Umanakaina
Umanakaina is a Dagan language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Umanakaina, or Gwedena, is a Papuan language of New Guinea. It is a rather divergent member of the Dagan family.
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Words in Umanakaina
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yapana* | |
| eye | yabi* | |
| ear | wenaguni* | |
| nose | kibi* | |
| tooth | uari* | |
| tongue | pepan* | |
| hand | mabu* | |
| blood | tuana* | |
| bone | dogiana* | |
| skin | midunga* | |
| breast | kataten* | |
| liver | tara* | |
| water | auwana* | |
| fire | mata* | |
| sun | maigara* | |
| star | tuwara* | |
| stone | boa* | |
| mountain | oiapu* | |
| tree | dipa* | |
| leaf | kwari* | |
| night | nubawaga* | |
| dog | taku* | |
| fish | iapapa* | |
| louse | tiri* | |
| one | eakana* | |
| two | apea* | |
| I | nau* | |
| you | kau* | |
| path | yawata* |
* 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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Elsewhere
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