Diodio
Diodio is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 2,200 people.
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Diodio, or West Goodenough, is an Austronesian language spoken in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, on Goodenough Island, which it shares with Bwaidoka, Iduna, and Kaninuwa.
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Words in Diodio
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | vavine | |
| person | namoya* | |
| name | wava* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | taya* | |
| nose | kabu* | |
| tooth | niyo* | |
| tongue | meya* | |
| hand | nimafou* | |
| blood | dayayi* | |
| bone | yeki* | |
| skin | bubu* | |
| breast | manawababa* | |
| water | yufa | |
| fire | keyama* | |
| star | inavinavi* | |
| stone | kabana* | |
| leaf | luku* | |
| night | boyiboyi* | |
| dog | koukou* | |
| fish | iya* | |
| one | fokeya* | |
| two | luyei* | |
| I | iyaeku* | |
| we | amaitoto* | |
| drink | yuya* | |
| see | ita* | |
| hear | noyala* | |
| die | anika* | |
| come | iyenaenai* |
* 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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