Lote
Lote is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Lote (also known as Lohote) is an Austronesian language spoken by about 6,000 people who live around Cape Dampier on the south coast of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. The language was earlier known as Uvol, after the name of a local river, where the first wharf and later airstrip were built.
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Words in Lote
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| man | non | |
| woman | héi | |
| person | non* | |
| name | EnE* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | talNa* | |
| nose | ina* | |
| tooth | NiNi* | |
| tongue | ENEtau* | |
| hand | pEn* | |
| blood | Eina* | |
| bone | ki* | |
| skin | siNina* | |
| knee | pala* | |
| breast | siu* | |
| liver | makan* | |
| water | éch | |
| fire | oan* | |
| sun | Xaia* | |
| star | itoX* | |
| stone | um* | |
| mountain | hENEnE* | |
| leaf | aEina* | |
| night | miliko* | |
| dog | kaonE* | |
| fish | ruo* | |
| louse | ut* | |
| one | EllE* | |
| two | naE* | |
| you | ioN* |
* 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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Elsewhere
Glottolog · lote1237 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · uvl