Baibai
bahasa Baibai
Baibai is a Baibai-Fas language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Baibai is one of two Fas languages of Amanab District, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It is the eponymous language of the spurious Baibai family, which was posited when the Fas language was mistakenly swapped for the Kwomtari language Biaka in published data. It actually has little in common with Kwomtari, but is 40% cognate with Fas. (See Fas languages for details.)
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Words in Baibai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | kwuro* | |
| ear | Ngumo* | |
| nose | sumun* | |
| tooth | Ngumesu* | |
| tongue | pun3kiyu* | |
| hand | ndeki* | |
| blood | m3ra* | |
| bone | kwubu* | |
| skin | n3mba* | |
| knee | kiboukulo* | |
| breast | pwigi* | |
| liver | t3tu* | |
| water | pwi* | |
| fire | nda* | |
| sun | weisi* | |
| star | mbEmb3k37* | |
| stone | wunaNg3l37* | |
| mountain | pukwar3* | |
| tree | li* | |
| leaf | kopau* | |
| night | piniyimbo* | |
| dog | wune* | |
| fish | mEn3* | |
| louse | munumbur* | |
| one | kyas* | |
| two | n3mbali* | |
| I | ati* | |
| you | aNgi* | |
| we | atumbwaro* | |
| see | pw3n* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Tumulung SisaalaAtlantic-Congo13% alike
- Momu-FasBaibai-Fas10% alike
- MahouMande9% alike
- Kita ManinkakanMande9% alike
- KusundaIsolates9% alike
- Pottangi Ollar GadabaDravidian9% 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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