Isabi
Isabi is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Isabi (Maruhia) is a Papuan language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Isabi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ona* | |
| name | Nguri* | |
| eye | okisa* | |
| ear | garikE* | |
| nose | oNgoruh* | |
| tooth | sia* | |
| tongue | Ehupamina* | |
| blood | ausi* | |
| bone | sia* | |
| skin | it3* | |
| breast | mimi* | |
| fire | tu* | |
| sun | aNgi* | |
| star | torombi* | |
| stone | yoxonu* | |
| mountain | hoe* | |
| tree | y3* | |
| night | ehigai* | |
| dog | kenda* | |
| fish | kande* | |
| louse | n3ma* | |
| one | m3NgEnE* | |
| two | tEri* | |
| I | nana* | |
| you | kia* | |
| we | tara* | |
| see | awE* | |
| hear | kreh* | |
| die | pere* | |
| path | k3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- GendeNuclear Trans New Guinea14% alike
- Inoke-YateNuclear Trans New Guinea13% alike
- KamanoNuclear Trans New Guinea13% alike
- Southern Qiandong MiaoHmong-Mien13% alike
- BenabenaNuclear Trans New Guinea12% alike
- MahicanAlgic11% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · isab1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · isa