Nawaru
Nawaru is a Yareban language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Nawaru, or Sirio, is a Papuan language. It is spoken in the village of Sibia (9.437132°S 148.30083°E / -9.437132; 148.30083 (Sibia)) in Namudi ward, Safia Rural LLG, Ijivitari District, Oro Province, in the "tail" of Papua New Guinea.
Nawaru is described by Ethnologue as "very similar" to Yareba.
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Words in Nawaru
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | aweta | |
| person | uwara* | |
| name | ibi* | |
| eye | naitai* | |
| ear | ome* | |
| nose | ibo* | |
| tooth | nio* | |
| tongue | meana* | |
| hand | wana* | |
| blood | iwa* | |
| bone | tai* | |
| skin | ofe* | |
| knee | iko* | |
| breast | ama* | |
| liver | beuro* | |
| water | yówa | |
| fire | ina* | |
| sun | kowa* | |
| star | kudi* | |
| stone | waka* | |
| mountain | orana* | |
| tree | ana* | |
| leaf | wako* | |
| night | dumu* | |
| dog | kua* | |
| fish | sawani* | |
| louse | ua* | |
| one | tagorai* | |
| two | fuakai* | |
| I | na* |
* 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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