Bogaya
Bogaya is a language isolate spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Bogaya (Pogaya) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. In Western Province, Bogaya is spoken in Olsobip Rural LLG and Nomad Rural LLG. It is also spoken in Koroba-Kopiago District, Hela Province.
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Words in Bogaya
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | imya | |
| person | 3mi* | |
| name | 3min* | |
| eye | kin3n* | |
| ear | hon3n* | |
| nose | pfouLu* | |
| tooth | y3k3i* | |
| tongue | ikin* | |
| hand | en3n* | |
| blood | yes3* | |
| bone | h3x3Le* | |
| skin | huku3n* | |
| knee | om3mukun* | |
| breast | 3Lu* | |
| liver | eni* | |
| water | paiyuku | |
| fire | toun* | |
| sun | owa* | |
| star | y3L3g3i3* | |
| stone | h3n3* | |
| mountain | k3ri3* | |
| tree | tou3* | |
| leaf | iLik3* | |
| night | omotokon* | |
| dog | oxopi* | |
| fish | hEi* | |
| louse | fiL3* | |
| one | mos3kom3* | |
| two | efon* | |
| I | no* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- DunaIsolates15% alike
- Northern GhaleSino-Tibetan10% alike
- Kuni-BoaziAnim9% alike
- NomaandeAtlantic-Congo9% alike
- NyokonAtlantic-Congo9% alike
- IyoNuclear Trans New Guinea9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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