Orokaiva
Orokaiva is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Orokaiva is a Papuan language spoken in the "tail" of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Orokaiva
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | yavo* | |
| eye | titi* | |
| ear | ode* | |
| nose | mede* | |
| tooth | ti* | |
| tongue | ivivi* | |
| blood | orosa* | |
| bone | vetu* | |
| skin | hamo* | |
| knee | pauuge* | |
| breast | emi* | |
| water | umo* | |
| sun | igoi* | |
| star | kopa* | |
| stone | koro* | |
| mountain | heti* | |
| tree | i* | |
| leaf | gigi* | |
| night | hi* | |
| dog | ino* | |
| louse | yigi* | |
| one | tapa* | |
| two | erosaetouubari* | |
| see | kiari* | |
| hear | igiyo* | |
| die | pehari* | |
| come | hurari* | |
| path | degi* | |
| new | eha* | |
| full | pevitari* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Hunjara-Kaina KeNuclear Trans New Guinea51% alike
- BinandereNuclear Trans New Guinea34% alike
- Ewage-NotuNuclear Trans New Guinea33% alike
- YekoraNuclear Trans New Guinea26% alike
- Korafe-YeghaNuclear Trans New Guinea25% alike
- ZiaNuclear Trans New Guinea22% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · orok1269 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · okv