Tairuma
Tairuma is an Eleman language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Tairuma, also known as Uaripi after its location, is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Uaripi (07°57′00″S 145°44′06″E) in Central Kerema Rural LLG, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.
A grammar of Tairuma was written by Ikamu and Jo in 2014.
From Wikipedia · Tairuma language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Tairuma
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | laea* | |
| name | lare* | |
| eye | ofae* | |
| ear | avato* | |
| nose | haraha* | |
| tooth | tao* | |
| tongue | uri* | |
| hand | mai* | |
| blood | ovo* | |
| bone | uti* | |
| skin | maeahiru* | |
| knee | arikaka* | |
| breast | avaihi* | |
| liver | iti* | |
| water | ma'a | |
| fire | a* | |
| sun | sare* | |
| star | koru* | |
| stone | fave* | |
| mountain | raepa* | |
| tree | tola* | |
| leaf | tolotolo* | |
| night | eloa* | |
| dog | ave* | |
| fish | tava* | |
| louse | sarula* | |
| one | fareapo* | |
| two | helakere* | |
| I | ara* | |
| you | a* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- OrokoloEleman74% alike
- ToaripiEleman63% alike
- OpaoEleman60% alike
- Keoru-AhiaEleman36% alike
- IñapariArawakan10% alike
- NdengerekoAtlantic-Congo9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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