Tumleo
Tumleo is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Tumleo is an Austronesian language of coastal Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, on Tumleo Island (3.126188°S 142.398558°E / -3.126188; 142.398558 (Tumeleo Island)) and the Aitape coast in East Aitape Rural LLG.
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Words in Tumleo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | tamen | |
| person | lama* | |
| eye | matalaNi* | |
| ear | tana7ali3* | |
| nose | sulapi* | |
| tooth | yala* | |
| tongue | mami3* | |
| hand | awityEli* | |
| blood | tya5i* | |
| bone | tawi3* | |
| skin | sa7uk* | |
| breast | saus* | |
| liver | ati* | |
| water | rien | |
| fire | yi3p* | |
| sun | uas* | |
| star | tiuw* | |
| stone | eitatun* | |
| mountain | sl* | |
| tree | iyei* | |
| leaf | riou* | |
| night | puN* | |
| dog | aun* | |
| fish | su* | |
| louse | aut* | |
| one | mata* | |
| two | lou* | |
| I | awiyou* | |
| you | yiyi* | |
| we | etet* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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