Iha
bahasa Iha
Iha is a West Bomberai language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Iha (Matta, Kapaur) is a Papuan language spoken by the Mbaham-Matta people (primarily Matta) of the Bomberai Peninsula in West Papua Province, Indonesia. It is the basis of a pidgin used as the local trade language.
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Words in Iha
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tomndi* | |
| name | ne* | |
| eye | kendep* | |
| ear | per* | |
| nose | kanangmba* | |
| tooth | gigi* | |
| tongue | NgeNgabuh* | |
| hand | tan* | |
| blood | wek* | |
| bone | tagor* | |
| skin | pak* | |
| knee | haparata* | |
| breast | hon* | |
| liver | keben* | |
| water | kara* | |
| fire | tom* | |
| sun | nama* | |
| star | mbap* | |
| stone | war* | |
| mountain | tumber* | |
| tree | were* | |
| leaf | ten* | |
| night | nah* | |
| dog | mbiar* | |
| fish | heir* | |
| louse | mein* | |
| one | po* | |
| two | rik* | |
| I | on* | |
| you | ko* |
* 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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