Yaben
Yaben is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Yaben, also spelled Yamben, is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Yaben
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | u5imu* | |
| eye | magi5o* | |
| ear | ir3silu* | |
| nose | madu73lu* | |
| tooth | n3na* | |
| tongue | awisa* | |
| hand | t3zi* | |
| blood | 3du* | |
| bone | 3la* | |
| skin | gu3nu* | |
| knee | galama7ulu* | |
| breast | 5aw* | |
| liver | kuluno* | |
| water | yʌːgu | |
| fire | muta* | |
| sun | wayamu* | |
| star | walij3ma* | |
| stone | nam3nu* | |
| mountain | tab3nu* | |
| tree | n3mu* | |
| night | itumu* | |
| dog | i7o* | |
| fish | maNkuman* | |
| louse | gunu* | |
| one | gaw3d* | |
| two | bulaja* | |
| I | yE* | |
| you | nE* | |
| we | in* | |
| see | ibag* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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