Yawa
bahasa Yawa
Yawa is a Yawa-Saweru language spoken in Indonesia, by about 10 thousand people.
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Yawa (Yava) is the Papuan language of central Yapen Island in Geelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Indonesia. Alternative names are Iau (not the same as Iau language), Mantembu, Mora (not Mora language), Turu, and Yapanani.
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Words in Yawa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | batan* | |
| name | tame* | |
| eye | ami* | |
| ear | amarikoam* | |
| nose | atum* | |
| hand | anem* | |
| blood | mabu* | |
| bone | pae* | |
| skin | kea* | |
| knee | bukam* | |
| water | mana | |
| fire | tanam* | |
| sun | uma* | |
| star | tum* | |
| stone | oram* | |
| leaf | manapa* | |
| dog | make* | |
| fish | jian* | |
| louse | em* | |
| one | ntabo* | |
| two | jiru* | |
| drink | ramanan* | |
| see | raen* | |
| hear | raranib* | |
| die | kakai* | |
| come | nde* | |
| path | unani* | |
| new | wa5in* | |
| full | tari* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- SaweruYawa-Saweru30% alike
- WaboAustronesian14% alike
- HoavaAustronesian12% alike
- Kusaghe-NjelaAustronesian12% alike
- LauAustronesian11% alike
- Guugu YimidhirrPama-Nyungan10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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