Awara
Awara is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Awara is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. It is part of a dialect chain with Wantoat, but in only 60–70% lexically similar. There are around 1900 Awara speakers that live on the southern slopes of the Finisterre Range, they live along the east and west sides of Leron River basin.
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Words in Awara
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 3min* | |
| name | uman* | |
| eye | kayi* | |
| ear | m3l3k* | |
| nose | nom* | |
| tooth | map* | |
| tongue | yembi* | |
| hand | k3tak* | |
| blood | dak* | |
| bone | kw3t3n* | |
| skin | gup* | |
| knee | sopi* | |
| breast | m3m* | |
| liver | b3n* | |
| water | yaNg3* | |
| fire | d3ki* | |
| sun | gusit* | |
| star | kuminam* | |
| stone | hup* | |
| mountain | t3wan* | |
| tree | d3ki* | |
| leaf | t3m* | |
| night | kupil3ne* | |
| dog | homu* | |
| louse | t3mun* | |
| one | du* | |
| two | nal3* | |
| I | n3* | |
| you | g3* | |
| we | nin* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- MombumMombum-Koneraw90% alike
- SherdukpenSino-Tibetan88% alike
- MaiaNuclear Trans New Guinea87% alike
- BinandereNuclear Trans New Guinea84% alike
- HrusoIsolates83% alike
- Yau-NungonNuclear Trans New Guinea83% alike
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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