Wom (Papua New Guinea)
Wom (Papua New Guinea) is a Nuclear Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Wom or Wam is a Papuan language of the Torricelli language family spoken by 4,264 people (as of 2003) in East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Wom (Papua New Guinea)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | sambe* | |
| name | nalel* | |
| eye | barrite* | |
| ear | etaha* | |
| tooth | nalhi* | |
| tongue | elinde* | |
| hand | talhi* | |
| blood | nimbalme* | |
| bone | naNgala* | |
| skin | sandiha* | |
| knee | sehiteelhembe* | |
| breast | numantil* | |
| liver | elhewonembe* | |
| water | ambisi* | |
| fire | sutehe* | |
| sun | yaul* | |
| star | wasuwe* | |
| stone | amaha* | |
| mountain | samuNgwa* | |
| tree | lawata* | |
| leaf | sume* | |
| night | hambal* | |
| dog | bata* | |
| fish | eile* | |
| louse | numele* | |
| one | isili* | |
| two | biel* | |
| I | ine* | |
| you | ehene* | |
| drink | nane* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Abu' ArapeshNuclear Torricelli11% alike
- BukiyipNuclear Torricelli11% alike
- MangsengAustronesian8% alike
- KunamaIsolates8% alike
- HiligaynonAustronesian8% alike
- North TairoraNuclear Trans New Guinea8% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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