Toura (Papua New Guinea)
Toura (Papua New Guinea) is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Toura (Doura) is a Malayo-Polynesian language of the central southern coast of the Papuan Peninsula in Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Toura (Papua New Guinea)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | ata* | |
| eye | maka* | |
| ear | kaia* | |
| nose | ururu* | |
| tooth | ike* | |
| tongue | mara* | |
| hand | ima* | |
| blood | rara* | |
| bone | kuria* | |
| skin | waha* | |
| breast | ae* | |
| liver | ake* | |
| water | vei | |
| fire | aroha* | |
| star | pisiu* | |
| stone | lu7ara* | |
| leaf | rauna* | |
| night | vapura* | |
| dog | sisia* | |
| fish | sisinivei* | |
| louse | uku* | |
| one | kaona* | |
| two | lua* | |
| I | nau* | |
| we | ita* | |
| drink | inu* | |
| see | aikaiko* | |
| hear | waha7e* | |
| die | make* | |
| come | ama* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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