Kovai
Kovai is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Kovai (Kobai, Kowai) is a Papuan language spoken on Umboi Island, halfway between mainland Papua New Guinea and the island of New Britain, and mostly within the caldera of that volcanic island.
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Words in Kovai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | pangar | |
| person | ai* | |
| name | ziN* | |
| eye | ziN* | |
| nose | som* | |
| hand | mel* | |
| skin | biz* | |
| liver | atn* | |
| water | lab* | |
| fire | puN* | |
| sun | sual* | |
| stone | yom* | |
| mountain | abal* | |
| tree | misil* | |
| leaf | soN* | |
| night | boN* | |
| dog | gaun* | |
| fish | pi* | |
| louse | aplau* | |
| one | muN* | |
| two | lol* | |
| I | non* | |
| you | gog* | |
| we | in* | |
| drink | na* | |
| see | an* | |
| hear | nag* | |
| die | um* | |
| come | u* | |
| path | atom* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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