Ipiko
Ipiko is an Anim language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Ipiko (Epai, Higa, Ipikoi) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea, the most divergent of the Inland Gulf languages. Despite being spoken by only a few hundred people, language use is vigorous. It is spoken in Ipiko (7.435678°S 144.876902°E / -7.435678; 144.876902 (Ipiko)) and Pakemuba (7.445341°S 144.848146°E / -7.445341; 144.848146 (Pakemba)) villages, with Ipiko village being located in Amipoke ward, Baimuru Rural LLG, Kikori District, Gulf Province.
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Words in Ipiko
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hanemyn* | |
| name | higa* | |
| eye | uhino* | |
| ear | thu* | |
| nose | bahi* | |
| tooth | ta* | |
| tongue | aha* | |
| hand | hana* | |
| blood | ibo* | |
| bone | horo* | |
| skin | oipo* | |
| knee | epoilaipoi* | |
| breast | hobo* | |
| liver | liya* | |
| water | ógo | |
| fire | tai* | |
| sun | nibE* | |
| star | opopo* | |
| stone | mEno* | |
| mountain | nua* | |
| leaf | hEnE* | |
| night | bapo* | |
| dog | gahoihyo* | |
| fish | thope* | |
| louse | raika* | |
| one | dapo* | |
| two | mEyahi* | |
| I | wo* | |
| you | no* | |
| we | ni* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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