Towei
Towei is a Pauwasi language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Towei (Towe) is a Western Pauwasi language of West New Guinea. It is spoken in Towe Hitam village, Towe District, Pegunungan Bintang Regency.
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Words in Towei
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tokwar* | |
| name | keiN* | |
| eye | eyeN* | |
| ear | papna* | |
| nose | mendripena* | |
| tooth | krepena* | |
| tongue | kromor* | |
| blood | edfje* | |
| bone | pna* | |
| skin | sir* | |
| knee | penabariN* | |
| breast | mamu* | |
| liver | meNgaN* | |
| water | eye* | |
| fire | we* | |
| sun | yimap* | |
| star | triNgip* | |
| stone | mapi* | |
| mountain | NgoN* | |
| tree | we* | |
| leaf | tepe* | |
| night | weritami* | |
| dog | say* | |
| fish | otu* | |
| louse | mi* | |
| one | gena* | |
| two | kerna* | |
| I | No* | |
| you | fo* | |
| we | nukuyapeN* |
* 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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Elsewhere
Glottolog · towe1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ttn