Dibiyaso
Dibiyaso is a language isolate spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Dibiyaso a.k.a. Bainapi is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea (Bamustu, Makapa, and Pikiwa villages).
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Words in Dibiyaso
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | tawɔi | |
| person | sau* | |
| name | yo* | |
| eye | usa* | |
| ear | kosoropa* | |
| nose | deimu* | |
| tooth | beserepa* | |
| tongue | mEtEt3* | |
| hand | tapi* | |
| blood | balipa* | |
| bone | ki* | |
| skin | baua* | |
| knee | gutu* | |
| breast | bu* | |
| water | daia | |
| fire | darau* | |
| sun | male* | |
| star | bepeai* | |
| stone | ko* | |
| mountain | bati* | |
| tree | bosa* | |
| leaf | isipa* | |
| night | dapo* | |
| dog | sapo* | |
| fish | kaipi* | |
| louse | pe* | |
| one | makate* | |
| two | arapa* | |
| I | nanE* | |
| you | gagE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · dibi1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · dby