Kis
Kis is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 220 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kis is an Oceanic language of East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea. It is spoken to the southeast of Samap village (3.737823°S 143.933158°E / -3.737823; 143.933158 (Samap 1)) in Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.
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Words in Kis
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | win | |
| person | omonto | |
| eye | m3ta* | |
| ear | k3Nabi* | |
| nose | Nwak* | |
| tooth | aro* | |
| tongue | mintu* | |
| hand | d3ma* | |
| blood | dara* | |
| bone | kEkai* | |
| skin | kuli* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | dan | |
| fire | yuwa* | |
| star | domara* | |
| stone | pat* | |
| leaf | rou* | |
| night | doma* | |
| dog | kiou* | |
| fish | Ngam* | |
| louse | kukut* | |
| one | agEib* | |
| two | ura* | |
| I | au* | |
| you | iu* | |
| we | tukwa* | |
| drink | kwuNiya* | |
| see | re* | |
| hear | raNaNa* |
* 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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