Emumu
bahasa Emumu
Emumu is a Pauwasi language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Emem, or Emumu, is an Eastern Pauwasi language in Keerom Regency, Papua Province. It has only 25% lexical similarity with Zorop, the most distinct Eastern Pauwasi language.
North Emem and South Emem are quite distinct. North Emem is transitional into Zorop, and South Emem into Karkar.
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Words in Emumu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | al3p* | |
| eye | yi* | |
| ear | wubi* | |
| nose | mE* | |
| tooth | yo* | |
| tongue | menar3p* | |
| blood | y3r3* | |
| bone | kol* | |
| skin | ab3* | |
| knee | ogLu* | |
| breast | mom* | |
| liver | yoNgwi* | |
| water | end* | |
| fire | yau* | |
| sun | yemaL* | |
| star | t3rm3* | |
| stone | yomekoL* | |
| mountain | ab3Lwi* | |
| tree | waLnoLi* | |
| leaf | pai* | |
| night | kumur* | |
| dog | end* | |
| fish | ndEgamb* | |
| louse | yEmeL* | |
| one | grakamb* | |
| two | anaNk* | |
| I | ona* | |
| you | mao* | |
| we | ninao* | |
| drink | endf3L* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Karkar-YuriPauwasi40% alike
- YafiPauwasi17% alike
- Spiti BhotiSino-Tibetan10% alike
- YetfaIsolates10% alike
- ParawenNuclear Trans New Guinea10% alike
- MbreAtlantic-Congo10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · emum1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · enr