Tulu-Bohuai
Tulu-Bohuai is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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The Tulu-Bohuai language is a West Manus language spoken by approximately 1400 people on central Manus Island and on Peli Island, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Tulu-Bohuai
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | pihin | |
| name | lunua* | |
| eye | dag* | |
| ear | dyania* | |
| nose | nu7u* | |
| tooth | yixia* | |
| tongue | galimi7e* | |
| hand | gabwem* | |
| bone | dyegedyuwi* | |
| skin | gala7atyu* | |
| liver | ate* | |
| water | wa7* | |
| star | busu* | |
| stone | bok* | |
| leaf | le7egai* | |
| night | bin* | |
| dog | mwi* | |
| fish | ni* | |
| louse | guk* | |
| one | ri* | |
| two | duwiah* | |
| I | yew* | |
| you | ou* | |
| we | du* | |
| drink | 7un* | |
| see | me* | |
| hear | hudun* | |
| die | miak* | |
| come | ra* | |
| path | ty3al* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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