Mountain Koiali
Mountain Koiali is a Koiarian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Mountain Koiari (Koiali) is a language of Oro Province and Central Province, Papua New Guinea. It is not very similar to the other language which shares its name, Grass Koiari. Half of its speakers are monolingual.
It is spoken in Barai, Efogi (9.156234°S 147.665661°E / -9.156234; 147.665661 (Efogi No. 1)), and Koiari villages of Koiari Rural LLG, as well as in Hiri Rural LLG.
From Wikipedia · Mountain Koiali language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Mountain Koiali
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | keate | |
| person | ata* | |
| name | ivi* | |
| eye | niu* | |
| ear | golema* | |
| nose | uli* | |
| tooth | aieluhu* | |
| tongue | name* | |
| hand | ada* | |
| blood | taho | |
| bone | itava* | |
| skin | vate* | |
| knee | kome* | |
| breast | amu* | |
| liver | luti* | |
| water | e* | |
| fire | vene* | |
| sun | vau* | |
| star | didi* | |
| stone | mune* | |
| mountain | tana* | |
| tree | idi* | |
| leaf | vana* | |
| night | vavi* | |
| dog | to* | |
| fish | kualuma* | |
| pig | ovo | |
| louse | umu* | |
| one | be* | |
| two | abui* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BiageKoiarian56% alike
- Grass KoiariKoiarian48% alike
- KoitabuKoiarian47% alike
- EseKoiarian17% alike
- BaraiKoiarian14% alike
- Northern Tlaxiaco MixtecOtomanguean14% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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