Sempan
bahasa Sempan
Sempan is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Sempan is a language spoken by the Sempan people of in Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Western New Guinea, Indonesia.
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Words in Sempan
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | owenata* | |
| name | iwahe* | |
| eye | manake* | |
| ear | iane* | |
| nose | mimake* | |
| tooth | hi* | |
| tongue | omane* | |
| hand | mafane* | |
| blood | ehe* | |
| bone | emake* | |
| skin | pitini* | |
| knee | inipo* | |
| breast | awo* | |
| liver | wawa* | |
| water | mi* | |
| fire | yuhamake* | |
| sun | yowi* | |
| star | maweto* | |
| stone | yaka* | |
| mountain | kukaro* | |
| tree | oho* | |
| leaf | ye* | |
| night | irama* | |
| dog | iwiri* | |
| fish | panamo* | |
| louse | wamo* | |
| one | tawahe* | |
| two | yimina* | |
| I | noro* | |
| you | oro* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Casuarina Coast AsmatNuclear Trans New Guinea46% alike
- KamoroNuclear Trans New Guinea44% alike
- CitakNuclear Trans New Guinea30% alike
- Tamnim CitakNuclear Trans New Guinea29% alike
- Yaosakor AsmatNuclear Trans New Guinea28% alike
- Central AsmatNuclear Trans New Guinea27% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · semp1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · xse