Bunama
Bunama is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Bunama is an Austronesian language spoken in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Bunama
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | wahine | |
| person | 7awa7awawa* | |
| name | sani* | |
| eye | matana* | |
| ear | tena* | |
| tooth | sala* | |
| tongue | memenana* | |
| hand | nima* | |
| blood | lala* | |
| bone | lulu* | |
| skin | 7wapina* | |
| knee | tulasa* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | 7ate* | |
| water | we'aha | |
| fire | 7aiwe* | |
| sun | sinala* | |
| star | 7ipwala* | |
| stone | daule* | |
| mountain | 7oya* | |
| tree | 7aiwe* | |
| leaf | nabaina* | |
| night | guguyou* | |
| dog | 7edewa* | |
| fish | 7iyana* | |
| one | 7aigeda* | |
| two | 7eluwa* | |
| I | taugu* | |
| you | 7owa* | |
| we | tauda* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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