Iwam
Iwam is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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May River Iwam, often simply referred to as Iwam, is a language of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
It is spoken in Iyomempwi (4.24117°S 141.89271°E / -4.24117; 141.89271 (Imombi)), Mowi (4.294971°S 141.929199°E / -4.294971; 141.929199 (Mowi)), and Premai villages of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG in East Sepik Province, and other villages on the May River.
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Words in Iwam
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | wik | |
| person | kam* | |
| name | ini* | |
| eye | Nnu* | |
| ear | wunsu* | |
| nose | humus* | |
| tooth | pi* | |
| tongue | kwaryE* | |
| hand | an3* | |
| blood | ne* | |
| bone | k3u* | |
| skin | p3u* | |
| knee | 3umo* | |
| breast | mui* | |
| liver | ku* | |
| water | op | |
| fire | pe* | |
| sun | i* | |
| star | naiwun* | |
| stone | sia* | |
| mountain | m3u* | |
| tree | pe* | |
| leaf | kwaiku* | |
| night | ne* | |
| dog | nduo* | |
| fish | n3si* | |
| louse | n3n* | |
| one | waruk* | |
| two | wusuk* | |
| I | ka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Sepik IwamSepik48% alike
- Southern TiwaKiowa-Tanoan10% alike
- AkSepik9% alike
- White LachiTai-Kadai8% alike
- KhángAustroasiatic8% alike
- Mak (Nigeria)Atlantic-Congo8% alike
Grammar
- BurmesoIsolates81% alike
- Yessan-MayoSepik79% alike
- NdoboAtlantic-Congo78% alike
- TeguimaUto-Aztecan78% alike
- Western MuyaSino-Tibetan77% alike
- IsirawaGreater Kwerba77% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · iwam1256 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · iwm