Pahi
Pahi is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Pahi, or Lugitama (also Riahoma, Wansum), is a Sepik language of Sandaun Province, Papua-New Guinea.
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Words in Pahi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | tawa | |
| person | tamam* | |
| eye | nia7wey* | |
| ear | wapray* | |
| nose | bigihinwi* | |
| tooth | pia7wey* | |
| tongue | taf3ki* | |
| hand | yEhEfay* | |
| blood | nEfum* | |
| bone | yEfam* | |
| skin | buhum* | |
| knee | kuwakupom* | |
| breast | muwi* | |
| liver | wafum* | |
| water | oʔwi | |
| fire | ir7i* | |
| sun | napwi* | |
| star | warey* | |
| stone | hiCop3y* | |
| mountain | Epurwi* | |
| tree | mui* | |
| leaf | afay* | |
| night | n3rwur3* | |
| dog | wa7ay* | |
| fish | omum* | |
| louse | nunum* | |
| one | ri7alay* | |
| two | hufeyu* | |
| come | ya* | |
| path | wuyi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MehekSepik31% alike
- PasiSepik19% alike
- Yessan-MayoSepik14% alike
- Alaba-K'abeenaAfro-Asiatic13% alike
- NamiaSepik12% alike
- ChenapianSepik12% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · pahi1246 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · lgt