Wano
Wano is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Indonesia, by about 1,000 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Wano is a Baliem Valley language spoken by the Wano people in Puncak and Puncak Jaya regencies of the Indonesian province of Central Papua.
From Wikipedia · Wano language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Wano
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ap* | |
| name | indi* | |
| eye | iNgi* | |
| ear | aNgo* | |
| nose | akwi* | |
| tooth | ak* | |
| tongue | amEdE* | |
| hand | ENgit* | |
| blood | adian | |
| bone | owok* | |
| skin | abodo* | |
| knee | Emboro* | |
| breast | ayak* | |
| liver | awaN* | |
| water | i | |
| fire | indu* | |
| sun | poiya* | |
| star | mboumumEndE* | |
| stone | yuxum* | |
| mountain | yuxut* | |
| leaf | ENga* | |
| night | kupmu* | |
| dog | NgEwo* | |
| fish | diaNgEn* | |
| louse | pwi* | |
| one | ambwi* | |
| two | mbErE* | |
| I | an* | |
| you | kat* | |
| we | nit* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- NggemNuclear Trans New Guinea35% alike
- Angguruk YaliNuclear Trans New Guinea26% alike
- WalakNuclear Trans New Guinea26% alike
- Western DaniNuclear Trans New Guinea26% alike
- NdugaNuclear Trans New Guinea25% alike
- Upper Grand Valley DaniNuclear Trans New Guinea24% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · wano1243 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · wno