Wampur
Wampur is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Wampur is a minor Austronesian language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in the two villages of Wampur (6.376584°S 146.15515°E / -6.376584; 146.15515 (Wampul)) and Mirir (6.422483°S 146.156993°E / -6.422483; 146.156993 (Mirir)) in Onga-Waffa Rural LLG.
From Wikipedia · Wampur language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Wampur
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | garam* | |
| name | biNan* | |
| eye | amaran* | |
| ear | gain* | |
| nose | cun* | |
| tooth | nihu77uru7uan* | |
| tongue | man* | |
| hand | ba7ian* | |
| blood | boi7* | |
| bone | 7uru7an* | |
| skin | riniabit* | |
| knee | ruguntuN* | |
| breast | tot* | |
| liver | nuguan* | |
| water | mpui | |
| fire | cah* | |
| sun | gubua7* | |
| star | rumantaN* | |
| stone | tauh* | |
| mountain | ururia* | |
| tree | gai* | |
| leaf | cahan* | |
| night | maru7* | |
| dog | iyam* | |
| louse | gur* | |
| one | bisaN7ua* | |
| two | iru7iru7* | |
| I | ci* | |
| you | agua* | |
| we | agararuNmalaN7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Mari (Madang Province)Austronesian43% alike
- AdzeraAustronesian41% alike
- SarasiraAustronesian34% alike
- SukurumAustronesian20% alike
- MusomAustronesian18% alike
- North WatutAustronesian18% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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