Mawan
Mawan is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Mawan is a Madang language of Papua New Guinea now spoken only by older adults.
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Words in Mawan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | wani* | |
| eye | amu* | |
| ear | dahu* | |
| nose | nomahi* | |
| tongue | nimaru* | |
| blood | 3ri* | |
| bone | epe* | |
| skin | gari* | |
| knee | tab3ri* | |
| breast | auma* | |
| liver | ga* | |
| water | re* | |
| fire | aim* | |
| sun | 3m* | |
| star | f3r* | |
| mountain | man* | |
| tree | ah* | |
| night | abuia* | |
| dog | kw3r* | |
| fish | mariga* | |
| louse | mi* | |
| one | oripig3g* | |
| two | kwar3ra* | |
| I | hak* | |
| you | nak* | |
| we | ik* | |
| see | awE* | |
| hear | do* | |
| die | naum* | |
| come | bi* |
* 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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