Wogeo
Wogeo is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Wogeo (Vokeo) is an Austronesian language of northeast New Guinea. It is spoken on Koil and Vokeo islands of Wewak Islands Rural LLG.
From Wikipedia · Wogeo language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Wogeo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | veine | |
| person | ramata* | |
| name | vava* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | talNa* | |
| nose | Narili* | |
| tooth | Naro* | |
| tongue | meme* | |
| hand | lima* | |
| blood | dara* | |
| bone | kijap* | |
| skin | kusi* | |
| breast | 5o5o* | |
| liver | mwage* | |
| water | dan | |
| fire | ioa* | |
| star | itu* | |
| stone | bwer* | |
| leaf | da* | |
| night | taum* | |
| dog | ke* | |
| fish | ika* | |
| louse | kut* | |
| one | ta* | |
| two | rua* | |
| I | va* | |
| you | iko* | |
| we | kita* | |
| drink | ini* | |
| see | domei* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- ManamAustronesian34% alike
- MāngarongaroAustronesian33% alike
- SikaianaAustronesian30% alike
- TikopiaAustronesian28% alike
- FijianAustronesian28% alike
- Futuna-AniwaAustronesian28% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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