Ewage-Notu
Ewage-Notu is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Ewage, also known as Notu, is a Papuan language spoken in the "tail" of Papua New Guinea. Preference for the name depends on the region. Its two dialects are Sose/Sohe (Western Plains Orokaiva) and Ifane/Ihane (Eastern Plains Orokaiva) (Smallhorn 2011:47).
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Words in Ewage-Notu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | yawo* | |
| eye | usoditi* | |
| ear | usodeNgoro* | |
| nose | mendo* | |
| tooth | di* | |
| tongue | asewa* | |
| blood | ororo* | |
| bone | vetu* | |
| skin | usotamo* | |
| knee | baiNgo* | |
| breast | usoemi* | |
| water | umo* | |
| fire | yiaso* | |
| sun | waiko* | |
| star | damana* | |
| stone | ganuma* | |
| mountain | doriri* | |
| tree | yi* | |
| leaf | riigi* | |
| night | tumba* | |
| dog | sino* | |
| louse | yigi* | |
| one | da* | |
| two | etoto* | |
| see | gari* | |
| hear | umoiNgidoira* | |
| die | umobetisira* | |
| come | buari* | |
| path | emboro* | |
| new | seka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- BinandereNuclear Trans New Guinea49% alike
- GainaNuclear Trans New Guinea48% alike
- Korafe-YeghaNuclear Trans New Guinea47% alike
- ZiaNuclear Trans New Guinea33% alike
- OrokaivaNuclear Trans New Guinea33% alike
- Hunjara-Kaina KeNuclear Trans New Guinea32% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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