Kalou
Kalou is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kalou, or Yawa, is a Papuan language of Papua-New Guinea. It is closely related to Amal.
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Words in Kalou
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tam* | |
| eye | 3yn* | |
| ear | maya* | |
| nose | wus3l* | |
| tooth | wou* | |
| tongue | laluwand3* | |
| hand | lal* | |
| blood | 5ap* | |
| bone | alda* | |
| skin | wusara* | |
| knee | bumum* | |
| breast | oum* | |
| liver | wapr3* | |
| water | yu* | |
| fire | wak* | |
| sun | mok* | |
| star | ariyan* | |
| stone | s3lbi* | |
| mountain | alb3l* | |
| tree | b3s* | |
| leaf | wor3* | |
| night | komwor* | |
| dog | wun* | |
| fish | al* | |
| louse | mokNy3n* | |
| one | 3g3skaw* | |
| two | k3r3* | |
| I | an* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | nam* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AmalSepik20% alike
- AuwonSepik12% alike
- Yessan-MayoSepik12% alike
- UbirAustronesian12% alike
- Northern TutchoneAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit11% alike
- MbulaAustronesian11% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kalo1262 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ywa