Karen
Karen is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Karian (Karen), also called Bilakura, is a nearly extinct Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Boia and Barto villages. Some speakers also live in Malas, a Manep-speaking village.
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Words in Karen
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | u5im* | |
| eye | muog* | |
| ear | edasilu* | |
| nose | masilu* | |
| tooth | nanuak* | |
| tongue | kabisa* | |
| hand | t3zi* | |
| blood | k3r* | |
| bone | kal3g* | |
| skin | guan* | |
| knee | galam3kul* | |
| breast | 5oa* | |
| liver | awabi* | |
| water | yuag | |
| fire | muta* | |
| sun | waz3m* | |
| star | walsama* | |
| stone | namon* | |
| mountain | taban* | |
| tree | nuom* | |
| night | Etumal3mor* | |
| dog | ikwo* | |
| fish | pilala* | |
| louse | gun* | |
| one | gasiba* | |
| two | gial* | |
| I | yana* | |
| you | nana* | |
| we | e5ina* | |
| see | ge* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · bila1257 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bql