Tabo

Tabo is a language isolate spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.

Tabo · 8.1°S 143.3°E

An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.

Tabo, also known as Waia (Waya), is a Papuan language of Western Province, Papua New Guinea, just north of the Fly River delta. The language has also been known as Hiwi and Hibaradai.

Tabo means ‘word, mouth’ and is the name of the language, whereas Waia is the name of one of the ten villages where Tabo is spoken.

From Wikipedia · Tabo language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Tabo

Meaning	Word	Romanization
woman	kamena
person	dubu*
name	mahiro*
eye	baidi*
ear	galo*
nose	dopo*
tooth	lalo*
tongue	mEl3pila*
hand	kokotope*
blood	hawi*
bone	goha*
skin	tama*
knee	pupu*
breast	nono*
liver	ara*
water	bea
fire	kue*
sun	kadEpa*
star	oloki*
stone	nadi*
mountain	podo*
tree	kEha*
leaf	paha*
night	du7*
dog	gaha*
fish	daha*
louse	tamali*
one	kapia*
two	nEtEwo*
I	na*