Terebu
Terebu is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
See it on the globeOpen in the family tree
Terebu (Turubu) is one of three Kairiru languages spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Turubu village (3.658382°S 143.81428°E / -3.658382; 143.81428 (Turubu Village)) of Turubu Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.
From Wikipedia · Terebu language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Terebu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ramEt* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | t3l3Na* | |
| nose | naNa* | |
| tooth | luwo* | |
| tongue | mama* | |
| hand | aw* | |
| blood | ndEr3* | |
| bone | t3gap* | |
| skin | mbali* | |
| knee | augub3rau* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| liver | atEn* | |
| water | ndan* | |
| fire | you* | |
| sun | amar* | |
| star | gwuriEm* | |
| stone | bat* | |
| mountain | guliEn* | |
| tree | ai* | |
| leaf | ndan* | |
| night | bulom* | |
| dog | banau* | |
| fish | moxol3* | |
| louse | out* | |
| one | ta* | |
| two | lu* | |
| I | diau* | |
| you | yi* | |
| we | eit* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · tere1276 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · trb