Bulu (Papua New Guinea)
Bulu (Papua New Guinea) is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bulu is an Oceanic language of West New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Bulu (Papua New Guinea)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | tavine | |
| person | sino* | |
| name | riona* | |
| eye | matana* | |
| ear | taliNana* | |
| nose | iruna* | |
| tooth | NiNina* | |
| tongue | tabelena* | |
| hand | limana* | |
| blood | darana* | |
| bone | tuCane* | |
| skin | kulina* | |
| breast | ruruna* | |
| liver | Cateburaburana* | |
| water | nalu | |
| fire | CaroCo* | |
| star | CadaCada* | |
| stone | kedo* | |
| leaf | lalaunaCai* | |
| night | boNi* | |
| dog | bute* | |
| fish | iCa* | |
| louse | xutu* | |
| one | takena* | |
| two | lua* | |
| I | au* | |
| you | eCo* | |
| we | sitou* | |
| drink | Cinu* | |
| see | vusivusi* |
* 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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