Anuki
Anuki is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Anuki language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Gabobora people along Cape Vogel in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. The language was named after a highly respected deity of the people, whose sacred remains now rest in Australia.
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Words in Anuki
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | wavine | |
| person | wawaya* | |
| name | wagawaga* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tayina* | |
| nose | giga* | |
| tooth | nigo* | |
| tongue | pepa* | |
| hand | ima* | |
| blood | ganigani* | |
| bone | irike* | |
| skin | beka* | |
| liver | katekate* | |
| water | rarima | |
| fire | keyama* | |
| sun | gabudara* | |
| star | kewokewo* | |
| stone | akima* | |
| mountain | koya* | |
| tree | kai* | |
| leaf | rugurugu* | |
| night | pom* | |
| dog | dagasi* | |
| fish | igana* | |
| louse | tuma* | |
| one | tana* | |
| two | bata* | |
| I | tagu* | |
| you | tam* | |
| we | toumi* |
* 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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