Barikewa
Barikewa is a Turama-Kikori language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Omati, or Mini, is a Papuan language spoken in the Omati River area of Papua New Guinea. The two varieties, Barikewa and Mouwase, are quite divergent.
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Words in Barikewa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | won* | |
| name | nEnEn* | |
| eye | si* | |
| ear | kobi* | |
| nose | yu* | |
| tooth | omEku* | |
| tongue | komEn* | |
| hand | sEpae* | |
| blood | kui* | |
| bone | dab* | |
| skin | kEo* | |
| knee | mEku* | |
| breast | so* | |
| liver | ub* | |
| water | wɛ̌i | |
| fire | ima* | |
| sun | iso* | |
| star | kuni* | |
| stone | amo* | |
| mountain | amoyu* | |
| tree | i* | |
| leaf | ibor* | |
| night | kafon* | |
| dog | kas* | |
| fish | m3i* | |
| louse | kuruon* | |
| one | iraka* | |
| two | t3i* | |
| I | in* | |
| you | a* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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