Grass Koiari
Grass Koiari is a Koiarian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Grass Koiari (Koiali) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea spoken in the inland Port Moresby area. It is not very close to the other language which shares its name, Mountain Koiali. It is considered a threatened language.
Most speakers are located in the north-eastern portion of Port Moresby, others present in the headwaters of Hunter River and Musgrave River as well as in the Motu villages of Tubuseleia, Barakau, and Gaile.
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Words in Grass Koiari
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | mavi | |
| person | ata* | |
| name | ihi* | |
| eye | ni* | |
| ear | ihiko* | |
| nose | uri* | |
| tooth | evi* | |
| tongue | neme* | |
| hand | ada* | |
| blood | tavo* | |
| bone | ita* | |
| skin | vate* | |
| knee | koha* | |
| breast | amu* | |
| liver | iruinika* | |
| water | ita* | |
| fire | vene* | |
| sun | vani* | |
| star | koro* | |
| stone | muni* | |
| mountain | numuta* | |
| tree | idi* | |
| leaf | hana* | |
| night | vaubu* | |
| dog | to* | |
| fish | mehuia* | |
| louse | umu* | |
| one | bia* | |
| two | abuti* | |
| I | da* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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