Central Asmat
Central Asmat is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Central Asmat is a Papuan language of West New Guinea, spoken by the Asmat people.
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Words in Central Asmat
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | asmat* | |
| name | yuas* | |
| eye | mbanak* | |
| ear | yan* | |
| nose | mbi* | |
| tooth | sis* | |
| tongue | komen* | |
| hand | mban* | |
| blood | es* | |
| bone | emake* | |
| skin | piCin* | |
| knee | yine* | |
| breast | ao* | |
| liver | wa* | |
| water | mbì | |
| fire | yis* | |
| sun | yesir* | |
| star | mbait* | |
| stone | ek* | |
| mountain | opCapinmi* | |
| tree | os* | |
| leaf | e* | |
| night | iram* | |
| dog | yur* | |
| fish | enam* | |
| louse | wom* | |
| one | Cowok* | |
| two | yamnuk* | |
| I | ndo* | |
| you | o* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Yaosakor AsmatNuclear Trans New Guinea61% alike
- Casuarina Coast AsmatNuclear Trans New Guinea52% alike
- Momogo-Pupis-IrogoNuclear Trans New Guinea48% alike
- Tamnim CitakNuclear Trans New Guinea42% alike
- CitakNuclear Trans New Guinea42% alike
- SempanNuclear Trans New Guinea27% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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