Saniyo-Hiyewe
Saniyo-Hiyewe is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 1,300 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Sanio, or more precisely Saniyo-Hiyewe, is a Sepik language of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG in East Sepik Province, northern Papua New Guinea. It is also spoken in Telefomin Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.
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Words in Saniyo-Hiyewe
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | taune | |
| person | meni* | |
| name | yapE* | |
| eye | nihE* | |
| ear | apahE* | |
| nose | ErEmE* | |
| tooth | pi* | |
| tongue | soruwE* | |
| hand | ErEti* | |
| blood | pisa7i* | |
| bone | pa7arE* | |
| skin | tahE* | |
| knee | ru7oporo* | |
| breast | mo7u* | |
| liver | wabe* | |
| water | sa'i | |
| fire | yEhE* | |
| sun | pooybE* | |
| star | sariyipu* | |
| stone | tapiyE* | |
| mountain | omo* | |
| tree | me* | |
| leaf | motowE* | |
| night | pasi* | |
| dog | yo* | |
| fish | harE* | |
| louse | nEmE* | |
| one | hEta7i* | |
| two | hEsi* | |
| I | ane* |
* 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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