Gobasi
Gobasi is an East Strickland language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Gobasi, also known as Gebusi, Gobosi or Nomad, is a Trans–New Guinea language of New Guinea, spoken in the plains east of the Strickland River.
There are different varieties of Gobasi. They are known as the Oibae, Bibo and Honibo dialects.
From Wikipedia · Gobasi language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Gobasi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | uliyo | |
| person | os* | |
| name | huni* | |
| eye | hio* | |
| ear | dulo* | |
| nose | mina* | |
| tooth | moi* | |
| tongue | ili* | |
| hand | dob* | |
| blood | soho* | |
| bone | kib* | |
| skin | kolof* | |
| knee | mugu* | |
| breast | tonu* | |
| water | họụ | |
| fire | dobu* | |
| sun | os* | |
| star | gosomoli* | |
| stone | yo* | |
| mountain | gogo* | |
| tree | homon* | |
| leaf | dib* | |
| night | gosigai* | |
| dog | sof* | |
| fish | dio* | |
| louse | om* | |
| one | hele* | |
| two | bihinon* | |
| I | awo* | |
| you | no* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · goba1246 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · goi