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Yagaria

Yagaria is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea, by about 21 thousand people.

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Yagaria · 6.3°S 145.4°E

Yagaria is a Papuan language spoken in the Goroka District of Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Named dialects are Kami-Kulaka, Move, Ologuti, Dagenava, Kamate, Hira, Hua (Huva) and Kotom. Yagaria has a total number of 21,116 speakers.

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Words in Yagaria

MeaningWordRomanization
womana'
personde*
nameagi*
eyeoulaga*
earageta*
noseagota*
toothhaemota*
tonguenevoda*
handanita*
bloodgolana*
boneapova*
skinamegaguna*
kneealetaou7a*
breastduna*
liverhao7iya*
waterni'
firehale*
sunyege*
starganevi*
stoneyavana*
treeyava*
leafhaeya*
nighthanena*
doggala*
fishfayana*
lousedama*
onebogo*
twolole*
Ida*
youga*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary

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  • KamanoNuclear Trans New Guinea19% alike
  • SianeNuclear Trans New Guinea15% alike
  • AlekanoNuclear Trans New Guinea14% alike
  • YaweyuhaNuclear Trans New Guinea14% alike

Grammar

  • MauwakeNuclear Trans New Guinea80% alike
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  • MaiaNuclear Trans New Guinea78% alike
  • KumanNuclear Trans New Guinea78% alike
  • TauyaNuclear Trans New Guinea78% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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