Kia River Awyu
bahasa Awyu Jair
Kia River Awyu is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kia River Awyu, or Jair (Djair), is a Papuan language of Papua, Indonesia, spoken along the Kia River. It is closely related to Edera River Awyu. Upper Kia River Awyu and Lower Kia River Awyu may be distinct languages, depending on one's criteria.
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Words in Kia River Awyu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | oxo* | |
| name | hi* | |
| eye | kyiyu* | |
| ear | tito* | |
| nose | sibigi* | |
| tooth | magaci* | |
| tongue | xigE* | |
| blood | goN* | |
| bone | b3gi* | |
| skin | ga* | |
| knee | buNkiN* | |
| breast | mamE* | |
| liver | wou* | |
| water | E* | |
| fire | iyN* | |
| sun | suwE* | |
| star | mi* | |
| stone | iyu* | |
| mountain | soxosi* | |
| tree | xu* | |
| leaf | oN* | |
| night | as3* | |
| dog | aNxi* | |
| fish | axE* | |
| louse | aNgu* | |
| one | xasigi* | |
| two | okoma* | |
| I | no* | |
| you | gu7* | |
| we | noxo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AghuNuclear Trans New Guinea33% alike
- South AwyuNuclear Trans New Guinea32% alike
- Edera AwyuNuclear Trans New Guinea31% alike
- Central AwyuNuclear Trans New Guinea31% alike
- Asue AwyuNuclear Trans New Guinea29% alike
- TsaukamboNuclear Trans New Guinea14% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · jair1235 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · awv