Bauni
Bauni is a Sko language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bauni is a language spoken in Barupu (Warapu) village (3.071595°S 142.057463°E / -3.071595; 142.057463 (Barupu)) of West Aitape Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
The alternative name Barupu or Warapu, from the name of the Bauni village, has been applied to related languages as well, and 'Warapu' may be retained as a cover term.
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Words in Bauni
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bio* | |
| name | awo* | |
| eye | ine* | |
| ear | teve* | |
| nose | uvo* | |
| tooth | e* | |
| tongue | pyarutu* | |
| hand | eno* | |
| blood | no* | |
| bone | reva* | |
| skin | ta* | |
| breast | to* | |
| water | pi* | |
| fire | kera* | |
| sun | umo* | |
| star | kamo* | |
| stone | akairi* | |
| mountain | to* | |
| tree | ai* | |
| leaf | pe* | |
| night | roro* | |
| dog | naki* | |
| fish | ba* | |
| louse | mi* | |
| one | moike* | |
| two | riempin* | |
| I | nena* | |
| you | mema* | |
| we | memi* | |
| drink | ton* |
* 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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