Suabo
bahasa Inanwatan
Suabo is a South Bird's Head language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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The Suabo or Inanwatan is a Papuan language of Southwest Papua. It is often classified in the South Bird's Head language family, but may alternatively form an independent language family together with Duriankere.
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Words in Suabo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | órewo | |
| person | irowo* | |
| name | nEro* | |
| eye | irabu7o* | |
| ear | 7ero* | |
| nose | mitobi* | |
| tooth | epo* | |
| tongue | midero* | |
| hand | newo* | |
| blood | aru7* | |
| bone | to7o* | |
| skin | giro* | |
| breast | dido* | |
| liver | gobo* | |
| water | sáa | |
| fire | ma7apo* | |
| sun | egedi* | |
| star | arowi* | |
| stone | beto* | |
| mountain | tirido* | |
| tree | ao* | |
| leaf | dado* | |
| night | niro* | |
| dog | mewo7o* | |
| fish | uto* | |
| louse | 7oto* | |
| one | muteri* | |
| two | eri* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | a* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- GunAtlantic-Congo13% alike
- Banda-MbrèsAtlantic-Congo12% alike
- KokodaSouth Bird's Head12% alike
- Mid-Southern BandaAtlantic-Congo11% alike
- TauyaNuclear Trans New Guinea11% alike
- FarafiAustronesian11% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · suab1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · szp