Kilivila
Kilivila is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Kilivila (Kiriwina) is one of the Kilivila–Louisiades languages (of the Austronesian language family), spoken by the Trobriand people of the Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea). It is used in local schools.
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Words in Kilivila
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | vivila | |
| person | tomota* | |
| name | yegila* | |
| eye | matila* | |
| ear | tegila* | |
| nose | kabulu* | |
| tooth | kudu* | |
| tongue | maena* | |
| hand | yamila* | |
| blood | buyai* | |
| bone | totuwana* | |
| skin | kanaina* | |
| breast | nunu* | |
| liver | kata* | |
| water | sopi | |
| fire | kova | |
| star | utuyam* | |
| stone | dakuna* | |
| leaf | yokwesi* | |
| night | bogi* | |
| dog | kaukwa* | |
| fish | inya* | |
| louse | roe* | |
| one | tala* | |
| two | yu* | |
| I | yegu* | |
| you | yokwami* | |
| we | yakama* | |
| drink | mom* | |
| see | gisi* |
* 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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