Rumu
Rumu is a Turama-Kikori language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Rumu (Rumuwa), or Kairi (Kai-Iri), is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. Other names for it are Dumu (Tumu) and Kibiri.
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Words in Rumu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wame* | |
| name | paina* | |
| eye | ihi* | |
| ear | ko* | |
| nose | yu* | |
| tooth | maku* | |
| tongue | oho* | |
| hand | he* | |
| blood | hokorē | |
| bone | rapo* | |
| skin | hEwi* | |
| knee | mokou* | |
| breast | no* | |
| liver | upi* | |
| water | u | |
| fire | i* | |
| sun | Eho* | |
| star | isu* | |
| stone | wa* | |
| mountain | poho* | |
| tree | i* | |
| leaf | pate* | |
| night | riho* | |
| dog | ka* | |
| fish | namo* | |
| louse | kuro* | |
| one | rEiapai* | |
| two | tai* | |
| I | i* | |
| you | iki* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- Guhu-SamaneNuclear Trans New Guinea86% alike
- MelpaNuclear Trans New Guinea83% alike
- Peripheral MongolianMongolic-Khitan83% alike
- FasuIsolates83% alike
- ChocangacakhaSino-Tibetan82% alike
- BinandereNuclear Trans New Guinea82% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · rumu1243 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · klq