Waima
Waima is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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The Waima language (sometimes known as Roro, though this is strictly the name of one dialect of Waima) is a Nuclear West Central Papuan Tip language of the Oceanic group of Malayo-Polynesian languages, spoken in Papua New Guinea by 15,000 people. The three dialects, Waima, Roro, and Paitana, are very close.
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Words in Waima
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | babine | |
| person | marima* | |
| name | ata* | |
| eye | maha* | |
| ear | haia* | |
| nose | isu* | |
| tooth | nite* | |
| tongue | maia* | |
| hand | ima* | |
| blood | aruru* | |
| bone | huria* | |
| skin | parua* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | ahe* | |
| water | bei | |
| fire | iruba* | |
| star | bisiu* | |
| stone | pitara* | |
| leaf | rau* | |
| night | rabi* | |
| dog | waiha* | |
| fish | maia* | |
| louse | mena* | |
| one | hamo* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | au* | |
| you | oi* | |
| we | aika* | |
| drink | inu* | |
| see | ita* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Toura (Papua New Guinea)Austronesian36% alike
- MotuAustronesian35% alike
- AbadiAustronesian34% alike
- KuniAustronesian32% alike
- GelaAustronesian30% alike
- Central MaewoAustronesian29% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · waim1251 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · rro