Hamtai
Hamtai is an Angan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Hamtai (also called Hamday or Kapau) is the most populous of the Angan languages of Papua New Guinea. It is also known as Kamea, Kapau, and Watut. Dialects are Wenta, Howi, Pmasa’a, Hamtai proper, and Kaintiba. The language was unwritten until 2009.
From Wikipedia · Hamtai language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Hamtai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | äpaka | |
| person | ama7a* | |
| name | yav7a* | |
| eye | hingo* | |
| ear | qata* | |
| nose | hima* | |
| tooth | manga* | |
| tongue | aiwa* | |
| blood | hinge7a* | |
| bone | yanga* | |
| skin | hewa* | |
| knee | qomnga* | |
| breast | aamga | |
| liver | hav7a* | |
| water | e'ä | |
| fire | ta* | |
| sun | mapa* | |
| star | sa7anaka* | |
| stone | hawa* | |
| mountain | mnga* | |
| tree | iya* | |
| leaf | qu7wa* | |
| night | hipina* | |
| dog | hive7a* | |
| fish | waimpoka* | |
| louse | iya7a* | |
| one | fati* | |
| two | hiva7u* | |
| I | ni* | |
| you | nti* |
* 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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Elsewhere
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