Kwato
Kwato is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kwato or Waupe is a Rai Coast language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Kwato
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | wEni* | |
| eye | 3ku* | |
| ear | agiraw* | |
| nose | nutu* | |
| tooth | m3* | |
| tongue | mE* | |
| blood | 3ji* | |
| bone | nudo* | |
| skin | kuakana* | |
| knee | sigou* | |
| breast | EmE* | |
| liver | kamamu* | |
| water | uyay* | |
| fire | epi* | |
| sun | takaya* | |
| star | pay* | |
| stone | naniba* | |
| mountain | saitau* | |
| tree | epi* | |
| night | sapau* | |
| dog | mamu* | |
| fish | samu5a* | |
| louse | mi5ow* | |
| one | itono* | |
| two | n3naino* | |
| I | ji* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | sini* | |
| hear | esi* | |
| die | pau* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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