Bipi
Bipi is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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The Bipi language is the westernmost West Manus language. It is spoken by approximately 1200 people on the Bipi and Sisi Islands off the west coast of Manus Island, Manus Province of Papua New Guinea. It has SVO word order.
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Words in Bipi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | gaxan* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | nraliNeyu* | |
| nose | nom* | |
| tooth | leheyu* | |
| tongue | balaxalimeyu* | |
| hand | limew* | |
| bone | xuin* | |
| skin | gilihip* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| liver | aten* | |
| water | xan | |
| fire | man* | |
| star | nran* | |
| stone | bak* | |
| leaf | laun* | |
| night | ilik* | |
| dog | mwi* | |
| fish | ni* | |
| louse | guk* | |
| one | si* | |
| two | xuo* | |
| I | dyu* | |
| you | uxu* | |
| we | waxe* | |
| drink | mwin* | |
| see | le* | |
| hear | xek* | |
| die | mak* | |
| come | me* |
* 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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