Gavak
Gavak is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Gavak, also known as Bosiken (Boskien) and Dimir, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the Dimir River area.
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Words in Gavak
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mut* | |
| name | bin* | |
| eye | mEkmEt* | |
| ear | saNkEn* | |
| nose | marikut* | |
| tooth | anEkmEr* | |
| tongue | amtEkmaN* | |
| hand | abEn* | |
| blood | k3k3t* | |
| bone | kutnE* | |
| skin | goNmaN* | |
| knee | tiNinkut* | |
| breast | mEnam* | |
| liver | mEtot* | |
| water | yɛk | |
| fire | akur* | |
| sun | kEgin* | |
| star | magEpmEt* | |
| stone | namon* | |
| mountain | tukEn* | |
| tree | Nam* | |
| night | kaNkaN* | |
| dog | kaNap* | |
| fish | bamban* | |
| louse | igun* | |
| one | gibki* | |
| two | argEmki* | |
| I | yiN* | |
| you | nEN* | |
| we | yin* |
* 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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