Kaninuwa
Kaninuwa is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kaninuwa, or Wataluma, is a major Oceanic language of Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Kaninuwa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | vivine | |
| person | namoxa* | |
| name | wava* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tania* | |
| nose | niu* | |
| tooth | nigo* | |
| tongue | me8a* | |
| hand | nima* | |
| blood | ufaufa* | |
| bone | lulu* | |
| skin | kwafini* | |
| knee | kaetutu* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | kanisow* | |
| water | ukowa | |
| sun | vanavana* | |
| star | kinavinavi* | |
| stone | gabana* | |
| mountain | koLa* | |
| tree | kai* | |
| leaf | dada* | |
| night | nuwabuna* | |
| dog | anukeka* | |
| fish | igana* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | tamoka8a* | |
| two | nuwEsi* | |
| I | iyau* | |
| you | kwaxa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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