Duwet
Duwet is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Duwet, also known as Guwot or Waing, is an aberrant member of the Busu subgroup of Lower Markham languages in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Duwet is spoken by about 400 people and appears to have been heavily influenced by its neighboring Nabak language (also called Wain) of the Papuan Trans–New Guinea languages. It is spoken in the three villages of Lambaip, Lawasumbileng, and Ninggiet.
Duwet is spoken in the three villages of Lambaip (6.460583°S 146.91932°E / -6.460583; 146.91932 (Lambaip)), Lawasumbileng, and Ninggiet in Nabak Rural LLG.
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Words in Duwet
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ʔaih | |
| person | ut* | |
| name | yoin* | |
| eye | malam* | |
| ear | nogibEn* | |
| nose | sizein* | |
| tooth | niaun* | |
| tongue | man* | |
| hand | limain* | |
| blood | wiok* | |
| bone | koalek* | |
| skin | dinain* | |
| knee | ambindois* | |
| breast | seis* | |
| liver | logilua* | |
| water | mbei | |
| fire | sia* | |
| sun | siEnt* | |
| star | domarais* | |
| stone | daNk* | |
| mountain | logelain* | |
| tree | a* | |
| leaf | niEn* | |
| night | miyok* | |
| dog | yain* | |
| louse | et* | |
| one | taine* | |
| two | seik* | |
| I | ahi* | |
| you | au* |
* 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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