Budibud
Budibud is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Budibud is one of the Kilivila languages (of the Austronesian language family), spoken on the tiny Lachlan Islands, east of Woodlark Island in Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Budibud
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | matam* | |
| ear | tinana* | |
| nose | gusuna* | |
| tooth | goduna* | |
| tongue | sapan* | |
| hand | niman* | |
| blood | buia* | |
| bone | tatawagu* | |
| skin | sipom* | |
| liver | nopo* | |
| water | dauno | |
| fire | gidagu* | |
| sun | silasila* | |
| star | otuna* | |
| stone | dagura* | |
| mountain | koava* | |
| tree | skariva* | |
| night | dignuwana* | |
| one | atonak* | |
| two | akwaiu* | |
| I | balan* | |
| you | toam* | |
| we | amitiau* | |
| drink | asupa* | |
| see | bukinigea* | |
| hear | baginia* | |
| die | imata* | |
| come | kumai* | |
| new | katagai* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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