Biwat
Biwat is a Yuat language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Mundugumor (Munduguma, Mundukomo) a.k.a. Biwat is a Yuat language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Biwat village (4.415234°S 143.859962°E / -4.415234; 143.859962 (Biwat)) of Yuat Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.
From Wikipedia · Mundugumor language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Biwat
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | baranyik* | |
| name | vuN* | |
| eye | sipta* | |
| ear | tundu* | |
| nose | Nerek* | |
| tooth | andu* | |
| tongue | be* | |
| hand | kirik* | |
| blood | ambra* | |
| bone | amfuva* | |
| skin | gamfuin* | |
| knee | voandanma* | |
| breast | meru* | |
| liver | sigemavi* | |
| water | mam | |
| fire | men* | |
| sun | va* | |
| star | susuaN* | |
| stone | yiak* | |
| mountain | manyisiN* | |
| tree | muN* | |
| leaf | muNdaNi* | |
| night | ikuan* | |
| dog | ken* | |
| fish | urifua* | |
| louse | uta* | |
| one | natek* | |
| two | arauu* | |
| I | nene* | |
| drink | mamgive* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- WiranguPama-Nyungan86% alike
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- Mountain KoialiKoiarian84% alike
- NaraIsolates83% alike
- MararitTamaic83% alike
- Western MuyaSino-Tibetan82% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · biwa1243 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bwm