Wamas
Wamas is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Wamas is a Madang language of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Wamas
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | bina* | |
| eye | ami* | |
| ear | dav* | |
| nose | nowi* | |
| tongue | mEr3ru* | |
| blood | ti* | |
| bone | fahulu* | |
| skin | gara* | |
| knee | tavar3mu* | |
| liver | gamE* | |
| water | Zi* | |
| fire | 3rE* | |
| sun | bihi* | |
| star | bihi* | |
| stone | ki* | |
| mountain | bori* | |
| tree | kaimo* | |
| night | tamahimou* | |
| dog | p3i* | |
| fish | marawari* | |
| louse | mi* | |
| one | nonogota* | |
| two | 3rit3* | |
| I | sa* | |
| you | nagE* | |
| we | zogo* | |
| see | abo* | |
| hear | do* | |
| die | ma* | |
| come | so* |
* 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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