Yarawata
Yarawata is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Yarawata is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Yarawata
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mun3m* | |
| name | unima* | |
| eye | makita* | |
| ear | kow3nia* | |
| nose | m3ragulo* | |
| tooth | nEnakura* | |
| tongue | yEbisa* | |
| hand | trik3la* | |
| blood | k3da* | |
| bone | kwotE* | |
| skin | guana* | |
| knee | kataruo* | |
| breast | niaw* | |
| liver | unana* | |
| water | yʌːga | |
| fire | muru* | |
| sun | udEama* | |
| star | bab3ra* | |
| stone | namant3ria* | |
| mountain | tat3pa* | |
| tree | n3ma* | |
| night | itumo* | |
| dog | ik3* | |
| fish | malyadEn* | |
| louse | gunua* | |
| one | kasika* | |
| two | brEkaka* | |
| I | yana* | |
| you | nana* | |
| we | inana* |
* 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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