Ghayavi
Ghayavi is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Ghayavi, or Boianaki, is an Austronesian language of the eastern Papua New Guinean mainland.
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Words in Ghayavi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | wavine | |
| person | rava* | |
| name | wava* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tinina* | |
| nose | giya* | |
| tooth | oke* | |
| tongue | pepa* | |
| hand | ima* | |
| blood | tara* | |
| bone | tuwira* | |
| skin | tupua* | |
| liver | katekate* | |
| water | yokowa | |
| fire | keyamakarakarasina* | |
| sun | madega* | |
| star | gwamegwame* | |
| stone | wakima* | |
| mountain | koya* | |
| tree | keyama* | |
| leaf | rugurugu* | |
| night | didibara* | |
| dog | koukou* | |
| fish | tiya* | |
| louse | girarada* | |
| one | sago* | |
| two | ruwa* | |
| I | taku* | |
| you | tam* | |
| we | taki* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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