Momu-Fas
Momu-Fas is a Baibai-Fas language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Fas (a.k.a. Momu, Bembi) is the eponymous language of the small Fas language family of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
Fas was once mistakenly placed in the Kwomtari family, confusing their classification. Its only demonstrated relative is actually Baibai, with which it is 40% cognate. See Fas languages for details.
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Words in Momu-Fas
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | muyime* | |
| name | abu* | |
| eye | koy* | |
| ear | morfa* | |
| nose | sibti* | |
| tooth | mey* | |
| tongue | fune* | |
| hand | key* | |
| blood | kusu | |
| bone | ofo* | |
| skin | au* | |
| knee | uikeno* | |
| breast | fiy* | |
| liver | boku* | |
| water | fi | |
| fire | kwo* | |
| sun | yunyi* | |
| star | mebke* | |
| stone | wune* | |
| mountain | okobofu* | |
| tree | kwo* | |
| leaf | fa* | |
| night | fenyib* | |
| dog | esyu* | |
| fish | ie* | |
| one | fasni* | |
| two | nebem* | |
| I | te* | |
| you | ay* | |
| we | yery* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- SherdukpenSino-Tibetan89% alike
- WajarriPama-Nyungan89% alike
- EseKoiarian87% alike
- ObokuitaiLakes Plain85% alike
- Guugu YimidhirrPama-Nyungan85% alike
- Mountain KoialiKoiarian85% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · fass1245 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · fqs