I'saka
I'saka is a Sko language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Isaka (I’saka) is the language spoken by the people of the villages of Krisa (2.845832°S 141.287516°E / -2.845832; 141.287516 (Krisa)) and Pasi in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It has also been referred to as Krisa, after the village, although this name is not actually a possible word in the language itself. The sole published source for the language is Donohue and San Roque (2004) (see references), although the authors of this have also Identified I’saka material in Donald Laycock's unpublished fieldnotes.
Isaka is spoken in Krisa and Pasi villages of Bewani/Wutung Onei Rural LLG in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. I'saka presence on the coast is very recent, as they have settled in the coastal area only within the past few decades.
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Words in I'saka
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | daka* | |
| name | ta* | |
| eye | nakai* | |
| ear | tarie* | |
| nose | dapu* | |
| tooth | ku* | |
| tongue | mai* | |
| hand | dou* | |
| blood | si' | |
| bone | ye* | |
| skin | ta* | |
| knee | tokou* | |
| breast | ni* | |
| liver | se* | |
| water | wì | |
| fire | ti* | |
| sun | du* | |
| star | yelie* | |
| stone | yoko* | |
| mountain | itanu* | |
| tree | tei* | |
| leaf | sei* | |
| night | kisi* | |
| dog | duwe | |
| fish | wè | |
| pig | a | |
| louse | ei* | |
| one | kaipa* | |
| two | sie* | |
| I | nana* |
* 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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