Khehek
Khehek is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Khehek is an Oceanic language spoken by approximately 1600 people on west-central Manus Island, Manus Province of Papua New Guinea. It has two dialects, Drehet and Levei, which are sometimes considered separate languages.
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Words in Khehek
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Tamok* | |
| name | soro* | |
| eye | mwato* | |
| ear | Tinu* | |
| nose | no7o* | |
| tooth | lihi* | |
| tongue | keleme* | |
| hand | kue* | |
| blood | Ta* | |
| bone | Tui* | |
| skin | ka7asu* | |
| breast | tapuh* | |
| liver | ete* | |
| water | buø | |
| fire | yih* | |
| star | deap* | |
| stone | pok* | |
| leaf | lu7u* | |
| night | piN* | |
| dog | mwi* | |
| fish | ni* | |
| louse | kuh* | |
| one | eri* | |
| two | lueh* | |
| I | yi* | |
| you | o* | |
| we | esu* | |
| drink | wu7* | |
| see | imeh* | |
| hear | huleN* |
* 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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