Kairiru
Kairiru is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 3,200 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kairiru is one of three Kairiru languages spoken mainly on Kairiru and Mushu islands and in several coastal villages on the mainland between Cape Karawop and Cape Samein near Wewak in East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea.
From Wikipedia · Kairiru language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kairiru
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | moin | |
| person | ramat* | |
| name | kyes* | |
| eye | mataN* | |
| ear | tiliNe5* | |
| nose | isu5* | |
| tooth | 5aro5* | |
| tongue | mama5* | |
| hand | kowe5* | |
| blood | jinai* | |
| bone | jikyap* | |
| skin | quli5* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| liver | kurpu5* | |
| water | rian | |
| fire | yawos* | |
| star | kwai* | |
| stone | puN* | |
| leaf | rou5* | |
| night | rur* | |
| dog | wo5au* | |
| fish | jyaj* | |
| louse | qut* | |
| one | tai* | |
| two | wuru* | |
| I | kyau* | |
| you | qum* | |
| we | tuyieq* | |
| drink | in* | |
| see | rim* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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