Waboda
Waboda is a Kiwaian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Waboda is a Papuan language of southern Papua New Guinea. In Kiwai Rural LLG, it is spoken in Dameratamu, Gesoa, Kabaturi (8.236886°S 143.574376°E / -8.236886; 143.574376 (Koavisi (Kabaturi))), Maduduo, Meipani, Sagero (8.232149°S 143.536743°E / -8.232149; 143.536743 (Sagero)), Tirere (8.233195°S 143.644705°E / -8.233195; 143.644705 (Tire'ere)), and Wapi (8.444552°S 143.538194°E / -8.444552; 143.538194 (Wapi)) villages.
From Wikipedia · Waboda language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Waboda
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | masira* | |
| eye | idimaikopu* | |
| ear | sepate* | |
| nose | saurugo* | |
| tooth | ibupoka* | |
| tongue | wotopere* | |
| hand | tuwo* | |
| blood | karima* | |
| bone | soro* | |
| skin | tamakere* | |
| knee | popukepuru* | |
| breast | amo* | |
| liver | biu* | |
| water | kobo | |
| fire | kera* | |
| sun | sariki* | |
| star | suri* | |
| stone | nokorokopi* | |
| mountain | podo* | |
| tree | kota* | |
| leaf | pasa* | |
| night | duwo* | |
| dog | wiko* | |
| fish | aremina* | |
| louse | nimo* | |
| one | kasepuro* | |
| two | netoworotere* | |
| I | mo* | |
| you | oro* | |
| we | nimo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Southern KiwaiKiwaian52% alike
- BamuKiwaian50% alike
- MorigiKiwaian40% alike
- KerewoKiwaian38% alike
- Northeast KiwaiKiwaian35% alike
- TaboIsolates14% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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