Bun
Bun is a Yuat language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bun 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 · Bun language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Bun
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mbalaji* | |
| eye | sik37* | |
| ear | tuwan* | |
| nose | N3r3k* | |
| tooth | Nadu* | |
| tongue | mbay3* | |
| hand | k3bak* | |
| blood | aba* | |
| bone | abubwa* | |
| skin | patyikEmbosa* | |
| knee | banpup* | |
| breast | mu5E* | |
| liver | 5impat* | |
| water | mam* | |
| fire | m3n* | |
| sun | banukwoba* | |
| star | susuaN* | |
| stone | m3d3m* | |
| mountain | lam* | |
| tree | muN* | |
| leaf | dab3* | |
| night | numkwa* | |
| dog | kiyn* | |
| fish | simi* | |
| louse | wuta* | |
| one | t3t3m* | |
| two | arawin* | |
| I | an* | |
| you | ndi* | |
| we | min* |
* 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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Elsewhere
Glottolog · bunn1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · buv