Kaiep
Kaiep is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kaiep is one of three Kairiru languages of Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the Kep (3.636947°S 143.802457°E / -3.636947; 143.802457 (Kep / Nambie)), Taul (3.672792°S 143.825355°E / -3.672792; 143.825355 (Taul)), and Samap (3.737823°S 143.933158°E / -3.737823; 143.933158 (Samap 1)) village area in Turubu Rural LLG.
From Wikipedia · Kaiep language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kaiep
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | main | |
| person | ramot* | |
| name | aga* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tlaNa* | |
| nose | bukur* | |
| tooth | luwu* | |
| tongue | mamo* | |
| hand | kwi* | |
| blood | balon* | |
| bone | rigyab* | |
| skin | kuli* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| liver | atEn* | |
| water | ndan | |
| fire | ju* | |
| sun | jaN* | |
| star | gwali* | |
| stone | wiat* | |
| tree | kie* | |
| leaf | ndaun* | |
| night | blom* | |
| dog | wai5* | |
| fish | ika* | |
| louse | kut* | |
| one | to* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | gya* | |
| you | ig* | |
| we | kit* |
* 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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