Yahadian
Yahadian is a Konda-Yahadian language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Yahadian is a Papuan language of the Bird's Head Peninsula of Southwest Papua. It is spoken in Yahadian village, Kais District, South Sorong Regency. Overall, Yahadian is poorly documented, with only enough data for a sketch of the language's structure. It is considered "endangered" by Ethnologue.
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Words in Yahadian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | jigi* | |
| name | ruen* | |
| eye | i* | |
| ear | epE* | |
| nose | iNgu* | |
| tooth | inam* | |
| tongue | eronam* | |
| hand | ErE* | |
| blood | igruban* | |
| bone | etrun* | |
| skin | igir* | |
| knee | debetutu* | |
| breast | hu* | |
| liver | 3romEgin* | |
| water | hEdE* | |
| fire | Tua* | |
| sun | ti* | |
| star | Tuo* | |
| stone | paTo* | |
| mountain | oraN* | |
| tree | bi* | |
| leaf | ber* | |
| night | babritE* | |
| dog | Tia* | |
| fish | bano* | |
| louse | no* | |
| one | muTu* | |
| two | irEgE* | |
| I | ne* | |
| you | e* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Yaben (Konda)Konda-Yahadian28% alike
- DegenanNuclear Trans New Guinea10% alike
- Teke-FuumuAtlantic-Congo9% alike
- BribriChibchan9% alike
- BaisoAfro-Asiatic9% alike
- Mor (Bomberai Peninsula)Isolates9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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