Minaveha
Minaveha is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Minaveha, or Kukuya, is an Oceanic language of Fergusson Island in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Minaveha
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | vavine | |
| person | tomotau* | |
| name | wava* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tanixa* | |
| nose | apuni* | |
| tooth | nixo* | |
| tongue | mea* | |
| hand | nima* | |
| blood | da8axa* | |
| bone | numanuma* | |
| skin | inini* | |
| knee | atutu* | |
| breast | manakada* | |
| liver | ateate* | |
| water | daudau* | |
| fire | aiananata* | |
| sun | babau* | |
| star | wadima* | |
| stone | xanu* | |
| mountain | o8a* | |
| leaf | ai8awai* | |
| night | io8oma* | |
| dog | kedewa* | |
| fish | iana* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | itamo* | |
| two | inua* | |
| I | 8auke* | |
| you | wamke* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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