Arawum
Arawum is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Arawum is a nearly extinct Rai Coast language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Arawum
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | 5au* | |
| eye | 3m* | |
| ear | kabluwaNE* | |
| nose | tumo* | |
| tooth | maNgEm* | |
| tongue | mElE* | |
| blood | kakai* | |
| bone | kEskE* | |
| skin | njal* | |
| knee | mol* | |
| breast | ammu* | |
| water | sono* | |
| fire | piyE* | |
| sun | phiE* | |
| star | gasa* | |
| stone | wol* | |
| mountain | pinCe* | |
| tree | 3l* | |
| night | aNgElE* | |
| dog | mb3nt* | |
| fish | gatei* | |
| louse | mi* | |
| one | deikE* | |
| two | aliki* | |
| I | yi* | |
| you | ne* | |
| we | sine* | |
| see | wEli* | |
| hear | kaplEsi* | |
| die | kumo* |
* 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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Glottolog · araw1272 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · awm