Avau
Avau is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Avau is an Austronesian language of West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Avau
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Eu* | |
| name | inye* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tiNa* | |
| nose | iNe* | |
| tooth | kuakinyaNa* | |
| tongue | mama* | |
| hand | mini* | |
| blood | mlek* | |
| bone | ini* | |
| skin | kuni* | |
| breast | minNa* | |
| liver | kEtE* | |
| water | eiki* | |
| fire | ekuon* | |
| star | eumdik* | |
| stone | ekum* | |
| leaf | koki* | |
| night | emien* | |
| dog | mokoi* | |
| fish | eli* | |
| louse | eNut* | |
| one | ke* | |
| two | su* | |
| I | iyo* | |
| you | imo* | |
| we | indi* | |
| drink | in* | |
| see | vitik* | |
| hear | loNo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · avau1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · avb