Ulau-Suain
Ulau-Suain is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Ulau-Suain is an Austronesian language of coastal Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Ulau 1 (3.302724°S 142.794557°E / -3.302724; 142.794557 (Ulayut)), Ulau 2 (3.313306°S 142.821106°E / -3.313306; 142.821106 (Marubien)), and Suain (3.336895°S 142.919927°E / -3.336895; 142.919927 (Suain 1)) wards of East Aitape Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.
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Words in Ulau-Suain
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | tein | |
| person | ramat* | |
| name | yas* | |
| eye | matekri* | |
| ear | darkekdeiN* | |
| nose | sil* | |
| tooth | lehu* | |
| tongue | pela* | |
| hand | ayi* | |
| blood | tyenai* | |
| skin | wuli* | |
| knee | peintyi* | |
| breast | sus* | |
| water | ran | |
| fire | yah* | |
| sun | adaN* | |
| stone | hat* | |
| mountain | sul* | |
| tree | ai* | |
| leaf | den* | |
| night | pu5* | |
| dog | ahauN* | |
| fish | wolut* | |
| one | patai* | |
| two | ru* | |
| I | geau* | |
| you | yi* | |
| we | yit* | |
| drink | in* | |
| see | aun* |
* 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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