Oya'oya
Oya'oya is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Oyaʼoya is an Oceanic dialect cluster spoken at the tip of the Papuan Peninsula in Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Oya'oya
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | lawa* | |
| name | hesa* | |
| ear | beya* | |
| nose | isu* | |
| tooth | mwa7a* | |
| tongue | mena* | |
| hand | nima* | |
| blood | dalaha* | |
| bone | seyada* | |
| skin | oapida* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | goila* | |
| fire | atoalalana* | |
| star | kipala* | |
| stone | da* | |
| leaf | tahauhaufidana* | |
| night | maihona* | |
| dog | wa* | |
| fish | iha* | |
| louse | tuma* | |
| one | asebo* | |
| two | bwahu* | |
| I | yau* | |
| you | oyu* | |
| we | awai* | |
| drink | numa* | |
| see | ita* | |
| hear | faisawale* | |
| die | mate* |
* 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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