Iwal
Iwal is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Iwal (also called Kaiwa from Jabêm Kai Iwac "Iwac highlanders") is an Austronesian language spoken by about 1,900 people from nine villages in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (Cobb & Wroge 1990). Although it appears most closely related to the South Huon Gulf languages, it is the most conservative member of its subgroup.
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Words in Iwal
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 7a7mor* | |
| name | are* | |
| eye | matanu* | |
| ear | taNilat* | |
| nose | n3ruapu* | |
| tooth | nipo* | |
| tongue | amble* | |
| hand | bage* | |
| blood | tuwerk* | |
| bone | tulkwe* | |
| skin | ulis* | |
| knee | pandubi* | |
| breast | ruru* | |
| liver | Subwe* | |
| water | bui* | |
| fire | yEp* | |
| sun | 7asmatanu* | |
| star | piteukawe* | |
| stone | pat* | |
| mountain | rai* | |
| tree | ey* | |
| leaf | lan* | |
| night | tambok* | |
| dog | ubun* | |
| louse | tum* | |
| one | doNke* | |
| two | ailu* | |
| I | aiyew* | |
| you | miye* | |
| we | eitit* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- LamogaiAustronesian89% alike
- MansimHatam-Mansim87% alike
- Mor (Mor Islands)Austronesian87% alike
- Middle WatutAustronesian86% alike
- Mouk-AriaAustronesian86% alike
- AkeiAustronesian85% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · iwal1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kbm