Chenapian
Chenapian is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Chenapian (Chenap) is a Papuan language of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Chepanian (Sanapian) village (4.273583°S 142.268442°E / -4.273583; 142.268442 (Sanapian)), Ambunti Rural LLG.
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Words in Chenapian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tama* | |
| eye | djinino* | |
| ear | gwabo* | |
| nose | mwun3k* | |
| tooth | dib* | |
| tongue | tawun* | |
| blood | nei* | |
| bone | k3p* | |
| skin | biEn* | |
| knee | sowebu7* | |
| breast | mu* | |
| liver | gwow* | |
| water | jo* | |
| fire | wun* | |
| sun | djab3m* | |
| star | dunok* | |
| stone | no7* | |
| mountain | aw* | |
| tree | mwontop* | |
| leaf | ta7* | |
| night | niw* | |
| dog | gwar3* | |
| fish | jara* | |
| louse | djEbnEn* | |
| one | r3* | |
| two | si* | |
| I | an* | |
| you | nan* | |
| we | sam* | |
| drink | bei* |
* 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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