Piu
Piu is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Piu is an Oceanic language in the upper Watut River area of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Piu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mug* | |
| name | oli* | |
| eye | maNganun* | |
| ear | bEnaaki* | |
| nose | b3lu* | |
| tooth | b3bu* | |
| tongue | namEN* | |
| hand | baNgi* | |
| blood | aso* | |
| bone | aki* | |
| skin | nirampe* | |
| knee | baxakato* | |
| breast | lul* | |
| liver | bokwanum* | |
| water | mbi* | |
| fire | na* | |
| sun | bEsak* | |
| star | bElEN* | |
| stone | toub* | |
| mountain | baNgwu7atuN* | |
| tree | ga* | |
| leaf | 7ko* | |
| night | baNkwaNcu* | |
| dog | nduwo* | |
| louse | tah* | |
| one | tika* | |
| two | lu* | |
| I | a* | |
| you | boN* | |
| we | yE* |
* 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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