Wab
Wab is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Yote or Wab is an Austronesian language spoken by about 120 people in the coastal villages of Wab and Saui, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Wab
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | pain | |
| person | tomu* | |
| name | wogoN3* | |
| eye | mol3* | |
| ear | tEl3NEy3* | |
| nose | uyuw3* | |
| tooth | nugu* | |
| tongue | bEni* | |
| hand | diw3* | |
| blood | dol3mi* | |
| bone | tuw3* | |
| skin | wogoliye* | |
| knee | iy3tuluw3* | |
| breast | suyuw3* | |
| liver | ipi* | |
| water | lan | |
| fire | yop* | |
| sun | loN* | |
| star | boirEt3* | |
| stone | potiyow3* | |
| mountain | pitiy3* | |
| tree | oi* | |
| leaf | louw3* | |
| night | rumuNi* | |
| dog | gouni* | |
| fish | usol3* | |
| louse | utu* | |
| one | kosibu* | |
| two | luw3* | |
| I | nou* |
* 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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