Lusi
Lusi is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Lusi is an Austronesian language of New Britain. Kaliai is a dialect.
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Words in Lusi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tanta* | |
| name | era* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | taNa* | |
| nose | nuru* | |
| tooth | luo* | |
| tongue | mae* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | siNi* | |
| bone | tuatua* | |
| skin | kukuli* | |
| knee | bolbolu* | |
| liver | atete* | |
| water | veao | |
| fire | riNa* | |
| sun | aro* | |
| star | motala* | |
| stone | patu* | |
| mountain | lusi* | |
| tree | abei* | |
| leaf | launi* | |
| night | voNi* | |
| dog | kaua* | |
| fish | iha* | |
| louse | tuma* | |
| one | ere* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | biau* | |
| you | beao* | |
| we | teita* |
* 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 · lusi1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · khl