Siawi
Siawi is an Amto-Musan language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 220 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Siawi, also known as Musan, is one of two Amto–Musan (Samaia River) languages. It is spoken in Siawi village (4.062998°S 141.421181°E / -4.062998; 141.421181 (Seiawi)), Green River Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
The name "Siawi" is misspelling of the endonym, Siafli, used on government maps. The old name for the language, "Musan", is a clan name.
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Words in Siawi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yEno7ono* | |
| eye | mene* | |
| ear | e7* | |
| nose | Limo* | |
| tooth | 7i* | |
| tongue | hanE* | |
| hand | ka* | |
| blood | harE7* | |
| bone | harE7* | |
| skin | 7aoko* | |
| knee | 7awoLau* | |
| breast | ne* | |
| liver | te7* | |
| water | wi* | |
| fire | maLi* | |
| star | imosuwa* | |
| stone | tobEki* | |
| mountain | 7ELiyo* | |
| tree | ame7* | |
| leaf | sE7* | |
| night | 7oniNko7* | |
| dog | so* | |
| fish | boLi* | |
| louse | nani* | |
| one | somo* | |
| two | himolo* | |
| come | po* | |
| path | mono* | |
| new | tutu7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AmtoAmto-Musan27% alike
- Ngombe-BanganduAtlantic-Congo17% alike
- NimoLeft May14% alike
- Ama (Papua New Guinea)Left May13% alike
- Bo (Papua New Guinea)Left May12% alike
- Humburi Senni SonghaySonghay12% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · siaw1243 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mmp