Dawawa
Dawawa is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Dawawa (Dawana) is an Austronesian language spoken in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Dawawa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | wavine | |
| person | banada* | |
| name | isa* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | bEo* | |
| nose | isu* | |
| tooth | moko* | |
| tongue | mEno* | |
| hand | nimo* | |
| blood | kosina* | |
| bone | turixa* | |
| skin | kopigu* | |
| knee | kahatutu* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| water | waira | |
| fire | kai* | |
| sun | suwara* | |
| star | kiporo* | |
| stone | veku* | |
| mountain | ola* | |
| tree | kai* | |
| leaf | rugurugu* | |
| night | kupi* | |
| dog | dogas* | |
| fish | iana* | |
| louse | tumo* | |
| one | tExano* | |
| two | rabui* | |
| I | tauxu* | |
| you | tam* |
* 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
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