Kehu
bahasa Kehu
Kehu is a language isolate spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it moribund.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Keuw (Keu, Kehu) is an unclassified language of New Guinea.
Keuw is spoken in a swampy lowland region along the Poronai River in Keuw village (kampung) of Wapoga District, Nabire Regency, Papua province, Indonesia. According to oral folklore, the Keuw were originally from Woisaru, and then moved to Sanawado, which may be locations in Wapoga District.
From Wikipedia · Keuw language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kehu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | maintpol3Ng3loki* | |
| eye | mlul* | |
| ear | teme* | |
| nose | klok3n* | |
| tooth | me* | |
| tongue | ali* | |
| hand | plik* | |
| blood | kpi* | |
| bone | ntyens* | |
| skin | mpak3t* | |
| knee | mas* | |
| breast | tuli* | |
| water | yel* | |
| fire | nup* | |
| sun | tad3n* | |
| star | powak3n* | |
| stone | toti* | |
| mountain | kail* | |
| tree | kud* | |
| leaf | kuntyip* | |
| night | tpon* | |
| louse | maa* | |
| one | bisip* | |
| two | paid* | |
| drink | ton* | |
| see | liye* | |
| hear | kei* | |
| die | kiye* | |
| come | we* | |
| path | Nkempk3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kehu1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · khh