Biem
Biem is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Biem, or Bam, is an Oceanic language of northeast New Guinea, spoken on Bam, Blup Blup, Kadovar, and Vial (also known as Wei) islands (eastern four of the Schouten Islands) off the coast of Wewak.
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Words in Biem
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ain | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | talNo* | |
| nose | giNa* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | dar* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| water | dan | |
| fire | iow* | |
| sun | nau* | |
| stone | pat* | |
| mountain | sakur* | |
| tree | kai* | |
| night | taum* | |
| dog | kiu* | |
| fish | ik* | |
| louse | kut* | |
| one | tini* | |
| two | aru* | |
| I | 5au* | |
| you | kaik* | |
| come | pur* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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