Torau
Torau is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Torau is an Austronesian language spoken on the east coast of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Torau
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | baine | |
| person | tioni* | |
| name | esana* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | tana* | |
| nose | isu* | |
| tooth | niotou* | |
| tongue | mea* | |
| hand | bae* | |
| blood | masini* | |
| bone | suma* | |
| skin | uni* | |
| breast | puma* | |
| water | ate* | |
| fire | uda* | |
| star | wiwito* | |
| stone | pau* | |
| leaf | roe* | |
| night | boni* | |
| dog | kaukau* | |
| fish | ia* | |
| louse | mua* | |
| one | idai* | |
| two | erua* | |
| I | inau* | |
| we | nidadadtaninarua* | |
| drink | loa* | |
| see | toria* | |
| hear | bola* | |
| die | mamate* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- UruavaAustronesian88% alike
- BambaraMande82% alike
- KanakanavuAustronesian82% alike
- Western MuyaSino-Tibetan80% alike
- DyulaMande80% alike
- OrohaAustronesian79% 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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