Awtuw
Awtuw is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Awtuw (Autu), also known as Kamnum, is spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It is a polysynthetic language closely related to Karawa and Pouye. It is spoken in Galkutua, Gutaiya (3.565508°S 142.001655°E / -3.565508; 142.001655 (Gutaiya)), Kamnom (3.552454°S 141.994165°E / -3.552454; 141.994165 (Kamnom)), Tubum (3.567408°S 142.003722°E / -3.567408; 142.003722 (Tubum)), and Wiup (3.553766°S 141.9845°E / -3.553766; 141.9845 (Wiup)) villages in Kamnom East ward, East Wapei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.
It is an endangered language, being widely replaced by Tok Pisin.
From Wikipedia · Awtuw language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Awtuw
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | taləran | |
| person | rameyEn* | |
| name | yenyiy* | |
| eye | new* | |
| ear | mane* | |
| nose | wutil* | |
| tooth | piylake* | |
| tongue | lale* | |
| hand | yiyle* | |
| blood | Eypiy* | |
| bone | lake* | |
| skin | yEy* | |
| knee | pampwey* | |
| breast | muy* | |
| liver | wurnewEw* | |
| water | yüw | |
| fire | tapwo* | |
| sun | mEy* | |
| star | wuwp* | |
| stone | tiyl* | |
| mountain | tiwle* | |
| tree | taw* | |
| leaf | tawtiw* | |
| night | im* | |
| dog | piyren* | |
| fish | gale | |
| louse | nin* | |
| one | naydowo* | |
| two | yikiyr* | |
| I | wan* |
* 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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