Banaro
Banaro is a Ramu language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Banaro is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea. It is lexically divergent from the other branches of the family, having remarkably few cognates.
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Words in Banaro
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | w3ka* | |
| eye | nuluga* | |
| ear | EnoN* | |
| nose | oN* | |
| tooth | orn* | |
| tongue | niyok* | |
| hand | na7an* | |
| blood | mewi5* | |
| bone | me7it* | |
| skin | ombugo* | |
| knee | olas* | |
| breast | mandyo* | |
| liver | molEsi* | |
| water | mon* | |
| fire | aN* | |
| sun | yan* | |
| star | okwu5* | |
| stone | mE* | |
| mountain | t3ti3p* | |
| tree | p3ka* | |
| leaf | m3pa* | |
| night | yibisE* | |
| dog | kas* | |
| fish | ndyEp* | |
| louse | mat* | |
| one | wowan* | |
| two | N3nan* | |
| I | uNgu* | |
| you | u* | |
| we | a* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AkajeruGreat Andamanese10% alike
- KuoAtlantic-Congo10% alike
- AwjilahAfro-Asiatic9% alike
- Pam (Cameroon)Atlantic-Congo9% alike
- Eastern AcipaAtlantic-Congo9% alike
- NdaiAtlantic-Congo9% 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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