Uya
Uya is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Uya, also known as Usu, is a Rai Coast language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Uya
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | woni* | |
| eye | EgE* | |
| ear | ogu* | |
| nose | mutu* | |
| tooth | maha* | |
| tongue | mino* | |
| blood | asi* | |
| bone | hihi* | |
| skin | gij3* | |
| knee | wEhei* | |
| breast | amu* | |
| water | 3si* | |
| fire | waw* | |
| sun | hon* | |
| star | b3i* | |
| stone | Egam* | |
| mountain | al* | |
| tree | nahap* | |
| night | haptuma* | |
| dog | m3m* | |
| fish | k3u* | |
| louse | mi* | |
| one | itigog* | |
| two | aligog* | |
| I | ja* | |
| you | na* | |
| we | hin* | |
| see | os* | |
| hear | hoh* | |
| die | uma* |
* 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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Elsewhere
Glottolog · uyaa1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · usu