Kowiai
bahasa Adi
Kowiai is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kowiai (Kuiwai) is an Austronesian language of the Bomberai Peninsula in New Guinea. According to the Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific and Asia, Kowiai is spoken in the coastal regions between Arguni and Etna bay.
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Words in Kowiai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tia* | |
| name | nia* | |
| eye | matafut* | |
| ear | teriga* | |
| nose | siai* | |
| tooth | rifut* | |
| tongue | yera* | |
| hand | nima* | |
| blood | rara* | |
| bone | rur* | |
| skin | urit* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| liver | uta7* | |
| water | walar | |
| fire | laf* | |
| star | omaoma* | |
| rain | óma | |
| stone | lagia* | |
| leaf | aryo7* | |
| night | momat* | |
| dog | afuna* | |
| fish | don* | |
| louse | ut* | |
| one | isa* | |
| two | wet* | |
| I | la7* | |
| you | au* | |
| we | ita* | |
| drink | in* | |
| see | sefa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- SekarAustronesian33% alike
- Yalahatan-Haruru-AwaiyaAustronesian30% alike
- ArguniAustronesian29% alike
- PaulohiAustronesian29% alike
- KamarianAustronesian28% alike
- Geser-GoromAustronesian28% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · kowi1239 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kwh