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Duvle

bahasa Duvde

Duvle is a Lakes Plain language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Duvle · 3.2°S 138.0°E

Duvle (Sikwari) is a Lakes Plain language of the Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken in Dagai village in Dagai District, Puncak Jaya Regency.

Variant spellings are Duvde, Duve, Duvele, Duvre. It is also known as Wiri.

A Duvle-based pidgin is used with speakers of Wano as well.

From Wikipedia · Duvle language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Duvle

MeaningWordRomanization
personorE*
nameoE*
eyegari*
earovE*
nosevrigorE*
tonguezEri*
handorEki*
bloodsErE*
bonekEria*
skinabasi*
breastdo*
livergEri*
waterdæ
firebo*
sunvEr*
starwisu*
stonepExi*
mountainEbEri*
treeura*
leafobi*
nightiaxakori*
dogfEri*
fishtE*
lousepri*
onesoxoE*
twotEE*
IE*
youdo*
wea*
drinkduo*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • DoutaiLakes Plain13% alike
  • UhamiAtlantic-Congo12% alike
  • KaiyLakes Plain12% alike
  • EritaiLakes Plain10% alike
  • YekheeAtlantic-Congo10% alike
  • SamosaNuclear Trans New Guinea10% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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