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Wandamen

Wandamen is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Wandamen · 2.3°S 134.0°E

Wamesa is an Austronesian language of Indonesian New Guinea, spoken across the neck of the Doberai Peninsula or Bird's Head. There are currently 5,000–8,000 speakers. While it was historically used as a lingua franca, it is currently considered an under-documented, endangered language. This means that fewer and fewer children have an active command of Wamesa. Instead, Papuan Malay has become increasingly dominant in the area.

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Words in Wandamen

MeaningWordRomanization
womanbabin
personsiniontu*
namesano*
eyere*
eartaradir*
nosesuo*
toothdire*
tonguetapara*
handvara*
bloodria*
bonesina*
skinrawa*
breastsusu*
liverate*
watermaria
fireadia*
starsiverere*
stonerovuki*
leafrau*
nightdiru*
dogwona*
fishdia*
louseutu*
onesiri*
twomuandu*
Iyau*
youau*
weta*
drinkunu*
seeser*

* 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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