Rao
Rao is a Ramu language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Rao is a Ramu language of western Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. In older literature it was called Annaberg.
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Words in Rao
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nduwali* | |
| eye | p3li* | |
| ear | rohmu* | |
| nose | rat3* | |
| tooth | t3rag3* | |
| tongue | jito* | |
| hand | mEgl3t3* | |
| blood | ku* | |
| bone | ag3rat3* | |
| skin | mo* | |
| knee | mbudu* | |
| breast | tsu* | |
| liver | p3r3ro* | |
| water | ba* | |
| fire | bu* | |
| sun | Ngro* | |
| star | suna* | |
| stone | kambuN* | |
| mountain | topu* | |
| tree | mb3t* | |
| leaf | klu* | |
| night | girati* | |
| dog | 3xa7* | |
| fish | zabo* | |
| louse | munam* | |
| one | njEget3n* | |
| two | kabuk3* | |
| I | Ng3* | |
| you | n3* | |
| we | ni* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KunggariPama-Nyungan13% alike
- AnorRamu13% alike
- AiomeRamu12% alike
- Quiotepec ChinantecOtomanguean12% alike
- KwiniWorrorran11% alike
- Mono (USA)Uto-Aztecan11% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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