Suena
Suena is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Suena is a Papuan language spoken in Morobe Province, in the "tail" of Papua New Guinea. It is part of the Binanderean family of the Trans–New Guinea phylum of languages.
The Yarawi people spoke Suena during most of the 20th century, but may have switched to Binandere.
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Words in Suena
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | erama* | |
| name | zazo* | |
| eye | gitimoka* | |
| ear | dana* | |
| nose | wena* | |
| tooth | tau* | |
| tongue | iwawa* | |
| hand | wana* | |
| blood | orara | |
| bone | wetu* | |
| skin | aiso* | |
| knee | bawa* | |
| breast | ami* | |
| liver | wama* | |
| water | ou | |
| fire | niao* | |
| sun | waiko* | |
| star | kuna* | |
| stone | omata* | |
| mountain | dirimu* | |
| tree | ni* | |
| leaf | gi* | |
| night | pi* | |
| dog | suna* | |
| fish | wo* | |
| louse | zimi* | |
| one | da* | |
| two | eto* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | ni* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- ZiaNuclear Trans New Guinea41% alike
- BinandereNuclear Trans New Guinea34% alike
- YekoraNuclear Trans New Guinea33% alike
- Ewage-NotuNuclear Trans New Guinea32% alike
- Korafe-YeghaNuclear Trans New Guinea28% alike
- OrokaivaNuclear Trans New Guinea22% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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