Korowai
Korowai is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Korowai (Kolufaup) is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken in South Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken by the Korowai people who live along the Becking River.
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Words in Korowai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yanop* | |
| name | fi* | |
| eye | lul* | |
| ear | daun* | |
| nose | g3lip* | |
| tooth | l3bil* | |
| tongue | lep* | |
| hand | xamon* | |
| blood | biNga* | |
| bone | xoxux* | |
| skin | xal* | |
| knee | gabin* | |
| breast | am* | |
| liver | im* | |
| water | ax* | |
| fire | alun* | |
| sun | lup* | |
| star | b3lil* | |
| stone | bil* | |
| mountain | fanip* | |
| tree | du* | |
| leaf | mux* | |
| night | gilnaNgaup* | |
| dog | x3ndep* | |
| fish | x3le* | |
| louse | m3li* | |
| one | lidop* | |
| two | pol* | |
| I | n3* | |
| you | gup* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- SawiNuclear Trans New Guinea18% alike
- AghuNuclear Trans New Guinea16% alike
- Edera AwyuNuclear Trans New Guinea14% alike
- TsaukamboNuclear Trans New Guinea13% alike
- South AwyuNuclear Trans New Guinea13% alike
- KombaiNuclear Trans New Guinea12% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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