Wantoat
Wantoat is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Wantoat, named after the Wantoat River, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. Dialects are Wapu (Leron), Central Wantoat, Bam, Yagawak (Kandomin), continuing on to Awara, though the last is only 60–70% lexically similar to Wantoat and Wapu. Major Wantoat villages are Gwabogwat, Mamabam, Matap, Ginonga, Kupung.
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Words in Wantoat
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | amin* | |
| eye | kai* | |
| tooth | mapnE* | |
| hand | bidoNE* | |
| blood | dak | |
| bone | kwatai* | |
| skin | gupma* | |
| knee | ketapun* | |
| breast | NwEm* | |
| water | yanggä | |
| fire | katEp* | |
| tree | katEp* | |
| leaf | tatEkNi* | |
| dog | kamun* | |
| louse | tEmun* | |
| one | du* | |
| two | EyE* | |
| I | nE* | |
| you | gEtE* | |
| we | ninu* | |
| drink | tENo* | |
| see | ka* | |
| hear | nata* | |
| die | kuNwE* | |
| come | apu* | |
| path | kepi* | |
| new | kayuk* | |
| full | buNE* |
* 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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