Benabena
Benabena is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Benabena (Bena) is a Papuan language spoken in the Goroka District of Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Benabena
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | vonai* | |
| name | gia* | |
| eye | bua* | |
| ear | eekesaa* | |
| nose | golagaa* | |
| tooth | yogoa* | |
| tongue | keneetufaa* | |
| hand | yahaa* | |
| blood | golahaa* | |
| bone | feelisaa* | |
| skin | gufaa* | |
| knee | lapusaa* | |
| breast | amihaa* | |
| liver | luhayaa* | |
| water | nagami | |
| fire | logo* | |
| sun | yegee* | |
| star | sonofii* | |
| stone | efahi* | |
| mountain | vohupo* | |
| tree | yafa* | |
| leaf | hayaa* | |
| night | folugui* | |
| dog | kala* | |
| fish | faya* | |
| louse | nama* | |
| one | mone* | |
| two | loee* | |
| I | nani* | |
| you | kai* |
* 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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Elsewhere
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