Bwanabwana
Bwanabwana is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Bwanabwana, also known as Tubetube, is an Austronesian language spoken on the small islands just off the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Bwanabwana Rural LLG.
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Words in Bwanabwana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | waine | |
| person | tomo* | |
| name | esana* | |
| eye | mani* | |
| ear | tena* | |
| nose | isu* | |
| tooth | mwaka* | |
| tongue | nemena* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | kwasine* | |
| bone | tuwatuwa* | |
| skin | kwapi* | |
| knee | tutuli* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | kate* | |
| water | waiila | |
| fire | mayau* | |
| sun | dabwela* | |
| star | utu* | |
| stone | weku* | |
| mountain | koya* | |
| leaf | liguna* | |
| night | boniyai* | |
| dog | kedewa* | |
| fish | iye* | |
| louse | tuma* | |
| one | kaigeda* | |
| two | labui* | |
| I | yau* | |
| you | kowa* |
* 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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