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Kowaki

Kowaki is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it moribund.

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Kowaki · 4.6°S 145.4°E

Kowaki is a nearly extinct Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

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Words in Kowaki

MeaningWordRomanization
nameunim*
eyeh3ruh3*
earm3mEnt*
nosemo73si*
toothn3mp3*
tonguen3bE37*
handh3ni7En*
bloodhEtu*
boneEn3b*
skinhup3fu7u*
kneeantim3mun*
breastmE*
liverEm3*
wateropot
firemuntetat*
sunhEmari*
starmE73m*
stonenomon*
mountainh3upin*
treen3*
nighttururapaha*
dogEman*
fishmEra*
louseona*
oneatatE*
twoirEb*
IyE*
younE*
wei7E*
seebE7*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

  • MawakNuclear Trans New Guinea50% alike
  • Hember AvuNuclear Trans New Guinea40% alike
  • MokatiNuclear Trans New Guinea27% alike
  • BepourNuclear Trans New Guinea24% alike
  • PamosuNuclear Trans New Guinea21% alike
  • MauwakeNuclear Trans New Guinea20% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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