Juwal
Juwal is a Nuclear Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Juwal a.k.a. Muniwara is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. Other names are Mambe and Tumara ~ Tumaru. It is spoken in Mambe (3.742098°S 143.710721°E / -3.742098; 143.710721 (Mambe)) and Tumeru (3.734925°S 143.715238°E / -3.734925; 143.715238 (Tumeru 1)) villages of Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.
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Words in Juwal
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | C3rimar* | |
| name | Caf* | |
| eye | yar3ti7i* | |
| ear | mutakur* | |
| tooth | taw* | |
| tongue | 5ar3ko* | |
| hand | yuwam* | |
| blood | kutrika* | |
| bone | 5uNgwEm* | |
| skin | k3rom* | |
| knee | tit3mwa* | |
| breast | m35ambwe* | |
| water | wiy3* | |
| fire | watir* | |
| sun | 5imbe* | |
| star | tir3m3ngway* | |
| stone | we3t* | |
| mountain | sEmi* | |
| tree | 5imi* | |
| leaf | kas* | |
| night | k3f3rENgwa* | |
| dog | umbarkar* | |
| fish | aymbo* | |
| louse | pit3* | |
| one | traf* | |
| two | 5Em5E* | |
| I | nak* | |
| you | mak* | |
| we | nam* | |
| drink | ar* |
* 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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