Yabem
Yabem is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Yabem, or Jabêm, is an Austronesian language of Papua New Guinea.
From Wikipedia · Yabem language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Yabem
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Na7* | |
| name | Nae* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| ear | taNa* | |
| nose | lusu* | |
| tooth | loluN* | |
| tongue | imbela* | |
| hand | lema* | |
| blood | dE7* | |
| bone | Natekwa* | |
| skin | Naoli* | |
| knee | adu7* | |
| breast | su* | |
| liver | NatemayaN* | |
| water | bu | |
| fire | ya* | |
| sun | o7* | |
| star | uti* | |
| stone | po7* | |
| mountain | lo7* | |
| tree | ka* | |
| leaf | NalauN* | |
| night | gebe7* | |
| dog | keam* | |
| louse | tom* | |
| one | tagEN* | |
| two | luage7* | |
| I | ae* | |
| you | aom* | |
| drink | nom* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- BugawacAustronesian41% alike
- TamiAustronesian22% alike
- Kinaray-aAustronesian21% alike
- Eton (Vanuatu)Austronesian20% alike
- MāngarongaroAustronesian20% alike
- GebeAustronesian19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · yabe1254 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · jae