Kwerba
bahasa Airmati
Kwerba is a Greater Kwerba language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Kwerba is a Papuan language of Indonesia. Alternate names are Armati (Airmati), Koassa, Mataweja, Naibedj, Segar Tor, Tekutameso.
Kwerba is spoken in Apiaweti, Aurime, Munukania, Tatsewalem, and Wamariri villages in Sarmi Regency.
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Words in Kwerba
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | is | |
| eye | nukwe* | |
| ear | nyar* | |
| nose | udiny* | |
| tooth | gwarne* | |
| tongue | terug* | |
| hand | mantaic* | |
| blood | guma* | |
| bone | kaka* | |
| skin | kora* | |
| knee | sumwan* | |
| breast | meme* | |
| water | pitu | |
| fire | sida* | |
| sun | abiy* | |
| star | gwinte* | |
| stone | tone* | |
| mountain | esiuw* | |
| tree | buma* | |
| night | kwune* | |
| fish | segwin* | |
| one | aweryas* | |
| two | nenemuana* | |
| I | co* | |
| drink | penam* | |
| see | nebug* | |
| hear | yanediy* | |
| die | gworam* | |
| come | wabunam* | |
| path | agwainaic* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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