone | enga7* | |
| skin | yara* | |
| knee | kwo7munga* | |
| breast | s3ngw3* | |
| liver | aia* | |
| water | a´waxᵻ´ | |
| fire | ta7a* | |
| sun | sanggwa* | |
| star | seng3* | |
| stone | sa7anga* | |
| mountain | nt3wa* | |
| tree | ika7* | |
| leaf | wa7* | |
| night | sa7at3na* | |
| dog | s3wia* | |
| fish | pa7a* | |
| louse | iya* | |
| one | nawona* | |
| two | uwa* | |
| I | nyon3* | |
| you | yoga* | |
| we | none* |
* 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
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