Kánchá
Kánchá is a Yam language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Kunja (Kánchá), also known as Lower Morehead or Peremka, is a Papuan language of New Guinea.
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Words in Kánchá
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | yerper* | |
| eye | si* | |
| ear | tarop* | |
| nose | tauma* | |
| tooth | tur* | |
| tongue | wetheCer* | |
| blood | foroka* | |
| bone | kam* | |
| skin | woko* | |
| knee | qaraqarakuriawi* | |
| breast | turan* | |
| liver | narntun* | |
| water | nor* | |
| fire | meni* | |
| sun | erputhur* | |
| stone | verma* | |
| mountain | rokuroku* | |
| tree | wermerni* | |
| leaf | wemenetaNk* | |
| night | tambarthur* | |
| dog | gnathur* | |
| fish | kowea* | |
| louse | yarm* | |
| one | neambi* | |
| two | yendar* | |
| I | tea* | |
| drink | kiatanob* | |
| die | esi* | |
| come | awe* | |
| path | muther* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Anta-Komnzo-Wára-Wérè-KémäYam30% alike
- RemaYam13% alike
- Mblafe-RánmoYam12% alike
- Sota KanumYam12% alike
- ArammbaYam12% alike
- ChantyalSino-Tibetan11% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kunj1246 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · pep