Kanasi
Kanasi is a Dagan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Kanasi (or Sona) is the easternmost Papuan language of New Guinea.
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Words in Kanasi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | apana* | |
| name | ebo* | |
| eye | ema* | |
| ear | asi* | |
| nose | baida* | |
| hand | en* | |
| blood | osina* | |
| skin | ete* | |
| breast | ama* | |
| liver | kewakewa* | |
| water | esa* | |
| fire | ia* | |
| sun | omo* | |
| stone | seu* | |
| tree | ia* | |
| leaf | asi* | |
| night | tadina* | |
| dog | elo* | |
| fish | bori* | |
| one | dea* | |
| two | nata* | |
| I | ne* | |
| you | e* | |
| we | no* | |
| drink | na* | |
| see | ewa* | |
| hear | eta* | |
| die | bo* | |
| come | wi* | |
| path | inta* |
* 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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