Kuanua
Kuanua is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 61 thousand people.
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The Tolai language, or Kuanua, is spoken by the Tolai people of Papua New Guinea, who live on the Gazelle Peninsula in East New Britain Province.
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Words in Kuanua
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | vavina | |
| name | iaNi* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | taliNa* | |
| nose | bilau* | |
| tooth | palaNie* | |
| tongue | karamea* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | gapu* | |
| bone | uru* | |
| skin | pali* | |
| breast | liboNai* | |
| liver | kati* | |
| water | tava | |
| fire | iap* | |
| star | tagul* | |
| stone | vat* | |
| leaf | mapinadavai* | |
| night | marum* | |
| dog | pap* | |
| fish | en* | |
| pig | boroi | |
| louse | pal* | |
| one | amir* | |
| two | urade* | |
| I | iau | |
| we | udatalvautul* | |
| drink | momo* | |
| see | bobo* | |
| hear | valoNor* |
* 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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