Biyom
Biyom is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Biyom is a Rai Coast language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It has 650 speakers.
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Words in Biyom
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | wani* | |
| eye | 3ti* | |
| ear | ukwai* | |
| nose | utukare* | |
| tooth | ENgototui* | |
| tongue | iminasum* | |
| blood | ki* | |
| bone | isi* | |
| skin | uNgwiya* | |
| knee | hosianai* | |
| breast | ami* | |
| water | noi* | |
| fire | oNg3ti* | |
| sun | sinda* | |
| star | s3ratui* | |
| stone | komboro* | |
| mountain | nomuNgu* | |
| tree | tamo* | |
| night | tukua* | |
| dog | m3m* | |
| fish | mburemb3ri* | |
| louse | mi* | |
| one | gamua* | |
| two | awi* | |
| I | ya* | |
| you | na* | |
| we | sina* | |
| hear | esi* | |
| die | kum* | |
| come | wa* |
* 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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