Bau
Bau is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Bau (Amale) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Bau
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | aid | |
| name | weni* | |
| eye | amug* | |
| ear | dahu* | |
| nose | medeu* | |
| tooth | a7i* | |
| tongue | belia7* | |
| hand | eben* | |
| blood | loga7* | |
| bone | fehil* | |
| skin | gana7* | |
| knee | katela7* | |
| breast | hutapa7* | |
| liver | gemag* | |
| water | wa | |
| fire | lai* | |
| sun | am* | |
| star | malagwai* | |
| stone | men* | |
| mountain | aluh* | |
| tree | na* | |
| leaf | baga7* | |
| night | wi* | |
| dog | gwai* | |
| fish | a7* | |
| louse | musumus* | |
| one | osahi* | |
| two | elis* | |
| I | isa* | |
| you | ina* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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