Guhu-Samane
Guhu-Samane is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 13 thousand people.
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Guhu-Samane, also known as Bia, Mid-Waria, Muri, Paiawa, Tahari, is a divergent Trans–New Guinea language that is related to the Binanderean family in the classification of Malcolm Ross (2005).
The divergence of Guhu-Samane from other Binanderean languages may be due to extensive historical contact with Oceanic languages such as Numbami.
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Words in Guhu-Samane
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | abi* | |
| name | capa* | |
| eye | nese* | |
| ear | toma* | |
| nose | koko* | |
| tooth | kaka* | |
| tongue | etete* | |
| hand | boto* | |
| blood | dzuu | |
| bone | gota* | |
| skin | sasa* | |
| knee | poma* | |
| breast | amena* | |
| liver | ca* | |
| water | oba | |
| fire | epa* | |
| sun | ete* | |
| star | pomati* | |
| stone | oma* | |
| mountain | tora* | |
| tree | e* | |
| leaf | ge* | |
| night | upi* | |
| dog | ha* | |
| fish | xa* | |
| louse | caru* | |
| one | tena* | |
| two | eseri* | |
| I | ana* | |
| you | ni* |
* 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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