Fasu
Fasu is a language isolate spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Fasu, also known as Namo Me, is one of the Kutubuan languages of New Guinea.
From Wikipedia · Fasu language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Fasu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | amano* | |
| name | yano* | |
| eye | hi* | |
| ear | senaki* | |
| nose | sape* | |
| tooth | mere* | |
| tongue | aru* | |
| hand | hokono* | |
| blood | yapi* | |
| bone | kiki* | |
| skin | kau* | |
| knee | kakuna* | |
| breast | hoko* | |
| liver | kasoko* | |
| water | hẹ | |
| fire | ira* | |
| sun | maiya* | |
| star | timakata* | |
| stone | eke* | |
| mountain | uri* | |
| tree | ira* | |
| leaf | ku* | |
| night | ereamo* | |
| dog | kasa* | |
| fish | pu* | |
| louse | yapane* | |
| one | hakasa* | |
| two | teta* | |
| I | ano* | |
| you | ne* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- KalamangWest Bomberai88% alike
- AekyomKamula-Elevala86% alike
- BinandereNuclear Trans New Guinea86% alike
- SherdukpenSino-Tibetan85% alike
- Pintupi-LuritjaPama-Nyungan85% alike
- Southern GhaleSino-Tibetan85% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · fasu1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · faa