Sobei
bahasa Imasi
Sobei is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Sobei (Sobey) is one of the Sarmi languages spoken in three villages (Sarmi Kota, Sawar, and Bagaiserwar) near the district center of Sarmi in Papua province of Indonesia. Ethnologue (2005) cites two third-party population estimates of 1,000 and 1,850, while Sterner estimates the population at 1,500 (1975) and 2,000 (1987), based on actual residence in the area.
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Words in Sobei
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | mefne | |
| person | temto* | |
| name | asa* | |
| eye | somarnam* | |
| ear | tidimrau* | |
| nose | sumdari* | |
| tooth | wometa* | |
| tongue | madamtano* | |
| hand | imi* | |
| blood | sida* | |
| bone | tiwo* | |
| skin | wadi* | |
| breast | siso* | |
| liver | resne* | |
| water | rani | |
| fire | yafu* | |
| star | betwe* | |
| rain | tano | |
| stone | fati* | |
| leaf | rau* | |
| night | pani* | |
| dog | nani* | |
| fish | ina* | |
| louse | kute* | |
| one | tesese* | |
| two | daidu* | |
| I | yau* | |
| you | usimau* | |
| we | usimse* | |
| drink | mus* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- Geser-GoromAustronesian86% alike
- BudumaAfro-Asiatic85% alike
- Mor (Mor Islands)Austronesian84% alike
- NindeAustronesian84% alike
- IwalAustronesian82% alike
- MonAustroasiatic82% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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