Bisis
Bisis is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bisis is a Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua-New Guinea. It is spoken in three villages, including Yembiyembi (4.46974°S 143.144677°E / -4.46974; 143.144677 (Yembiyembi)) of Gawi Rural LLG in East Sepik Province.
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Words in Bisis
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | nika* | |
| ear | wanbatal* | |
| nose | sik3lapar* | |
| tooth | binikam* | |
| tongue | togu3l* | |
| hand | sogulapa* | |
| blood | kukwem* | |
| bone | sibikam* | |
| skin | tibi* | |
| knee | paNgwo* | |
| breast | minika* | |
| liver | wapibika* | |
| water | sagim* | |
| fire | yo7oy* | |
| sun | malElEl* | |
| star | mimbit* | |
| stone | obak* | |
| mountain | 7ontu7u* | |
| tree | mom* | |
| leaf | lapar* | |
| night | imakak* | |
| dog | yau* | |
| fish | ayam* | |
| louse | ninis* | |
| one | tabak* | |
| two | witip* | |
| I | 7anan* | |
| see | 7atopan3le* | |
| come | atinyayali* | |
| path | 7ator* |
* 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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Glottolog · bisi1244 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bnw