Owiniga
Owiniga is a Left May language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Owiniga (a.k.a. Bero, Samo, Taina) is a Left May language of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea.
It is spoken in Amu, Inagri (4.479158°S 141.709444°E / -4.479158; 141.709444 (Inagri)), Samo (4.425648°S 141.715772°E / -4.425648; 141.715772 (Samo)), and Yei (4.425035°S 141.832443°E / -4.425035; 141.832443 (Iyie)) villages.
From Wikipedia · Owiniga language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Owiniga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nEka* | |
| eye | molo* | |
| ear | iso* | |
| nose | tEmELi* | |
| tooth | imEri* | |
| tongue | isE* | |
| hand | nomoso* | |
| blood | kE* | |
| bone | miri* | |
| skin | sEpE* | |
| knee | kapo* | |
| breast | nano* | |
| liver | sE* | |
| water | bi* | |
| fire | sa* | |
| sun | bEra* | |
| star | bowei* | |
| stone | siya* | |
| mountain | tEma* | |
| tree | a* | |
| leaf | pinawa* | |
| night | toumE* | |
| dog | bElE* | |
| fish | ta* | |
| louse | Eni* | |
| one | yaru* | |
| two | simapi* | |
| I | EpE* | |
| you | na* | |
| we | ka* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Ama (Papua New Guinea)Left May17% alike
- NimoLeft May14% alike
- NakwiLeft May12% alike
- UniSko11% alike
- Bo (Papua New Guinea)Left May11% alike
- CulinaArawan10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · owin1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · owi