Rotokas
Rotokas is a North Bougainville language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 4,320 people.
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Rotokas is a North Bougainville language spoken by about 4,320 people on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea.
Central Rotokas is most notable for its extremely small phonemic consonantal inventory, which lacks phonemic nasals.
From Wikipedia · Rotokas language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Rotokas
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | riakova | |
| person | bEo* | |
| name | bEisiE* | |
| eye | osideito* | |
| ear | ubEdeouE* | |
| nose | idubEoto* | |
| tooth | deuri* | |
| tongue | Edebuoto* | |
| hand | bubuko* | |
| blood | bebEsibE* | |
| bone | keduE* | |
| skin | EdeiuE* | |
| knee | kotupiuE* | |
| breast | dodouE* | |
| liver | tokEtE* | |
| water | uukoa | |
| fire | tuitui* | |
| sun | dEvidEo* | |
| star | Eviko* | |
| stone | Ebeke* | |
| tree | ebEobE* | |
| leaf | gudubE* | |
| night | dupE* | |
| dog | kEkEu* | |
| fish | EtEdito* | |
| louse | idui* | |
| one | katEi* | |
| two | edEo* | |
| I | dEgEi* | |
| you | bi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- RapoisiNorth Bougainville86% alike
- Dar Daju DajuDajuic80% alike
- Upper KinabatanganAustronesian77% alike
- Pottangi Ollar GadabaDravidian77% alike
- UdiNakh-Daghestanian76% alike
- UruUru-Chipaya76% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · roto1249 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · roo