Koitabu
Koitabu is a Koiarian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Koitabu, or Koita, is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea in the Port Moresby area.
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Words in Koitabu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | koita* | |
| name | ihi* | |
| eye | ni* | |
| ear | ihiko* | |
| nose | uri* | |
| tooth | exia* | |
| tongue | mei* | |
| hand | ada* | |
| blood | taxo* | |
| bone | ita* | |
| skin | vataka* | |
| knee | komuko* | |
| breast | amu* | |
| liver | ihiruka* | |
| water | eia* | |
| fire | vene* | |
| sun | va* | |
| star | vamumo* | |
| stone | muni* | |
| mountain | nimu* | |
| tree | idi* | |
| leaf | hanaka* | |
| night | vahi* | |
| dog | totoka* | |
| fish | karava* | |
| louse | umu* | |
| one | be* | |
| two | abu* | |
| I | da* | |
| you | a* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Grass KoiariKoiarian57% alike
- Mountain KoialiKoiarian47% alike
- BiageKoiarian36% alike
- EseKoiarian22% alike
- ÖmieKoiarian17% alike
- BaraiKoiarian16% alike
Grammar
- MombumMombum-Koneraw89% alike
- Mountain KoialiKoiarian89% alike
- BinandereNuclear Trans New Guinea86% alike
- NaraIsolates86% alike
- Ap MaKeram85% alike
- Pinai-HagahaiPiawi85% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · koit1244 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kqi