Wasembo
Wasembo is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Wasembo, also known as Biapim, Gusap, and Yankowan, is a Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Usher classifies it as being closest to the Yaganon languages.
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Words in Wasembo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hamuNge* | |
| name | ibe* | |
| eye | Eme* | |
| ear | Epo* | |
| nose | khokho* | |
| tooth | makhi* | |
| tongue | moreme* | |
| blood | wakhuphe* | |
| bone | ona* | |
| skin | apukha* | |
| knee | gabira* | |
| breast | omu* | |
| water | sono | |
| fire | yoho* | |
| sun | humia* | |
| star | hoNgahi* | |
| stone | puhi* | |
| mountain | gono* | |
| tree | umo* | |
| leaf | emeha* | |
| night | hariNgoni* | |
| dog | eha* | |
| louse | humiNge* | |
| one | harabohe* | |
| two | obogi* | |
| I | ima* | |
| you | na* | |
| we | hita* | |
| die | ume* | |
| come | yo* |
* 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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