Rasawa
bahasa Rasawa
Rasawa is a Lakes Plain language spoken in Indonesia, by about 200 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Rasawa is a Papuan language of Indonesia. It is spoken in Rasawa village in Oudate District, Waropen Regency.
Rasawa shares half of its basic vocabulary with the Saponi language.
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Words in Rasawa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | kuru | |
| person | dubu* | |
| name | uba* | |
| eye | ora* | |
| ear | ra* | |
| nose | bu* | |
| tooth | bi* | |
| tongue | isoko* | |
| hand | boko* | |
| blood | uyo* | |
| bone | wEbi* | |
| skin | ubi* | |
| breast | tu* | |
| liver | koyo* | |
| water | deː-ye | |
| fire | tayo* | |
| sun | kuri* | |
| star | korobia* | |
| stone | pa* | |
| mountain | iri* | |
| tree | ukui* | |
| leaf | kuru* | |
| night | kigaxabo* | |
| dog | kako* | |
| fish | debrayo* | |
| louse | piye* | |
| one | kribi* | |
| two | wori* | |
| I | ebe* | |
| you | debe* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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