Heyo
Heyo is a Nuclear Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Heyo a.k.a. Arinua (Arinwa, Arima) is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. It is also known as Lolopani and Ruruhip. The name Ruruhip is also shared with Yahang, which is closely related.
From Wikipedia · Heyo language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Heyo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nisan* | |
| name | yowula* | |
| eye | nagElga* | |
| ear | raguna* | |
| nose | ruweta* | |
| tooth | bargEta* | |
| tongue | elgitiva* | |
| hand | natega* | |
| blood | wiyeva* | |
| bone | yeva* | |
| skin | Erpetea* | |
| breast | bElpa* | |
| liver | bageta* | |
| water | hipelə | |
| fire | yava* | |
| sun | bala7a* | |
| star | ebuna* | |
| stone | wutuba* | |
| mountain | hEl7eva* | |
| tree | lowa* | |
| leaf | itapa* | |
| night | vesona* | |
| dog | bata* | |
| fish | yu7wa* | |
| louse | yomata* | |
| one | belun* | |
| two | olow* | |
| I | wabun* | |
| you | aye* | |
| we | apap* |
* 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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