Awad Bing
Awad Bing is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Awad Bing, or Biliau, is an Austronesian language spoken by about 1,100 people in seven villages near Astrolabe Bay, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Almost all speakers also use Tok Pisin as a second language. Awad Bing is also spoken by a few Ngaing for trading purposes.
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Words in Awad Bing
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | paen | |
| person | tamol* | |
| name | wawaw* | |
| eye | mala* | |
| ear | talNa* | |
| nose | uyu* | |
| tooth | iNo* | |
| tongue | bale* | |
| hand | dima* | |
| blood | asur* | |
| bone | tutu* | |
| skin | kimpi* | |
| knee | turu* | |
| breast | suy* | |
| liver | irir* | |
| water | raan | |
| fire | yaw* | |
| sun | az* | |
| star | buay* | |
| stone | matiaw* | |
| mountain | uyu* | |
| tree | ay* | |
| leaf | labni* | |
| night | udom* | |
| dog | gon* | |
| fish | yi* | |
| louse | ut* | |
| one | daseg* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | nam* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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