Arop-Lokep
Arop-Lokep is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Arop-Lokep (also spelled Arop-Lukep) is an Oceanic language spoken by 3,015 people (as of 2000) on four islands in the Siassi chain in the Vitiaz Strait in Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Arop-Lokep
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | toltol* | |
| name | ene* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | talnga* | |
| nose | kadu* | |
| tooth | doNa* | |
| tongue | me* | |
| hand | bae* | |
| blood | rara* | |
| bone | tura* | |
| skin | tini* | |
| knee | tura* | |
| breast | sui* | |
| liver | kata* | |
| water | ran | |
| fire | ei* | |
| sun | ke* | |
| star | kanpitiki* | |
| stone | pat* | |
| mountain | kawal* | |
| tree | kai* | |
| leaf | raunu* | |
| night | bong* | |
| dog | gaunu* | |
| fish | i* | |
| louse | kut* | |
| one | atu* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | au* | |
| you | ong* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- LamogaiAustronesian89% alike
- Kele (Papua New Guinea)Austronesian89% alike
- MansimHatam-Mansim88% alike
- Mouk-AriaAustronesian88% alike
- KarnaiAustronesian87% alike
- Maleu-KilengeAustronesian87% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · arop1243 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · apr